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1948-1957
Journey into a trading and investment company
1948
- Founds Nisshin Tsusho from Toyota Sangyo's trading division. Capital fund of 9 million yen.
- Appoints Tojiro Okamoto president & CEO.
- Establishes headquarters in Sasashima-cho, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya-shi (formed from Toyota Sangyo).
- Establishes Osaka Branch in Minami Hon-machi, Higashi-ku, Osaka-shi (formed from Toyota Sangyo).
Company badges: Toyota Sangyo (left) and Nisshin Tsusho (right)
Toyota Kaikan
First president & CEO, Tojiro Okamoto
- Elevates Tokyo Field Office in Kanda Kamakura-cho, Chiyoda-ku (formed from Toyota Sangyo) to Tokyo Branch.
- Establishes Hamamatsu Field Office in Owari-cho, Hamamatsu-shi.
- Holds first Periodic Shareholders Meeting.
1949
- Moves Tokyo Branch to Nihonbashi Tomizawa-cho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo.
First Toyomotor (motorized bike) by Toyo Motors
- Establishes Coal Department.
Meiko Trans Coal Yard
- Establishes Raw Cotton Department.
Raw cotton freight handling
1950
- Increases capital fund (for first time) to 30 million yen.
1951
- Holds Shareholders Meeting for completion of Toyota Sangyo's settlement.
1952
- Moves Hamamatsu Field Office to Tokiwa-cho, Hamamatsu-shi.
- Establishes Dhaka Liaison Office (current Bangladesh).
Employees stationed in Dhaka and Muslin Cotton Mill Company management
- Establishes Karachi Liaison Office (Pakistan).
Karachi Liaison Office
1953
- Establishes Taiwan Liaison Office (Taiwan).
- Establishes Hong Kong Liaison Office (Hong Kong).
Taiwan Liaison Office
- Establishes Nisshin Dallas Liaison Office (United States).
Nisshin Dallas Liaison Office
- Establishes Bangkok Liaison Office (Thailand).
1954
- Establishes Jakarta Field Office (Indonesia).
Jakarta Field Office
1955
- Founds Towa Oil.
- Concludes distributorship agreement with Nippon Kokan.
Towa Oil Shimohiroi Service Station
- Founds joint venture company Nisshin (Thailand) Agency in Thailand.
Nisshin (Thailand) Agency
- Moves headquarters into Toyoda Building, rebuilt from former Toyoda Kaikan.
Toyoda Building
1956
- Changes name from Nisshin Tsusho to Toyoda Tsusho Kaisha, Limited.
Toyoda Tsusho Kaisha Limited logo
1957
- Founds subsidiary Toyoda Thailand (Thailand).
- Establishes Manila Field Office (Philippines).
Manila Field Office
- Establishes Mexico Overseas Office (Mexico).
1958
- Financial trouble becomes apparent with Toyo Motors due to poor sales.
1959
- Becomes direct wholesaler specified by Fuji Iron & Steel Co., Ltd.
- Names Tojiro Okamoto chairman (presidential post vacant).
- Acknowledges liquidation of Toyo Motors.
- Becomes direct wholesaler specified by Yawata Iron & Steel Co., Ltd.
Establishment of Hirohata Field Office
1960
- Moves Tokyo Branch to 6-1 Yaesu, Chuo-ku, Tokyo.
- Founds Toyoda New York (U.S.)
Toyoda New York
- Establishes Singapore Overseas Office (Singapore).
1961
- Founds Towa Textile Industry.
Inside Towa Textile Industry
- Founds Sanyo Malaya Singapore (Malaysia).
- Becomes listed company on Nagoya Stock Exchange Second Section.
- Appoints Tomiyasu Kambara president & CEO.
2nd president & CEO, Tomiyasu Kambara
1962
- Founds Nisshin Oil.
- Moves Osaka Branch to Shiomachi-dori, Minami-ku, Osaka-shi.
Mitsubishi Oil Higashi Kataha Service Station
Osaka Toyoda Building
- Establishes Nairobi Overseas Office (Kenya).
1963
- Establishes Seoul Overseas Office (Korea).
- Establishes New Delhi Overseas Office (India).
- Toyota cars exported for first time (to Dominica).
Santo Domingo Overseas Office
- Begins equity participation in Nitto Cardboard.
- Establishes Sao Paulo Overseas Office (Brazil).
1964
- Establishes Automobile Department.
Sample Tiara 1900s being exported
- Founds subsidiary Toyoda Tsusho do Brasil (Brazil).
Toyoda Tsusho do Brasil subsidiary
- Establishes Johannesburg Overseas Office (South Africa).
Johannesburg Overseas Office
1965
- Establishes Trinidad and Tobago Overseas Office (Trinidad and Tobago).
- Establishes Guayaquil Overseas Office (Ecuador).
Trinidad and Tobago Overseas Office
- Moves Tokyo Branch to 5-7 Yaesu, Chuo-ku, Tokyo.
1966
- Receives order for liquefied petroleum gas plant from Toyota Motor Corporation's Takaoka Plant.
Liquefied petroleum gas plant
- Founds Tatt Sing Sanyo Electric (Hong Kong).
