[PDF] Toyota In The World 2011

"Toyota in the World 2011" is intended to provide an overview of Toyota, including a look at its latest activities 

relating to R&D (Research & Development), manufacturing, sales and exports from January to December 2010. 

It is hoped that this handbook will be useful to those seeking to gain a better understanding of Toyota's corporate 

activities. 

Research & Development 

Domestic and Overseas R&D Sites 

Technological Development 

History of Technological Development (from 1990) 

Operations in Japan 

Toyota Group & Supplier Organizations 

Japanese Production and Dealer Sites 

Number of Vehicles Produced in Japan by Model 

Production, Sales and Exports 

Overseas Production Companies 

North America/ Latin America: Market/Toyota Sales 

and Production 

Europe/Africa: Market/Toyota Sales and Production 

Asia: Market/Toyota Sales and Production 

Oceania & Middle East: Market/Toyota Sales and 

Production 

Vehicle Production, Sales and Exports by Region 

Overseas Model Lineup by Country & Region 

Chronology 

Product Lineup

U.S.A. 

Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing North 

America, Inc. 

Establishment 1977 

Locations: Michigan, 

California, 

Arizona, 

Washington D.C. 

Activities: Product planning, Vehicle 

Engineering & Evaluation Basic 

Research 

Calty Design Research, Inc. 


Locations: California, 

Michigan 

Activities: Exterior, Interior and Color 

Design 

JAPAN 

Head Office Toyota Technical Center 


Activities: Product planning, design, 

prototype development, vehicle 

evaluation 

Shibetsu Proving Ground 


Activities: Vehicle testing and evaluation at 

high speed and under cold 

conditions 

Higashi-Fuji Technical Center 


Activities: New technology research for 

vehicles and engines 

Toyota Central Research & Development 

Laboratories, Inc. 


Activities: Fundamental research for the 

Toyota Group

Europe 

Toyota Motor Europe NV/SA 


Location: Belgium 

U.K. 

Activities: Product Planning, Vehicle 

Engineering and Evaluation 

Toyota Europe Design Development 


Location: France 

Activities: Exterior, Interior and Color 

Design 


Locations: Thailand 



Note: TMAP-EM integrated TTCAP-TH 

with TMAP Thailand in April 2007. 


Locations: Australia 



Establishment 

Locations: 

Asia Pacific 

Toyota Motor Asia Pacific Engineering and 

Manfacturing Co., Ltd. 

Toyota Technical Center Asia Pacific Australia Pty. 

Ltd. 

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (China) 

Co., Ltd. 

2010 

China

Toyota is striving to develop automobiles that meet the needs of our customers while at the same time achieving an optimal balance between 

consideration for the environment, safety, drivability, comfort and reliability. 

Year Engine 

1990 

| 

1999 

( :Technology related to environmental measures :Technology related to safety measures :Other ) 

Note: Toyota's technological developments are as of January 2011. 

Driving/Braking 

Suspension 

Body 

Electoronics 

Materials 

Aluminium crankshaft Active Four-Wheel 

damper pulley 

Steering System 

Cylinder head with laser Super-Strut Suspension 

cladding 

Rotary Tri-blade Coupling 

5 Valve 

Engine 

5-speed automatic 

transimission 

Bumper made with Toyota 

Magnesium cylinder head 

Super Olefin Polymer 

cover 

(TSOP) 

Front-passenger seat 

airbag 

Air conditioner with new 

refrigerant 

Fabric with deodorizing 

function 

Comprehensive vehicle 

control system(i-Four) 

Next-generation lean-burn 

GPS car navigation 

engine 

Smokeless diesel engine 

Elecrtonically controlled 

throttle 

Head Up Display 

Back guide monitor with 

CCD camera 

6-speed manual 

transmission 

Three-way catalyst for a 

lean-burn engine 

GPS voice navigation 

Combustion pressure 

sensor 

Diesel oxidation catalyst 

Plastic fuel tank 

Three-way palladium 

catalyst 

Diesel Smoke Control 

System (DSCS) 

Vehicle Stability Control 

system(VSC) 

Variable Valve Timingintelligent 

(VVT-i) 

4-valve direct-injection 

diesel engine 

Flex Lock-up System 

TSOP-5 for interior parts 

Multi-zone automatic air 

conditioning 

Titanium nitride coating Brake Assist 

UV-reducing 

door 

glass 

Water-repellent door glass 

GOA Collision-safety body 

Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle 

SRS side airbag 

(FCEV) 

Direct-injection 

engine(D-4) 

Seatbelts with forcelimiter 

Tire pressure warning 

system 

Toyota Hybrid System 

(THS) 

SRS curtain shield airbag 

Blind corner monitor

2000 

| 

2009 

Variable Valve Timing 

Lift-intelligent (VVTL-i) 

Common-rail directinjection 

diesel turbo 

engine(D-4D) 

Toyota Stop & Go System 

Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicle 

(FCHV-4, FCHV-5) 

Toyota Hybrid 

System(THS-C, THS-M, 

THSII) 


(Toyota FCHV) 

Toyota Intelligent Idling 

Stop System 

Dual VVT-i 

Stoichiometric D-4 

Piezoelectric Common-rail 

Type Direct-injection Diesel 

Turbo Engine (D-4D Clean 

Power) 

