Eiji Toyoda (豊田英二 Toyoda Eiji) born 12 September 1913 near Nagoya in Japan, was a prominent Japanese industrialist, and was largely responsible for bringing Toyota Motor Corporation to profitability and worldwide prominence during his tenure as CEO and later Chairman, a position he held until 1994. Born into a family of textile manufacturers, Eiji Toyoda is the son of Heihachi Toyoda, the brother of Toyoda Loom Works founder Sakichi Toyoda. September 12 is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years). ... Year 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Nagoya ) is the fourth largest city in Japan. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ... A Chairman is the presiding officer of a meeting, organization, committee, or other deliberative body. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... Sunday textile market on the sidewalks of Karachi, Pakistan. ... Toyota Industries Corporation (豊田自動織機, Toyota Jidō Shokki) TYO: 6201 is a Japanese machine maker, founded in 1926 by Sakichi Toyoda, it was originally called Toyoda Automatic Loom Works, Ltd. ... Sakichi Toyoda (豊田 佐吉 Toyoda Sakichi, February 14, 1867 – October 30, 1930)He was born in Kosai city. ...

He studied engineering at Tokyo Imperial University from 1933 to 1936. During this time Toyoda's cousin Kiichiro established an automobile plant at the Toyoda Automatic Loom Works. Toyoda joined his cousin in the plant at the conclusion of his degree and throughout their lives, shared a deep friendship. In 1936 the company changed its name from Toyoda Automatic Loom Works to Toyota, and its first cars rolled off the production line that year, built from General Motors parts and components. Look up engineer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Yasuda Auditorium on the University of Tokyos Hongo Campus. ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Kiichiro Toyoda (豊田喜一郎 Toyoda Kiichiro, June 11, 1894 – March 27, 1952) was a Japanese industrialist and the son of Toyoda Loom Works founder Sakichi Toyoda. ... General Motors Corporation (NYSE: GM), also known as GM, is an American automobile maker with worldwide operations and brands including Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Holden, Hummer, Opel, Pontiac, Saturn, Saab and Vauxhall. ...

Japan's entry into World War II in 1941 required that Toyota's production capacity was redirected towards the manufacture of trucks for Japanese imperial forces. At the conclusion of the war, Toyoda expected the occupational force's restrictions on zaibatsu to affect Toyota. Instead, Japan's reconstruction required the Toyota car plant to build vehicles to assist in this task. Despite the boost in production, Toyota was close to insolvency in the immediate post-war period, and was spared dissolution by massive workforce reductions. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... For the movie, see 1941 (film). ... The driver of this DAF tractor with an auto-transport semi-trailer truck prepares to offload Škoda Octavia cars in Cardiff, Wales For other articles with similar names, see Lorry (disambiguation) and truck (disambiguation). ... Zaibatsu , lit. ...

Toyoda visited Ford's plant at Dearborn, Michigan during the early 1950s. Toyota had been in the business of the manufacture of cars for 13 years at this stage, and had produced just over 2,500 automobiles. The Ford plant in contrast manufactured 8,000 vehicles a day. Toyoda decided to adopt US automobile mass production methods. Ford Motor Company is an American multinational corporation and the worlds third largest automaker after Toyota and General Motors, based on worldwide vehicle sales. ... Location in Michigan Coordinates: Country United States State Michigan County Wayne County  - Mayor John B. O’Reilly, Jr. ... Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1960 Toyota proposed a joint venture with Ford to manufacture automobiles in Japan. The original proposal was for a 40-40-20 deal, with 20 percent ownership allocated for the distributor in Japan. That was later increased to allow Ford 50 percent, but again the deal was rejected for a variety of reasons. Eiji Toyoda said that "Ford's method of turning us down left a lot to be desired." Toyota attempted again in 1980, shortly before the Reagan administration imposed voluntary restraint agreements on Japanese auto imports.

Toyota then proposed joint production of automobiles in the United States. "We attempted to form ties with Ford on a total of four occasions before and after the war, and in each case nothing came of our efforts," Toyoda wrote. "I suppose that we were never meant to become partners." In 2001, Ford CEO Jacques Nasser met with Toyota CEO Hiroshi Okuda and proposed a joint venture between the two companies in small car production.

In 1983, NUMMI (New United Motor Manufacturing) was opened as a joint venture with General Motors and produces the Corolla and vehicles based on it. In 1987, Toyota opened its first wholly owned North American plant in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada. The following year, Toyota's first wholly owned U.S. plant opened in Georgetown, Kentucky. Toyota added another U.S. plant in 1998 in Princeton, Indiana, and is scheduled to open another plant in San Antonio, Texas in 2006. Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc. ... General Motors Corporation, also known as GM or GMC is the worlds 2nd largest auto company by sales revenue (behind Toyota[1]) and was the worlds largest automaker by unit sales from 1931 to 2006, longer than any other automaker. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the electoral district, see Cambridge (electoral district). ... Georgetown is a city in Scott County, Kentucky, United States. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Princeton is a city located in Gibson County, in the US state of Indiana. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: Counties Bexar County Government  - Mayor Phil Hardberger Area  - City  412. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

By 1955, Toyota had started mass producing the Crown, which was a success in Japan, but had little impact on the US market upon its introduction in 1957. By the 1960s, however, Toyota Coronas and Corollas had achieved substantial market penetration in the US. By 1975 Toyota had replaced Volkswagen as the number one imported car in the United States. 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Volkswagen AG (ISIN: DE0007664005), or VW, is an automobile manufacturer based in Wolfsburg, Germany. ...

In 1983, Toyoda decided to compete in the luxury car market, and by 1990 had introduced the Lexus. Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... Lexus is the luxury vehicle division of Japanese based American car maker Toyota Motor Corporation. ...

Toyota is now the leading car manufacturer in Japan and the in the world (overtaking General Motors in May 2007). General Motors Corporation (NYSE: GM), also known as GM, is an American automobile maker with worldwide operations and brands including Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Holden, Hummer, Opel, Pontiac, Saturn, Saab and Vauxhall. ...

Toyoda stepped down as chairman of Toyota in 1994. 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ...

See also

• Sakichi Toyoda
• Toyota Supra- 1979- first produced
• Ford Motor Co.
• General Motors
• Toyota Corona
• Toyota Crown
• Toyota Coaster- Bus
• Toyota Camry- 1983- first produced
• Toyota Sprinter

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Works Cited

• "Toyota-fifty years in motion", Eiji Toyoda, Tokyo: Kodansha International, 1987.