History of Toyota (1867-1939)
| New Model Introductions, Productions, Sales and Exports |
Year | Business Development, Plants and Facilities |
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| 1867 | • Sakichi Toyoda is born. | |
| '90 | • Sakichi Toyoda invents the wooden Toyoda handloom. | |
| '94 | • Kiichiro Toyoda is born. | |
| 1924 | •Sakichi Toyoda completes the non-stop shuttle change type Toyoda automatic loom (Type G).
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| '29 | • Kiichiro Toyoda travels to Europe and the United States to investigate automobiles. • The British company Platt Brothers gains the automatic loom patent rights. |
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| 1930 | • Kiichiro Toyoda starts research into gasoline-powered engines. | |
| '33 | • Automobile Department is established in Toyoda Automatic Loom Works, Ltd. | |
| • A1 prototype passenger car is completed. • G1 truck is completed.
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'35 | • Hinode Motors (currently Aichi Toyota) starts operations. |
| • Toyoda Model AA Sedan, AB phaeton and GA truck are announced. • First export of a Toyota car (G1 truck).
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'36 | • Toyota's logo is established. |
| '37 | • Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. is established. | |
| • Production of GB truck starts. | '38 | • Koromo Plant (currently Honsha Plant) starts operations. • "Just-in-time" system launches on a full-scale basis.
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§ Entries in blue refer to Toyota overseas operations.