Introduction
This paper examines the Japanese automobile industry, using as example the case of Toyota in comparison with other automobile manufacturers and the way it has retain its competitive position as a multinational corporation in the international context. In order to do so, focus will be directed on management strategies, human resources, development of existing ideas, stability in the foreign market and the role of the government.
About Toyota
Toyota Motor Corporation was created in 1933 by Kiichiro Toyoda, after organizational changes within the primary organization that was owned by his father Sakichi Toyoda, Toyota Industries, being specialised in the manufacturing of automatic looms and forklift trucks. The patent for the automatic loom was bought by a British company in 1929, helping the generation of the capital for the development of the automobiles industry (Menghani et al., 2014). The new company was focusing on automobiles manufacturing, becoming independent in 1937, when the first car was produced.
Sakichi gained experience in the carpentry industry from his father, helping him create various inventions that would improve existing looms. In 1924, for instance, he created the “Type G” automatic loom, which was implemented with a device aiming to automatically stop the loom once a thread was detected, in order to prevent the production of poor quality products and help into the improvement of systems that will be less exposed to inaccuracy. The concept
Founded in 1937, Toyota Motor Corporation is a Japanese company that engages in the design, manufacture, assembly, and sale of passenger cars, minivans, commercial vehicles, and related parts and accessories primarily in Japan, North America, Europe and Asia. Toyota has become one of the largest auto producers in the world and it is still evolving and penetrating different national markets all over the world. The company is famous for its high quality vehicles and innovative technologies (Toyota Global, 2015).
Much like any manufacturing, the American auto industry is directed to global competition. As declared beginning, the car was first developed in Germany and France. In 1995, the United States and Japan made a business contract that supplied more seller outlets and provided natural replacement part is selling in each other’s countries, (Nauss 1995). This makes auto components and replacement auto pieces for Japanese cars manageable to reach in the United States and vice versa. Not only does this supply for more USA works, but it more supplies for more Japanese operates in the car industry,(Nauss
Toyota Motor Corporation is one of the Japanese automotive manufacturer that headquartered in Toyota, Aichi, Japan. The history of Toyota began in 1933 with the company being a division of Toyoda Automatic Loom Works devoted to the production of automobile under the direction of Kiichiro Toyoda, the founder’s son. Toyota Motor Corporation have use code of conduct, corporate social responsibility and sustainability policies for their firm daily operations.
Much like any industry, the American automobile industry is subject to global competition. As stated earlier, the automobile was first perfected in Germany and France. In 1995, the United States and Japan made a trade agreement that provided more dealer outlets and allowed easier replacement part selling in each other’s countries (Nauss 1995). This makes auto parts and auto-replacement parts for Japanese cars easier to access in the United States and vice versa. Not only does this provide for more US jobs, but it also provides for more Japanese jobs in the auto industry (Nauss 1995)! But furthermore, it increases the global competition. “Japanese
Automobile industry of japan witnessed an awesome accomplishment with the growth of Toyota. It became the biggest maker in the worldwide business. Toyoda kiichiro was hesitant to invest in automobile sector. In the year 1933 the company started its production. In order to have cost efficiency they adopted the mass production technology.
Toyota Motor Corporation is one of the worlds largest vehicle manufactures. It conducts business worldwide and their vehicles are sold in more than 170 countries and regions. Kiichiro Toyoda established Toyota in 1937. Toyota also has other brands including Lexus and Scion. Last year Toyota ranked number 9 on the Global 500 list. Toyota has also been on the Global 500 list for 21 years. Since 2008, when Toyota surpassed American General Motors as the world’s largest automaker, it has remained at the top of the list. In 2014, Toyota had $18.1 billion dollars in profit and a whopping $227 billion dollars in revenue. Toyota has always been a company with a great image. They spend nearly $1 million dollars every hour on research and development. Although the company was founded in Japan, it has created over 365,000 jobs in the U.S. Toyota also ranks as a top 10 company for LGBT employees and top 50 for diversity. On top of supporting diversity and the LGBT community, they have donated $700 million dollars to non-profit organizations.
Toyota Motor Corporation is a Japanese car Manufacturer organization headquartered in Toyota, Aichi, Japan. It was established by Kiichiro Toyoda in 1937 as a spinoff from his dad 's organization Toyota Industries to make cars. Three years prior, in 1934, while still a branch of Toyota Industries, it made its first item, the Type A motor, and, in 1936, its first traveler auto, the Toyota AA.