Diesel Hybrid System 

Navigation shift control Bumper recycling 

technology 

ARS 

Radar cruise control 

system 

ABS for EBD Electric power steering 

system 

Super CVT 

Dual-stage SRS airbags for 

the front-passenger seat 

Run flat-tires Back guide monitor with 

voice recognition 

Electronically Controlled 

Brake system(ECB) 

Electric 4-wheel drive 

system (E-Four) 

Dual-stage SRS airbags for 

the driver's seat 

Retractable Metal Top 

System 

Pedestrian-injurylessening 

body 

New Tire-production 

method 

Pre-crash Safety System 

VDIM 

6 Super ECT (6-speed 

automatic transmission) 

VDIM with active steering 

control 

Power 

back 

door 

system 

SRS knee airbags for 

driver 

Pre-crash seatbelt 

Diesel oxidation catalyst 

Smart Key System Diesel Particulate NOx 

Reduction System (DPNR) 

Package tray and door 

trim made out of the kenaf 

plant 

Negative ion generator 

AC100V power outlet 

G-BOOK 

Bio-plastics 

Air conditioner with 

electric heat pump system 

using CO2 refrigerant 

Intelligent AFS 

Front and side monitoring 

Lane-monitoring system 

Pollen-removal filter 

Night View system Toyota Eco-plastic 

Steering-guided clearance 

sonar 

Smart Entry and Start 

System 

Plasmacluster Ions 

Intelligent Parking Assist 

system 

SRS twin-chamber airbag Lane-keeping assist 

system 

Radar cruise contral with 

low-speed tracking mode

D-4S 

THS II with monitor speed 

reduction device 

THS II with two-stage 

motor speed reduction 

device 

Variable Valve Timingintelligent 

Electric (VVT-iE) 

THSII with two-stage 

motor speed reduction 

device + full-time 

all-wheel-drive system 

Valvematic, a 

next-generation variable 

valve lift mechanism 

Toyota Stop & Start 

System 


(TOYOTA FCHV-adv) 

S-VSC + Active Control 

4WD Integrated Control 

Active stabilizer 

suspension system 


with millimeter-wave radar 

and stereo camera fusion 

system (Pedestrian 

detection, steering and 

obstacle-avoidance assist 

system) 

8 Super ECT(8-speed 

automatic transimission) 


with driver-monitoring 

system (Millimeter-wave 

radar type) 

Rear-end Pre-crash Safety 

System (Warning of 

approaching rear vehicle, 

Pre-crash Intelligent 

Headrests) 

" Crawl 

control" 

system 

Kinetic dynamic 

suspension system (KDSS) 

8-Speed Sport Direct Shift 

transmission 

Improved Pre-crash 

Safery System with 

eye-monitoring system 

Emergency brake signal 

Navigation-linked Brake 

Assist 

6-speed manual 

transmission for front-wheel 

drive 

Front-side Pre-crash 

Safety System 

SRS seat cushion airbag 

Active Headrest 

SRS rear window curtain 

shield airbag 

G-BOOK ALPHA 

HELPNET 

Wide-view front monitor 

"Map on Demand" 

technology to automatically 

deliver differential map data 

to car navigation systems 

Radar cruise contral with 

tracking function 

Intelligent Parking Assist 

(IPA) system with ultrasonic 

sensors 

Oxygen-level conditioner 

Eco Drive Indicator 

G-BOOK mX 

LED headlight 

Heated seat 

Night View system with 

pedestrian detection function 

Anti-mite allergen seat 

fabric 

Interior vehicle parts using 

Ecological Plastic

THSII Plug-in (with motor 

speed reduction device) 

Pre-crash Seatback 

Multi-terrain 

Select 

switch 

SRS rear-seat center 

airbag 

Eco-Drive monitor 

Touch Tracer Display 

Solar-ventilation system 

Remote Air Conditioning 

system 

Harmonious Driving 

Navigator 

DSRC Unit 

Multi-terrain Monitor 

ESPO system 

2010 Vehicle Proximity 

Notification System 

"Smart G-BOOK" for Smart 

Phone 

Self-restoring coat 

Bio-PET-Based New 

Ecological Plastic 

New UV-blocking glass

Company Name Establishment Main products/activities 

Toyota Industries 

Corporation 

Nov. 1926 

Aichi Steel Corporation March 1940 

JTEKT Corporation Jan. 1921 

Toyota Auto Body Co., 

Ltd. 

Toyota Tsusho 

Corporation 

Aug. 1945 

July 1948 

Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. June 1949 

DENSO CORPORATION Dec. 1949 

Toyota Boshoku 

Corporation 

Towa Real Estate Co., 

Ltd. 

Toyota Central Research 

and Development 

Laboratories, 

Incorporated 

May 1950 

Aug. 1953 

Nov. 1960 

Kanto Auto Works, Ltd. April 1946 

Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. June 1949 

Hino Motors, Ltd. May 1942 

Daihatsu Motor, Co., Ltd. March 1907 

Toyota Housing 

Corporation 

Note: As of March 2011. 

