Toyota

Some of the key events about Toyota

• 1935

  Established as an independent company, spinning off from Toyoda Automatic Loom Works
• 1947

  Produced its 100,000th vehicle, marking rapid post-war growth
• 1950

  Toyota was accused of using prison labor during World War II
• 1957

  Became the first Japanese car to be exported to the United States
• 1966

  Introduced the Corolla, which would become the world's best-selling car model
• 1982

  Formed a joint venture with General Motors, demonstrating international collaboration
• 1989

  Launched the Lexus brand, entering the luxury car market
• 1995

  Toyota recalled 242,000 vehicles due to seatbelt defects
• 1997

  Introduced the Prius, the world's first mass-produced hybrid electric vehicle
• 2008

  Surpassed General Motors to become the world's largest automaker by sales
• 2009

  Toyota recalled 3.8 million vehicles due to floor mat issues causing unintended acceleration
• 2010

  Toyota was fined $16.4 million by the U.S. government for delaying a safety recall
• 2012

  Toyota recalled 7.43 million vehicles worldwide due to faulty power window switches
• 2014

  Began large-scale production of fuel cell vehicles with the Mirai model
• 2014

  Toyota agreed to pay $1.2 billion to settle a U.S. criminal probe into sudden unintended acceleration issues
• 2016

  Toyota recalled 3.37 million vehicles worldwide for airbag and emissions control unit defects
• 2018

  Toyota recalled 2.4 million hybrid vehicles worldwide due to stalling problems
• 2020

  Toyota was fined $180 million for violating U.S. emissions reporting requirements
• 2021

  Became the first automaker to produce over 10 million vehicles in a single year
• 2022

  Toyota admitted to falsifying emissions data for diesel engines in Japan

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