The history of Toyota began in 1037 with the founding of the Toyota Motor Co. Ltd. But did you know the original Toyoda business was textile weaving in the late 19th Century? Sakichi Toyoda's Sakichi Toyoda’s success in developing automatic loom technology provided a sound commercial foundation for his son Kiichiro to pursue his dream of making vehicles inspired by new mass production techniques seen in the US & Europe.

Today Toyota have grown to become one of the largest and well known automotive manufacturing businesses. They now employ more than 340,000 people and make vehicles in factories on every continent. Toyota cars and trucks are sold in more than 160 countries and territories.