The Land Cruiser has been produced in convertible, hardtop, station wagon and cab chassis bodystyles.

The first of a total of 450 prototype vehicles was built in 1985. Each successive prototype applied solutions to areas where the possibility of engineering improvement was identified, slowly but surely elevating the quality to a world-leading standard.

In 2012, Toyota became the world's first automobile manufacturer to produce more than 10 million vehicles per year. That same year, it also reported the production of its 200-millionth vehicle.

In 1937, the company was founded by Kiichiro Toyoda to create automobiles. It was a spinoff from his father's company, Toyota Industries, originally a manufacturer of automatic looms.

Introduced in 1966, the Corolla was the best-selling car worldwide by 1974 and has been one of the best-selling cars in the world ever since.

1986 marked the company's debut as a manufacturer in the United States, with the rollout of the first Toyota car built on American soil. The vehicle, a white Corolla FX16, was produced on Oct. 7, 1986, at the New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc. plant, a joint venture with General Motors.

The Prius, which in Latin means "to go before," was revolutionary, featuring an EPA-estimated fuel economy rating of 45 city/51 highway and ultra-clean tailpipe emissions that produced 90 percent less smog-forming gases than conventional cars.

With cars sold over the last 20 years, Toyota has the highest percentage of vehicles still on the road today: 80%.

Unable to use the Highlander name in Japan and Australia because of a trademarked Hyundai Terracan trim line, Toyota calls the vehicle the Toyota Kluger. The name is derived from the German word klug, which means smart or clever.

From September 1947, Toyota's small-sized vehicles were sold under the name "Toyopet". However, when Toyota entered the American market in 1957, the name was not well received due to connotations of toys and pets. The name was soon dropped for the American market, but continued in other markets until the mid-1960s.