Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announced that in June its worldwide cumulative vehicle production surpassed 200 million units. This milestone took 76 years and 11 months to reach, and began with production of the Model G1 truck in August 1935 at Toyoda Automatic Loom Works, Ltd.’s Automotive Department, which was spun off and later became TMC. As of the end of June 2012, cumulative production in Japan totaled 145.21 million vehicles and overseas production totaled 55.12 million vehicles.
Marking the achievement, TMC President Akio Toyoda said: “I wish to express my heartfelt appreciation to our customers the world over who made it possible for us to reach this milestone. I also have the most profound respect and gratitude for the efforts of all persons who were involved in developing, manufacturing, and marketing Toyota and Lexus vehicles over the years. We are determined to make our cars even better, to continue to give our customers the best possible product. This is the common goal of our 300,000 Toyota staff members worldwide.”
The most-produced model among Toyota-brand vehicles is the “Corolla”, of which the 11th generation was launched in Japan on May 11. Cumulative worldwide Corolla production totaled 39.08 million units as of the end of June 2012.
Toyota worldwide cumulative vehicle production milestones:
Milestone, reached, time since production of first vehicle (Model G1 truck)
10 million units, January 1972, 36 years, 6 months
50 million units, October 1985, 50 years, 3 months
100 million units, January 1997, 61 years, 6 months
150 million units, January 2006, 70 years, 6 months
200 million units, June 2012, 76 years, 11 months
