Toyota

The Japanese vehicle corporation was founded in the year of 1935 as a branch of the Toyoda Automatic Loom Works plant dealing with manufacture of fabric and clothes machine tools. Its head Kiichiro Toyoda, the senior son of the proprietor of the company Sakichi Toyoda, started produce cars to the American manner. His to some extent changed surname also became the deal and special trade mark of the company.

In the year of 1936, the first passenger car Model A1 was commissioned into produce. Later on, the first sell abroad delivery was made: four Lorries Model G1 went to Northern China. In the year of 1937, the car department was transformed into a separate corporation, Toyota Motor Co., Ltd.

After World War II manufacture of model Toyota Model SA was started in the year of 1947. In the 1950th the corporation developed several own models and designs, the model line was extended: the well-known off-road car Toyota Land Cruiser appears. In 1952, the founder of the company, Kiichiro Toyoda, died.

In the year 1962, Toyota's millionth car was free in Japan. In the year 1966, Toyota releases representation Corolla, which is still successfully manufactured, and in the beginning of the 1980th, manufacture of the Camry model started.

The new models of Toyota car, Corsa, Corolla II, 4Runner, were started by the end of the 1980s. One of the main events of this may be be able to consider the look in 1988 of the Lexus trademark, a division of Toyota in the sector of lavishness and luxurious cars. Already in year of 1989 were presented and started to be sold out such models as Lexus LS400 and Lexus ES250.

In the 1990th, Toyota car makes dealer contracts with Audi and Volkswagen, and in the year 1995 it signs an agreement of share distribution of production with Hino and Daihatsu. In the year of 1990 was marked by opening of an own design center, Tokyo Design Center. In the year of 1992, manufacture of cars on Toyota Motor Manufacturing (United Kingdom) Ltd was started. In the year 1996, the 90-millionth car Toyota was released in Japan. In the same year, Toyota Training Center in Moscow was opened, and produce of a four-cycle petrol engine with straight injection of fuel (D-4) was begun.

In the year of 1999, the hundred millionth car Toyota cars were released in Japan.

In the year of 2002, the factory team of Toyota participated in the world Formula 1 championship. By today cars, Toyota car is one of the main world's car manufacturers. The Toyota car Group includes a variety of companies; both for car manufacture, and also busy in many a variety of areas.