April 2003 

Manufacture and sales of spinning and weaving 

machines, industrial vehicles and automobiles; 

logistics 

Manufacture and sales of specialty steel, forged 

steel products and electromagnetic parts 

Manufacture and sales of machine tools, auto 

parts and housing equipment 

Manufacture of auto and special vehicle bodies 

and parts 

Business transactions related to various items in 

Japan and between foreign countries, import 

and export 

Manufacture and sales of auto parts and 

household appliances 

Manufacture and sales of electrical components 

for automobiles and other applications, air 

conditioning equipment and general appliances 

and electrical appliances 

Manufacture and sales of vehicle interior parts, 

filters and power train mechanical parts and 

textiles 

Owning, managing, buying, selling and renting 

out land, management and rental 

Fundamental research and testing for technical 

development for the Toyota Group 

Manufacture of automobiles and of equipment 

and materials for housing construction 

Manufacture and sales of rubber, plastic and 

urethane products, semiconductor related 

products, electronic products and adhesives 

Manufacture and sales of large trucks, buses, 

small commercial vehicles, passenger vehicles, 

engines and spare parts 

Manufacture and sales of automobiles, specialty 

vehicles and parts 

Planning, sales, construction and after-sales 

service of housing 

Capital 

(¥ million) 

80,462 

25,016 

36,854 

10,371 

64,936 

45,049 

187,457 

8,400 

23,750 

3,000 

6,850 

28,027 

72,717 

28,404 

7,400

Toyota Plants 

Name Main products 

Honsha Plant 

Motomachi 

Plant 

Kamigo 

Plant 

Takaoka 

Plant 

Miyoshi Plant 

Tsutsumi Plant 

Myochi Plant 

Shimoyama 

Plant 

Forged parts, hybrid system 

parts, chassis parts 

Start of 

operations 

Unit production 

(1 = 1,000 

vehicles) 

Number of 

employees 

Nov. 1938 - 3,855 

Crown, Mark X, Estima, LFA Aug. 1959 107 8,253 

Engines 

Corolla, 

iQ 

Transmission-related parts, 

cold-forged and sintered parts, 

engine-related parts 

Prius, Camry, Premio, Allion, 

Scion tC 

Powertrain-related suspension 

cast parts, powertrain-related 

suspension machined parts 

Engines, turbochargers, 

catalytic converters 

Nov. 

1965 

Sept. 

1966 

- 

164 

3, 

356 

3, 

502 

July 1968 - 1,625 

Dec. 1970 486 5,662 

June 1973 - 1,846 

March 1975 - 1,828 

Kinu-ura Plant Transmission-related parts Aug. 1978 - 3,317 

Tahara Plant 

Teiho Plant 

Hirose Plant 

LS, GS, IS, GX, RAV4, Wish, 

Land Cruiser, Vanguard, engines 

Mechanical equipment, moldings 

for resin and casting and forging 

Research and development and 

production of electronic control 

devices, ICs 

Jan. 1979 421 7,985 

Feb. 1986 - 1,218 

March 1989 - 1,639

Toyota Motor 

Kyushu, Inc. 


Hokkaido, Inc. 


Tohoku Co., 

Ltd. 

IS, ES, HS, CT, RX, SAI, Harrier, 

Highlander, engines, hybrid 

system parts 

Automobile parts including 

automatic transmissions, 

continuously variable 

transmissions, transfers, 

aluminum wheels 

Electronic controlled brakes, 

suspensions, axles, torque 

converters 

Dec. 1992 291 6,802 

Oct. 1992 - 2,317 

Oct. 1998 - 453 

1: As of December 2010. 

2: Toyota Motor Kyushu, Inc., Toyota Motor Hokkaido, Inc. and Toyota Motor Tohoku, Inc. are 100% owned subsidiaries of Toyota 

Motor Corporation.

Model name 

Start of 

production 

2010(units) 

Cumulative total 

(thousand units) 

Land Cruiser 1951 341,150 6,575 

Crown 1954 34,638 5,882 

Toyoace/Dyna 1954-56 19,610 3,638 

Coaster 1963 12,414 397 

Corolla 1966 306,838 24,806 

Hiace 1967 168,701 5,660 

Hilux 1967 62,348 10,996 

Century 1967 172 41 

Camry 1980 32,160 4,093 

Estima/Previa 1990 51,631 2,073 

RAV4 1994 207,961 3,560 

Comfort 1995 3,213 167 

Prius 1997 523,426 2,192 

Harrier 1997 9,963 1,031 

Raum 1997 3,960 330 

Vitz/Yaris 1999 183,427 2,934 

bB 2000 14,563 678 

Voxy 2001 76,043 650 

Noah 2001 56,989 620 

Premio 2001 26,332 329 

Allion 2001 25,826 303 

Estima Hybrid 2001 10,247 81 

Alphard 2002 42,084 525 

ist 2002 17,084 556 

Probox 2002 31,244 376 

Succeed 2002 13,935 193 

WISH 2003 60,851 717 

Sienta 2003 26,119 315 

Scion xB 2003 23,641 24 

Passo 2004 79,852 558 

Mark X/Reiz 2004 35,426 234 

Isis 2004 30,003 250 

Porte 2004 17,336 234 

Belta 2005 97,239 889 

Ractis 2005 53,181 313 

Harrier Hybrid 2005 1,828 157

Auris 

Blade 

FJ 

Cruiser 

Scion 

tC/ 

ZELAS 

Camry 

Hybrid 

Vanguard 

Mark 

X ZiO 

Highlander 

Highlander 

Hybrid 

Scion 

xD 

Crown 

Hybrid 

Vellfire 

iQ 

SAI 

Prius 

Plug-in 

Hybrid 

2006 

2006 

2006 

2006 

2006 

2007 

2007 

2007 

2007 

2007 

2008 

2008 

2008 

2009 

2009 

Notes:1 Includes exports of finished vehicles and knock down units (KD). 

