Model AA sedan launched, Toyota's first passenger car hits the road

Model BJ 4WD launched, later to become Toyota Land Cruiser

Denmark receives first sample Toyota Crown, kicks-off Toyota's European operations

Toyota's first production sports car, the Sports 800, kicks-off new sports car era for the company

The first Toyota Corolla is built. More than 39 million have been built since

Limited edition, front-engine, RWD sports coupe Toyota 2000GT debuts, stars with James Bond

10 million Toyota vehicles produced, and counting…

The mid-engined, rear-wheel-drive MR2 debuts

Toyota Supra A70 gains independence from Celica model range, now 3-litre, in-line six-cylinder, 200bhp

Toyota creates luxury division Lexus in 1989. The brand arrives in the UK in 1990

Toyota starts building Carinas in Britain in 1992

Hybrid Toyota Prius arrives

Toyota enters F1

First supercar

Toyota returns to building sports cars with new GT86