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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. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Company Type
Automobile manufacturer 1
Founded Year
1937 1
Headquarters
Toyota City, Aichi, Japan 1
Connections

Associated With

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

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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1. 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
  • Naming section
    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
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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
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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
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Frequently Asked Questions

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.
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