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Toyota

Also Known As Toyoda The founding family's surname; the company itself deliberately adopted the distinct spelling Toyota.
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Toyota Motor Corporation is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi, Japan, and has grown to become the world's largest automobile producer by volume. It was founded by Kiichiro Toyoda and incorporated on August 28, 1937, and later pioneered manufacturing innovations including the Toyota Production System, the basis of what is known in the West as lean manufacturing.

Facts
Company Type
Automobile manufacturer 2
Founded Year
1937 2
Headquarters
Toyota City, Aichi, Japan 2
Company Type
Company Type (category)
Public 1
FAQs

Why is the company called Toyota rather than Toyoda, the founding family's own name?

Toyota was founded by Kiichiro Toyoda and incorporated on August 28, 1937. Because the family name Toyoda literally means fertile rice paddies in Japanese, the company deliberately adopted the distinct spelling Toyota so it would not be associated with old fashioned farming.
Connections

Associated With

Lean Manufacturing, Management Theories
Source Wikipedia, Toyota Production System
Toyota Unintended Acceleration Recalls, Corporate Events
Source Wikipedia, Toyota Vehicle Recalls

Companies Led

Fujio Cho, Founders, Executives and Management Thinkers
Source Fujio Cho (Wikipedia)

Developed By

Lean Manufacturing, Management Theories
Source Wikipedia, Lean Manufacturing

Operates In

Automotive Industry, Industries
Source Wikipedia, Toyota

Related Corporate Events

Toyota Unintended Acceleration Recalls, Corporate Events
Source Wikipedia, Toyota Vehicle Recalls

Theories and Models Developed

Toyota Production System, Management Theories

The Toyota Production System was developed inside Toyota Motor Corporation, principally formalized by Taiichi Ohno (already linked as Developed By).

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Toyota Camry

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Toyota Corolla

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Toyota Crown

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Toyota Hilux

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Toyota Land Cruiser

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Source Wikipedia: Toyota Land CruiserLead paragraph, manufacturertier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph, manufacturer
is a series of four-wheel drive vehicles produced by the Japanese automobile manufacturer Toyota
Toyota Prius

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Toyota RAV4

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Toyota Supra

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Toyota Yaris

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Source Wikipedia: Toyota YarisLead paragraph, manufacturertier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph, manufacturer
is a supermini/subcompact car sold by Toyota since 1999, replacing the Starlet and Tercel

Builds

Toyota Corolla

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Source Wikipedia: Toyota CorollaProduction locations, Takaoka planttier 2
Quote, Production locations, Takaoka plant
Corollas are manufactured in Japan at the original Takaoka plant built in 1966.
Toyota Hilux

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Source Toyota Hilux (Wikipedia)Fifth generation, North American production
Quote, Fifth generation, North American production
some trucks sold in the United States during the 1991 through 1995 model years were still manufactured in Japan as not all versions were built in California
Toyota Prius

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Source Wikipedia: Toyota PriusFirst generation, NHW11 productiontier 2
Quote, First generation, NHW11 production
Production of the NHW11 model commenced in May 2000 at the Motomachi plant in Toyota, Aichi, and continued until June 2003

Located In

Japan

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is located.

Source Wikipedia, ToyotaLead sentence 1tier 2
Quote, Lead sentence 1
Toyota Motor Corporation (Japanese: トヨタ自動車株式会社, Hepburn: Toyota Jidōsha kabushiki gaisha; IPA: [toꜜjota], English: , commonly known as simply Toyota) is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi, Japan.
Sources
1. Wikidata: Toyota
Wikidata Q53268, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
2. Wikipedia, Toyota
Wikipedia
  • Lead and history section
    It was founded by Kiichiro Toyoda and incorporated on August 28, 1937.
  • Lead section
    headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi, Japan
  • Article text
    Since toyoda literally means "fertile rice paddies", changing the name also prevented the company from being associated with old-fashioned farming.
  • Operates In: Automotive Industry, Infobox
View the Source
Wikipedia, Lean Manufacturing
WikipediaDeveloped By: Lean Manufacturing, History section
Quote, Developed By: Lean Manufacturing, History section
Toyota's Shigeo Shingo and Taiichi Ohno, building on Deming's teachings, redesigned Toyota's manufacturing process after the war
View the Source
Wikipedia, Toyota Production System
WikipediaAssociated With: Lean ManufacturingView the Source
Wikipedia, Toyota Vehicle Recalls
Wikipedia
  • Associated With: Toyota Unintended Acceleration Recalls, History section
  • Related Corporate Events: Toyota Unintended Acceleration Recalls
View the Source
Fujio Cho (Wikipedia)
Companies Led: Fujio Cho, Lead, chairman of Toyota
Quote, Companies Led: Fujio Cho, Lead, chairman of Toyota
chairman of the board and representative director of Toyota Motor Corporation
View the Source
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