- Business
- Toyota Motor Corp (TOM.BE) manufactures and sells motor vehicles worldwide. The company produces a broad range of passenger cars, including sedans such as Yaris, Corolla, Camry, and Avalon; minivans including Sienna, Innova, and Alphard/Vellfire; SUVs, trucks, coupes, crossovers, and hybrids; as well as commercial vehicles through subsidiaries. Toyota offers vehicles under its primary brand, alongside luxury Lexus, Century, Daihatsu, Hino, and Scion models in select markets; it leads in hybrid electric vehicles via Hybrid Synergy Drive technology, first commercialized in the Prius in 1997 and now applied across its lineup. Founded in 1937 and headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, the company operates globally with production and sales in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and other regions; it employs over 380,000 consolidated workers as of March 2025. In recent developments, Toyota concluded definitive agreements in June 2025 with Daimler Truck, Mitsubishi Fuso, and Hino Motors to integrate Fuso and Hino on equal footing into a new listed holding company starting April 2026, with Toyota and Daimler each targeting 25% ownership to enhance commercial vehicle development, procurement, production, and CASE technologies. The company launched Toyota Invention Partners in 2025 with $670 million for long-term Japanese startup investments and raised an $800 million second fund for Woven Capital targeting AI, automation, climate tech, and sustainability; it also invested $912 million across five U.S. plants in November 2025 to boost hybrid production and add 252 jobs. Additional strategic moves include collaborations with Subaru and Mazda on next-generation engines for alternative fuels and hybrids, plus new model premieres like the Hilux in Asia and Land Cruiser "FJ" in 2025.