Toyota 9.5 million cars in 2007 made alone with success is fixated on the fact that cars in the country are made, where they are sold. This led to a global company with Toyota production on six continents, with a staff of quarter of a million people, and the sale in 160 different markets around the world.
Toyota history
Toyota was founded in 1918 by Sakichi Toyoda actually the result of the Toyota spinning and weaving company,. He invented the first automatic loom, for which he sold the patent and gave the money to his son. His son, Kiichiro, invested it in automotive engineering and 1936 AA with the thousandth vehicle built the Toyota 11 years later hit the market. Toyota came cars to Europe in 1962, with over one million marks. Fast forward a few decades until 1986, and 50 million Toyota had produced. A few years later set up Toyota manufacturing in the UK with a plant in Wales and a factory in Derbyshire where cars are produced.
Toyota facts
Type: Public (Xetra: NSU) founded: 1937 founder: Kiichiro Toyoda headquarters: Toyota, Aichi, Nagoya and Tokyo, Japan key people: Kiichiro Toyoda (founder), Fujio Cho (Chairman and Representative Director) industry: automotive products: vehicles subsidiaries: 522 company
Toyota featured models
TOYOTA CELICA - 1970 launched and discontinued in 2005 which means "Heavenly" and is the name of a number of popular coupes.
TOYOTA COROLLA - 1966, the tenth generation of the car on the market brought was in 2006 in life launched. Corollas at least 30 million have been sold, but it has not sold in the UK since February 2007 the Auris had its place.
TOYOTA HILUX -first the market stout, which is to replace Toyota model appears, 1969, a compact pick-up truck.
TOYOTA LANDCRUISER -this was published in 1954, and has since achieved his ninth generation. A four wheel drive is it known for close to the off road capabilities of the range Rover.
TOYOTA MR2 - a two-seater sports car with mid-engine and rear wheel drive, made from 1984 to 2007.
TOYOTA RAV4 - first made in 1994, now in its third generation, this is a compact SUV.
TOYOTA SUPRA - between 1979 and 2002, this a full-size is the Toyota Celica, modeled after the sports car but with more powerful engines.
TOYOTA YARIS - now in its second generation, this a small hatchback is city car that came for the first time in 1999 to the market.
Did you already Toyota-?
About 70 percent of Toyota cars in the United Kingdom produced in Europe, and 15 percent in one 70 countries world-wide export other. The surname of its founder Toyoda was actually but it got according to Toyota, modified Japanese superstition, this is better off. Shoichiro Toyoda - member of the founding family - recorded Automotive Hall of Fame in 2007 in the United States. In 2001 the first Toyota was to European car of the year awarded Yaris, followed by the Prius in 2005. Toyota has a daughter named Lexus, which Daihatsu has, and one U.S. a named Scion his cars on young drivers on it is.
Toyota - where to buy?
Auto Trader is a base UK website you will find a variety of new and used Toyota models.