History of Toyota in Latin America and the Caribbean

Toyota in Latin America

1950
Aug 16

Three Model SB trucks exported to Costa Rica

1953
Aug 16

Toyota’s second-ever overseas distributor agreement signed in El Salvador

Aug 19

El Salvador

Start of TOYOTA business

1954
Aug 19

Honduras

Start of TOYOTA business

1957
Aug 19

Costa Rica

Start of TOYOTA business

Aug 19

Panama

Start of TOYOTA business

1958
Aug 16

Toyota do Brasil São Bernardo Plant (first overseas) opened; Land Cruiser assembly began in 1959

Aug 19

Brazil

Start of TOYOTA business

Aug 19

Venezuela

Start of TOYOTA business

1959
Aug 19

Ecuador

Start of TOYOTA business

1962
Aug 16

Started Assembly in Bandeirante, Brazil

Aug 19

Dominican Republic

Start of TOYOTA business

1963
Aug 16

Started Outsourcing production in Venezuela; Land Cruiser

Aug 19

Nicaragua

Start of TOYOTA business

1964
Aug 19

Guatemala

Start of TOYOTA business

1965
Aug 19

Aruba

Start of TOYOTA business

Aug 19

Curacao

Start of TOYOTA business

1967
Aug 19

Barbados

Start of TOYOTA business

Aug 19

Peru

Start of TOYOTA business

Sep 09

Colombia

Start of TOYOTA business

1968
Aug 19

Uruguay

Start of TOYOTA business

1969
Sep 09

St. Maarten

Start of TOYOTA business

1970
Aug 19

Antigua

Start of TOYOTA business

1971
Aug 19

Belize

Start of TOYOTA business

Aug 19

Bermuda

Start of TOYOTA business

Aug 19

Haiti

Start of TOYOTA business

Aug 19

St. Vincent

Start of TOYOTA business

1972
Aug 19

Grand Cayman

Start of TOYOTA business

Aug 19

Grenada

Start of TOYOTA business

Aug 19

Martinique

Start of TOYOTA business

Aug 19

Paraguay

Start of TOYOTA business

1976
Sep 09

Fr. Guiana

Start of TOYOTA business

1977
Aug 19

St. Kitts

Start of TOYOTA business

1979
Aug 19

Argentina

Start of TOYOTA business

1980
Aug 19

Chile

Start of TOYOTA business

1981
Aug 16

Toyota de Venezuela Plant opened; Land Cruiser assembly began

Aug 19

Bolivia

Start of TOYOTA business

1983
Aug 19

St. Lucia

Start of TOYOTA business

1984
Aug 19

Montserrat

Start of TOYOTA business

1988
Aug 19

Guadeloupe

Start of TOYOTA business

1992
Aug 19

Bahamas

Start of TOYOTA business

1994
Aug 19

Guyana

Start of TOYOTA business

1996
Aug 19

Trinidad & Tobago

Start of TOYOTA business

1997
Aug 16

Toyota Argentina S.A. Zarate Plant Establised; Production of Hilux begins

1998
Aug 16

Toyota do Brasil Indaiatuba Plant Opened; Production of Corolla begins

2000
Aug 19

Jamaica

Start of TOYOTA business

2002
Aug 19

Suriname

Start of TOYOTA business

2012
Aug 16

Toyota do Brasil Sorocaba Plant established; production of low-cost, compact Etios begins

2016
Aug 16

Toyota do Brasil Porto Feliz Plant established; production of engine production