IS 

SC 

GS 

2 Entries in blue and oblique indicates vehicles not sold in Japan. 

3 Land Cruiser includes the 70, Prado, 200, GX and LX series. 

19, 

807 

2, 

304 

25, 

937 

26, 

938 

566 

26, 

676 

5, 

394 

27, 

923 

8, 

864 

12, 

198 

5, 

893 

61, 

115 

21, 

673 

33, 

553 

646 

4 Crown includes Crown Athlete, Crown Sedan, Crown Majesta, Crown Royal, Crown Comfort. 

5 Toyoace/Dyna includes Quick Delivery. 

6 Cumulative production figure for Coaster is since 1965. Before that it was included in Dyna. 

7 Corolla includes Corolla Axio, Corolla Fielder and Corolla Rumion. 

8 Comfort includes driving-instruction cars. 

9 Numbers for Harrier and Harrier Hybrid include previous RX and RX Hybrid, respectively. 

10 The Scion line is included in the Toyota brand. 

Model name 

GS 

Hybrid 

ES 

LS 

LS 

Hybrid 

ISF 

RX 

RX 

Hybrid 

ISC 

HS 

LFA 

Start of 

production 

2005 

2005 

2005 

2006 

2006 

2006 

2007 

2007 

2008 

2009 

2009 

2009 

2010 

*1 Includes exports of finished vehicles and knock down units (KD). 

*2 Entries in blue and oblique indicates vehicles not sold in Japan. 

2010(units) 

*3 Total production figure for ES does not include that of previous Windom. 

47, 

945 

407 

10, 

807 

2, 

627 

89, 

212 

17, 

337 

5, 

144 

1, 

692 

37, 

833 

40, 

109 

11, 

516 

18, 

346 

37 

Cumulative 

total 


135 

49 

240 

227 

55 

81 

43 

294 

51 

71 

20 

151 

99 

39 

1 

440 

174 

42 

24 

471 

159 

24 

9 

76 

72 

26 

42 

0

Model name 

Start of 

production 

2010(units) 



Land Cruiser 1951 14,359 717 

Toyoace 1954 4,584 1,341 

Crown 1954 34,661 5,101 

Dyna 1956 8,368 1,203 

Coaster 1963 1,409 143 

Corolla 1966 111,269 12,057 

Hiace 1967 41,985 2,839 

Century 1967 163 40 

Liteace 1970 3,882 1,748 

Townace 1976 5,656 2,143 

Camry 1980 1,177 1,222 

Estima 1990 50,045 1,609 

RAV4 1994 6,026 418 

Comfort 1995 3,161 8 

Quick Delivery 1995 450 21 

Prius 1997 315,407 888 

Harrier 1997 12,319 341 

Regius 1997 15,300 289 

Raum 1997 4,661 330 

Vitz 1999 122,255 1,427 

bB 2000 15,332 493 

Voxy 2001 74,357 644 

Noah 2001 54,763 613 

Premio 2001 25,325 324 

Allion 2001 25,374 301 

Alphard 2002 36,323 535 

Probox 2002 31,210 394 

Succeed 2002 14,411 192 

ist 2002 4,915 406 

WISH 2003 59,450 671 

Sienta 2003 28,383 314 

Passo 2004 87,011 552 

Mark X 2004 35,061 232 

Isis 2004 29,302 248 

Porte 2004 18,582 233 

Ractis 2005 46,542 302 

Belta 2005 17,222 121 

Rush 2006 6,649 69

Auris 2006 18,606 97 

Blade 2006 2,422 49 

Vanguard 2007 26,375 79 

Mark X ZiO 2007 5,936 43 

Crown Hybrid 2008 5,875 20 

Vellfire 2008 60,444 148 

TOYOTA-FCHV 2008 0 0 

iQ 2008 5,680 24 

Passo Sette 2008 2,362 18 

SAI 2009 33,447 37 

Prius Plug-in Hybrid 2009 273 0 

FJ Cruiser 2010 263 0 

Notes:1 Land Cruiser includes Prado. 

2 Crown includes Crown Sedan, Crown Royal, Crown Athlete, Crown Majesta and Crown Comfort. 

3 Corolla includes Corolla Fielder, Corolla Axio and Corolla Rumion. 

4 Hiace includes Toyota ambulance vehicles. 

5 Hilux includes Surf. 

6 Estima, Harrier, all include hybrid models. 

7 Comfort includes Comfort driving-instruction cars. 

8 Regius includes Regius Ace and Regius Ace Commuter. 

9 Avensis includes Avensis Wagon. 

10 Excluding Toyota-brand driving-instruction vehicles, large buses and commuter vehicles. 

Model name 

Start of 

production 

2010(units) 



IS 2005 2,995 39 

SC 2005 188 4 

GS 2005 682 23 

GS Hybrid 2006 854 6 

LS 2006 2,862 35 

LS Hybrid 2007 3,734 14 

IS F 2007 340 2 

RX 2008 1,278 4 

RX Hybrid 2009 5,300 12 

IS C 2009 866 2 

HS 2009 14,247 23

As of the end of March 2011, Toyota conducts its business worldwide with 50 overseas 

manufacturing companies in 26 countries and regions. Toyota's vehicles are sold in more 

than 170 countries and regions. 

