｜Chronological Record of Sakichi Toyoda's Life｜Chronological Record of Kiichiro Toyoda's life｜ Cooperated with his father Sakichi to develop automatic loom as well as textile machinery. Based on the foundations of those loom business, Kiichiro Toyoda devoted himself to the development of domestic technology in pursuit of mass production of automobiles and built the foundations of the automobile industry. Here, we trace the course of Kiichiro's life. Major Events in the Life of Kiichiro Toyoda     1894 Kiichiro Toyoda born in Shizuoka Prefecture(113-2, Yamaguchi, Yoshizu-mura, Fuchi-gun) 1924 Completes non-stop shuttle change automatic loom TypeG 1929 Patent for automatic loom is transferred to Platt Brothers & Co.,Ltd.of the U.K. High-draft spinning frame completed Small gasoline engine prototype (with a 4PS output) developed 1931 Decision to enter the automobile business made at a board meeting; Automobile Department established in Toyoda Automatic Loom Works,Ltd. 1933 Plant for prototype production completed Installation of machinery and equipment imported from the West begins Steel mill completed First Type A engine completed 1934 First Model A1 passenger car prototype completed 1935 Decision to double capital and begin full-scale automobile production made at an extraordinary stockholders's meeting;burden of capital increase to \3,000,000 taken by Toyoda Bosyoku Shou Model G1 prototype truck completed 1936 Mass production of Model AA passenger cars (improved Model A1) starts Kariya Assembly Plant (today's Kariya Plant at Toyota Auto Body Co.,Ltd.) starts operations Toyota logo designed; product name changed from Toyoda to Toyota Production of Model GA truck (improved Model G1) starts 1937 Toyota Motor Co.,Ltd. established 1938 Construction of Koromo Plant completed Koromo Plant starts flow and Just-in-Time production Research laboratory for airplanes established at Koromo Plant 1939 Shibaura Plant established; storage battery research laboratory established at Shibaura Plant Prototype Model AE passenger car ("Shin-Nihon") completed 1940 Tianjin Plant divided to establish Hokushi Jidosha Kogyo Toyoda Steel Works,Ltd. (today's Aichi Steel Works, Ltd.) established Toyoda Physical and Chemical Research Institute established 1941 Toyoda Machine Works, Ltd. established 1942 Shanghai Plant divided to establish Kachu Toyoda Jidosha Kogyo Airplane Department started 1943 Tokai Hikoki Co.,Ltd. (today's Aisin Seiki Co.,Ltd.) established 1945 Kariya Plant becomes independent; changes to Toyota Shatai Kogyo,Ltd. 1947 Production of Model SA small passenger car (Toyota's first small passenger car) started 1948 Nisshin Tsusho Kaisya Ltd.(today's Toyoda Tsusho Corporation) established 1949 Nagoya Rubber Co.,Ltd.(today's Toyoda Gosei co.,Ltd) established Nippondenso Co.,Ltd.(today's Denso Corporation) established. 1950 First Model BX truck prototype completed; undergose 5,000km running test Toyota Moter Sales Co.,Ltd. established Minsei Spinning Co.,Ltd. (today's Toyoda Boshoku Corp.) established 1951 Production of Model BX 4-ton truck (improved Model BM) and the Model BY bus started 1952 Development of first-generation Crown automobile begins Kiichiro dies aged 58; posthumously awarded the Fourth Class Order of the Sacred Treasure and the Junior Grade of the Fifth Rank of Honor by the Japanese government ▲Go to TOP Copyright (C) Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology All rights reserved.