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Toyota's 9.5 million cars in 2007 alone, the success is pinned on the fact that cars are manufactured in a country where they are sold. This led to a global enterprise, with Toyota's production in six continents, with work force of a quarter million people, and sales within 160 different markets worldwide.

Toyota history

Toyota is actually a result of the company Toyota spinning and weaving, set Sakichi Toyoda in 1918. He invented the first automatic loom, which he sold the patent and gave money to his son. His son, Kiichiro, she invested in the automotive industry and in 1936 Toyota AA hit the market, with 100,000 th car built 11 years later. Toyota cars came to Europe in 1962, with production surpassing the million mark. Fast forward a few decades until 1986, and 50 million Toyotas is proizveden.Nekoliko years later, Toyota set up production in the UK with engine production in Wales and a factory in Derbyshire, where cars are manufactured.

Toyota facts

Type: Public (Xetra: NSU) Founded: 1937 Founder: Kiichiro Toyoda Headquarters: Toyota, Aichi, Nagoya and Tokyo, Japan Key people: Kiichiro Toyoda (Founder), Fujio Cho (President and Representative Director) Industry: Automotive Products: Vehicles subsidiaries: 522 Companies

Toyota Celica -. Launched in 1970 and more in 2005, it means "heaven" and that is the name given to a series of popular Coupe

TOYOTA COROLLA - put on the market in 1966, the tenth generation of this car was launched in 2006. At least 30 million Corollas have been sold, but it is not sold in the UK since February 2007, when the Yaris is your place.

Hilux -. Achieving first to market in 1969 to replace the Stout, this model is the Toyota compact pick-up truck

TOYOTA LANDCRUISER - This first appeared in 1954, and since then has reached his ninth generacije.Pogonom on four wheels, it is known for getting close off-road Range Rover features.

TOYOTA MR2 -. Two-seater sports car with mid engine and rear-wheel drive, built 1984 - 2007

Toyota RAV4 -the first produced in 1994, now in its third generation, it is a compact SUV.

Toyota Supra -. Built between 1979 and 2002, it is a full-sized sports car, modeled on the Toyota Celica, but with more powerful engines

TOYOTA YARIS -. Now in its second generation, it is a small hatchback city car which he first came to market in 1999

Toyota - Did you know?

About 70 percent of Toyota cars made in the UK are exported to Europe, and 15 percent to another 70 countries worldwide. surname of the founder actually Toyoda, but changed as Toyota, according to Japanese superstition, it is happiness. Shoichiro Toyoda - a member of the family - he was inducted into the U.S. Automotive Hall of Fame in 2007. In 2001, the first Toyota to be awarded European Car of the Yaris, Prius and then in 2005. Toyota has a subsidiary named Lexus, Daihatsu, which owns the U.S. and is called a descendant of which is aimed at their cars to young drivers.

Auto Trader site is the UK base where you'll find a wide range of new and used Toyota models.