Region / 

Country 

North America 

Canada 

U.S.A. 

Company Name 

Canadian Autoparts 

Toyota Inc. 

(CAPTIN) 


Manufacturing 

Canada Inc. (TMMC) 

Start of 

Operations 

Number of 

Employees 

Main Products 

Toyota Vehicle 

Production 

(1= 1,000units) 

Feb. 1985 292 Aluminum wheels - 

Nov. 1988 6,859 

TABC, Inc. Nov. 1971 482 


Manufacturing, 

Kentucky, Inc. 

(TMMK) 

Catalytic Component 

Products, Inc. (CCP) 

May 1988 6,881 

April 1991 15 

Corolla, Matrix, 

RX350, RAV4 

Catalytic 

converters, 

steering 

columns, 

stamped parts 

Camry, Camry 

Hybrid, Avalon, 

Venza 

459 

- 

372 

Engines - 

Catalytic 

converters 

-

Latin America 

Argentina 

Brazil 

Mexico 

Venezuela 

Europe 

Czech 

Republic 

France 

Poland 

Portugal 

Turkey 

U.K 

Russia 

Bodine Aluminum, 

Inc 


Manufacturing, West 

Virginia, Inc. 

(TMMWV) 



Indiana, Inc. (TMMI) 



Alabama, Inc. 

(TMMAL) 



Texas, Inc. (TMMTX) 

Subaru of Indiana 

Automotive, Inc. 

(SIA) 

Toyota Argentina 

S.A. (TASA) 

Toyota do Brasil 

Ltda. (TDB) 


Manufacturing de 

Baja California S .de 

R.L.de C.V. (TMMBC) 

Toyota de Venezuela 

Compania Anonima 

(TDV) 

Toyota Peugeot 

Citroen Automobile 

Czech, s.r.o. (TPCA) 

* 


Manufacturing 

France S.A.S. 

(TMMF) 


Manufacturing 

Poland SP.zo.o. 

(TMMP) 


Industries Poland 

SP.zo.o. (TMIP) 

Toyota Caetano 

Portugal, S.A.(TCAP) 


Manufacturing 

Turkey Inc. (TMMT) 


Manufacturing (UK) 

Ltd. (TMUK) 

Limited Liability 

Company "TOYOTA 

MOTOR 

MANUFACTURING 

RUSSIA"(TMMR) 

Jan. 1993 1,043 

Nov. 1998 1,098 

Feb. 1999 4,562 

April 2003 840 

Aluminum 

castings 

Engines, 

transmissions 

Sequoia, 

Highlander, 

Sienna 

Engines, 

transmissions 

- 

- 

244 

Nov. 2006 3,014 Tundra, Tacoma 151 

April 

2007* 

3, 

482 

March 1997 3,254 

Camry 

Hilux, Fortuner 

(SW4) 

May 1959 3,431 Corolla 66 

Sept. 2004 727 

Nov. 1981 1,953 

Feb. 

2005 

2, 

931 

Jan. 2001 3,268 

April 2002 2,037 

March 

2005 

768 

- 

88 

70 

Tacoma 54 

Truck beds - 

Corolla, Fortuner, 

Hilux 

Aygo 

14 

296 

Yaris (Vitz) 159 

Engines - 

Engines, 

transmissions 

Engines 

Aug. 1968 297 Dyna, Semibon - 

Sept. 1994 2,789 Verso, Auris 83 

Sept. 1992 3,186 

Avensis, Auris, 

Auris Hybrid 

Engines 

Dec. 2007 909 Camry - 

- 

- 

137 

-

Africa 

Kenya 

South 

Africa 

Asia 

China 

Associated Vehicle 

Assemblers Ltd. 

(AVA) 

Toyota South Africa 

Motors (Pty) Ltd. 

(TSAM) 

Tianjin Fengjin Auto 

Parts Co., Ltd. 

(TFAP) 

Tianjin FAW Toyota 

Engine Co., Ltd. 

(TFTE) 

Tianjin Toyota 

Forging Co., Ltd. 

(TTFC) 

Tianjin FAW Toyota 

Motor Co., Ltd. 

(TFTM) 

FAW Toyota 

(Changchun) Engine 

Co., Ltd. (FTCE) 

Toyota FAW 

(Tianjin) Dies Co., 

Ltd. (TFTD) 

GAC Toyota Engine 

Co., Ltd. (GTE) 

Sichuan FAW Toyota 

Motor Co., Ltd. 

(SFTM) 

GAC Toyota Motor 

Co., Ltd. (GTMC) 

Aug. 1977 254 Land Cruiser - 

June 1962 7,228 

May 1998 807 

July 

1998 

1, 

686 

Corolla, Hilux, 

Fortuner, Dyna 

axles, CVJ and so 

on 

Engines 

Jan. 1999 267 Forged parts - 

Oct. 2002 12,852 

Dec. 

2004 

794 

Dec. 2004 206 

Jan. 

