Who Makes Toyota Cars?

by George Kennedy

Toyota is a Japanese automaker that builds a full-line of cars, trucks, SUVs, and minivans. It is owned by Toyota Motor Corporation, and it has a large presence in North America in both operations and assembly. Its vehicles are known for quality, reliability, and versatility.

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Who Makes Toyota Cars?

Toyota was founded in 1937 as Toyota Motor Corporation, but it would not enter the U.S. market until 1957, starting with the Toyopet Crown, which did not sell well. Through the 60s and 70s it would find success with efficient models like the Corona and Corolla. It opened its first American plant in Kentucky, to produce the Camry. Today, it has production facilities Texas, Indiana, Alabama, and Mississippi, as well as in Mexico and Canada.

What Sort of Vehicles Does Toyota Make?

Today, Toyota has one of the largest and most diverse lineups of cars, trucks, SUVs and minivans. It cars include the compact Corolla, midsize Camry, and midsize Crown. Its SUVs include the subcompact Corolla Cross, compact RAV4, midsize Highlander, midsize Venza, full-size Grand Highlander and full-size Sequoia. It also offers the Tacoma midsize truck, Tundra full-size truck, and Sienna minivan, as well as the all-electric bZ4X. Many Toyota models are also offered with hybrid powertrains, and Toyota is even making some of them hybrid as standard equipment.

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by George Kennedy

From open-wheel racecars to specialty off-road vehicles, George Kennedy has driven it all. A career automotive journalist, George has been a contributor, editor, and/or producer at some of the most respected publications and outlets, including Consumer Reports, the Boston Globe, Boston Magazine, Autoblog.com, Hemmings Classic Wheels, BoldRide.com, the Providence Journal, and WheelsTV.

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