Toyota Domestic Production Hits 100,000,000

Tokyo―TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) reached an automotive milestone today when its 100 millionth domestically-produced vehicle^* rolled off the production line at its Motomachi Plant in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture, the company announced.

A two-tone frosty white Crown Royal Saloon G took the honors as about 300 people turned out to witness the historic event, in which TMC became the first Japanese automaker to achieve a 9-digit cumulative production total. It took TMC only 13 years and nine months to climb to the 100 millionth domestic vehicle mark from the 50 million notch it recorded in January 1986.

On commemorative display at the Motomachi Plant on the record-setting day were other firsts in TMC's history―the Toyoda Model G1 truck, its premier production vehicle; the Model AA Sedan, its inaugural production passenger vehicle; and the first Toyopet Crown RS.

Today's landmark comes 64 years and one month after the first Model G1 truck was completed at Toyoda Automatic Loom Works in August 1935.

The 100 millionth domestically-produced vehicle will be on display at the Toyota Kaikan Exhibition Hall in Toyota City for one month, until Nov. 3, along with TMC's 50 millionth made-in-Japan vehicle―a first-generation Corolla―and other commemorative vehicles.

Worldwide, Toyota cumulative production is at about 112 million units.