2005 

1, 

777 

Dec. 2000 2,716 

May 2006 7,004 

Taiwan Kuozui Motors, Ltd. Jan. 1986 3,817 

India 

Indonesia 

Malaysia 

Toyota Kirloskar 

Motor Private 

Ltd.(TKM) 

Toyota Kirloskar 

Auto Parts Private 

Ltd.(TKAP) 

PT. Toyota Motor 

Manufacturing 

Indonesia (TMMIN) 

P.T. Astra Daihatsu 

Motor(ADM) 

PT. Hino Motors 

Manufacturing 

Indonesia(HMMI) 

Assembly Services 

Sdn. Bhd. (ASSB) 

Dec. 1999 6,721 

July 2002 823 

May 1970 5,792 

2004* 

2009* 

7, 

967 

1, 

451 

Feb. 1968 2,650 

Vios, Corolla, 

Crown, Reiz, 

RAV4 

Engines 

Stamping dies 

for vehicles 

Engines 

Coaster, Land 

Cruiser, Land 

Cruiser Prado 

Camry, Yaris, 

Highlander, 

Camry Hybrid 

Camry, Corolla, 

WISH, Vios, 

Yaris, Innova 

Engines, stamped 

parts 

Corolla, Innova, 

Fortuner, Etios 

Axles, propeller 

shafts, 

transmissions 

Innova, Fortuner, 

Avanza 

Engines 

Avanza 

Dyna 

Vios, Hilux, 

Innova, Fortuner, 

Hiace 

125 

- 

- 

482 

- 

- 

- 

21 

269 

118 

- 

76 

- 

107 

- 

143 

15 

61 

Engines -

Pakistan 

Philippines 

Thailand 

Vietnam 

Oceania 

Australia 

Middle East 

Bangladesh 

Region / 

Country 

North America 

U.S.A. 

Perodua 

Manufacturing Sdn. 

Bhd. (PMSB) 

Indus Motor 

Company Ltd.(IMC) 


Philippines Corp. 

(TMP) 

Toyota Autoparts 

Philippines Inc. 

(TAP) 


Thailand Co., Ltd. 

(TMT) 

Siam Toyota 

Manufacturing Co., 

Ltd. (STM) 


Vietnam Co., 

Ltd.(TMV) 


Corporation 

Australia Ltd. 

(TMCA) 

Aftab Automobiles 

Ltd. 

2005* 

7, 

686 

Avanza 

March 1993 2,081 Corolla, Hilux 47 

Feb. 1989 1,732 Innova, Vios 28 

Sept. 1992 1,474 

Dec. 1964 15,182 

July 1989 2,600 

Aug. 1996 1,479 

April 1963 4,809 

Transmissions, 

constant velocity 

joints 

Prius, Corolla, 

Camry, Camry 

Hybrid, Vios, 

Yaris, Hilux, 

Fortuner 

Engines, engine 

parts 

Camry, Corolla, 

Vios, Innova, 

Hiace, Fortuner 

Camry, Camry 

Hybrid 

Engines 

June 1982 270 Land Cruiser - 

Company Name Locations Main Products 


Manufacturing,Mississippi,Inc. 

(TMMMS) 

Blue Springs, 

Union Country, 

Mississipi 

8 

- 

631 

- 

31 

119 

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Region 

Manufacturing 

Companies 

Distributors 

North America 11 5 

Latin America 4 42 

Europe 8 30 

Africa 2 50 

Asia (excluding Japan) 23 16 

Oceania 1 14 

Middle East 1 16 

Overseas total 50 173 

Region/Country Name Establishment Activities 

North 

America 

U.S.A. 

Europe Belgium 

Asia 

Singapore 

Thailand 

Toyota Motor North 

America, Inc. (TMA) 

Toyota Motor Engineering 

& Manufacturing North 

America, Inc. (TEMA) 

Toyota Motor Europe 

NV/SA (TME) 

Toyota Motor Asia Pacific 

Pte Ltd. (TMAP-MS) 

Toyota Motor Asia Pacific 

Engineering and 

Manufacturing Co., Ltd.* 

(TMAP-EM) 

March 1996 

April 2006 

Oct. 2005 

July 1990 

Sep. 2003 

Liaison, public relations and survey 

activities throughout North America 

R&D and overall supervision of 

manufacturing in North America 

Coordination of Toyota's European 

business 

Parts supply to all ASEAN countries and 

sales support for marketing in Asia 

Development and evaluation efforts for 

locally produced vehicles, as well as 

operational support for Toyota 

production affiliates in Asia, Oceania and 

the Middle East 

Source: Toyota Motor Corporation 

Notes: Toyota vehicle production results are as of December 2010; only includes vehicles (excludes KD and OEM production) for 

which production exceed 1,000 units. 

* The first year of contract production.

In this section, we share our global sales and production figures by region. 

