Toyota Motor Corporation is the world's largest corporation for the production and sale of motor vehicles. The country of origin of Toyota is Japan. Under this brand, more than seventy different car models are produced: sedan, pickup, hybrid, minivan, coupe, crossover and others.
History of creation
World-famous automobile company Toyota (Japan) began its activities in 1933. Initially, it was only the automotive department within the company of a completely different direction. The company achieved tremendous success under the leadership of its founder, Kiichiro Toyoda.
The very first passenger car came out under the name Model A1. The year 1937 was for Toyota the year of its separation, turning from a department into an independent company. In the early 1960s the implemented system in practice has shown its suitability and effectiveness. Already in 1962, Toyota crossed the line of 1 million cars. The dealer network abroad has developed at an enviable rate. In the 1980s, Toyota is located on the 3rd place in the world automobile production. At the same time, creates a high-end brand - Lexus. Today, the Japanese manufacturer is not losing ground in the ranking of the world's largest automobile companies.
Characteristic "Toyota"
First of all, Toyota cars are highly comfortable. Sitting in the car is very convenient, the transport is easy to drive. In addition, cars of this brand are very computerized for the modern world. The right wheel is typical for all Toyota models, but for some countries (Russia, America, etc.) the company also developed versions of cars with left-hand drive.
Numerous computers, voice control parts, buttons responsible for various processes help the driver to manage. Basically, Toyota has a low fuel consumption. The speed of the car is quite high. Almost all models have good acceleration and controllability.
Japan, the manufacturing country of Toyota, is known around the world for its principled attitude to safety and quality, so cars of this brand have virtually no drawbacks and are a good combination of speed, price and comfort.
Toyota in the world
The Toyota brand is very popular and recognized as one of the most expensive brands. The sale of cars is carried out around the world, this is several million cars a year. Toyota is most in demand in Europe, North America, Australia and Asia; in Africa and the Middle East, models are represented in a smaller volume.
Japan, as the manufacturing country of Toyota, has the main production facilities (several million cars a year) and the main headquarters of the company on its territory. In addition, Toyota has branches in four more countries: Thailand, the USA, Indonesia and Canada, where hundreds of thousands of brands are produced at large plants with several thousand employees.
Toyota in Russia
Toyota Motor Corporation has been supplying cars to the Russian market since 1998. The most popular are Toyota Camry, RAV 4, Land Cruiser Prado and Land Cruiser 200. The last few years has been considered the No. 1 brand among SUVs in the Russian market. Today, the interests of the company are represented by the branches: Toyota Motor LLC (selling cars in Russia) and Toyota Motor Manufacturing LLC (manufacturing cars in Russia). The car manufacturing plant began operations in 2002 in Shushary near St. Petersburg, today it produces a wide range of car models.
Best selling car
The Land Cruiser 200 brand has been produced for more than 60 years and has still not lost its popularity. Among its range, you can distinguish pickups, open top jeeps, small sizes and real SUVs. One of the most popular is the 200th series, which is a massive premium SUV. The country of manufacture of Toyota Land Cruiser 200 is exclusively Japan, the brand is considered a “purebred Japanese” and is assembled at the Tahara plant.
For a large proportion of the models produced, the right wheel is characteristic. Land Cruiser is sold in almost all countries, today it is the best-selling in its class.
Land Cruiser 200 Feature
The version itself is designed for off-road, as its distinguishing feature is the reinforced suspension and a powerful engine. In addition, a more durable chassis was implemented, capable of withstanding very strong blows.
You can also highlight countless electronic bells and whistles, which include:
- Cruise control;
- climate control;
- basic alarm system with a car factory;
- LED headlights;
- computer to control.
Land Cruiser 200 in Russia
Models intended for sale in the CIS countries are supplied to the Russian market. Among those, we can distinguish:
1. Version with an engine of 4.5 liters and a capacity of 235 horsepower. The engine runs with an automatic gearbox on a diesel engine. It has four-wheel drive and high power. There are two modifications at once, differing in the number of places. The minimum cost of such a masterpiece is 3.4 million, when only 5 seats for passengers are offered. Seven-seat model costs 100 thousand more.
2. Often dealers offer to buy a gasoline version of a car with more power. It has a volume of 4.6 liters, but its power is 309 hp. Equipment and equipment are identical to diesel.
Since this model is not officially delivered to the Russian Federation, its cost is 100 thousand less than that of a diesel one.