When Was Toyota Founded?

Fun Fact

• The Toyota Motor Company was founded by the Toyoda family of Japan. Originally, the family worked in the weaving industry, developing power looms to make the craft easier.
  
  

Time Frame

• In 1933, the Toyodas added an automobile segment to their loom business. In 1937, Kiichiro Toyoda founded the Toyota Motor Corporation. Within a decade, the company produced more than 100,000 vehicles.
  
  

United States Debut

• Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. was founded in California on October 31, 1957. Today, more than half of Toyotas sold in the U.S. are built in the U.S.
  
  

Geography

• Today, Toyota is headquartered in Aichi, Japan. The automaker has factories all over the globe and manufacturing or assembly plants in several countries, including Japan, Australia, Brazil, India and South Africa.
  
  

Toyota Today

• Toyota continues to introduce new vehicles to meet consumers' changing needs. The company has debuted a hybrid vehicle and is working on an electric plug-in car.