North America 

Latin America

Europe 

Africa 

Asia

Oceania

Production by region 

Region 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 

North America 1,088.5 1,205.3 1,278.4 1,444.0 1,535.1 1,519.3 1,636.9 1,404.8 1,189.1 1,404.0 

Latin America 17.5 27.8 58.1 80.4 138.5 177.9 183.1 194.8 181.5 204.3 

Europe 219.5 383.6 466.1 582.5 638.1 808.8 806.5 688.3 507.3 461.7 

Africa 77.5 75.5 93.3 108.8 121.1 143.8 145.7 179.2 102.8 123.4 

Asia 282.7 371.8 548.4 717.0 1,029.2 1,137.7 1,387.3 1,590.0 1,501.4 2,027.4 

Oceania 94.6 86.6 113.6 109.9 109.2 111.6 148.9 141.4 96.8 119.4 

Overseas total 1,780.3 2,150.5 2,558.0 3,042.7 3,571.2 3,899.0 4,308.6 4,198.4 3,579.0 4,340.4 

Japan 3,354.4 3,485.2 3,520.3 3,680.9 3,789.6 4,194.2 4,226.1 4,012.1 2,792.2 3,282.8 

Worldwide total 5,134.7 5,635.7 6,078.3 6,723.7 7,360.9 8,093.2 8,534.7 8,210.5 6,371.3 7,623.3 

(1 unit = 1,000 vehicles) 

Note: Regional classifications are those of the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc. The number of vehicles produced 

includes the Toyota and Lexus brands. As a result of rounding, the numbers do not necessarily add up to the total shown here. 

Sales by region 

Region 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 

North America 1,869.0 1,908.9 2,031.3 2,230.3 2,436.1 2,738.3 2,822.2 2,441.8 1,975.4 1,935.5 

Latin America 132.0 128.8 162.1 214.9 270.5 339.4 379.4 370.2 293.6 342.1 

Europe 672.3 764.8 851.5 946.9 995.2 1,124.1 1,238.6 1,119.5 886.0 785.8 

Africa 126.5 139.8 160.6 206.7 227.2 265.7 313.5 288.1 201.4 197.6 

Asia 380.3 493.4 682.4 846.3 1,062.9 1,106.7 1,329.6 1,438.6 1,533.9 1,895.9 

Oceania 162.2 182.2 215.1 232.8 236.9 250.3 275.9 277.7 231.2 249.6 

Middle East 204.3 220.3 251.4 270.9 325.3 404.8 482.7 590.1 482.5 532.0 

Overseas total 3,546.7 3,838.3 4,354.5 4,948.8 5,554.1 6,229.3 6,841.9 6,526.1 5,604.0 5,961.1 

Japan 1,715.2 1,680.5 1,715.9 1,758.8 1,713.1 1,692.3 1,587.3 1,470.0 1,375.5 1,566.1 

Worldwide total 5,261.9 5,518.8 6,070.4 6,707.6 7,267.3 7,921.6 8,429.3 7,996.1 6,979.6 7,527.3 



includes the Toyota and Lexus brands. As a result of rounding, the numbers do not necessarily add up to the total shown here.

Exports from Japan by region 

Region 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 

North America 720.8 852.1 782.8 813.5 939.6 1,344.7 1,244.1 1,124.2 574.0 628.2 

Latin America 97.4 75.2 71.5 95.6 120.2 148.9 178.9 146.4 61.3 106.9 

Europe 433.1 392.7 424.6 419.0 360.7 375.1 441.5 420.3 230.4 293.7 

Africa 38.2 53.6 58.2 92.0 107.2 130.0 147.0 148.7 67.5 72.4 

Asia 99.0 147.2 154.7 156.2 129.8 112.3 151.2 169.1 127.1 184.0 

Oceania 113.1 128.1 154.1 164.6 159.2 171.6 175.2 184.2 144.4 165.8 

Middle East 158.5 160.4 182.6 202.1 226.5 246.7 328.3 393.4 240.0 288.6 

Total 1,665.7 1,816.8 1,836.0 1,951.7 2,043.2 2,529.3 2,666.1 2,586.3 1,444.7 1,745.0 



includes the Toyota and Lexus brands. Excludes KD sets. The total includes other regions. As a result of rounding, the numbers do 

not necessarily add up to the total shown here. 

Source: Toyota Motor Corporation

Look back at the history of Toyota, starting with the birth of founder Sakichi Toyoda. It 

traces the company's development through 1937 from when Toyota Motor Corporation 

was established to when the 2 millionth Prius hybrid was sold. 

The AA Sedan Koromo Plant 

(currently Honsha Plant) 

* Detailed information can be found by selecting the topics listed in the side menu. 

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 begins. 

1955 The Toyopet Crown, Toyopet Master and Crown Deluxe are launched. 

1957 

Older building of 

Toyota Head Office 

The first prototypes of the Crown are exported to the United States; 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 partnership with Hino Motors Ltd. begins. 

1967 Business partnership 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 General Motors (New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc.) begins production in the USA. 

1988 Toyota Motor Manufacturing, USA, Inc. (present TMMK) begins production. 

1989 The Lexus brand is launched in the USA. 

1992 Toyota Motor Manufacturing (United Kingdom) Ltd. begins production. 

1997 The Prius is launched as the world's 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. 

2010 Worldwide Prius sales top 2 million mark; Toyota and Tesla Motors agree on joint EV development.

New Model Introductions, 

Productions, Sales and Exports 

･ WiLL Vi, bB, Pronard, Opa, Sparky and Kluger V 

are announced. 

･ Allex, Allion, Voxy, WiLL VS, Brevis and Verossa 

are announced. 

