Toyota Motor Corporation

Toyota Motor Corporation is an automaker headquartered in Toyota City, Japan, that designs, manufactures and sells vehicles. Founded in 1937, the company employs nearly 350,000 people worldwide. It manufactures vehicles in 27 countries or regions and markets its products in over 170 countries and regions, a footprint that places production close to many of the markets it serves. Carmakers of this scale typically sell to private motorists, businesses and fleet operators through networks of distributors and dealers.

Beyond vehicle production, Toyota competes in motorsport under the TOYOTA RACING name, including endurance events such as the 6 Hours of Fuji in Japan. The company publishes the Toyota Technical Review, alongside Toyota Times and a Toyota Facts & Data section that present information about the group to a general audience. It also runs the Toyota Dream Car Art Contest and provides a map showing real-time traffic information and road closures in Japan.

Sustainability is a recurring theme in how Toyota presents itself, with a Sustainability Data Book and a set of policies covering human rights, harmony with nature, and carbon removal and carbon credits. The company also outlines welfare initiatives and work aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and its Forest and Sakura Pond at Toyota Teiho has been certified as a sustainably managed natural site in Japan. For a manufacturer operating in so many countries, such published policies and data help investors, regulators and partners assess how it handles environmental and social issues across its supply chain and operations.