Housing
TOYOTA HOUSING CORPORATION
Since Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. entered the housing business in 1975, it has conducted business under the under the banner of "truly wanting to make Japanese homes better". The company developed a lineup of detached housing products using a variety of different building techniques and expanded its business to include condominiums and rental housing.
In 2003, Toyota Motor Corporation (name changed in 1982) adopted the 'Housing Business 2010 Vision' as a starting point for reinforcing the housing business and established TOYOTA HOUSING CORPORATION, transferring its product planning, marketing planning, lot division, and construction support functions from the Housing Group to the new company. Toyota Housing began operations in January 2004.
On October 1, 2010, the company transferred all housing business functions to Toyota Housing to integrate development, production, and sales and achieve more rapid decision making and flexible operations.
Year
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Month
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Events
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1975
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August
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Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. establishes the Housing Group and Toyota Motor Sales Co., Ltd. establishes the Special Housing Department as their respective core organizations for production and sales (October)
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December
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Production begins at Toyota Sotoyama Plant and Kanto Auto Works, Ltd. Yokosuka Plant. Twenty-four auto dealers in the Kanto, Tokai, and Kinki regions selected as home dealers.
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December
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1977
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February
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'Model JA' launched
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February
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'Model KC' launched
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April
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Alliance formed with 12 city banks
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1979
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January
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'Model JC' launched
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1981
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February
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'My Life' launched
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1982
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February
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'Oak' launched
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July
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Integrated into Housing Group in conjunction with merger by Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. and Toyota Motor Sales Co., Ltd.
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1983
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September
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'ASPEN' launched
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1984
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July
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'Model PC' launched
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1985
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March
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'Aspen Sepia' launched
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September
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'Kodachi' launched
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1986
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March
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'SERRATA' launched
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April
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Mainframe housing CAD introduced
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May
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Interior furnishings for Toyota homes released
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July
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'Elm' launched
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July
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'Cedar' launched
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1987
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April
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Kasugai Housing Works (Toyota's first pre-fab house specialty plant) begins operations
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May
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'Apartment' launched
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July
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CAD TACT, a sales support tool for PCs, developed internally and installed at dealers
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October
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Eight Toyota Home sales companies (Toyota Home Aichi Co., Ltd., Toyota Home Nagoya Co., Ltd., etc.) begin operations
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1988
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March
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Toyota Home Tochigi Co., Ltd. begins operations
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April
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Seven Toyota Home dealers (Toyota Home Gunma Co., Ltd., Toyota Home Saitama Co. Ltd., etc.) begin operations
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April
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'Oak FORET' launched
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July
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Toyota Home Mie Co., Ltd. begins operations
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September
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'NEW ASPEN' Western style home launched
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October
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Five Toyota Home sales companies (Toyota Home Ibaraki Co., Ltd., etc.) begin operations
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1989
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April
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Six Toyota Home dealers (Toyota Home Yamanashi, Co., Ltd., etc.) begin operations
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August
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Tochigi Housing Works, a pre-fab house specialty plant, begins operations
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September
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'Larch' launched
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September
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Toyota Home Nagano Co., Ltd. begins operations
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1990
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June
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Toyota Home Sendai Branch begins operations
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August
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Decision made to construct housing plant in Okayama Prefecture
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November
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Three-story 'Serrata ESPACiO 3' home launched
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1991
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May
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Housing Business Headquarters established
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July
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Four Toyota Home dealers begin operations in western Japan
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October
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Construction of the Yamanashi Housing Works, the third housing plant, completed
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1992
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June
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'Maison LECCIA', apartment buildings that employs the steel frame rahmen construction, launched
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June
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'Serrata ESPACiO EL' launched
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1993
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April
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Toyota Home Kinki Co., Ltd. established and begins operations
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1994
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April
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'MELEZE' launched
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October
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Toyota Home Techno Co., Ltd. established
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1995
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January
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Twentieth anniversary commemorative products launched
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February
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Temporary housing constructed and other recovery support provided following the Great Hanshin Earthquake
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April
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'MELEZE C-20' limited edition 20th anniversary commemorative homes launched
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April
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Toyota Home Confederation, a cooperative association of suppliers changes its name to the Toyota Oval Association
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May
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Ceremony held to mark 20 years in the housing business
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1996
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April
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Five Toyota Home dealers in the southern Kanto region consolidated and reorganized as Toyota Home Tokyo Co., Ltd.
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April
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Unit product series support CAD updated to UNICS version CAD
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May
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Integrated VI introduced at construction sites
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June
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'CHENE' launched
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August
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Asahi Solar Home Co., Ltd. begins operations in Saitama Prefecture
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October
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'MELEZE PREMIER' launched
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December
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Crest Homes Inc., an imported house design and sales company, established through recruiting of entrepreneurs
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1997
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March
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First Housing Development Conference held
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September
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Housing business alliance formed with USK Co., Ltd.
