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Toyota vision and philosophy

Our fundamental values

Our business has a proud history and an exciting future. Both are built on the fundamental values of respect for people and continuous improvement. We use these qualities to secure our vision for creating safe and responsible future mobility for all that generates happiness for all.

Our Mission: Happiness for All

Our chairman, Akio Toyoda, has gone on record to say that our business should move beyond manufacturing vehicles to producing “Happiness for All”. In the automobile industry, technologies such as electrification and connected, automated driving are making significant progress. Toyota remains committed to making ever-better cars. Just as important, we are developing mobility solutions to help everyone enjoy their lives. In these ways we are doing our part to create an improved society for the next 100 years and beyond.

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Our Vision: Creating Mobility for All

In a diverse and uncertain world, Toyota strives to raise the quality and availability of mobility. We wish to create new possibilities for all humankind and support a sustainable relationship with our planet.

Our way forward

Since Toyota’s foundation we have acted in accordance with our Philosophy and Guiding Principles to provide reliable products and support the sustainable development of society. The Toyota Way is our simple framework for applying Toyota’s Guiding Principles and building the kind of company we want to be. Through TPS, Toyota's renowned production system, we work according to an original manufacturing philosophy that aims to eliminate waste and achieve the best possible efficiency.