Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) Company Profile
Corporate Headquarters of Toyota Motor Corporation
Toyota City
Aichi, Japan
U.S. Correspondence:
Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. (U.S.)
19001 South Western Ave.
Dept.WC11
Torrance, CA 90501
Phone: 800-331-4331
Fax: 310-468-7814
Mon – Fri, 5:00 am – 6:00 pm PST
Sat, 7:00 am – 4:00 pm PST
Website (Worldwide)
Website (Japan)
Background and Company History of Toyota
Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC), commonly known as Toyota, is a multinational corporation with headquarter in Toyota City, Aichi, Japan. Toyota is the world’s largest automobile manufacturer by sales.
Toyota, founded by Kiichiro Toyoda in August 28, 1937, is a spinoff to create automobiles from his father’s company Toyota Industries. The Type A engine was its first product, and in 1936, its first passenger car was the Toyota AA.
The formation on the automobile brands that the Toyota Group develops and produces, along with automobile-related businesses include: Toyota, Lexus, Hino and Daihatsu; along with several “non-automotive” companies: Housing, Financial Activities, ITS, GAZOO, Marine, Biotechnology & Afforestation and New Business Enterprises. The Toyota Group is one of the largest conglomerates in the world.
More popular Toyota schemes/programs include: “Toyota Rent a Car” (Car Rentals and Leasing), Information on GAZOO.com U-Car (for used cars), T-UP (network for sales of used cars) and “Car Lots” (for used car dealers).
History and Timeline of Toyota in Milestones:
Toyota’s history with focus on business development and new model introductions, production, sales, and exports.
1867 Birth of Sakichi Toyoda
1924 Sakichi Toyoda invents Toyoda Model G Automatic Loom
1929 Automatic-loom patent is sold to a British company
1930 Kiichiro Toyoda begins research on small gasoline-powered engine
1933 Automobile Department is established at Toyoda Automatic Loom Works, Ltd.
1935 The Toyoda precepts are compiled
1936 The AA Sedan is completed
1937 Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. is established
1938 Honsha Plant begins production
1950 Company faces a financial crisis; Toyota Motor Sales Co., Ltd. is established
1951 Suggestion System is begun
1955 The Toyopet Crown, Toyopet Master and Crown Deluxe are launched
1957 The first prototypes of the Crown are exported to the USA Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., Inc. is established
1959 Motomachi Plant begins production
1962 Joint Declaration of Labor and Management is signed
1965 Toyota wins the Deming Application Prize for quality control
1966 The Corolla is launched Business tie-up with Hino Motors Ltd. begins
1967 Business tie-up with Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. begins
1974 Toyota Foundation is established
1975 The prefabricated housing business begins
1982 Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. and Toyota Motor Sales Co., Ltd. are merged into Toyota Motor Corporation
1984 Joint venture with GM (NUMMI) begins production in the USA
1988 Toyota Motor Manufacturing, USA, Inc. (present TMMK) begins production
1989The Lexus brand is launched in the USA
1992 Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd. begins production
1997 The Prius is launched as the world first mass-produced hybrid car
1999 Cumulative domestic production reaches 100 million vehicles
2000 Sichuan Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. begins production in China
2001 Toyota Motor Manufacturing France S.A.S. begins production in France
2002 Toyota enters Formula One World Championship Tianjin Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. begins production in China
2004 The Toyota Partner Robot is publicly unveiled
2005 The Lexus brand is introduced in Japan
2008 Worldwide Prius sales top 1-million mark
Latest Highlights of Toyota include:
Sep 30, 2010 Toyota Unveils ‘Verso-S’ at 2010 Paris Motor Show
Oct 05, 2010 TMC Develops Advanced Energy Management System
Oct 06, 2010 Tsutsumi Plant Tree-planting Activities Make Green List
Oct 07, 2010 Worldwide ‘Prius’ Sales Top 2-million Mark
Oct 13, 2010 TMC to Use Bio-PET ‘Ecological Plastic’ in Vehicle Interiors
As of fiscal year 2010, it has a revenue of JPY 18,950,973 million, net income of JPY 209,456 million and total assets of JPY 30,349,287 million.
