It was in August 1935 that Toyota produced its very first vehicle, a G1 pickup truck, which was technically assembled by the automotive production division of Toyoda Automatic Loom Works. This original company was founded in 1926 and manufactured automatic looms before a separate automotive division was spun off from the auto production division in 1937 as the Toyota Motor Corporation we know today. Fun fact - Toyota Industries is still making automatic looms in 2023.
Fast forward to the present, and the Japanese automaker is celebrating an important moment in its history. Some 88 years after building its first truck, Toyota is proud to announce that it has produced 300 million cars. Although announced today, this remarkable milestone was actually reached at the end of September.
In the nearly nine decades that have passed, Toyota has assembled just over 180 million cars in its domestic factories, while nearly 120 million have been made outside of Japan. As you might guess, the Corolla is Toyota's most popular model, with 53.39 million assembled. The nameplate has been around since 1966 and has taken a variety of forms, from sedans and hatchbacks to wagons and coupes, plus the occasional minivan.
In 2022, Toyota was the world's best-selling automaker for the third year in a row, delivering 10.5 million vehicles. The RAV4 was also the most popular car, according to JATO Dynamics.
Source: Toyota
