Ever since its founding, Toyota has pursued business activities centered on the production and sale of automobiles, with the aim of contributing to a more prosperous society. Here, we introduce Toyota's history from its founding to the present day.
The Beginnings
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- Taking on the Automotive Business
-Setting Course to Enter Automotive Business-
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- From 1937
-Establishment of Toyota Motor Co., Ltd.-
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- 1940s
-Automobile Prototypes, Research and Development of Basic Technology-
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- 1950s
-Business Management Crisis (Labor dispute); Establishment of Toyota Motor Sales Co., Ltd.-
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Inheritance and Evolution
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- 1960s
-Mass Production Systems Established; Development of Mass-market Vehicle-
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- 1970s
-Satisfying Public Needs (Emissions standards, Oil crisis)-
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- 1980s
-Sales and Manufacturing Operations Merged to Form Toyota Motor Corporation; Full-scale Overseas Production Launched-
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- 1990s
-Response to Environmental and Safety Issues-
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- 2000s
-Rapid Expansion of Globalization-
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- From 2010s
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- 75 Years of Toyota
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