rafal maziarz: the birth of toyota motor co., ltd
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RAFAL MAZIARZ: THE BIRTH OF TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD.
By Rafal Maziarz
Introduction
Originally from Poland, Rafal Maziarz moved to the United States in the mid-1990s. For over a decade, Maziarz has performed as an award-winning car salesman. Currently serving as sales manager with Germain Toyota in Naples, Florida, he sells cars from Toyota Motor Co., Ltd.
About Toyota Motor Corporation Although established in 1937, Toyota Motor Corporation
traces its origins back even farther. Its founder, Sakichi Toyoda, was born in 1867. In the 1920s, Toyoda invented an automatic loom that identified errors and stopped production if it jammed. Along with selling the patent to a British firm, he created the company Toyoda Automatic Loom Works. With the money he obtained from those ventures, he funded his son, Kiichiro Toyoda's, experimentation with gasoline-powered engines. Although the elder Toyoda passed away in 1930, his son continued his work and developed an Automobile Department within the company in 1933.
Conclusion
In 1935, Toyoda hit two milestones by introducing the business' first vehicle, a truck called the Model G1, and building its first dealership. The following year, he produced its first car, a sedan known as the Model AA. With increased interest in his products, Toyoda formed Toyota Motor Co., Ltd., in 1937.