Toyota production history
- 1. TOYOTA
- 2. 1920-1930 • In 1924, Sakichi Toyoda invented the Toyoda Model G Automatic Loom • In 1929, the patent for the automatic loom was sold to the British company Platt Brothers, generating the starting capital for automobile development.
- 3. 1930-1940 • The production of Toyota automobiles was started in 1933 • Its first vehicles were the A1 passenger car and the G1 Truck in 1935 • Toyota Motor Company was established as an independent company in 1937 A1 passenger car G1 Truck
- 4. 1940-1950 • From September 1947, Toyota's small- sized vehicles were sold under the name "Toyopet“. • The first vehicle sold under this name was the Toyopet SA. • It also included vehicles such as the Toyopet SB light truck, Toyopet stout light truck, Toyopet crown, Toyopet master, and Toyopet Corona.
- 5. 1950-1960 • In 1957 the name " Toyopet ", was not well received in America due to connotations of toys and pets.
- 6. 1960-1970 • By the early 1960s, the US had begun placing stiff import tariffs on certain vehicles • The so-called “Chicken tax" of 1964 placed a 25% tax on imported light trucks. • In response to the tariff Toyota began building plants in the US by the early 1980s
- 7. 1970-1980 • Due to the 1973 oil crisis, consumers in the lucrative US market began turning to making small cars with better fuel economy.
- 8. 1980-1990 • Toyota entered into a joint venture with General Motors called the New United Motor Manufacturing NUMMI • The luxury brand, Lexus launched
- 9. 1990-2000 • In the 1990s, Toyota began to branch out from producing mostly compact cars by adding many larger and more luxurious vehicles to its lineup, including a full-sized pickup.
- 10. 2000-2010 • In 2002, Toyota managed to enter a Formula One works team • A youth-oriented marque for North America, Scion , was introduced in 2003. • Toyota ranked eighth on Forbes 2000 list of the world's leading companies for the year 2005 • n 2007, Toyota released an update of its full-sized truck, the Tundra,
- 11. 2010_ 2020 • In 2011, Toyota suffered from a series of natural disasters • The Tohoku earthquake and Tsunami led to a severe disruption of the supplier base and a drop in production and exports. Tohoku earthquake and Tsunami
- 12. Number of production by ford 2006-20016 Vehicles produced in 2016