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1998
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January
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Shinshu Toyota Home Co., Ltd. established
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October
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Phase 2 of Noyoridai Green Village in Toyota City completed
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October
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Hanwa Toyota Home Co., Ltd. begins operations
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1999
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April
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Full-scale introduction of IEZO, a laptop PC version of sales support CAD tooldiv>
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April
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'SINCE AIII' launched
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July
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'SINCE AII,' a two-story house with a new 'roof type' launched
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August
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Fujishounan Toyota Home Co., Ltd. begins operations
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October
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On-site construction support for temporary housing provided after a major earthquake in Turkey
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2000
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January
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Handling of 'Anshin Sengen' Toyota Home loans begins
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January
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30-year home guarantee established
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January
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'Five-year home equipment guarantee' established
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April
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'SINCE RAISON' and 'ESPACiO GR' launched
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June
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Vie a(alpha) launched
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July
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Toyota enters the condominium business
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August
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SINCE Oak 21' launched
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October
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'SINCE NEUE' launched
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2001
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January
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'Atolis Park Kariya', a residential exhibition area, established and opened
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January
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All housing divisions obtain ISO 9001 certification
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April
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'SINCE RAISON G' and 'SINCE Oak 21-W' launched
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May
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Living Support, Inc., a Toyota Group home loan guarantee company, established
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June
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Toyota Homes ranks first among pre-fab homes in Aichi Prefecture during the year 2000
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June
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Housing company system introduced
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July
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'Vie a(alpha) K2' launched
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July
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'ESPACiO GX' launched
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July
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'SINCE SS' launched
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2002
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January
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'ESPACiO EF Tradage' launched
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January
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'Fureai Call Center' opens
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April
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Kurashi Taikenkan, a house equipped with universal design features established at Atolis Park Kariya |
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April
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'Vie a(alpha) MIA CASA' launched
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April
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'SINCE Smart Stage' launched
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April
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Handling of 'New Anshin Sengen' loans exclusively for Toyota Homes begins
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April
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New Toyota Home sales companies established in Tochigi and Gunma Prefectures
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September
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SINCE Smart Stage f' launched
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September
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Contract signed to form steel house joint venture in China
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October
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Toyota Woodyou Home Co., Ltd. becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary
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October
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'Vie a(alpha) Tradage' launched
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December
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Sales of convenience stores construction materials to Seven-Eleven Japan Co., Ltd. begin
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2003
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January
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All fees for 'New Anshin Sengen' eliminated
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February
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'New Three-Year Plan' adopted
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February
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April
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TOYOTA HOUSING CORPORATION established (operations begin on April 1, 2004)
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July
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'ESPACiO EF URBAN WIND launched
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July
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Toyota Home sales companies in Kyushu reorganized
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2004
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January
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March
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MEZZO, a new urban product, planned with architect Tadasu Oe and launched
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April
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'SINCE Cada' launched
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April
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Provision of 'Life Support Services' begins
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April
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'Fureai-no-Yakata' completed at Kasugai Housing Works
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May
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Construction Site Plant Conversion Council established
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October
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SINCE Cada', 'MEZZO', and 'Atolis Park Kariya' win 2004 Good Design Awards
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December
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December
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Letter of intent signed with Misawa Homes Holdings, Inc. concerning capital and business alliance
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2005
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February
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Provision of 'Season Stage' duplex-type rental housing begins
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April
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Unit version and steel-frame version of sales support CAD integrated as 'ARCH' and deployed
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April
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'SINCE Smart Stage MORE' launched
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July
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Construction of the '51 Commons Moriya' house, jointly with Misawa Homes, completed
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November
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'ESPACiO Mezzo' launched
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2006
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January
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'SINCE Aventino' launched
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August
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Yamaguchi Prefecture sales company changes its name to TOYOTA HOUSING CORPORATION Saikyo Company
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October
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'ESPACiO Mezzo' win the 2006 Good Design Award
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2007
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April
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Three new 'SINCE' series of homes-one-story, two-story, and three-story homes ('SINCE Piana', 'SINCE Smart Stage mew', 'SINCE VIETROIS')-launched
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April
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TOYOTA HOUSING's annual sales reach 5,000 units (fiscal year 2006)
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May
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TOYOTA HOUSING's first condominium in the Kansai region is sold in cooperation with Nomura Real Estate Development Co., Ltd.
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October
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TOYOTA HOUSING CORPORATION moves its head office to the Toyota Nagoya Building
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December
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'SINCE Smart Stage mother-conscious Tsuma ni Arigatou' launched as a regional product in the Kinki, Chugoku, and Kyushu regions
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2008
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March
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'Atolis Plaza Yokohama' showroom opens in Tressa Yokohama
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April
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'SINCE Cada Mode' launched; 'Atolis Plan', a 60-year guarantee, introduced; CO2 emissions effectively reduced to zero
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April
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'ESPACiO EF Garage no aru Kurashi' launched
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July
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Sales companies in the Tohoku region reorganized and Toyota Home Tohoku Co., Ltd. established
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October
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'SINCE Smart Maison' rental housing launched; Toyota Housing makes a full-scale entry into the rental housing market
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November
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'T4 System', a seismic vibration control system, developed
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2009
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January
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'ESPACiO EF3-Urban Life, New Space-'launched
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April
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'SINCE SOREST' and 'SINCE HUGMI' launched
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April
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Development of home energy management systems (HEMS) with energy storage function begins
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September
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'Sunlight Control Airy Guard' blinds developed
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October
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'ESPACiO 50 Colors' launched
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October
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Integrations of housing business of Toyota Motor Corporation and TOYOTA HOUSING CORPORATION in October 2010 announced
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2010
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January
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'Eco Mirai no Ie' adopted as collective name for products
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April
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Sales company in Chiba Prefecture reorganized and Toyota Home Chiba Co., Ltd. established
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April
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Agreement reached on acquisition by TOYOTA HOUSING of Misawa Homes' shares from NPF-MG Investment Limited Partnership
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June
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New product 'LQ' launched
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June
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Toyota Home Virtual Exhibit' displayed at Toyota Metapolis
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September
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'Eco Mirai no Ie-Premier Model' launched as a commemorative model to mark the integration of the housing business
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October
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'ESPACiO EF Urban Living Home' launched
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October
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Sales method using the 'Toyota Home Virtual Exhibit' that allows for sales talks equivalent to in-person talks start
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October
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