Affected by the COVID-19 epidemic, Toyota has previously announced the closure of all its factories in Europe, and suspended the production of all assembly plants and parts factories in North America from March 23rd, and the suspension will last at least until April 5th. However, as of February 24, all four Toyota factories in China have resumed work.
Toyota's background is ordinary but extraordinary.
Under the epidemic, the automobile industry has fallen into the cold winter collectively, but for a car company with a long history like Toyota, the prospect is still very optimistic. When it comes to the origin of Toyota, there is no particularly legendary story. Like other car companies or products, it is named after the founder. The founder of Toyota is Toyoda Shoichiro. 1895, Akio Toyoda was born in Japan and graduated from Imperial Middle School in Tokyo, majoring in mechanical engineering. Being able to study mechanical major in engineering department can be said to be very powerful in the last century.
There is a saying that "like father, like son". To put it another way, if Toyoda Shoichiro can be so good, his father must be super good. Let's borrow the introduction from a department first: "1896, 29-year-old Akio Toyoda (Akio Toyoda's father) invented the" Toyota steam loom ". The loom he invented is not only the first automatic loom in Japan that does not rely on manpower, but also different from the previous looms, it can be looked after by a car stopper at the same time, greatly improving productivity. " This was also the man of the hour in Japan!
Born again after World War II, Toyota's career tends to be stable.
Back to Toyota, the timeline continues to move forward. 1934, Akio Toyoda decided to set up an automobile factory. After several years of development, the Pacific War broke out in June 194 12, and by the end of World War II in August 1945, Japan's industrial production facilities were almost destroyed, and Toyota's factories were seriously damaged in the war. This can be said to be the biggest setback of Toyota's early development.
After World War II, in 1947+ 10, the prototype of Toyota's first small car was finally successfully tried out. It took two years after the prototype was born, and by 1949, Toyota's career finally embarked on a stable development track, and gradually developed into a stable position in the world today.
Finally, there will be a road and a Toyota.
When in Rome, do as the Romans do, so as to lead the market quickly. At the end of the 20th century, Toyota entered the Beijing market with the slogan "There is a road in front of the mountain, and there is a Toyota car when there is a road", which brought a big impact to the Beijing automobile market at that time. On the one hand, I am worried that foreign cars will invade the China market, on the other hand, I envy the quality of Toyota cars. Here, we have to sigh again that Toyota's propaganda slogan is wonderful and its quality is obvious. In this way, Toyota took the first step in the luxury commercial vehicle market in China, and it was gradually loved by more and more people. China's automobile market is huge, and Toyota has blossomed everywhere in China and gradually gained a foothold.
Up to now, the quality of Toyota has been continuously improved, which has made great contributions to the development of China automobile market. At the same time, Toyota's sales are also rising.
Under the epidemic situation:
Many people on the Internet predict that the automobile market will remain cold in 2020, but in contrast, in 2003, after SARS, the automobile market in China increased by 30%. Therefore, the auto market is expected to pick up in the second half of the year, but the overall situation remains to be seen.
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