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The Toyota Motor Corporation is a Japanese multinational company. The bulk of its operations is in the production and sale of cars and trucks. In 2009, it became the world’s largest maker of cars, based on sales and number of automobiles produced, for the very first time. It was founded in 1937 by Kiichiro Toyota and a whole Japanese city was built on and named after Toyota. Other brands in the Toyota umbrella include Lexus, Daihatsu and Hino (maker of trucks). It also has a financial services arm and is a key player in both the robotics and biotechnology industries. Toyota’s Just-In-Time production methods and its management philosophy, called “The Toyota Way,” have been studied by business graduates and managers worldwide. It is currently heavily committed to producing green, environmentally-friendly cars.
丰田汽车公司是日本的一家跨国公司。公司的主业务是生产和销售汽车和卡车。2009年，以销售和汽车生产数量为基础，丰田首次成为了全球最大的汽车制造商。1937年，丰田喜一郎创建了丰田，日本整个城市都是以丰田的名字命名的。丰田旗下还有包括像雷克萨斯、大发以及日野（卡车制造商）等品牌。丰田还涉足金融服务领域，并在机器人以及生物技术产业占据主要地位。丰田的准时制生产方法以及“丰田模式”的管理哲学也被全球的商科研究生和经理所学习。目前，丰田将大量精力投入到了生产绿色环保汽车上来。
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