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Company nameToyota Motor Corporation
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki-gaisha
トヨタ自動車株式会社
Company typePublic (Tyo - 7203) & (Nyse - TM)
Industry
*Automotive *Robotics *Financial services *Biotechnology
FoundedAugust 28, 1937
Founder(s)Kiichiro Toyoda
HeadquartersToyota City, Aichi, Japan
Area servedWorldwide
Key people
*Fujio Cho (Chairman and Representative Director) *Katsuaki Watanabe (Vice chairman and Representative Director) *Akio Toyoda (President and Representative Director) *Shoichiro Toyoda (Honorary Chairman)
Products
*Automobiles *Financial Services
Revenue(-) JPY 18,950,973 million (FY2010)
Operating income(+) JPY 147,516 million (FY2010)
Net income(+) JPY 209,456 million (FY2010)
Total assets(+) JPY 30,349,287 million (FY2010)
Total equity(+) JPY 10,359,723 million (FY2010)
Employees71,116 (for TMC, total Toyota 320,808)
Divisions*Lexus *Scion

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|}, Nyse - TM, commonly known simply as Toyota and abbreviated as TMC, is a multinational corporation headquartered in Japan. In 2009, Toyota Motor Corporation employed 71,116 people worldwide (total Toyota 320,808). TMC is the world's largest automobile maker by sales and production.

The company was founded by Kiichiro Toyoda in 1937 as a spinoff from his father's company Toyota Industries to create automobiles. Three years earlier, in 1934, while still a department of Toyota Industries, it created its first product, the Type A engine, and, in 1936, its first passenger car, the Toyota AA. Toyota Motor Corporation group companies are Toyota (including the Scion brand), Lexus, Daihatsu and Hino Motors, along with several "non-automotive" companies. TMC is part of the Toyota Group, one of the largest conglomerates in the world.

Toyota Motor Corporation is headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi and in Tokyo. In addition to manufacturing automobiles, Toyota provides financial services through its Toyota Financial Services division and also builds robots.

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Toyota Prius Sales Predicted to Fall Due to Expiration of Subsidies - The Epoch Times Tweet this news
The Epoch Times---Toyota- Motor Corp.'s Prius�s wave of strong growth may slow due to the expiration of Japanese government subsidies. ... - Date : Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:49:29 GMT+00:00
Toyota's August China car sales rise 16% - MarketWatch Tweet this news
MarketWatch--BEIJING (MarketWatch) -- -Toyota- Motor Corp. (NYSE:TM) and its local Chinese joint ventures sold 77200 vehicles in China in August, ... - Date : Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:01:42 GMT+00:00
Atlanta II: Toyota Motorsports preview - Motorsport.com Tweet this news
Motorsport.com--NEWS, NOTES & NUMBERS: This year, -Toyota- drivers have combined for nine wins, 25 top-five results, 52 top-10 finishes and four poles after 24 of 36 NASCAR ... - Date : Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:56:25 GMT+00:00
2012/2013 Toyota FT-86 / Subaru 0846 Sports Coupe Spy Pho... - Car and Driver Tweet this news
Car and Driver--This horribly mutilated STI shows that development continues on the joint -Toyota-/Subaru sports coupe. BY AARON ROBINSON Sports-car loving -Toyota- president ... - Date : Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:06:19 GMT+00:00
'Transformers 3' movie extra seriously hurt during Indiana stunt - Chicago Sun-Times Tweet this news
Chicago Sun-Times--During the stunt, an object struck a 2006 -Toyota- and went through the windshield, hitting the driver, according to the release. The driver was an extra in ... - Date : Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:12:55 GMT+00:00
Toyota Sales Plunge 34%, Chrysler Up 6.9% - 123Jump.com Tweet this news
123Jump.com--GM sales dropped 24.5%, Ford sales declined 11% and -Toyota- sales plunged 34%. US auto sales edged up in August from July but fell sharply from a year ago. ... - Date : Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:30:18 GMT+00:00
Auto Sales Hit the Brakes in August - Youngstown Business Journal Tweet this news
Youngstown Business Journal---Toyota- Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co., the two Japanese automakers that benefited most from the clunkers program a year ago, saw their sales plummet. ... - Date : Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:11:45 GMT+00:00
'Transformers 3' movie extra hurt during Hammond stunt - Chicago Tribune Tweet this news
Chicago Tribune--During the stunt an object struck a 2006 -Toyota-, hitting the vehicle, and then went through the windshield striking the driver. The driver is the personal ... - Date : Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:35:11 GMT+00:00
2010 Toyota 4Runner Trail - FOXNews Tweet this news
FOXNews--Sure, -Toyota- is still working through some issues, and its current lineup of cars and trucks remains largely as exciting as tofu-flavored ... - Date : Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:24:09 GMT+00:00
Honda shares pass Toyota's on emerging market hope - Reuters Tweet this news
Reuters--T) shares closed higher than those of rival -Toyota- Motor Corp (7203.T) on Thursday for the first time since 1976, as investors anticipated faster growth in ... - Date : Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:38:46 GMT+00:00

Worldwide presence : 2009 2010 vehicle recalls
Japan 8,152,884
North America 8,771,495
Europe 3,346,013
Asia 1,969,957
Others 1,707,742

