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[2] [3] From 1925 to 1935, the Japanese car market was dominated by American manufacturers (alongside GM since 1925 Ford and since 1930 also Chrysler). [3] [4] In 1930, the combined market share of Ford and General Motors was 95%. [5] During its presence (1927-1939), General Motors had a market share of 42 percent. [6]
The "Big Three" of Japan (Toyota, Nissan, and Honda), each have luxury divisions: Honda's Acura (created in 1986), Nissan's Infiniti, and Toyota's Lexus (both created in 1989). Other than limited sales of the Infiniti Q45 these brands were only available outside Japan until 2005, when Lexus was introduced to the Japanese domestic market ("JDM ...
Company Brand Notes Honda (1946–present): Acura: Isuzu (1853–present; spun off from IHI in 1916): Mazda (1920–present) (5% Toyota): Following are the former brands of Mazda ...
Nissin Kogyo (日信工業株式会社, Nisshin Kōgyō Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese automotive parts brand of vehicle braking systems and aluminium products owned by Hitachi Astemo. The company was founded in 1953 and was listed on the first section Tokyo Stock Exchange until January 2021.
First generation Toyota Corolla (1966), the world's all-time best selling line of cars; in its 12th generation as of 2023 Toyota Mirai, Toyota's hydrogen-fueled vehicle. The automotive industry in Japan is one of the most prominent and largest industries in the world.
The company's first assembly was the production volume of the seventh-generation Mark II [5] [11] which formerly belonged to the Motomachi plant, sharing its production with Kanto Auto Works. In 1994, it also added the fifth-generation Chaser from Kanto Auto Works, which replaced it with a Crown taxi. In 1996, Toyota Motor Kyushu entered into ...
JATCO Ltd (Japanese: ジヤトコ株式会社, Hepburn: Jiyatoko Kabushiki-gaisha), or Japan Automatic Transmission Company, is a company that manufactures automatic transmissions for automobiles. History
The Toyota Motor Corporation of Japan has been active in the North American market since 1957, [3] made its manufacturing investment in North America in 1972 with the establishment of a company now known as Toyota Auto Body California, [4] and established its first production line in the US in 1986 at NUMMI (New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc.), a joint-venture with General Motors.