| 2009 |
Begins production of the fully redesigned
Prius. |
| 2008 |
Begins production of the fully redesigned
Alphard and the new Vellfire. |
| 2007 |
Begins production of the fully redesigned
Voxy, Noah, Land Cruiser 200 and Lexus LX570. |
| 2005 |
Celebrates its 60th anniversary.
Establishes Toyota Auto Body Tokai Extrusion Co., Ltd.,
to manufacture rubber and plastic extrusion molded parts
and Toyota Auto Body Malaysia Co., Ltd. to manufacture stamped,
sheet-metal, and plastic parts.
Begins production of special purpose vehicles that were
mainly produced by the former Kariya truck plant, with a
focus on vehicles for the physically impaired. |
| 2004 |
The Hiace, a vehicle that is popular
around the world, undergoes a complete redesign for the
first time in 15 years.
The new Toyota Auto Body is created through a merger with
Araco Corporation.
Begins production of the Prius.
Establishes Thai Auto Conversion Co., Ltd. as a joint venture
company to manufacture special-purpose vehicles. |
| 2003 |
Cumulative production at the Fujimatsu
Plant reaches 10 million vehicles.
Construction of Toyota Auto Body Development Center is completed,
marking the beginning of a new era of development. |
| 2002 |
Begins production of the flagship minivan
Alphard.
Begins production of the Estima Hyrbrid. |
| 2001 |
Cumulative production reaches 15 million
vehicles.
Begins production of the completely redesigned Ipsum.
Begins production of two next-generation minivans, the Voxy
and Noah. |
| 2000 |
Begins production of the completely
redesigned Estima.
Begins production of the COMS an ultra-compact electric
vehicle.* |
| 1999 |
Inabe and Kariya plants receive ISO9001
certification. |
| 1998 |
Begins production of the Nadia, a next-generation
concept passenger vehicle; and of the Land Cruiser 100*
and Lexus LX470*.
Kariya and Fujimatsu plants receive ISO14001 certification.
Cumulative production of the Land Cruiser reaches 3 million
vehicles.* |
| 1997 |
Begins production of the Hiace Regius,
a semi-bonnet, wagon-type vehicle.
Establishes the joint venture company Chun Shyang Shin Yeh
Industry Co.,Ltd. to manufacture stamped and sheet-metal
parts and metal dies.
Inabe Plant receives ISO 14001 certification.
Toyota Auto Body Headoffice and Fujimatsu Plant receive
ISO9001 certification.
Begins production of the electric vehicle, Everyday.* |
| 1996 |
Begins production of the Ipsum, a new
concept family vehicle. |
| 1995 |
Establishes joint venture company P.T.
Sugity Creatives to manufacture automobile parts, vehicle
bodies, etc.
Begins production of the Granvia, a top-of-the-line cab-over
van.
Celebrates its 50th anniversary.
Construction of a sports and recreational facility is completed.
Begins production of the Lexus LX450 (becoming first vehicle
body manufacturer to produce for the Lexus brand).*
Participates for first time in the Dakar Rally.* |
| 1993 |
Inabe Plant begins production.
Launches mobile ozone water deodorizer. |
| 1991 |
Releases a linear motor for exterior
doors for use in home entranceways. |
| 1990 |
Begins production of a new type of
cab-over style vehicle, called the Previa, for the European
and U.S. markets and the Estima for the Japanese market.
Establishes Toyota Auto Body Research & Development
Co., Ltd. in Kagoshima Prefecture.
Becomes the first vehicle body manufacturer to produce 10-million
vehicles. |
| 1988 |
Establishes Thai Auto Works Co., Ltd.
as a joint venture company to manufacture special-purpose
vehicles. Construction of the Toyota Auto Body Training
Center is completed. |
| 1987 |
Signs a contract with Chun Yuan Steel
Industry Co., Ltd. (Taiwan) for technical assistance related
to stamped parts and dies. |
| 1986 |
The Kariya No. 5 Plant (truck plant)
begins production.
Receives Production Maintenance Excellent Plant Award. |
| 1985 |
Signs a contract with Thailand-based
Sammitr Manufacturing Co., Ltd. to provide technical assistance
for special-purpose vehicles.
Develops the world first linear motor curtains for use in
vehicles. |
| 1980 |
Receives the Japan Quality Medal. |
| 1979 |
Cumulative production reaches 5 million
vehicles. |
| 1974 |
Construction of head officebuilding
in Fujimatsu is completed. |
| 1971 |
Develops and begins production of Toyota
Easy Carry System (TECS) manufacturer modified van-type
trucks. |
| 1970 |
Receives the Deming Application Prize. |
| 1968 |
Constructed the Fujimatsu Plant for
production of passenger vehicles and begins production of
the Corona Mark II hardtop sedan. |
| 1967 |
Begins production of the cab-over vehicle
(Hiace).
Cumulative production reaches 1 million vehicles. |
| 1965 |
Advances into the field of passenger
vehicle bodies (produced the first hardtop sedan in Japan).
|
| 1964 |
Fujimatsu Plant begins production. |
| 1962 |
Yoshiwara Plant begins production.* |
| 1960 |
Began production of the RK160B model
microbus (current name: Coaster).*
Kotobuki Plant begins production.* |
| 1957 |
Constructed the No. 1 Kariya Plant for
mass-production of trucks, which was known as the "Premier
Body Plant of the East". |
| 1954 |
Began production of the all-steel body
compact truck (Toyoace) is begun. |
| 1953 |
Company name is changed to Toyota Auto
Body Co., Ltd.
Began production of the Land Cruiser (BJ series).* |
| 1951 |
Developed the first all-steel body
truck in Japan. |
| 1947 |
Established Arakawa Bankin Kogyo KK.* |
| 1945 |
The Kariya Plant is separated from
Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. to specialize in the manufacture
truck bodies under the company name Toyota Auto Body Co.,
Ltd. (Capitalization:9 million yen) |
1937-
1938 |
Toyota Motor Co., Ltd.
is established as a separate organization from Toyoda Automatic
Loom Works. The assembly plant was called the Toyota Motor
Co. Ltd. Kariya Plant, which was later renamed the Kariya
Plant (after construction of the Koromo Plant was completed)
and handled the manufacture and modifications of automobile
bodies. |
| 1936 |
Toyoda Automatic Loom Works,
Ltd. establishes an assembly plant (the predecessor to Toyota
Auto Body) in order to begin producing automobiles. |