Government bailouts : All-electric vehicles
Calendar Year Total Japan United States
Production Sales Production Sales Sales
1935 20
1936 1,142
1937 4,013
1938 4,615
1939 11,981
1940 14,787
1941 14,611
1942 16,302
1943 9,827
1944 12,720
1945 3,275
1946 5,821
1947 3,922
1948 6,703
1949 10,824
1950 11,706
1951 14,228
1952 42,106
1953 16,496
1954 22,713
1955 22,786
1956 46,716
1957 79,527
1958 78,856
1959 101,194
1960 154,770
1961 210,937
1962 230,350
1963 318,495
1964 425,764
1965 477,643
1966 587,539
1967 832,130
1968 1,097,405
1969 1,471,211
1970 1,609,190
1971 1,955,033
1972 2,087,133
1973 2,308,098
1974 2,114,980
1975 2,336,053
1976 2,487,851
1977 2,720,758
1978 2,929,157
1979 2,996,225
1980 3,293,344
1981 3,220,418
1982 3,144,557
1983 3,272,335
1984 3,429,249
1985 3,665,622
1986 3,660,167
1987 3,638,279
1988 3,956,697 2,120,273
1989 3,975,902 2,308,863
1990 4,212,373 2,504,291
1991 4,085,071 2,355,356
1992 3,931,341 2,228,941
1993 3,561,750 2,057,848
1994 3,508,456 2,031,064
1995 3,171,277 2,060,125
1996 3,410,060 2,135,276
1997 3,502,046 2,005,949
1998 5,210,000
1999 5,462,000
2000 5,954,723 1,619,206
2001 5,847,743 4,046,637 2,291,503 1,741,254 
2002 6,309,307 4,138,873 2,218,324 1,756,127
2003 6,826,166 4,244,667 2,305,635 1,866,314 
2004 7,547,177 4,454,212 2,387,556 2,060,049
2005 8,232,143 4,611,076 2,368,817 2,260,296 
2006 9,017,786 5,085,600 2,368,706 2,542,524
2007 9,497,754 5,119,631 2,261,515 2,620,825 
2008 9,225,236 4,911,861 2,153,197 2,217,662
2009 7,234,439 3,543,199 1,996,174 1,770,147
Calendar Year Production Sales Production Sales Sales
Total Japan United States

Type 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s
Model year 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
Subcompact Tercel Tercel Tercel Tercel Tercel Echo Yaris
Starlet Corolla FX Paseo Paseo
Corolla Corolla Corolla
Compact Corolla Corolla Corolla Corolla
Matrix Matrix
Corona Camry Camry Prius
Mid-size Prius Prius
Camry Camry Camry Camry
Camry Solara Camry Solara
Venza
Full-size Cressida Cressida Cressida Cressida Avalon Avalon Avalon
Sport compact Corolla GT-S
Celica Celica Celica Celica Celica Celica
Sports Celica Supra Celica Supra Supra Supra
MR2 MR2 MR2 Spyder

Type 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
Compact Crossover RAV4 RAV4 RAV4
Compact SUV 4Runner 4Runner FJ Cruiser
Mid-size Crossover Highlander Highlander
Mid-size SUV 4Runner 4Runner 4Runner
Full-size SUV Land Cruiser Land Cruiser Land Cruiser Land Cruiser
Sequoia Sequoia
Minivan Toyota Van Previa Sienna Sienna
Pickup Toyota Pickup Toyota Pickup Toyota Pickup Tacoma Tacoma
T100 Tundra Tundra

Type 1990s 2000s 2010s
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
Entry-level luxury IS IS
HS
Mid-size luxury ES ES ES ES ES
GS GS GS
Full-size luxury LS LS LS LS
Crossover RX RX RX
SUV GX GX
LX LX LX
Coupe IS C
SC SC
Sport IS F

JP Toyota Racing

Personnel: Tadashi Yamashina * John Howett * Pascal Vasselon * Ove Andersson * Tsutomu Tomita

Noted drivers: DE Timo Glock * JP Kamui Kobayashi * BR Cristiano da Matta * UK Allan McNish * FR Olivier Panis * FI Mika Salo * DE Ralf Schumacher * IT Jarno Trulli * BR Ricardo Zonta

Formula One cars: TF101 * TF102 * TF103 * TF104 * TF104B * TF105 * TF105B * TF106 * TF106B * TF107 * TF108 * TF109

Toyota sportscar racers (1968 - 1999)

Group 7 (1968 - 1970)7
Group C (1983 - 1994)83C * 84C * 85C * 86C * 87C * 88C * 89C-V * 92C-V * TS010
IMSA GTP (1988 - 1993)Mk I * HF89 * Mk III
Le Mans (1998 - 1999)GT-One (TS020)

Automobile industry in Japan

Marques|ASL * Daihatsu * Dome (Jiotto * Hayashi) * Honda (Acura) * Isuzu * Kojima * Mitsuoka * Mazda (Amati * Autozam * Eunos * Efini * Xedos) * Mitsubishi Motors * Nissan (Datsun * Infiniti * Prince) * UD Trucks * Otomo * Subaru * Suzuki (Hope) * Tommy Kaira * Toyota (Hino Motors * Lexus * Scion * Sigma * TOM'S) * YamahaASL * Daihatsu * Dome (Jiotto * Hayashi) * Honda (Acura) * Isuzu * Kojima * Mitsuoka * Mazda (Amati * Autozam * Eunos * Efini * Xedos) * Mitsubishi Motors * Nissan (Datsun * Infiniti * Prince) * UD Trucks * Otomo * Subaru * Suzuki (Hope) * Tommy Kaira * Toyota (Hino Motors * Lexus * Scion * Sigma * TOM'S) * Yamaha
Association|Japan Automobile Manufacturers AssociationJapan Automobile Manufacturers Association

JP TOPIX 100 companies of Japan

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