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Kiichiro Toyoda (豊田喜一郎 Toyoda Kiichirō, June 11, 1894 – March 27, 1952) was a Japanese industrialist and the son of Toyoda Loom Works founder Sakichi Toyoda. He made the decision for Toyoda Loom Works to branch into automobiles, considered a risky business at the time. Shortly before Sakichi Toyoda died, he encouraged his son to follow his dream and pursue automobile manufacturing — Kiichiro created what eventually became Toyota Motor Corporation. Image File history File links Kiichirotoyoda. ... is the 162nd day of the year (163rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... is the 86th day of the year (87th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Laminitis, also known as founder, is inflammation of the sensitive lamina of the foot in a horse, the complications of which often result in the horse having to be euthanized. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (960x1280, 1619 KB) Kiichiro Toyoda Image. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (960x1280, 1619 KB) Kiichiro Toyoda Image. ... is the 162nd day of the year (163rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... is the 86th day of the year (87th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Toyota Industries Corporation (è±Šç”°è‡ªå‹•ç¹”æ©Ÿ, Toyota JidÅ 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 (è±Šç”° ä½å‰ Toyoda Sakichi, February 14, 1867 â€“ October 30, 1930)He was born in Kosai city. ... Car redirects here. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ...

He resigned from the company in 1948 due to flagging sales and profitability, passing away four years later. In 1957, his cousin and confidante Eiji Toyoda would become head of Toyota Motor Corporation, overseeing its successful expansion worldwide and the launch of Japan's most prominent luxury vehicle brand, Lexus. Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... Eiji Toyoda (è±Šç”°è‹±äºŒ 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. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... Lexus is the luxury vehicle division of Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corporation. ...