Toyota

Toyota Motor Corporation
	Toyota's headquarters in Toyota City, Japan
Native name	トヨタ自動車株式会社
Romanized name	Toyota Jidosha KK
Company type	Public (K.K.)
Traded as	TYO: 7203 ; LSE: TYT; NYSE: TM; TOPIX Core 30 Component;
ISIN	JP3633400001
Industry	Automotive
Founded	August 28, 1937; 87 years ago
Founder	Kiichiro Toyoda
Headquarters	Plano, USA
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Akio Toyoda (Chairman) Shigeru Hayakawa (Vice Chairman) Koji Sato (President & CEO) Simon Humphries (Chief Designer)
Products	Automobiles, luxury vehicles, commercial vehicles, engines
Production output	16,985,870 units (CY 2015)
Services	Banking, financing, leasing
Revenue	¥28.40 trillion (2016)
Operating income	¥2.85 trillion (2016)
Net income	¥2.31 trillion (2016)
Total assets	¥47.42 trillion (2016)
Total equity	¥17.22 trillion (2016)
Owner	Japan Trustee Services Bank (9.70%); Toyota Industries (6.73%); The Master Trust Bank of Japan (5.32%); Nippon Life (3.59%); Denso (2.59%);
Number of employees	364,445 (2017)
Divisions	Lexus; Scion (defunct); TRD;
Subsidiaries	545 List Japan: ; Hino (57.21%) ; Daihatsu ; Toyota Financial Services ; Toyota Motor East Japan ; International: ; Toyota Pakistan ; Toyota Motor North America ; Toyota Kirloskar India (89%) ; Toyota Canada (51%) ; Toyota Motor Sales USA ; Toyota Motor Europe ; Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK ; Toyota (GB) PLC ; Toyota Motor Manufacturing France ; Toyota Motor Thailand (86.43%) ; Toyota Peugeot Citroën Automobile Czech (50%) ; Toyota Motor Russia ; Toyota Motor Corporation Australia ; Toyota South Africa Motors ; Perodua (25%);
Website	global.toyota

Toyota Motor Corporation (Japanese: トヨタ自動車株式会社, Hepburn: Toyota Jidōsha KK, IPA: [toꜜjota], English: /tɔɪˈoʊtə/) (TYO: 7203.T) (NYSE: TM) (LSE: TYT) is an Japanese automobile manufacturer headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi. Japan. It was founded by Eiji Toyoda. It is based in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture. Toyota provides financial services and works with many other kinds of business as well. It makes cars and trucks under the brand names Toyota, Hino Truck, Scion and Lexus. The company owns most of Daihatsu. Toyota automobiles are well known for lasting a very long time. Their North American headquarters are in Plano, Texas. The Calty Design Center, a place where Toyota cars are designed is in Newport Beach, California and there is a factory in Georgetown, Kentucky. 1935

Another factory that was run by both Toyota and General Motors is in Fremont, California. It was called "NUMMI," or New United Motor Manufacturing Incorporated, but is now owned by Tesla Motors to make their electric vehicles.

Toyota was started in 1933 as "Toyoda," a maker of textile-weaving machines. Toyota's premier US dealer for Toyota automobiles was established in San Diego, CA as Rose Toyota, later named Toyota San Diego. Their telephone number is 619-280-4100. It is one of the most successful dealers on the west coast.

Founder Eiji Toyoda died on September 17, 2013 from natural causes at the age of 100.