The is a group of companies that have supplier, vendor and investment relationships with
Toyota Industries
is a Japanese machine maker. Originally, and still actively (as of 2021), a manufacturer of automatic looms, it is the company from which Toyota Motor Corporation developed. It is the world's largest manufacturer of forklift trucks measured b ...
and
Toyota Motor vehicle manufacturing facilities. It is similar to a ''
keiretsu
A is a set of companies with interlocking business relationships and shareholdings. In the legal sense, it is a type of informal business group that are loosely organized alliances within the social world of Japan's business community. The ''ke ...
'' in that no particular entity has outright control over the entire group, although unlike most ''keiretsu'' it does not contain a major bank.
Major group companies
There are 16 major companies that make up the Toyota Group:
Affiliates or partially owned subsidiaries
* Kyoho kai group – Auto parts company – 211 companies.
* Kyouei kai group – Logistic/facility company – 123 companies.
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KDDI
() is a Japanese telecommunications operator formed on October 1, 2000 through the merger of DDI Corp. (Daini-Denden Inc.), KDD (Kokusai Denshin Denwa) Corp. (itself a former listed state-owned enterprise privatized in 1998), and IDO Corp. It h ...
(Toyota owns 11.09% of the company)
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Nagoya Broadcasting Network
JOLX-DTV, virtual channel 6 (UHF digital channel 22), branded as is the Chūbu region flagship station of the All-Nippon News Network, owned by the , with its headquarters in Nagoya. It is broadcast in Aichi Prefecture, Gifu Prefecture, and ...
(Toyota owns 34.6% and is the largest single shareholder in the company; 36.9% of the stock are directly and indirectly (through
TV Asahi
JOEX-DTV (channel 5), branded as (also known as EX and and stylized as TV asahi), is a television station that is owned and operated by the subsidiary of certified broadcasting holding company , itself controlled by The Asahi Shimbun Compan ...
Holdings Corporation) owned by the
Asahi Shimbun Company, making it the largest corporate group shareholder)
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Subaru Corporation, manufacturer of
Subaru
( or ; ) is the automaker, automobile manufacturing division of Japanese transportation conglomerate (company), conglomerate Subaru Corporation (formerly known as Fuji Heavy Industries), the Automotive industry#By manufacturer, twenty-first ...
automobiles. (Toyota owns 20% and is the largest single shareholder in the company)
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Mazda Motor Corporation (Toyota owns 5.05% of the company)
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Suzuki Motor Corporation
is a Japanese multinational corporation headquartered in Minami-ku, Hamamatsu, Japan. Suzuki manufactures automobiles, motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), outboard marine engines, wheelchairs and a variety of other small internal com ...
(Toyota owns 4.9% of the company)
* Misawa Homes Holdings, Inc. (Toyota owns 13.4% of the company)
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Primearth EV Energy Co (PEVE) – a joint venture between Toyota and
Panasonic (1996 to present)
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Toyota Canada Inc.
Toyota Canada Inc. (TCI) is the distributor of Toyota and Lexus sedans, coupes, sport utility vehicles (SUVs), and trucks in Canada. TCI's head office is located in Toronto, Ontario. It has regional offices located in Vancouver, Calgary, Mont ...
(TCI) – a joint venture between Toyota (51%) and Mitsui & Co. Ltd. (49%) (1964 to present)
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Yamaha Motor Company
is a Japanese multinational manufacturer of motorcycles, marine products such as boats and outboard motors, and other motorized products. The company was established in 1955 upon separation from Yamaha Corporation (however, Yamaha Corporation ...
(Toyota owns 2.8% of the company.)
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Panasonic (Toyota owns 2.8% of the company.)
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Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (Toyota owns 2.09% of the company.)
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MS&AD Insurance Group
() is a Japanese insurance company. Its businesses include Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance and Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance. It is listed on the Nikkei 225
The Nikkei 225, or , more commonly called the ''Nikkei'' or the ''Nikkei index'' (), is a sto ...
(Toyota owns 8.88% and is the largest single shareholder in the company.)
* Fuji Pharma Co., Ltd.
Former group companies
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New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc. (NUMMI) – a joint venture between Toyota and
General Motors
The General Motors Company (GM) is an American Multinational corporation, multinational Automotive industry, automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, United States. It is the largest automaker in the United States and ...
(1984 to 2010)
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United Australian Automobile Industries (UAAI) – a joint venture between Toyota Australia and
GM-Holden
Holden, formerly known as General Motors-Holden, was an Australian subsidiary company of General Motors. It was an Australian automobile manufacturer, importer, and exporter which sold cars under its own marque in Australia. In its last three ...
(1989 to 1996)
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Isuzu Motors Ltd. (Toyota owned 5.9% of the company at one time.) (2006 to 2018)
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Tesla, Inc.
Tesla, Inc. ( or ) is an American multinational automotive and clean energy company headquartered in Austin, Texas. Tesla designs and manufactures electric vehicles (electric cars and trucks), battery energy storage from home to grid- ...
(Toyota owned 1.43% of the Tesla, Inc.) (2010 to 2016)
Further reading
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References
External links
Toyota Group
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