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Company Sub Brand Notes Honda (1946–present) Acura: Isuzu (1853–present; spun off from IHI in 1916) Mazda (1920–present) (5% Toyota) Following are the former sub brands of Mazda: Autorama Autozam ɛ̃nfini Eunos Xedos: Mitsubishi (1873–1950; 1964–present) Nissan (formerly Datsun) (1933–present) Infiniti (1989–present)
Historically one of the oldest surviving Japanese internal combustion engine manufacturers, the company was known for building three-wheeled vehicles and off-road vehicles, while currently the company offers a range of kei car models, along with kei trucks, kei vans and other larger small cars in Japan. The company produces entry-level compact ...
Locations of the 20 oldest operating companies A spa bath at Hōshi Ryokan in the Awazu Onsen area of Komatsu, in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. The ryokan was established in 718 AD. The ryokan was established in 718 AD.
This is a list of automobiles produced for the general public in the Japanese market. They are listed in chronological order from when each model began its model year. If a model did not have continuous production, it is listed again on the model year production resumed. Concept cars and submodels are not listed unless they are themselves notable.
With Japanese manufacturers producing very affordable, reliable, and popular cars throughout the 1990s, Japan became the largest car producing nation in the world in 2000. However, its market share has decreased slightly in recent years, particularly due to old and new competition from South Korea , China and India .
Toyota Motor Co. was established as an independent and separate company in 1937. Although the founding family's name was written in the Kanji "豊田" (rendered as "Toyoda"), the company name was changed to a similar word in katakana - トヨタ (rendered as "Toyota") because the latter has 8 strokes which is regarded as a lucky number in East Asian culture. [3]
The new car's name was an acronym of the initials of the company partners: Kenjiro Den (Den Kenjirō) Rokuro Aoyama (Aoyama Rokurō) Meitaro Takeuchi Takeuchi Meitarō [5] Incidentally, datto (how a native Japanese speaker would pronounce "dat") means to "dash off like a startled rabbit" (脱兎), which was considered a good name for the little ...
This is a chronological index for the start year for motor vehicle brands (up to 1969). For manufacturers that went on to produce many models, it represents the start date of the whole brand; for the others, it usually represents the date of appearance of the main (perhaps only) model that was produced.