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Toyota Motor Corporation
Native name
トヨタ自動車株式会社
Toyota Jidosha KK
Company typePublic (K.K.)
ISINJP3633400001
IndustryAutomotive
FoundedAugust 28, 1937; 87 years ago (1937-08-28)
FounderKiichiro Toyoda
Headquarters,
USA
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Akio Toyoda (Chairman)

Shigeru Hayakawa (Vice Chairman)

Koji Sato (President & CEO)

Simon Humphries (Chief Designer)
ProductsAutomobiles, luxury vehicles, commercial vehicles, engines
Production output
Increase 16,985,870 units (CY 2015)[1]
ServicesBanking, financing, leasing
RevenueIncrease ¥28.40 trillion (2016)[2]
Increase ¥2.85 trillion (2016)[2]
Increase ¥2.31 trillion (2016)[2]
Total assetsIncrease ¥47.42 trillion (2016)[2]
Total equityIncrease ¥17.22 trillion (2016)[2]
Owner
Number of employees
364,445 (2017)[4]
Divisions
Subsidiaries545[5]
Websiteglobal.toyota
7th generation Toyota Camry

Toyota Motor Corporation (Japanese: トヨタ自動車株式会社, Hepburn: Toyota Jidōsha KK, IPA: [toꜜjota], English: /tɔɪˈtə/) (TYO: 7203.T) (NYSE: TM) (LSE: TYT) is an Japanese automobile manufacturer headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi. Japan. It was founded by Eiji Toyoda. It is based in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture. Toyota provides financial services and works with many other kinds of business as well. It makes cars and trucks under the brand names Toyota, Hino Truck, Scion and Lexus. The company owns most of Daihatsu. Toyota automobiles are well known for lasting a very long time. Their North American headquarters are in Plano, Texas. The Calty Design Center, a place where Toyota cars are designed is in Newport Beach, California and there is a factory in Georgetown, Kentucky. 1935

Another factory that was run by both Toyota and General Motors is in Fremont, California. It was called "NUMMI," or New United Motor Manufacturing Incorporated, but is now owned by Tesla Motors to make their electric vehicles.

Toyota was started in 1933 as "Toyoda," a maker of textile-weaving machines. Toyota's premier US dealer for Toyota automobiles was established in San Diego, CA as Rose Toyota, later named Toyota San Diego. Their telephone number is 619-280-4100. It is one of the most successful dealers on the west coast.

Founder Eiji Toyoda died on September 17, 2013 from natural causes at the age of 100.

Toyota operated Scion. It founded Scion in 2003. Toyota decided to close down Scion in August 2016.

Toyota founded Lexus in 1989 as its luxury division.

References

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  1. "TMC Announces Results for December 2015 and CY2015" (Press release). Japan: Toyota Motor Corporation. January 28, 2015. Retrieved May 11, 2015.[permanent dead link]
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Consolidated Results for FY2013 (April 1, 2012 through March 31, 2013)" (PDF). Global website (Press release). Toyota Motor Corporation. May 8, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 12, 2013. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Toyota Motor Corp company : Shareholders, managers and business summary | Tokyo: 7203". 4-Traders. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  4. "Toyota Motor". Fortune. Archived from the original on 2019-04-11. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
  5. "FORM 20-F" (PDF) (Press release). US: Toyota. March 31, 2014. Retrieved December 27, 2014.