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Japan is, without a doubt, one of the most famous countries when talking about automobile industry. This beautiful country is not only the birthplace of many famous car brands like Toyota, Nissan, Honda, Suzuki… but also has the cheapest price for vehicles. Little did the car owners know, the sunrise country also experiences the most interesting automobile development. In this post, we will have a closer look at the history of Japanese Automobile Industry.The automotive industry in Japan is one of the most prominent and largest industries in the world. Japan has been in the top three of the countries with most cars manufactured since the 1960s, surpassing Germany. The automotive industry in Japan rapidly increased from the 1970s to the 1990s (when it was oriented both for domestic use and worldwide export) and in the 1980s and 1990s, overtook the U.S. as the production leader with up to 13 million cars per year manufactured and significant exports. After massive ramp-up by China in the 2000s and fluctuating U.S. output, Japan is now currently the third largest automotive producer in the world with an annual production of 9.9 million automobiles in 2012.[1] Japanese investments helped grow the auto industry in many countries throughout the last few decades.[citation needed]

Japanese zaibatsu (business conglomerates) began building their first automobiles in the middle to late 1910s. The companies went about this by either designing their own trucks (the market for passenger vehicles in Japan at the time was small), or partnering with a European brand to produce and sell their cars in Japan under license. Such examples of this are Isuzu partnering with Wolseley Motors (UK), Nissan partnering with British automaker Austin, and the Mitsubishi Model A, which was based upon the Fiat Tipo 3. The demand for domestic trucks was greatly increased by the Japanese military buildup before World War II, causing many Japanese manufacturers to break out of their shells and design their own vehicles. In the 1970s Japan was the pioneer in robotics manufacturing of vehicles.

The country is home to a number of companies that produce cars, construction vehicles, motorcycles, ATVs, and engines. Japanese automotive manufacturers include Toyota, Honda, Daihatsu, Nissan, Suzuki, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Subaru, Isuzu, Kawasaki, Yamaha, and Mitsuoka.

Cars designed in Japan have won the European Car of the Year, International Car of the Year, and World Car of the Year awards many times. Japanese vehicles have had worldwide influence, and no longer have the stigma they had in the 1950s and 1960s when they first emerged internationally.1907 - Hatsudoki Seizo Co., Ltd. established
1911 - Kaishinsha Motorcar Works established
1917 - Mitsubishi Motors' 1st car
1917 - Nippon Internal Combustion Engine Co. Ltd. established (integrated into Nissan)
1918 - Isuzu's 1st car
1920-1925 - Gorham/Lila - auto production established (merged into Datsun)
1924-1927 - Otomo built at the Hakuyosha Ironworks in Tokyo
1931 - Mazda Mazdago - by Toyo Kogyo corp, later Mazda
1934-1957 - Ohta begins auto production
1936 - Kurogane Type 95 world's first four-wheel-drive car manufactured
1936 - Toyota's 1st car (Toyota AA)
1952-1966 - Prince Motor Company (integrated into Nissan)
1953-1967 - Hino Motors starts auto production (merged into Toyota)
1954 - Subaru's 1st car (Subaru P-1)
1955 - Suzuki's 1st car (Suzulight)
1957 - Daihatsu's 1st car (Daihatsu Midget)
1963 - Honda's 1st production car (Honda S500)
1966 - One of the best selling cars of all time, the Toyota Corolla, is introduced; Nissan opens its first North American manufacturing facility in Cuernavaca, Mexico as Nissan Mexicana
1967 - Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA) is founded
1967 - Mazda Cosmo 110S was one of the first two mass-produced cars with Wankel rotary engine
1980 - Japan surpassed the United States and became first in auto manufacturing; Nissan USA breaks ground for its Smyrna, Tennessee manufacturing plant
1981 - Voluntary Export Restraints from May limit exports to United States to 1.68 million cars per year; redundant by 1990 as production inside US displaces direct exports; similar policies in several EU countries[17]
1982 - Honda Accord becomes the first Japanese car built in the United States at Honda's Marysville, Ohio manufacturing facility
1982 - Mitsuoka 1st car (BUBU shuttle 50)
1983 - Holden and Nissan form a joint venture in Australia; Nissan Sunny (Sentra) assembled at Nissan's Smryna, Tennessee facility
1984 - Toyota opens NUMMI, the first joint venture plant in the United States with General Motors
1986 - Acura is launched in the US by Honda
1988 - Daihatsu enters the US making it the first time all nine Japanese manufacturers are present; Toyota Camry becomes third Japanese car manufactured at Toyota's Erlanger, Kentucky assembly plant
1989 - Lexus is launched in the US by Toyota
1989 - Infiniti is launched in the US by Nissan
1989 - United Australian Automobile Industries (UAAI) founded in Australia as a joint venture between Toyota and Holden
1991 - Mazda HR-X was one of the first hydrogen (combined with Wankel rotary) car
1994 - Japan conceded to the United States back in auto manufacturing
1996 - UAAI joint venture dissolved
1997 - Toyota Prius was the first mass-produced hybrid car
2003 - Scion is launched by Toyota
2006 - Japan surpassed the United States and became first in auto manufacturing again
2008 - Toyota surpassed General Motors to become the world's largest car manufacturer
2009 - Japan was surpassed by China and became second in auto manufacturing
2010 - 2009–2010 Toyota vehicle recalls
2011 - Tohoku earthquake affects production.The automotive industry is a wide range of companies and organizations involved in the design, development, manufacturing, marketing, and selling of motor vehicles,[1] some of them are called automakers. It is one of the world's most important economic sectors by revenue. The automotive industry does not include industries dedicated to the maintenance of automobiles following delivery to the end-user, such as automobile repair shops and motor fuel filling stations.

The term automotive was created from Greek autos (self), and Latin motivus (of motion) to represent any form of self-powered vehicle.