A Short History of Toyota Motor's March to the Top |
| Published: September 10, 2007, 10:43 pm |
| Tags: toyota motors, corolla, crown, factory, gm, nummi, president, prius, production |
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It has taken 70 years for Toyota Motor Corp. to make it to the top.By the end of this year Toyota will have outsold General Motors Corp. 9.42 million to 9.28 million units. Toyota probably already passed GM last year...but this year it will be a no doubter.1955 - Toyota started producing the Crown. 1957 - Toyota began exporting passenger cars to the United States. Toyota drove a Crown from London to Tokyo - 30,000 miles to demonstrate the Crown's durability and take a giant step toward changing the image of Japanese-made cars.1969 - Toyota's exports reached 1 million units. [ Full article ] |
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