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TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION Company Profile

Nisha Deore Published 08 Feb 2024 Updated 30 Mar 2024
TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

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TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION Company Basic Information, and Sales Area

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Company Name

TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

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Website

global.toyota

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Established Date

1937

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Headquartered

Japan

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Market Position/ History

TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION was founded in 1937 by Kiichiro Toyoda and is headquartered in Toyota, Japan.

The company has around 71,373 employees working across locations.

It has several operations and R&D centers across North America, Latin America, Europe, Africa and Asia Pacific.

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Sales Area

Worldwide

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Contact Information

1 Toyota-Cho, Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture 471-8571, Japan

Tel:(0565) 28-2121

 

Business Segment/ Overview:  

TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION is a Japan based manufacturer of motor vehicles and parts. The company operates through several segments including automotive, financial services, and others.
The automotive segment offers passenger cars, minivans, trucks, and related vehicle parts and accessories. This segment also involved in the development of intelligent transport systems. 
The financial services segment offers purchase or lease financing to Toyota vehicle dealers and customers. It also provides retail leasing through lease contracts purchased by dealers. The others segment is engaged in housing, telecommunications and other businesses.

Automotive Active Seat Headrests Product Types Specification

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Product Description

Advanced Head Restraint/Headrest

Toyota Motor Corporation has developed the active headrest, a new head restraint, which reduces the stress on the neck during low-speed, rear impacts.

The company has introduced the head restraint to improve vehicle safety through the analysis of accidents, and this approach has led to advances in passive safety technologies, such as the concept of omni-directional compatibility, pedestrian injury-lessening vehicle bodies and front seats based on the WIL (Whiplash Injury Lessening) concept. The Active Headrest has been developed to reduce the risk of whiplash injuries sustained during rear-end collision.

The Active Headrest is an extension of the WIL concept seat, in which both the seatback and head restraint simultaneously cushion the head and lower back to reduce stress on the neck.  Specifically, when the occupant's back presses against the seatback during a rear-end collision, a built-in lower unit triggers the head restraint to move diagonally upward.

This action swiftly and securely catches the back of the occupant's head, thereby reducing the risk of whiplash injury sustained by the neck upon collision (results will differ according to the physique, position and posture of the occupant inside the vehicle; however, in-house testing of the Active Headrest showed that it reduced the severity of whiplash injury by 10-20% on Toyota's neck injury evaluation index compared with the traditional WIL concept seat.

Nisha Deore
Nisha Deore is a highly skilled Research Analyst with over three years of experience specializing in food & beverage sectors. Her expertise encompasses secondary research, data mining, competitive analysis, and…

Profile Details

  • Author Nisha Deore
  • Published 08 Feb 2024
  • Last Updated 30 Mar 2024
  • Reading Time~5 minutes
  • CoverageSWOT, Financials, Key Employees, History

Table of Contents

    • 1.1 About TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
    • 1.2 Key Facts
    • 1.3 Key Employees
      • 1.3.1 Key Employee Biographies
    • 1.4 History
    • 1.5 Locations & Subsidiaries
      • 1.5.1 Head Office
      • 1.5.2 Other Locations & Subsidiaries
    • 2.1 Company Overview
    • 2.2 Business Segments
    • 2.3 R&D Overview
    • 2.4 Brands
    • 2.5 Key Company Statistics
    • 2.6 Key Financials (2015–2019)
    • 2.7 Share Holder Analysis
    • 2.8 Regional Presence
    • 2.9 Services Offered
    • 3.1 Strengths
    • 3.2 Weaknesses
    • 3.3 Opportunities
    • 3.4 Threats
    • 3.5 Key Competitors
    • 4.1 Company Metrics
    • 4.2 Key Investors
    • 4.3 Recent Funding & Valuation
    • 4.4 Historical Funding & Valuation
    • 5.1 Acquisitions
    • 5.2 Partnerships
    • 6.1 Latest News & Announcements
    • 6.2 Strategic Initiatives
    • 7.1 Summary of Findings
    • 7.2 Strategic Recommendations

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