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• Date: 2018-03-21

Japan is the world's second-third now and first at 1980-1993, 2006-2008 largest automobile manufacturer and exporter, and has six of the world's ten largest automobile manufacturers. In addition to its massive automobile industry, Japan also is the home to manufacturers of other types of vehicles, like powersports motorcycle manufacturers Kawasaki and Yamaha, and heavy equipment manufacturers Fuji Heavy Industries, Hitachi, Kubota, Komatsu and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. It is home to some of the world's largest automotive companies such as Honda, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Subaru, Suzuki and Toyota.

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), and the Mitsubishi Model A, which was based upon the Fiat Tipo 3. The demand for domestic trucks was greatly increased by the Japanese buildup to war before World War II, and thus caused many Japanese manufacturers to break out of their shells and design their own vehicles.
The Toyota Corolla is a line of subcompact and compact cars manufactured by Toyota. Introduced in 1966, the Corolla managed to become the best-selling car worldwide by 1974 and has been one of the best-selling cars in the world since then. In 1997, the Corolla became the best selling nameplate in the world, surpassing the Volkswagen Beetle. Over 39 million Corollas have been sold as of 2012. The series has undergone several major redesigns.
Corollas are manufactured in Japan, Brazil, (Indaiatuba, São Paulo), Canada (Cambridge, Ontario), China (Tianjin), India (Bangalore), Pakistan, South Africa (Durban), Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey and Venezuela.
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Main brands
Daihatsu • Honda • Mazda • Mitsubishi • Nissan • Subaru • Suzuki • Toyota
Luxury divisions
Acura • Infiniti • Lexus
Smaller manufacturers
ASL/Autobacs • Hino • Isuzu • Mitsuoka • Tommy Kaira
Defunct brands
Amati • Hope • Otomo • Ohta • Prince
Categories
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Cars of Japan
Kei cars
Autozam vehicles
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Datsun vehicles
Dome vehicles
Eunos vehicles
Ɛ̃fini vehicles
Hino Motors vehicles
Honda vehicles
Infiniti vehicles
Isuzu vehicles
Lexus vehicles
Mazda vehicles
Mitsubishi Motors vehicles
Mitsuoka vehicles
Nissan vehicles
Prince vehicles
Subaru vehicles
Suzuki vehicles
Toyota vehicles
Timeline
1907 - Daihatsu established
1914 - Nissan Established
1917 - Mitsubishi Model A
1918 - Isuzu first car
1924-1927 - Otomo
1931 - Mazda-Go (by Toyo Kogyo corp, later Mazda)
1934-1957 - Ohta starts auto production
1935 - Toyota's first prototype car, the Model A1
1948 - Honda established
1952-1966 - Prince (absorbed into Nissan)
1953-1967 - Hino Motors starts auto production (merged into Toyota)
1954 - Subaru first Car P1
1955 - Suzuki's first car Suzulight
1957 - Daihatsu's 1st car Midget
1966 - One of the best selling cars of all time, the Toyota Corolla, is introduced
1967 - Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA) is founded
1967 - Mazda Cosmo 110S was one of first two mass-produced cars with Wankel rotary engine
1969 - Honda's 1st car S500
1980 - Japan surpassed the United States and became first in auto manufacturing
1982 - Honda Accord becomes the first Japanese car built in the United States
1986 - Acura is launched by Honda
1989 - Lexus is launched by Toyota
1989 - Infiniti is launched by Nissan
1994 - Japan conceded to the United States back in auto manufacturing
1997 - Toyota Prius was the first mass-produced hybrid car
1997 - Toyota Corolla becomes the world's best-selling 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 beaten by China and became second in auto manufacturing
2011 - Tohoku earthquake affects production
2016 - Kumamoto earthquake affects production