Production
Production Overview
Toyota's cumulative worldwide motor vehicle production since the start of production of the G1 Truck in 1935 prior to the establishment of Toyota Motor Co. Ltd., through the end of 2011, is approximately 195.7 million vehicles. Production, particularly in Japan, expanded rapidly during motorization in the 1960s, and Toyota created many new production bases. Later, when production at New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc. (NUMMI) in the United States started in 1984, local production made dramatic advances. The IMV Project* was launched in 2004, and in 2007 the overseas production volume exceeded production in Japan. Based on the principles of contributing to society through automobile manufacturing and manufacturing products where the demand exists, Toyota has conducted production in 27 countries and regions as of the end of 2011.
- *
- The IMV (Innovative International Multi-purpose Vehicle) Project produces three pickup trucks based on the Hilux, the Fortuner sport utility vehicle, and the Innova minivan in Asia, South Africa, and South America for supply to more than 140 countries around the world. Production began in August 2004 in Thailand and Indonesia.
Worldwide Production Volume
Year
|
Worldwide production
|
Production in Japan
|
Overseas production
|
---|---|---|---|
1935
|
20
|
20
|
|
1936
|
1,142
|
1,142
|
|
1937
|
4,013
|
4,013
|
|
1938
|
4,615
|
4,615
|
|
1939
|
11,981
|
11,981
|
|
1940
|
14,787
|
14,787
|
|
1941
|
14,611
|
14,611
|
|
1942
|
16,302
|
16,302
|
|
1943
|
9,827
|
9,827
|
|
1944
|
12,720
|
12,720
|
|
1945
|
3,275
|
3,275
|
|
1946
|
5,821
|
5,821
|
|
1947
|
3,922
|
3,922
|
|
1948
|
6,703
|
6,703
|
|
1949
|
10,824
|
10,824
|
|
1950
|
11,706
|
11,706
|
|
1951
|
14,228
|
14,228
|
|
1952
|
14,106
|
14,106
|
|
1953
|
16,496
|
16,496
|
|
1954
|
22,713
|
22,713
|
|
1955
|
22,786
|
22,786
|
|
1956
|
46,417
|
46,417
|
|
1957
|
79,527
|
79,527
|
|
1958
|
78,856
|
78,856
|
|
1959
|
101,194
|
101,194
|
(489)
|
1960
|
154,770
|
154,770
|
(459)
|
1961
|
210,937
|
210,937
|
(2,503)
|
1962
|
230,350
|
230,350
|
(2,029)
|
1963
|
318,495
|
318,495
|
(7,586)
|
1964
|
425,764
|
425,764
|
(10,824)
|
1965
|
477,643
|
477,643
|
(12,446)
|
1966
|
587,539
|
587,539
|
(23,391)
|
1967
|
832,130
|
832,130
|
(35,036)
|
1968
|
1,097,405
|
1,097,405
|
(63,934)
|
1969
|
1,471,211
|
1,471,211
|
(80,340)
|
1970
|
1,609,190
|
1,609,190
|
(75,575)
|
1971
|
1,955,033
|
1,955,033
|
(103,478)
|
1972
|
2,087,133
|
2,087,133
|
(102,234)
|
1973
|
2,308,098
|
2,308,098
|
(123,869)
|
1974
|
2,114,980
|
2,114,980
|
(138,371)
|
1975
|
2,336,053
|
2,336,053
|
(154,208)
|
1976
|
2,487,851
|
2,487,851
|
(160,715)
|
1977
|
2,720,758
|
2,720,758
|
(176,855)
|
1978
|
2,929,157
|
2,929,157
|
(199,991)
|
1979
|
3,074,832
|
2,996,225
|
78,607
|
1980
|
3,377,582
|
3,293,344
|
84,238
|
1981
|
3,327,300
|
3,220,418
|
106,882
|
1982
|
3,283,372
|
3,144,557
|
138,815
|
1983
|
3,406,431
|
3,272,335
|
134,096
|
1984
|
3,583,320
|
3,429,249
|
154,071
|
1985
|
3,801,929
|
3,665,622
|
136,307
|
1986
|
3,812,691
|
3,660,167
|
152,524
|
1987
|
3,830,539
|
3,638,279
|
192,260
|
1988
|
4,213,068
|
3,968,697
|
244,371
|
1989
|
4,447,483
|
3,975,902
|
471,581
|
1990
|
4,890,028
|
4,212,373
|
677,655
|
1991
|
4,754,998
|
4,085,081
|
669,917
|
1992
|
4,695,807
|
3,931,341
|
764,466
|
1993
|
4,450,464
|
3,561,750
|
888,714
|
1994
|
4,559,748
|
3,508,456
|
1,051,292
|
1995
|
4,424,701
|
3,171,277
|
1,253,424
|
1996
|
4,756,093
|
3,410,060
|
1,346,033
|
1997
|
4,892,117
|
3,502,046
|
1,390,071
|
1998
|
4,634,076
|
3,165,805
|
1,468,271
|
1999
|
4,729,266
|
3,118,226
|
1,611,040
|
2000
|
5,180,651
|
3,429,209
|
1,751,442
|
2001
|
5,135,027
|
3,354,424
|
1,780,603
|
2002
|
5,640,383
|
3,485,162
|
2,155,221
|
2003
|
6,078,296
|
3,520,317
|
2,557,979
|
2004
|
6,723,674
|
3,680,946
|
3,042,728
|
2005
|
7,360,742
|
3,789,582
|
3,571,160
|
2006
|
8,093,163
|
4,194,188
|
3,898,975
|
2007
|
8,534,690
|
4,226,137
|
4,308,553
|
2008
|
8,210,818
|
4,012,388
|
4,198,430
|
2009
|
6,371,291
|
2,792,274
|
3,579,017
|
2010
|
7,623,349
|
3,282,855
|
4,340,494
|
2011
|
6,928,813
|
2,760,028
|
4,168,785
|
Cumulative production
|
195,708,757
|
143,341,256
|
52,367,501
|
- Note 1:
- Production volumes in Japan include completely-built up vehicles and knockdown vehicles.
- Note 2:
- Figures in parentheses for 1959-1978 under the overseas production column include both local production and knockdown vehicles, and are included in production volume for Japan.
- Note 3:
- Overseas production volumes from 1979 are on a local line-off basis excluding knockdown vehicles.
- Note 4:
- 'Knockdown vehicles refers to vehicles of which at least 60% of the cost of component parts is comprised of parts imported from Japan.
Source: Figures for production in Japan are from Toyota: A History of the First 50 Years-Appendix (figures for 1986 and earlier), Toyota in the World and Toyota internal data (figures for 1987 and beyond), and figures for overseas production are from Toyota in the World and Toyota internal data (data for 1979 and beyond)