Toyota’s Number of Employees (worldwide):
In 2009, Toyota Motor Corporation employed 71,116 people worldwide
The Toyota Executives
Shoichiro Toyoda – Honorary Chairman
Fujio Cho – Chairman and Representative Director
Katsuaki Watanabe – Vice Chairman and Representative Director
Kazuo Okamoto – Vice Chairman and Representative Director
Akio Toyoda – President and Representative Director
Executive Vice Presidents and Representative Directors
Takeshi Uchiyamada
Yukitoshi Funo
Atsushi Niimi
Shinichi Sasaki
Yoichiro Ichimaru
Satoshi Ozawa
Senior Managing Directors
Nobuyori Kodaira
Akira Okabe
Shinzo Kobuki
Akira Sasaki
Mamoru Furuhashi
Iwao Nihashi
Tadashi Yamashina
Takahiko Ijichi
Tetsuo Agata
Masamoto Maekawa
Yasumori Ihara
Takahiro Iwase
Yoshimasa Ishii
Takeshi Shirane
Mitsuhisa Kato
Directors
Yoshimi Inaba
Nampachi Hayashi
Corporate Auditors
Yoshikazu Amano
Chiaki Yamaguchi
Masaki Nakatsugawa
Yoichi Kaya*
Yoichi Morishita*
Akishige Okada*
Kunihiro Matsuo*
*Outside corporate auditors, set forth in Article 2-16 of the Corporation Act of Japan
Managing Officers
Tatsuya Kaneko
Masanao Tomozoe
Real C. Tanguay
Takahiro Fujioka
Hirofumi Muta
Shigeki Suzuki
Katsutada Masumoto
Yasushi Kohara
Shigeru Hayakawa
Hisayuki Inoue
Hiroji Onishi
Keiji Masui
Kenji Miura
Kiyotaka Ise
Didier Leroy
Hiroyuki Yokoyama
Koei Saga
Shigeki Terashi
Takuo Matsui
Norihiko Arai
Soichiro Okudaira
Hiroyuki Ochiai
Yasuo Kawada
Naoki Miyazaki
James E. Lentz
Masahiro Kato
Kenji Suzuki
Mitsuhiro Sonoda
Yoshihiko Matsuda
Masashi Isogai
Shunichi Konishi
Hiroshi Miyata
Koichi Sugihara
Kazuhiro Miyauchi
Takuo Sasaki
Satoru Mouri
Hiroyoshi Yoshiki
Osamu Nagata
Moritaka Yoshida
Yoichi Inoue
Steve St.Angelo
Johan van Zyl
Kunihiko Ogura
Kazuhiro Kobayashi
Kazuo Ohara
Shuichi Koyama
Shigeki Tomoyama
Satoshi Takae
Kazuya Inagaki
Products and Services of Toyota
Automobiles
Cars
Trucks
SUVs
Minivan
Hybrids
Vehicles
Fuel Economy
Accessories
Toyota Current Vehicles
4Runner
Avalon
Camry
Corolla
FJ Cruiser
Highlander
Land CRuiser
Matrix
Prius
RAV4
Sequoia
Sienna
Tacoma
Tundra
Venza
Yaris
Financial Services
Toyota financial services are handled by Toyota Financial Services Corporation (TFS), which has overall control of financial services subsidiaries worldwide. TFS provides financial services mainly for vehicle purchases and leases in more than 30 countries and regions worldwide.
Resources about Toyota Motor Corporation
Financial Summary FY2010: Toyota Motor Company (May 2010)
Toyota in the World 2010 (worldwide employees information)
Toyota Passes GM as World’s Largest Automaker
No Dispute: Toyota displaces GM as world’s largest automaker (2010)
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