Glance Info About Founder of Toyota

Written By vazkhaev on Sunday, 30 October 2011 | 06:15

Toyota may be regarded as an important icon that is always associated with the land rising sun, Japan. Important people behind the success of Toyota's car industry is a prominent Japanese, Toyota founder Kiichiro Toyoda named (June 11, 1894 - 27 March 1952), a leading Japanese businessman.

Kiichiro Toyoda, son of an industrialist weaving, also a prominent Japanese figures named Sakichi Toyoda. Kiichiro was the idea, the bow of his father's weaving industry was changed to the vehicle industry, to achieve success.

Sakichi Toyoda himself was an inventor and leading industrialists in Japan. Type of machine is the invention of the famous automatic loom which can instantly stop (called jidoka) if there is damage or problems.

Principles contained in the machine jidoka later used also in the car industry developed by Kiichiro. Sakichi Toyoda has offspring that have pioneered the industry forward. Only offspring who developed Sakichi Toyota automobile industry, starting from his son, Kiichiro.

Kiichiro Toyoda and Toyota Motor Corporation

Kiichiro Toyoda made the decision to change the course of weaving industries (textiles) the father into the auto industry, with a reason to cope with industrial conditions at the time.

New industry that is named with Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC), founded on August 28, 1937. The new industries have headquarters in Toyota city, Aichi, and in Tokyo. In 2009, the company employs approximately 71,116 employees worldwide and made him one of the largest companies in the world. The company is growing rapidly since its establishment, develop new technologies that have not been done by any car company at that time.

Initially, all cars manufactured by TMC will be branded with the name Toyoda, according to the surname of the founder. This was confirmed with the company logo as the logo contest winner in 1936, who wrote the name "Toyoda" in a loop.

However, further development of Toyota's name was chosen because the reason is simpler and there is one of the founding family member who is married to someone outside the Toyoda family. Thus, when the company was officially founded in 1937, known as TMC, Toyota Motor Companies.

In addition, the change of name will provide important benefits to the TMC, because 'Toyoda' means 'fertile rice plants', distinguishes it from an agricultural company in the minds of those who heard it.

In fact, TMC operations began about three to four years since the company was established officially in 1937, with the establishment of the first passenger cars in the car industry.

TMC consists of several subsidiaries, namely Toyota (including the car itself and the Scion brand), Lexus, Daihatsu, and Hino Motors. In addition, there are several subsidiaries of non-motorized vehicle (car), such as financial services and industrial robotics.

TMC can be said to be one of the largest conglomerate in the world. Kiichiro industry succeeded in realizing his dream, which is then passed on from generation to generation to their grandchildren.

He managed to uphold the five basic principles adopted for the company, which is challenge (challenge), improvement (development), go and see (open), respect (mutual respect), and teamwork (collaboration), became a giant of the world motor vehicle industry .

Kiichiro Toyoda Lifespan

Sakichi Toyoda had a dream to establish motor vehicle industry which is known not only in Japan. His dream was successfully realized by his son, Kiichiro Toyoda to 1952.

Kiichiro died in that year so that the reins of leadership TMC transferred to a trust which is also the cousin of Kiichiro, that Eiji Toyoda. He was trusted because it managed to develop a luxury car that is named with a 'Lexus'.

Kiichiro had three children, two sons and one grandson. Two of the three offspring participated in a conglomeration of TMC drove the company vehicle, namely Shoichiro Toyoda (son) and Aikio Toyoda (grandson); Aikio is the son Shoichiro.

Shoichiro TMC leadership role in 1982 and 1992. While Aikio will hold the reins of leadership in 2009.

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