Toyota Motor Corporation is a Japanese automotive manufacturer, founded in 1937 as an extension of Toyoda Automatic Loom Works. A competitor in the motor vehicle industry. Noted in February 2016, as the 13th-largest company in the world by revenue. The largest automobile manufacture in 2012 (by production) which was ahead of General Motors (GM) and Volkswagen (Wikipedia, 2016). According to OICA 2012, Toyota is the world’s 1st automobile manufacturer to produce over 10 million vehicles per year. Worth 397 billion yen (equivalent to 3.27 billion US dollars, employing over 344k and has global sales of 9.147 million vehicles per year (Toyota Company Profile, 2015). Throughout the years that Toyota Motor Corporation has been in operation, it has prided itself on a well-established brand that is known for manufacturing high quality vehicles that leads in reliability, functionality and resilience.
Toyota is the super famous brand name in the current automobile industry. Toyota refers to a Japanese company 'Toyota Motor Corporation ', was established on 28th august 1937 by Kiichiro Toyoda as an adjunct to his father 's car making company ' Toyota Industries '. Toyota is a full flexed multinational automobile company engaged in designing, assembling, manufacturing and sales of personal to commercial vehicles and its accessory parts globally. Globally it secured 338,875 employees with a capital of 397.05 billion Yen (Toyota Motor Corporation, 2014). Toyota vehicle sales had increased tremendously as a result of focusing the customer value in terms of cost and quality, over a period of 1935-2010 as shown below.
The start. The Toyota Motor Corp. (TMC) had its beginning in 1933 when it was established as a division within the Toyoda Automatic Loom Works, Ltd.
Toyota Motor Corporation is an extraordinary Japanese automaker organization, which is one of the best driving auto makers on the planet; it 's headquartered in Toyota, Aichi, Japan. The organization was established by Kiichiro Toyoda in 1937. The owners of the company are Japan Trustee Services Bank (9.61%), Toyota Industries Corporation (6.48%), The Master Trust Bank of Japan (5.27%), State Street Bank and Trust Company (3.72%) and Nippon Life Insurance Company (3.54%). In March 2014 the multinational organization comprised of 338,875 representatives overall and, as of November 2014, is the eleventh-biggest organization on the planet by income. The products of Toyota are Automobiles, luxury vehicles, business vehicles,
The history of Toyota goes back to 1937 when Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. was established in Japan. The company had been doing well and wanted to expand their operations into other countries. On October 31, 1957 Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. was formed. They established their headquarters in Hollywood, California and began selling vehicles in 1958. In the first year, Toyota sold 287 Toyopet Crown sedans and one Land Cruiser. Within the first 10 years of business the company began to develop a reputation in the United States for having high quality vehicles that were also reliable. By 1966, they had sold more than 20,000 vehicles and by 1967, Toyota became the third-best-selling import brand in the United States. Toyota continued to grow in
The manufacture of vehicles outside Japan began in 1959 with a small plant in Brazil, which was the embryo of a network of factories that spans worldwide. Toyota believes it has to locate its operations to satisfy its customers with products where customers need them. This policy is beneficial
The organization being covered in this paper is the Toyota Motor Company Inc. Kiichiro Toyoda, who was the son of Sakichi Toyota, was the founder of Toyota. It was in 1933 when Toyota started as a division of Toyota Automatic Loom Works. While Toyota was under Kiichiro, the main focus was the production of automobiles. Toyota Automatic Loom Works began research that lead to the development of automobile production with the aim of increasing the sale of domestic cars. It happened because Toyota and his peers received encouragement from the Japanese government.
The history of Toyota started in 1933 with the company being a division of Toyoda Automatic Loom Works devoted to the production of automobiles under the direction of the founder's son, Kiichiro Toyoda. Kiichiro Toyoda had traveled to Europe and the United States in 1929 to investigate automobile production and had begun researching gasoline-powered engines in 1930. Toyoda Automatic Loom Works was encouraged to develop automobile production by the Japanese government, which needed domestic vehicle production, due to the war with China. In 1934, the division produced its first Type A Engine, which was used in the first Model A1 passenger car in May 1935 and the G1 truck in August 1935. Production of the Model AA passenger car started in 1936. Early vehicles bear a striking resemblance to the Dodge Power Wagon and Chevrolet, with some parts