Twenty two facts about Toyota

Toyota Corolla
  1. Toyota Motor Corporation, commonly known simply as Toyota, is a multinational corporation headquartered in Japan.
  2. In 1936 he produced the first car Model A1 and performed his first export deal supplying the North China with 4 trucks Model G1.
  3. At its peak, Toyota employed approximately 320,000 people worldwide. 
  4. With over 30 million sold, the Corolla is one of the most popular and best selling cars in the world.
  5. Toyota is the world's largest automobile maker by sales.
  6. Toyota also owns and operates Lexus and Scion brands and has a majority shareholding stake in Daihatsu and Hino Motors, and minority shareholdings in Fuji Heavy Industries, Isuzu Motors, Yamaha Motors, and Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation.
  7. Toyota is headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi and in Tokyo.

  8. Toyota started in 1933 as a division of Toyoda Automatic Loom Works devoted to the production of automobiles under the direction of the founder's son, Kiichiro Toyoda.
  9. In 1959 Toyota production line was put into effect in Brazil and Toyota Motor Sales Australia Co Ltd was originated in Australia. 
  10. In 1961 Toyota started the mass production of compact Toyota Publica and the next year in Japan it produced its millionth car.
  11. On May 8, 2009, Toyota reported a record annual net loss of US$4.2 billion, making it the latest automobile maker to be severely affected by the 2007-2010 financial crisis.
  12. Vehicles were originally sold under the name "Toyoda" (トヨダ), from the family name of the company's founder, Kiichirō Toyoda.
  13. In 1966 Toyota starts the mass production of Corolla (which is produced till now) and concludes a deal with another Japanese producer Hino uniting with Daihatsu Motor company the next year.
  14. In 2002, Toyota managed to enter a Formula One works team and establish joint ventures with French motoring companies Citroën and Peugeot a year after Toyota started producing cars in France.
  15. The company was number one in global automobile sales for the first quarter of 2008.
  16. 1957 is the year the first Toyota vehicles were exported to the United States by the Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.
  17. By the end of 80s Toyota produced its 50th million vehicle and originated Lexus – a branch for luxurious cars production.
  18. In 1999 in Japan the 100th million Toyota car was produced.
  19. According to the 2008 Fortune Global 500, Toyota Motor is the fifth largest company in the world.
  20. Worldwide sales of hybrid vehicles produced by Toyota reached 1.0 million vehicles by May 31, 2007, and the 2.0 million mark was reached by August 31, 2009, with hybrids sold in 50 countries.
  21. Toyota's hybrid sales are led by the Prius, with worldwide cumulative sales of 1.43 million by August 2009
  22. Toyota has been developing multitask robots destined for elderly care, manufacturing, and entertainment. A specific example of Toyota's involvement in robotics for the elderly is the Brain Machine Interface. Designed for use with wheelchairs, it "allows a person to control an electric wheelchair accurately, almost in real-time", with his mind.
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