- Founds Sanyo Industries Singapore (Singapore)
1967
- Elevates Seoul Overseas Office to Seoul Branch (Korea).
Seoul Branch
1968
- Founds Toyoda Steel Center.
Toyoda Steel Center
- Forms retirement benefit and pension system.
- Appoints Kiyoshi Miyairi president & CEO.
3rd president & CEO, Kiyoshi Miyairi
- Founds subsidiary Toyoda Europe (Belgium).
Toyoda Europe subsidiary
1969
- Founds joint venture company Sanyo Thailand for equity participation (Thailand).
Sanyo Thailand
- Establishes Toyota Field Office in Akebono-cho, Toyota-shi.
- Founds Toyotsu Gas Center.
Toyotsu Gas Center
Toyoda Kako Toyohashi factory
- Elevates Hamamatsu Field Office to branch office.
1970
- Founds Toyoda Metal Scrap.
1971
- Establishes Building Materials Department.
Nagoya Crown Hotel
- Founds subsidiary Toyoda Hong Kong (Hong Kong).
Toyoda Hong Kong subsidiary
- Founds Toyotsu Textile Machinery Sales.
1972
- Founds Toyotsu Oil Center.
Toyotsu Oil Center
- Completes Toyoda Metal Scrap factory.
Toyoda Metal Scrap factory
1973
- Approved for participation in China Import and Export Fair.
- Founds Toyoda Chemical Engineering.
Toyoda Chemical Engineering
- Increases Central Warehouse's capital fund, and changes name to Toyotsu Warehouse.
Toyotsu Warehouse's Komaki warehouse
1974
- Increases capital fund (for eighth time) to 4.5 billion yen.
1975
- Establishes Chinese Group.
- Establishes Kariya Field Office in Minami Sakura-machi, Kariya-shi.
Nissei Building when it housed Kariya Field Office
- Changes listing from Nagoya Stock Exchange Second Section to First Section.
1976
- Completes Toyota Toyotsu Building (Yamanote-cho, Toyota-shi), and moves Toyota Field Office to it.
Toyota Toyotsu Building (Toyota Branch Office)
- Toyoda Chemical Engineering reduces capital.
1977
- Becomes listed company on Tokyo Stock Exchange First Section.
- Completes Kariya Toyotsu Building (Sumiyoshi-cho, Kariya-shi), and moves Kariya Field Office to it.
Kariya Toyotsu Building
- Appoints Yasuo Shibata president & CEO.
4th president & CEO, Yasuo Shibata
1978
- Founds Toyotsu Engineering.
Toyotsu Engineering's Toyota Office
- Makes Toyotsu Electronics fully-owned subsidiary.
Toyotsu Electronics
1979
- Establishes Beijing Liaison Office (China).
Beijing Liaison Office
- Chairman Daikichiro Toyoda becomes honorary consul of Kingdom of Belgium in Nagoya.
Establishment of Honorary Consulate of Kingdom of Belgium in Nagoya
1980
- Founds Toyotsu Housing.
- Founds Toyota Crown Motors (China), Ltd. in Hong Kong.
Toyotsu Housing
- Appoints Seizo Esaki president & CEO.
5th president & CEO, Seizo Esaki
1981
- Toyoda Steel Center completes Tahara Logistics Center.
Toyota Steel Center's Tahara Logistics Center
- Establishes Dubai Overseas Office (U.A.E.).
- Establishes Shanghai Overseas Office (China).
- Establishes Guangzhou Overseas Office (China).
Shanghai Overseas Office
Guangzhou Overseas Office
1982
- Forms Indonesia Steel Center Project Team.
- Forms Overseas Toyota Group Project Team.
1983
Kyowa Steel's Miyoshi factory
- Founds Steel Center Indonesia (Indonesia).
Steel Center Indonesia
- Begins equity participation in Chen Tai Fong Co., Ltd. (Taiwan).
1984
- Daihatsu concludes a contract with Tianjin Automotive Manufacturing for affiliation with HIJET manufacturing technology.
Daihatsu HIJET rolling off Tianjin Daihatsu line
- Founds Toyotsu Information System.
Inside Toyotsu Information System office
- Begins equity participation in Teleway Corporation.
Teleway Corporation hot air balloon
1985
- Founds boat rental company T.Y. Harvest (Panama).
- Exceeds total of 1 million exported automobiles since establishment of Automobile Department.
- Establishes Moscow Overseas Office (Soviet Union).
Moscow Overseas Office
- Elevates Tokyo Branch to headquarters, creating two headquarters locations in Nagoya and Tokyo.
Tokyo Headquarters
1986
- Establishes Kentucky Overseas Office (U.S.) in Toyoda America.
- Towa Oil and Sanwa Oil merge, founding Toyotsu Petrotex.
- Nitto Cardboard changes name to Toyotsu New Pack.
1987
- Issues bonds with warrants for first Eurodollars in European market.
Bonds with warrants signing ceremony
- Changes name from Toyoda Tsusho Kaisha Limited to Toyota Tsusho Corporation.
Toyota Tsusho Corporation sign
1988
- Establishes Toyota Tsusho International Scholarship Foundation to mark 40th anniversary.
First scholarship students of Toyota Tsusho International Scholarship Foundation