Overall Chronological Table
Toyota events
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General events
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1931
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August
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Tobata Casting Co., Ltd. enters the automobile industry by acquiring the stock of DAT Jidosha Seizo Co., Ltd.
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September
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The Manchurian Incident breaks out
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1932
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March
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Ministry of Trade and Industry standard model car launched and named the 'Isuzu' in 1934
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July
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Passenger car 'Atsuta-Go' completed as part of plans to make the Chukyo region of Japan into an area like Detroit
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December
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Shonaigawa Rayon Company established
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1933
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March
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Ishikawajima Automotive Works merges with DAT Jidosha Seizo Co., Ltd. to form Automobile Industry Co., Ltd.
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March
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Tobata Casting establishes its Automobile Division
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March
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Japan withdraws from the League of Nations
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August
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Ten prototype bike motors completed
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September 1
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Toyoda Automatic Loom Works establishes its Automobile Division
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November
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Juichi Nakamura, the mayor of Koromo-cho, is asked for help in arranging land for Koromo Plant
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December
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Kyodo Kokusan Jidosha K.K. established
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December
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Nippon Sangyo K.K. and Tobata Casting establish Automobile Manufacturing Co.
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1934
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January 29
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Toyoda Automatic Loom Works makes decision to enter the automobile industry at an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders
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January
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Toyoda Automatic Loom Works establishes its Steel Manufacturing Division
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March
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Automobile Division's prototype plant completed
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April
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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. established
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June
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Automobile Manufacturing Co. renamed Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
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July
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Steel mill of Toyoda Automatic Loom Works completed
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September 25
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A-type automobile engine completed
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1935
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April
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Nissan completes the first Datsun at its Yokohama Plant
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May
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Model A1 prototype passenger car completed
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July
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Ford Japan purchases land for a plant in Yokohama
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August 25
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First Toyoda Model G1 Truck prototype completed
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August
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Japanese government makes a cabinet decision on the Law Concerning the Manufacture of Motor Vehicles
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October 30
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Five Main Principles of Toyoda established
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October
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High-Speed Engine Manufacturing Company established
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November
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Shotaro Kamiya, and the other parsons, join Toyoda Automatic Loom Works and Sales Division is established
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November
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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. completes the first Japanese diesel bus
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November 21-22
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Toyoda Model G1 Truck debuted at the Tokyo Jidosha Hotel Shibaura Garage
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December 8
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Toyoda Model G1 Truck debut session held at Hinode Motors (now Aichi Toyota Motor Co., Ltd.)
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December
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Nihon Diesel Industries, Ltd. (now UD Trucks Corporation) established
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December 14
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Plant site with area of approx. 1.91 million m2 acquired at Koromo-cho
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1936
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January 19-21
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DA model, low-floor bus chassis announced
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February
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February 26th Incident takes place
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April
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Model AA passenger car production commenced
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April
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Nissan purchases machining facilities from Graham-Paige Motors Corp. (of the U.S.) and begins selling the Nissan Model 70 in 1937
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April
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Eiji Toyoda joins Toyoda Automatic Loom Works
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May
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Automobile Research Laboratory established in Shibaura, Tokyo
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May
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The Automotive Manufacturing Industries Law promulgated
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May
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PR magazine 'Toyoda News' launched
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May
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Kariya Assembly Plant completed
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July
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Four Toyoda Model GA Trucks loaded onto a ship (bound for what is now Northeast China)
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September 14-16
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Exhibition held commemorating the completion of Japan-made Toyoda cars for the general public. Model AA, AB phaeton, GA truck, and other vehicles announced (Tokyo Prefecture Commercial and Industrial Promotion Hall)
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September
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Japanese government restricts business operations of GM Japan and Ford Japan
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September 19
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Japanese government designates Toyoda Automatic Loom Works as a company allowed to manufacture automobiles under the Automotive Manufacturing Industries Law
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September 25
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Toyota logo established through a public suggestion process (Product name changed from 'Toyoda-go' to 'Toyota-go')
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September
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Production of GA truck (improved version of model G1) commenced
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October 31
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Toyoda Kinyu Kaisha (now Toyota Tsusho Corp.) established to handle installment selling of automobiles
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November
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The German-Japan Anticommunist Treaty signed
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December
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Import duties on completed vehicles and parts increased
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1937
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February
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Toyoda Automatic Loom Works' Shanghai Repair Plant completed
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February
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Tokyo Nissan Auto Sales Co., Ltd. established
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April
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Automobile Industry and the Automotive Division of Tokyo Gas Electric Engineering Co., Ltd. (TGE) merged to form Tokyo Auto Industry
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May
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Gesellschaft zur Vorbereitung des Deutschen Volkswagens mbH (predecessor to VW) established in Germany
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August 28
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Toyota Motor Co., Ltd established;
- Risaburo Toyoda and Kiichiro Toyoda appointed company president and vice president, respectively |
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September 29
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Toyoda Automatic Loom Works' automotive manufacturing operations handed over to Toyota Motor Co., Ltd.
