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Toyota Motor Corporation

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Toyota Motor Corporation is a Japanese multinational automaker founded by Kiichiro Toyoda in 1937. It is the world's largest automobile manufacturer by production volume and a pioneer of hybrid electric vehicle technology. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Founded Year
1937 1
Significance
The world's largest automobile manufacturer, producing approximately 10 million vehicles annually and pioneering hybrid electric vehicle technology. 1
Headquarters
Toyota City, Aichi, Japan 1
Connections

Exemplifies

Just in Time Delivery, Concepts

The Toyota Production System is the strategy's origin, per the entity's own description

Operated By

Kiichiro Toyoda, Figures

Founded the automobile division of Toyoda Automatic Loom Works that became Toyota Motor Corporation in 1937.

Source Wikipedia: Kiichiro Toyoda
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Located In

Japan

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is located.

Source Wikipedia: Toyota Motor CorporationLead sentence 1tier 2
Quote, Lead sentence 1
Toyota Motor Corporation (Japanese: トヨタ自動車株式会社, Hepburn: Toyota Jidōsha kabushiki gaisha; IPA: [toꜜjota], English: , commonly known as simply Toyota) is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi, Japan.
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1. Wikipedia: Toyota Motor Corporation
Wikipedia
  • Opening section
    It was founded by Kiichiro Toyoda and incorporated on August 28, 1937.
  • 1920s-1930s History section
    The newly formed word was trademarked and the company began trading on August 28, 1937, as the Toyota Motor Company Ltd.
  • In Group: Automobile Manufacturers, Lead sentence
    Toyota Motor Corporation (Japanese: トヨタ自動車株式会社, Hepburn: Toyota Jidōsha kabushiki gaisha; IPA: [toꜜjota], English: , commonly known as simply Toyota) is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi, Japan.
  • Part Of: Automobile Transport, Lead sentence
    Toyota Motor Corporation (Japanese: トヨタ自動車株式会社, Hepburn: Toyota Jidōsha kabushiki gaisha; IPA: [toꜜjota], English: , commonly known as simply Toyota) is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi, Japan.
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Wikipedia: Kiichiro Toyoda
WikipediaOperated By: Kiichiro Toyoda, IntroductionView the Source
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