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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.
The SA was Toyota's first new passenger car design (as opposed to updating the AA) after World War II. It was the first in a family of vehicles before the introduction of the Crown. A series of light trucks also shared the chassis and major components of these passenger cars. All of these vehicles were sold under the Toyopet name.
The first Japanese car to be sold in the United States was the 1958 Toyopet Crown, a Toyota model that was popular in its home country but not well received in America. As Toyota magazine reported,...
Mitsubishi (1873–1950; 1964–present) Nissan (formerly Datsun) (1933–present) Infiniti (1989–present) Datsun (formerly Kaishinsha Motorcar Works) (1925–1986; 2013–2022) Kaishinsha Motorcar Works (1911–1925) Nissan Blue Stage (dealer network) Nissan Red Stage (dealer network) Subaru (formerly Nakajima Aircraft Company) (1945 ...
[1] even though in Japan such cars are known as kei cars. Microcars have also been defined as being a "small car, popular in the 1950s, that featured a body offering full weather protection and mechanics often derived from motorcycle technology", [ 2 ] though in the 1950s, a trend towards egg-shaped cars with a relatively large ratio of windows ...
The first Japanese cars arrived in the U.S. in 1957 when Toyota shipped two of its Crown sedans to California. But it would be more than a decade before U.S. drivers, especially younger ones ...
The first Toyota built outside Japan was in November 12, 1962, in São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil. [11] By the end of the decade, Toyota had established a worldwide presence, as the company had exported its one-millionth unit. The first Japanese vehicles to arrive in the American continents were five Land Cruisers in El Salvador in May 1953. [12]
An eight-tonner, this was considerably larger than existing Japanese trucks which had rarely been built for more than 6 tonnes (13,200 lb) payload. [1] The model became a common sight in Japan and in Southeast Asia, its main export market, before being retired in 1968 in favor of the more modern cab over trucks which succeeded it.