Our business has a proud history and an exciting future. It has been built on fundamental values of respect for people and continuous improvement. Take a look around to discover how we use these qualities to secure our vision for creating safe and responsible future mobility for all.
-Since being founded in 1937 our business has grown into one of the world’s largest and best-known manufacturers.
-Our President is Akio Toyoda, a member of our founding family and a man with an inspirational passion for cars and driving.
-Did you know we do much more than make vehicles? Find out more about our houses, boats and other business interests.
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We use the image of a tree to symbolise our business. This simple metaphor demonstrates how we are rooted in the Toyota Way and grow strongly, using our Guiding Principles to produce the fruits of our vision for safe and responsible future mobility. Discover: The business vision and guiding principles that define us
We created the Toyota Production System as way of eliminating waste and achieving the best efficiency. As an original concept for “lean” production, it has been adopted by many other businesses – and not just for manufacturing. At the heart of TPS are the concepts of jidoka and just-in-time. Discover: Our world-famous lean manufacturing system
The Toyota Way uses our guiding principles to set out a way of working that is brought to life by everyone in our business, everywhere in the world. It is based on two concepts: Continuous Improvement, which takes in the qualities of Challenge, Kaizen and Genchi Genbutsu, and Respect for People, which embraces Respect and Teamwork. Discover: Continuous improvement and respect for people in everything we do
At Toyota we believe in creating a supportive and stimulating work environment. We encourage personal and professional development through our extensive training programmes and we actively foster diversity. We strive to create mutual trust at all levels of the business with openness and good communications. And above all we enforce the most rigorous safety standards throughout our operations. Discover: Giving our people the opportunities to succeed
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