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September
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Three wartime control laws promulgated
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September
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Kyodo Kokusan Jidosha K.K handed over to Tokyo Auto Industry
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December
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Nippon Sangyo K.K. renamed Manchurian Industrial Development Company and moved to Manchuria in northeastern China
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1938
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January
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Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. establishes Tianjin Plant in China (operation commenced in April)
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January
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Japanese Cabinet makes a decision on a materials mobilization plan
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March
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Aircraft Manufacturing Industry Act and Machine Tools Manufacturing Industry Act promulgated
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May
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Ticket system for heavy oil and volatile oil implemented
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May
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National Mobilization Law put into force
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May
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VW debuts the Beetle
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August 10
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Toyota Department Store (predecessor to Toyota Consumers' Co-Operative) established, selling daily necessities to employees
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August
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Official notice from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry bans manufacturing of passenger cars as a rule
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October 1
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Toyota Motor Co. Health Insurance Society (now Toyota Motor Health Insurance Society) established
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October
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Metric system adopted replacing the imperial system
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November 3
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Ceremony held to mark the completion of the Koromo Plant (now Honsha Plant) and operation commenced
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November
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Airplane research laboratory established inside the Koromo Plant
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November
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Toyota Kouka Seinen Gakko opened (with apprentice education commencing in April 1939)
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December
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Production of the GB truck (modified version of the GA model with the B-type engine installed) commenced
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December
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Japan Automobile Manufacturing Industry Cooperative established to handle allocation of parts and materials
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1939
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February
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Battery Research Laboratory established inside the Shibaura Plant
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May
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Automobile assembly plant in Shanghai completed, and production of GB truck commenced
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May
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System for regulating passenger car distribution prices commenced based on the Temporary Measures Law on Imported/Exported Products
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May
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Manchuria Automobile Manufacturing Company established
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June
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Production of DB-type, low-floor bus chassis commenced
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August
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Ministry of Commerce and Industry establishes the Automobile Technology Committee
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September
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AE passenger car prototype completed
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September
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World War II breaks out
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November 7
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Kyoryokukai (voluntary organization of suppliers) formed
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November
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Purchasing rules established
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December 8
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AE passenger car renamed Shin Nippon through a public suggestion process
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December
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Ford Japan and GM Japan cease operations
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December
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Both annual production and annual sales in Japan reach 10,000 vehicles
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1940
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January 18
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Shin Nippon announced at the Koromo Plant, inviting dealer delegates
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February 5
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Round seminar about repairing and round service targeting general service facilities commenced
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February 20
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Tianjin Plant split off to establish Hokushi Jidosha Kogyo
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March 8
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Steel Manufacturing Division of Toyoda Automatic Loom Works made independent to establish Toyota Steel Works, Ltd. (now Aichi Steel Corporation)
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April 15
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Hiratsuka Jidosha Buhin Seisakusho established through joint financing with dealers
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August
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Japanese government implements control over distribution of large trucks and buses for private-sector use
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September 14
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Toyoda Physical and Chemical Research Institute established
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September
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Tripartite Pact formed between Japan, Germany and Italy
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December
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Japanese government implements control over distribution of small trucks
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