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 The Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer Toyota Motor Corporation (Japanese: ; Hepburn: Toyota Jidsha kabushikigaisha; IPA: [tojota]; English: /tot/) is commonly referred to as simply Toyota. Its headquarters are located in Toyota City, Aichi, Japan. It was established on August 28, 1937, and Kiichiro Toyoda was its founder. With approximately 10 million vehicles manufactured annually, Toyota is the largest automobile manufacturer in the world.[ 1]  Kiichiro Toyoda's father, Sakichi Toyoda, founded Toyota Industries, a machine manufacturer, as a spinoff. The Toyota Group, one of the world's largest conglomerates, now includes both businesses. The company produced its first product, the Type A engine, in 1934 while remaining a department of Toyota Industries. In 1936, it produced its first passenger car, the Toyota AA. In the 1960s, Toyota took advantage of the rapidly growing Japanese economy to sell cars to a growing middle-class, leading to the development of the ...