01 1948-1957
Journey into a trading and investment company

1948

1948
July
  • Founds Nisshin Tsusho from Toyota Sangyo's trading division. Capital fund of 9 million yen.
  • Appoints Tojiro Okamoto president & CEO.
  • Establishes headquarters in Sasashima-cho, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya-shi (formed from Toyota Sangyo).
  • Establishes Osaka Branch in Minami Hon-machi, Higashi-ku, Osaka-shi (formed from Toyota Sangyo).
Company badges: Toyota Sangyo (left) and Nisshin Tsusho (right)
Toyota Kaikan
First president & CEO, Tojiro Okamoto
1948
August
  • Elevates Tokyo Field Office in Kanda Kamakura-cho, Chiyoda-ku (formed from Toyota Sangyo) to Tokyo Branch.
1948
November
  • Establishes Hamamatsu Field Office in Owari-cho, Hamamatsu-shi.
  • Holds first Periodic Shareholders Meeting.

1949

1949
July
  • Moves Tokyo Branch to Nihonbashi Tomizawa-cho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo.
1949
August
  • Invests in Toyo Motors.
First Toyomotor (motorized bike) by Toyo Motors
1949
September
  • Establishes Coal Department.
Meiko Trans Coal Yard
1949
November
  • Establishes Raw Cotton Department.
Raw cotton freight handling

1950

1950
August
  • Increases capital fund (for first time) to 30 million yen.

1951

1951
June
  • Holds Shareholders Meeting for completion of Toyota Sangyo's settlement.

1952

1952
May
  • Moves Hamamatsu Field Office to Tokiwa-cho, Hamamatsu-shi.
1952
June
  • Establishes Dhaka Liaison Office (current Bangladesh).
Employees stationed in Dhaka and Muslin Cotton Mill Company management
1952
July
  • Establishes Karachi Liaison Office (Pakistan).
Karachi Liaison Office

1953

1953
April
  • Establishes Taiwan Liaison Office (Taiwan).
  • Establishes Hong Kong Liaison Office (Hong Kong).
Taiwan Liaison Office
1953
August
  • Founds Towa Real Estate.
1953
October
  • Establishes Nisshin Dallas Liaison Office (United States).
Nisshin Dallas Liaison Office
1953
November
  • Establishes Bangkok Liaison Office (Thailand).

1954

1954
September
  • Establishes Jakarta Field Office (Indonesia).
Jakarta Field Office

1955

1955
May
  • Founds Towa Oil.
  • Concludes distributorship agreement with Nippon Kokan.
Towa Oil Shimohiroi Service Station
1955
August
  • Founds joint venture company Nisshin (Thailand) Agency in Thailand.
Nisshin (Thailand) Agency
1955
October
  • Moves headquarters into Toyoda Building, rebuilt from former Toyoda Kaikan.
Toyoda Building

1956

1956
July
  • Changes name from Nisshin Tsusho to Toyoda Tsusho Kaisha, Limited.
Toyoda Tsusho Kaisha Limited logo

1957

1957
January
  • Founds subsidiary Toyoda Thailand (Thailand).
  • Establishes Manila Field Office (Philippines).
Manila Field Office
1957
October
  • Establishes Mexico Overseas Office (Mexico).

1958

1958
August
  • Financial trouble becomes apparent with Toyo Motors due to poor sales.

1959

1959
April
  • Becomes direct wholesaler specified by Fuji Iron & Steel Co., Ltd.
1959
May
  • Names Tojiro Okamoto chairman (presidential post vacant).
1959
July
  • Acknowledges liquidation of Toyo Motors.
1959
October
  • Becomes direct wholesaler specified by Yawata Iron & Steel Co., Ltd.
Establishment of Hirohata Field Office

1960

1960
September
  • Moves Tokyo Branch to 6-1 Yaesu, Chuo-ku, Tokyo.
1960
October
  • Founds Toyoda New York (U.S.)
Toyoda New York
1960
December
  • Establishes Singapore Overseas Office (Singapore).

