Toyota OBD-II support

Pelican knows 100 Toyota models. The OBDb has parameter data for 63 of them.

Every Toyota that supports OBD-II also reports the standard parameters, such as speed and engine data.

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About Toyota

Toyota Motor Corporation was established on 28 August 1937 and is headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It developed from Toyoda Automatic Loom Works, founded by Sakichi Toyoda; his son Kiichiro led the move into automobile manufacturing.¹²

Toyota began its US export business with the Crown in 1957 and developed the Corona RT43L specifically for that market in 1965. The Corolla launched in Japan in 1966, becoming one of Toyota’s principal passenger-car families.³⁴

The Prius, launched in 1997, introduced mass-produced hybrid passenger-car technology. Later generations developed Toyota’s combination of gasoline engines, electric motors and battery storage.⁵

The Toyota Production System is organized around jidoka and Just-in-Time. Jidoka allows production to stop when an abnormality is detected; Just-in-Time matches production and parts supply to what is needed, when it is needed.⁶

Timeline

1926Toyoda Automatic Loom Works
1926: Toyoda Automatic Loom Works
Toyoda Automatic Loom Works is established on 18 November 1926, in Kariya, Aichi. It makes the Type G Automatic Loom. Kiichiro Toyoda is its managing director.²
1936The first production passenger car
1936: The first production passenger car
The Toyoda Model AA becomes Toyota's first commercially produced passenger car, built by the automotive division of Toyoda Automatic Loom Works.⁷
1937Toyota becomes a separate company
1937: Toyota becomes a separate company
Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. is established as a separate car company. Risaburo Toyoda becomes president and Kiichiro Toyoda vice president.⁸
1938The chain conveyor line
1938: The chain conveyor line
In 1938, Toyota brings the chain conveyor method to the body production line of its Koromo Plant. It first used the method on loom assembly in 1927.⁶
1951The Land Cruiser's beginnings
1951: The Land Cruiser's beginnings
Toyota launches the four-wheel-drive BJ, the predecessor of the Land Cruiser. It becomes the first vehicle to climb to Mount Fuji's sixth checkpoint. The Land Cruiser name follows in 1954.⁹
1955The Crown goes on sale
1955: The Crown goes on sale
Toyota launches the Toyopet Crown, a passenger car designed and manufactured using Japanese technology. It is the model Toyota later takes to the United States.⁸
1957Toyota goes to the US
1957: Toyota goes to the US
Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. is founded in 1957 to export the Crown. In December 1960, Toyota suspends Crown exports to the US. In April 1965, the Corona RT43L, with automatic transmission, restarts its sales there.³
1966The Corolla
1966: The Corolla
Toyota launches the Corolla in Japan on 5 November 1966, at 86 dealers. About 1.3 million people attend the dealer events.⁴
1967The 2000GT sports car
1967: The 2000GT sports car
The 2000GT goes on sale in Japan in May. Yamaha builds the six-cylinder, two-seat coupe in small batches. Two open-top prototypes appear in the James Bond film You Only Live Twice.¹⁰
1968The Hilux pickup
1968: The Hilux pickup
Toyota launches the Hilux in March. Conceived by Toyota and developed and built by Hino, the first model seats three and carries a one-tonne payload.¹¹
1970The Celica arrives
1970: The Celica arrives
Toyota launches the Celica, adding a sporty coupe to its passenger-car lineup.¹²
1978The Supra begins as a Celica
1978: The Supra begins as a Celica
The Supra badge first appears on a larger, more powerful version of the second-generation Celica. It becomes a separate model with the third-generation Supra in 1986.¹³
1982The Camry becomes a global model
1982: The Camry becomes a global model
Toyota replaces the rear-wheel-drive Celica Camry with a front-wheel-drive sedan named Camry. Exports begin as Toyota develops it for global markets.¹⁴
1984Toyota and GM establish NUMMI
1984: Toyota and GM establish NUMMI
Toyota and General Motors establish New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc., their joint venture for vehicle manufacturing in the United States.¹²
1988The first Kentucky-built Camry
1988: The first Kentucky-built Camry
Toyota's new Georgetown, Kentucky, plant builds its first Camry on 26 May during pilot production. The site is Toyota's first wholly owned automobile manufacturing facility in the United States.¹⁵
1989Toyota launches Lexus
1989: Toyota launches Lexus
Toyota introduces the Lexus luxury brand in the United States. Its first models are the LS 400 flagship sedan and the Camry-based ES 250.¹⁶
1994The RAV4 combines car and 4x4
1994: The RAV4 combines car and 4x4
Toyota launches the RAV4 in Japan in May. Its compact body, independent suspension and full-time four-wheel drive combine passenger-car comfort with off-road capability.¹⁷
1997The Prius brings hybrids to production
1997: The Prius brings hybrids to production
Toyota launches the Prius, the world's first mass-produced hybrid passenger car. It combines a gasoline engine with an electric motor, making hybrid technology a core part of Toyota's vehicle development.¹⁸
2014The hydrogen-powered Mirai
2014: The hydrogen-powered Mirai
The Mirai goes on sale in Japan on 15 December. Its fuel cell generates electricity from hydrogen to power an electric motor, with water as the exhaust product.¹⁹
2018Toyota wins Le Mans for the first time
2018: Toyota wins Le Mans for the first time
Toyota wins the 24 Hours of Le Mans on its twentieth attempt. Sebastien Buemi, Kazuki Nakajima and Fernando Alonso drive the winning TS050 Hybrid, with the second Toyota finishing runner-up.²⁰
2020The rally-developed GR Yaris
2020: The rally-developed GR Yaris
Toyota launches the GR Yaris in Japan in September. Developed with lessons from its World Rally Championship team, the RZ pairs a turbocharged three-cylinder engine with the GR-FOUR four-wheel-drive system.²¹
2023Toyota builds its 300 millionth vehicle
2023: Toyota builds its 300 millionth vehicle
Cumulative global production reaches 300 million vehicles in September, 88 years after Toyota's first G1 truck. The Corolla accounts for more than 53 million of that total.²²
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