Toyota Motor Corporation
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The Toyota Motor Corporation was created in 1937 as a spin-off from one of the world's leading makers of weaving machinery. Toyota unveiled their first small car in 1947 and 12 years later, in Brazil, Toyota opened the first of many production plants in other countries. Today, Toyota is the planet's third-largest automaker, cranking out more than 5.8 million vehicles annually — about one every six seconds. Toyota's brands are known for their high quality. Vehicles account for 90 percent of Toyota's revenues, but Toyota also dabbles in forklifts, telecommunications, pre-fab housing, and leisure boats.
(this information originally appeared in the March 17, 2002 edition of the Montgomery (Alabama) Advertiser in the Sunday Business section on the Motley Fool page)
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