1961

1961
April
  • Founds Towa Textile Industry.
Inside Towa Textile Industry
1961
July
  • Founds Sanyo Malaya Singapore (Malaysia).
1961
October
  • Becomes listed company on Nagoya Stock Exchange Second Section.
1961
November
  • Appoints Tomiyasu Kambara president & CEO.
2nd president & CEO, Tomiyasu Kambara

1962

1962
April
  • Founds Nisshin Oil.
  • Moves Osaka Branch to Shiomachi-dori, Minami-ku, Osaka-shi.
Mitsubishi Oil Higashi Kataha Service Station
Osaka Toyoda Building
1962
September
  • Establishes Nairobi Overseas Office (Kenya).

1963

1963
March
  • Establishes Seoul Overseas Office (Korea).
1963
May
  • Establishes New Delhi Overseas Office (India).
  • Toyota cars exported for first time (to Dominica).
Santo Domingo Overseas Office
1963
June
  • Begins equity participation in Nitto Cardboard.
1963
November
  • Establishes Sao Paulo Overseas Office (Brazil).

1964

1964
February
  • Establishes Automobile Department.
Sample Tiara 1900s being exported
1964
August
  • Founds subsidiary Toyoda Tsusho do Brasil (Brazil).
Toyoda Tsusho do Brasil subsidiary
1964
October
  • Establishes Johannesburg Overseas Office (South Africa).
Johannesburg Overseas Office

1965

1965
April
  • Establishes Trinidad and Tobago Overseas Office (Trinidad and Tobago).
  • Establishes Guayaquil Overseas Office (Ecuador).
Trinidad and Tobago Overseas Office
1965
June
  • Moves Tokyo Branch to 5-7 Yaesu, Chuo-ku, Tokyo.

1966

1966
March
  • Receives order for liquefied petroleum gas plant from Toyota Motor Corporation's Takaoka Plant.
Liquefied petroleum gas plant
1966
September
  • Founds Tatt Sing Sanyo Electric (Hong Kong).
1966
October
  • Founds Sanyo Industries Singapore (Singapore)

1967

1967
March
  • Elevates Seoul Overseas Office to Seoul Branch (Korea).
Seoul Branch

1968

1968
March
  • Founds Toyoda Steel Center.
Toyoda Steel Center
1968
April
  • Forms retirement benefit and pension system.
1968
May
  • Appoints Kiyoshi Miyairi president & CEO.
3rd president & CEO, Kiyoshi Miyairi
1968
August
  • Founds subsidiary Toyoda Europe (Belgium).
Toyoda Europe subsidiary

1969

1969
March
  • Founds joint venture company Sanyo Thailand for equity participation (Thailand).
Sanyo Thailand
1969
April
  • Establishes Toyota Field Office in Akebono-cho, Toyota-shi.
1969
July
  • Founds Toyotsu Gas Center.
Toyotsu Gas Center
1969
August
  • Founds Toyoda Kako.
Toyoda Kako Toyohashi factory
1969
December
  • Elevates Hamamatsu Field Office to branch office.

1970

1970
July
  • Founds Toyoda Metal Scrap.

1971

1971
March
  • Establishes Building Materials Department.
Nagoya Crown Hotel
1971
June
  • Founds subsidiary Toyoda Hong Kong (Hong Kong).
Toyoda Hong Kong subsidiary
1971
August
  • Founds Toyotsu Textile Machinery Sales.

1972

1972
March
  • Founds Toyotsu Oil Center.
Toyotsu Oil Center
1972
April
  • Completes Toyoda Metal Scrap factory.
Toyoda Metal Scrap factory

1973

1973
March
  • Approved for participation in China Import and Export Fair.
1973
May
  • Founds Toyoda Chemical Engineering.
Toyoda Chemical Engineering
1973
June
  • Increases Central Warehouse's capital fund, and changes name to Toyotsu Warehouse.
Toyotsu Warehouse's Komaki warehouse

1974

1974
September
  • Increases capital fund (for eighth time) to 4.5 billion yen.

1975

1975
January
  • Establishes Chinese Group.
1975
April
  • Establishes Kariya Field Office in Minami Sakura-machi, Kariya-shi.
Nissei Building when it housed Kariya Field Office
1975
September
  • Changes listing from Nagoya Stock Exchange Second Section to First Section.

