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Toyota Motor Corporation (Japanese: トヨタ自動車株式会社, Hepburn: Toyota Jidōsha KK, IPA: [toꜜjota], English: /tɔɪˈtə/) (TYO: 7203.T) (NYSE: TM) (LSE: TYT) is an Japanese automobile manufacturer headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi. Japan. It was founded by Eiji Toyoda. It is based in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture. Toyota provides financial services and works with many other kinds of business as well. It makes cars and trucks under the brand names Toyota, Hino Truck, Scion and Lexus. The company owns most of Daihatsu. Toyota automobiles are well known for lasting a very long time. Their North American headquarters are in Plano, Texas. The Calty Design Center, a place where Toyota cars are designed is in Newport Beach, California and there is a factory in Georgetown, Kentucky. 1935

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Another factory that was run by both Toyota and General Motors is in Fremont, California. It was called "NUMMI," or New United Motor Manufacturing Incorporated, but is now owned by Tesla Motors to make their electric vehicles.

Toyota was started in 1933 as "Toyoda," a maker of textile-weaving machines.

Founder Eiji Toyoda died on September 17, 2013 from natural causes at the age of 100.

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Scion

Toyota operated Scion. It founded Scion in 2003. Toyota decided to close down Scion in August 2016.

Lexus

Toyota founded Lexus in 1989 as its luxury division.

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