There have been so many legendary Toyotas over the last 75 years, where does one even start in trying to remember them all? Well, thankfully Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) has been keeping count and yesterday they announced that in June its worldwide cumulative vehicle production surpassed 200 million units. This milestone actually took 76 years and 11 months to be exact and began with production of the Model G1 truck in August 1935. As of the end of June, cumulative production in Japan totalled 145.21 million vehicles and overseas production totalled 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 Toyota Corolla. Cumulative worldwide Corolla production totalled 39.08 million units as of the end of June.
Toyota reached 10 million units in January 1972; 50 million units in October 1985; 100 million units in January 1997 and 200 million units in June 2012. What is of course fascinating to see is how the first 50 million units took 50 years, and the last 100 million units between 1997 and today took just 15 years.
What do you think is the most legendary car Toyota has produced out of those 200 million? The multi-million selling C-segment Corolla? The indestructible Hilux bakkie? The bullet proof Camry saloon? The revolutionary hybrid Prius? The legendary Hachi-Roku? The iconic Land Cruiser? Are there any we’ve forgotten? Share your thoughts with us…
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