First, top managers needed not only to believe in the system but to convey their commitment to lower-level employees.
The Toyota Celica first came into production in 1971 but did not begin to rise in global popularity until 1978. The Celica is still in production today also.
The Toyota Corona was first manufactured in 1957 and continued to be made until 2002 was production ceased. In 1968 the Toyota Corona II was released. Production of this car continued until 2004.
It was their 2005 car called the Toyota-01 or someting like that.
The Toyota Estima is known as the Toyota Previa in the United States. These vehicles were first put into production in the year 1990, in both Japan and the United States.
1999. Production of the first generation Yaris lasted 6 years.
2002 was the first year that Toyota Racing had its own formula one team so, 2002 would be the year that Toyota built its formula 1 car by itself. They competed in 140 races before winding up their formula one team in 2009. Toyota F1 team never won a race or any championships. But, they managed to finish on the podium 13 times and were one of the strong mid-field teams in f1.
According to a Toyota, they began installing the LATCH system in the 4Runner beginning with the 2003 model.
The Lexus LFA first began production on December 2010, and is still going strong. It was first assembled in Toyota City, Japan. It is the second model in the F Marque.
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Toyota invented the first public hybrid vehicle. With the Prius coming into production in 1997 or so.
Your question is somewhat confusing. Are you asking which was the first company who applied lean manufacturing technology? Lean Manufacturing solutions was first introduced by Henry Ford. He wanted to keep the production standards very high so that each step falls naturally into the next one, thereby reducing the waste gradually. Then another automobile giant Toyota implemented this process and founded the Toyota Production System, which became one of the most efficient systems in the world.
The crossover SUV from Toyota, named the RAV, appeared first in 1994 in foreign markets. It was introduced to the American market in 1996 and has been in continuous production since then. The current model is the 2013 RAV4.