History of Toyota

One of the biggest manufacturers visits our blog dedicated to the engine of motorcars of the world, Toyota. Founded in the 30s, the Japanese company the first world cars manufacturer became in the year 2007 ahead of the American General Motors, he even had team of Formula 1, now the crisis, it has forced her to reduce his production in almost 50 % and to do without the sports team.

• Toyota; Japan.
• Founded in 1933 by Kiichiro Toyoda.
• Emblematic models: A1, Crown, 2000 GT, Celestial, MR2, Supra, Starlet ….
• Models in production: Aygo, Yaris, Prius, Poem, Matrix, Urban Cruiser, Land Cruiser.

The origins of Toyota Motor Corporation go back 1933 when Toyoda Automatic Loom decides to create a division dedicated to the production of motorcars. His first creation dates of the year 1934 when guy constructed his first named engine "A", which the model A1 was mounted in 1935 in his first vehicle. Toyota was established like independent company in 1937.

During the 2nd World war the company devoted itself to construct military vehicles. Due to the materials scarcity, this, they were constructed of the form as simple as possible. The war concluded just before the Allied Forces were bombarding the plants that Toyota was possessing in Aichi. In 1947 the manufacture of commercial motorcars began with the model SA and it was not up 1957 that they began the exports of cars to the United States. The first exported model was Toyota Crown.

The spectacular Toyota expansion began in the 60s, first it was a plant dedicated to the research and development in Thailand and later other numerous facilities followed him all over the world. In 1969, the Japanese signature had already reached the million exported cars. In the following decade it continued the growth and Toyota obtained his first Quality control. The number of branches that were depending on the counterfoil kept on growing and in 1989 he decided to create his division of luxurious cars called Lexus.

Europe was always considered to be by the Japanese signature a vital market, for his control and supplying, she decided to create a base in the United Kingdom. Later it created others in Indiana, Virginia and Tianjin. At the end of the 90 it began to quote in the bags of New York and London. In the year 2002 it created its own team of Formula 1 and joined bonds with Citroen and Peugeot to commercialize and to make his motorcars in France.

Images: Prius, Logo, the Rest of models Toyota

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