･ ist, Alphard, Probox and Succeed, Voltz and WiLL 

CYPHA are announced. 

･ Toyota FCHV is introduced on a limited sales 

basis. 

･ North American production achieves 10 million 

units cumulative production. 

･ Worldwide Prius sales achieve 100,000 units. 

Year 

2000 

‘01 

‘02 

･ WISH, Sienta and Avensis are announced. ‘03 

･ Passo, Porte, Isis and Mark X are announced. ‘04 

･ Ractis and Belta are announced. 

･ GS430, SC430 and IS350/250 are announced. 

･ Worldwide Camry Sedan sales reach 10 million 

units. 

･ Rush is announced. 

･ GS450 and LS460 are announced. 

･ Collora Axio, Auris and Blade are announced. 

･ Worldwide Prius sales achieve 500,000 units. 

･ LS600h/600hL is announced. 

･ Vanguard and Mark X Zio are announced. 

･IS F is announced. 

･ Corolla Rumion is announced. 

･ Worldwide Hybrid sales top 1 million units. 

･ Worldwide Prius sales top 1 million mark. 

･ Leasing Advanced Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicle begins. 

･ Toyota Peugeot Citroën Automobile Czech, s.r.o. 

(TPCA) produces one-millionth vehicle. 

‘05 

‘06 

‘07 

‘08 

Business Development, 

Plants and Facilities 

･ Toyota Financial Services Corporation is 

established to oversee Toyota's finance companies 

worldwide. 

･ Sichuan Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. (SCTM) starts 

production in China. 

･ Toyota Motor Manufacturing France S.A.S. (TMMF) 

starts production. 

･ Toyota enters Formula One (F1) competition. 

･ Toyota Peugeot Citroen Automobile Czech, s.r.o. is 

established. 

･ Toyota Motor Manufacturing Poland SP.z o.o. 

(TMMP) starts production. 

･ China FAW Group Corporation (FAW) signs a 

cooperative agreement in China. 

･ Toyota Motor Manufacturing de Baja California 

S.de R.L.de C.V. is established. 

･ Toyota Kirloskar Auto Parts Private Ltd. is 

established. 

･ Tianjin Toyota Motor Co., Ltd (TTMC) starts 

production in China. 

･ Toyota Motor Industries Poland Sp.z o.o. (TTIP) is 

established. 

･ Toyota Home Inc. (house retail company) is 

established. 

･ Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Texas, lnc. (TMMTX) 

is established. 

･ Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Alabama, lnc. 

(TMMAL) is established. 

･ Toyota FAW (Tianjin) Dies Co., Ltd. is established. 

･ FAW Toyota Changchun Engine Co., Ltd. is 

established. 

･ Guangzhou Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. is established. 

･ Toyota starts production of the "Toyota Aygo" 

along with "Peugeot 107" and "Citroen C1" through 

a joint venture with PSA Peugeot Citroen in the 

Czech Republic. 

･ 000 "TOYOTA MOTOR MANUFACTURING RUSSIA" 

(TMMR) is established. 

･ The Lexus brand is launched in Japan. 

･ Toyota and Fuji Heavy Industries agree on 

Business Collaboration. 

･ Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North 

America Inc. (TEMA) is established. 

･ Toyota Motor Asia Pacific Engineering and 

Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (TMAP-EM) is established. 

･ Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc. (SIA) starts 

production. 

･ Tong Fang Global Logistics Co., Ltd (TFGL) is 

established. 

･ 000 "TOYOTA MOTOR MANUFACTURING RUSSIA" 

(TMMR) starts production. 

･Toyota Research Institute of North America 

(TRI-NA) is established in United States. 

･ Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC), Daihatsu and 

FHI Research & Development and product-supply 

ties grow deeper. 

･ The 21st Century Greater Beijing 

Afforestation Center in China opens.

･ RX450h/RX350, IS 250C, HS250h and LFA are 

announced. 

･ SAI and Prius Plug-in Hybrid are announced. 

･ Toyota Motor Manufacturing Turkey Inc. (TMMT) 

production exceeds 1 million units. 

･ Worldwide Hybrid sales top 2 million units. 

･ FJ Cruiser announced. 

･ Worldwide Prius sales top 2 million units. 

･ Thailand production archives 5 million units 

cumulative productior. 

･ Europe sales archives 20 million units. 

§ Entries in blue and oblique refer to Toyota overseas operations. 

‘09 

‘10 

･ Toyota Motor Corporation Australia Ltd. (TMCA) 

starts Camry Hybrid vehicle production in Australia. 

･ Toyota Motor Thailand Co., Ltd. (TMT) starts 

Camry Hybrid vehicle production in Thailand. 

･ Testing Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles in the United 

Kingdom begins. 

･ Toyota Technical Center, USA, Inc.(TTC) York 

Township campus opens in the U.S. 

･ Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada Inc. (TMMC) 

starts RAV4 production in Canada. 

･ Toyota Marketing Japan (TMJ) is established. 

･ Toyota Motor Sales & Marketing (TMSM) is 

established. 

･ Toyota withdraws from F1. 

･ Toyota and Mazda agree to Hybrid System 

Technology Licence 

･ Toyota and Tesla Motors agree on joint EV 

development. 

･ Toyota's Housing Operations to Integrate Under 

Toyota Housing Corporation. 

･ Toyota develops Advanced Energy Management 

System.

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