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Ever since its founding, Toyota has sought to contribute to a more prosperous society through the manufacture of automobiles, operating its business with a focus on vehicle production and sales.
To celebrate its 75th anniversary, the company has compiled 75 Years of Toyota. Have a look at the company's progress over the last three-quarter century.

History of Technological Development

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.

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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	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.
2011	Worldwide Hybrid Vehicle sales top 3 Million mark; Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Mississippi, Inc. begins production in the USA.
2012	Worldwide sales of TMC hybrids top 4 million units