Toyota – A success story

Do you know the whole story of the car manufacturer Toyota? Many people like Toyota cars, one that became very popular is the Corolla, which is one of the most purchased cars of the Toyota brand in Brazil.

Toyota is one of the most famous manufacturers for building high-quality, comfortable, and long-lasting cars, although they are more expensive. In this article, we will see some curiosities about Toyota, how it was formed, and its popularity in Brazil.

Toyota was founded on August 28, 1937, by Kiichiro Toyoda in a city called Koromo, which due to its great success came to be called Toyota, located in Aichi Prefecture.

On January 23, 1958, Toyota inaugurated an office in São Paulo marking its presence in Brazil and bringing joy to many people. With its 50 years in the automotive industry, Toyota has sold over 44 million vehicles worldwide.

Its presence in the United States began around 1968, and a few years later it surpassed millions of vehicles sold. Toyota was the first automobile manufacturer to produce more than 10 million vehicles per year.

The success story of Toyota

Sakichi Toyoda had his company since 1933 called Toyoda Automatic Loom. His son Kiichiro decided to change the name from Toyoda to Toyota just because of the tenten that formed the da [だ] and added 2 more strokes [とよだ = 10].

Both words are written with the ideograms [豊田], but Toyota [とよた] has 8 strokes, which is considered a lucky number. And what a lucky company! Both for it and for consumers.

Close to the year 1934, the company produced its first 6-cylinder engine named type A, thus using it in its first prototype of a passenger car.

The first car from Toyota was called AA. Before automobiles, the company only produced weaving machines. Kiichiro reverse-engineered other cars to reach the conclusion of his first automobile.

The company was one of the first to apply the famous Kaizen method, focusing on productivity, efficiency, and avoiding waste. Toyota received several quality awards and reached the position of the Largest Automaker in the World in 2006.

Currently, Toyota has more than 5 global headquarters, 15 design, research, and development centers, and over 69 production factories selling in more than 160 countries.

Toyota also operates in other areas such as the production and sale of boats and engines, forklifts, and other industrial equipment. Toyota has even been involved in real estate, biotechnology, and agriculture.

The most successful cars of Toyota

The Corolla has surpassed 22.65 million sales and has already achieved the status of the best-selling car of Toyota and the world of all time. In Brazil, cars like Corolla, Hilux, Etios, Prius, and Yaris stand out the most from the brand. Unfortunately, in Brazil, with the gigantic taxes, these cars are expensive and considered somewhat luxury.

The success story of the company is impressive; in 1994, it showed its concern for the environment by developing a car capable of reducing pollutant emissions. In 1995, the company began developing the hybrid model that mixes electricity and gasoline.

In Japan, the Toyota Prius is one of the most popular cars, along with the Aqua, Voxy, Sienta, and thousands of cars in the nippon style (kei jidosha) like the Daihatsu Tanto. All these mentioned cars are on the list of the 10 best-selling cars in Japan of their time.

List of Toyota cars

To conclude the article, let’s leave a list of cars from the famous Toyota. Don’t expect all of them to appear on the list, especially since a new car emerges every year. If you liked the article, share it and leave your comments.

• Toyota 2000GT
• Toyota 4Runner
• Toyota GT-86
• Toyota Allex
• Toyota Allion
• Toyota Alphard
• Toyota Altezza
• Toyota Aristo
• Toyota Aurion
• Toyota Auris
• Toyota Avalon
• Toyota Avanza
• Toyota Avensis
• Toyota Aygo
• Toyota Bandeirante
• Toyota bB
• Toyota Belta
• Toyota Brevis
• Toyota Caldina
• Toyota Cami
• Toyota Camry
• Toyota Camry Solara
• Toyota Carina
• Toyota Cavalier
• Toyota Celica
• Toyota Celsior
• Toyota Century
• Toyota Chaser
• Toyota C-HR
• Toyota Classic
• Toyota Coaster
• Toyota Comfort
• Toyota Corolla/Sprinter
• Toyota Corolla Verso
• Toyota Corona
• Toyota Corsa
• Toyota Cressida
• Toyota Cresta
• Toyota Crown
• Toyota Curren
• Toyota Cynos
• Toyota Duet
• Toyota Dyna
• Toyota Echo
• Toyota Estima
• Toyota Etios
• Toyota Fielder
• Toyota FJ40
• Toyota FJ45
• Toyota FJ55
• Toyota FJ60
• Toyota FJ62
• Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series
• Toyota FJ Cruiser
• Toyota Fortuner
• Toyota Fun Cargo
• Toyota Granvia
• Toyota Harrier
• Toyota Highlander
• Toyota Hilux
• Toyota Hilux Surf
• Toyota SW4
• Toyota HiClass
• Toyota Hiace
• Toyota Innova/Kijang Innova
• Toyota Ipsum
• Toyota iQ
• Toyota Isis
• Toyota Ist
• Toyota Kijang
• Toyota Kluger
• Toyota Land Cruiser
• Toyota Lexcen
• Toyota LiteAce
• Toyota Majesta
• Toyota Mark II
• Toyota Mark X
• Toyota Matrix
• Toyota Mega Cruiser
• Toyota MiniAce
• Toyota MR2/MR-S
• Toyota Noah
• Toyota Opa
• Toyota Origin
• Toyota Paseo
• Toyota Passo
• Toyota Picnic
• Toyota Platz
• Toyota Porte
• Toyota Premio
• Toyota Previa
• Toyota Prius
• Toyota Probox
• Toyota Progres
• Toyota Publica
• Toyota Qualis
• Toyota Ractis
• Toyota Raum
• Toyota RAV4
• Toyota RAV4 EV
• Toyota Regius Ace
• Toyota Revo
• Toyota Rush
• Toyota SA
• Toyota Sera
• Toyota Sequoia
• Toyota Sienna
• Toyota Sienta
• Toyota Soarer
• Toyota Sprinter Trueno
• Toyota Starlet
• Toyota Stout
• Toyota Succeed
• Toyota Supra
• Toyota Supra MK V concept
• Toyota T100
• Toyota Tacoma
• Toyota Tercel
• Toyota TownAce
• Toyota ToyoAce
• Toyota Tundra
• Toyota Van
• Toyota Venza
• Toyota Verossa
• Toyota Verso
• Toyota Vios
• Toyota Vista
• Toyota Vitz/Platz/Yaris/Echo
• Toyota Voltz
• Toyota Voxy
• Toyota WiLL
• Toyota Windom
• Toyota Wish
• Toyota Yaris
• Toyota Za
• Toyota Zab
• Toyota Zay
• Toyota Zaz
• Toyota Ze