1976

1976
April
  • Completes Toyota Toyotsu Building (Yamanote-cho, Toyota-shi), and moves Toyota Field Office to it.
Toyota Toyotsu Building (Toyota Branch Office)
1976
August
  • Toyoda Chemical Engineering reduces capital.

1977

1977
January
  • Becomes listed company on Tokyo Stock Exchange First Section.
1977
April
  • Completes Kariya Toyotsu Building (Sumiyoshi-cho, Kariya-shi), and moves Kariya Field Office to it.
Kariya Toyotsu Building
1977
June
  • Appoints Yasuo Shibata president & CEO.
4th president & CEO, Yasuo Shibata

1978

1978
February
  • Founds Toyotsu Engineering.
Toyotsu Engineering's Toyota Office
1978
April
  • Makes Toyotsu Electronics fully-owned subsidiary.
Toyotsu Electronics

1979

1979
September
  • Establishes Beijing Liaison Office (China).
Beijing Liaison Office
1979
October
  • Chairman Daikichiro Toyoda becomes honorary consul of Kingdom of Belgium in Nagoya.
Establishment of Honorary Consulate of Kingdom of Belgium in Nagoya

1980

1980
April
  • Founds Toyotsu Housing.
  • Founds Toyota Crown Motors (China), Ltd. in Hong Kong.
Toyotsu Housing
1980
August
  • Appoints Seizo Esaki president & CEO.
5th president & CEO, Seizo Esaki

1981

1981
March
  • Toyoda Steel Center completes Tahara Logistics Center.
Toyota Steel Center's Tahara Logistics Center
1981
April
  • Establishes Dubai Overseas Office (U.A.E.).
  • Establishes Shanghai Overseas Office (China).
  • Establishes Guangzhou Overseas Office (China).
Shanghai Overseas Office
Guangzhou Overseas Office

1982

1982
June
  • Forms Indonesia Steel Center Project Team.
1982
November
  • Forms Overseas Toyota Group Project Team.

1983

1983
January
  • Founds Kyowa Steel.
Kyowa Steel's Miyoshi factory
1983
May
  • Founds Steel Center Indonesia (Indonesia).
Steel Center Indonesia
1983
June
  • Begins equity participation in Chen Tai Fong Co., Ltd. (Taiwan).

1984

1984
March
  • Daihatsu concludes a contract with Tianjin Automotive Manufacturing for affiliation with HIJET manufacturing technology.
Daihatsu HIJET rolling off Tianjin Daihatsu line
1984
July
  • Founds Toyotsu Information System.
Inside Toyotsu Information System office
1984
September
  • Founds Toyotsu Finance.
1984
November
  • Begins equity participation in Teleway Corporation.
Teleway Corporation hot air balloon

1985

1985
January
  • Founds boat rental company T.Y. Harvest (Panama).
1985
March
  • Exceeds total of 1 million exported automobiles since establishment of Automobile Department.
1985
September
  • Establishes Moscow Overseas Office (Soviet Union).
Moscow Overseas Office
1985
October
  • Elevates Tokyo Branch to headquarters, creating two headquarters locations in Nagoya and Tokyo.
Tokyo Headquarters

1986

1986
January
  • Establishes Kentucky Overseas Office (U.S.) in Toyoda America.
1986
April
  • Towa Oil and Sanwa Oil merge, founding Toyotsu Petrotex.
1986
July
  • Nitto Cardboard changes name to Toyotsu New Pack.

1987

1987
February
  • Issues bonds with warrants for first Eurodollars in European market.
Bonds with warrants signing ceremony
1987
July
  • Changes name from Toyoda Tsusho Kaisha Limited to Toyota Tsusho Corporation.
Toyota Tsusho Corporation sign

1988

1988
September
  • Establishes Toyota Tsusho International Scholarship Foundation to mark 40th anniversary.
First scholarship students of Toyota Tsusho International Scholarship Foundation