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Toyota Corolla Ceres
The Toyota Sprinter Marino is a four-door B-pillar hardtop sedan version of the Toyota Sprinter sedan produced between 1992 and 1998 (series E100 Corolla) for sale in Japan. The Toyota Corolla Ceres () is a slightly restyled version of the Sprinter Marino, as was common practice by Japanese automakers in the 1980s and 1990s. Overview File:Toyota Sprinter Marino in Bangkok Thailand 04.jpg, Sprinter Marino (pre-facelift) File:1993 Toyota Corolla Ceres rear.jpg, Corolla Ceres (pre-facelift) The Corolla Ceres is named after Ceres in Roman mythology, and the Sprinter Marino is named for Marino, Italy. The Corolla Ceres was exclusive to '' Toyota Corolla Store'' locations, and the Sprinter Marino was exclusive to ''Toyota Vista Store'' locations. In Japan, the Sprinter Marino and the Corolla Ceres could be ordered by mail order catalog. Both vehicles were built for Toyota under contract by Kanto Auto Works. Due to cost-cutting efforts as a result of the Japanese economic recession ...
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Toyota
is a Japanese Multinational corporation, multinational Automotive industry, automotive manufacturer headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi, Japan. It was founded by Kiichiro Toyoda and incorporated on August 28, 1937. Toyota is the List of manufacturers by motor vehicle production, largest automobile manufacturer in the world, producing about 10 million vehicles per year. The company was founded as a spinoff of Toyota Industries, a machine maker started by Sakichi Toyoda, Kiichiro's father. Both companies are now part of the Toyota Group, one of the largest conglomerates in the world. While still a department of Toyota Industries, the company developed its first product, the Toyota Type A engine, Type A engine, in 1934 and its first passenger car in 1936, the Toyota AA. After World War II, Toyota benefited from Japan's alliance with the United States to learn from American automakers and other companies, which gave rise to The Toyota Way (a management philosophy) and the Toyota ...
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Toyota Corolla Store
Toyota vehicles in Japan are distributed to numerous dealership chains throughout the country. Up to May 2020, each dealership chain had a different product offering, with some models restricted to one chain to maintain exclusivity. Since May 2020, every Toyota model in Japan was available in all dealership chains. Current dealership chains include Toyota Store, Toyopet Store, Toyota Corolla Store and Netz Store. History In Japan in the late 1940s, Toyota's sales department was part of its manufacturing company and had its office in Nagoya. At that time, the Japanese auto industry was controlled by the U.S. government. The majority of Toyota's sales was composed of trucks and buses. The new car business in Japan was quite limited. There was little need for consumer-oriented branding or consumer-oriented showrooms. On April 3, 1950, Toyota established a separate company for sales of its motor vehicles, including exports, called トヨタ自動車販売株式会社 ''Toyota Jid ...
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Nissan Presea
The is a compact car, produced for the Asian market from 1990 to 2000. It competed with the entry-level luxury 4-door hardtop sedans that were popular in Japan during the 1990s, notably the Toyota Corolla Ceres, the Toyota Sprinter Marino, the Honda Integra, and the Mazda Lantis. "Presea" is Spanish for "jewel" or "important". R10 (1990–1995) The original R10 Presea was based on the B13 series Nissan Sunny platform, and replaced the Nissan Laurel Spirit. It continued to be a smaller companion to the Nissan Laurel of this time period, sharing much of the styling influences and attention to luxury in a smaller package. Its appearance was also very similar to the much larger Nissan President. Like the Laurel, it was exclusive to Nissan Japanese dealerships called '' Nissan Store.'' It shared many attributes with its sibling model. However, body panels and interior were done to a much higher specification. Interior fabrics matched those on the Laurel, with standard features ...
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Vehicle Size Class
Vehicle size classes are series of ratings assigned to different segments of Motor vehicle, automotive vehicles for the purposes of vehicle emissions control and Fuel economy in automobiles, fuel economy calculation. Various methods are used to classify vehicles; in North America, Car, passenger vehicles are classified by total interior capacity while trucks are classified by gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR). Vehicle segments in the European Union use linear measurements to describe size. Asian vehicle classifications are a combination of dimensions and engine displacement. North America United States Vehicle classifications of four government agencies are in use in the United States: the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA as part of their US NCAP, NCAP program), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and the U.S. Census Bureau. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety also has its own vehicle classif ...
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Toyota Carina ED
The Toyota Carina ED is a compact car manufactured by Japanese automaker Toyota in 1985 as a companion to the 1984 Carina sedan. It was positioned as the four-door Celica, with a similar focus on luxury found on larger Toyota pillared hardtop sedans, like the Toyota Crown and the Mark II/Cresta/ Chaser. It was only sold in Japan and was exclusive to Toyota Japan dealerships called '' Toyota Store'' locations and sold next to the Carina. The Carina ED shared the same Toyota "T" platform as the Celica, while the Celica was exclusive to ''Toyota Corolla Store'' locations. Unlike the larger sedans, the Carina ED, and later the Corona EXiV, were genuine four-door hardtops without a B-pillar connecting the rear door support to the roof. Its design sought to emulate the hardtop sedan styling of large American and European sedans, resulting in a small, low cabin with longer front and rear ends. The Carina ED went on sale not long before the Plaza Accord was signed and the Japanese b ...
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Toyota Corona EXiV
The Corona EXiV is an automobile manufactured by Toyota Motor Corporation. Released in September 1989, it was the luxury hardtop version of the Toyota Corona (T170), Corona and was introduced to emulate the twin Toyota Carina ED, Carina ED. The letters ''EXiV'' are derived from the words EXtra impressiVe. The Corona EXiV was only sold in Japan and was exclusive to Toyota Japan dealerships called ''Toyopet Store'' locations and sold next to the Corona. It was a clone of the Carina ED and shared the same Toyota "T" platform as the Toyota Celica (T180), Celica . The Carina ED was exclusive to ''Toyota Store'' locations, and the Celica was exclusive to ''Toyota Corolla Store'' locations. When the EXiV was discontinued, the Toyota Progrès appeared for the market segment served by the EXiV. The original Corona EXiV was a genuine four-door hardtop without a pillar (car), B-pillar connecting the rear door support to the roof. Its design sought to emulate the hardtop sedan styling of lar ...
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Toyota Carina
The is an automobile which was manufactured by Toyota from December 1970 to December 2001. It was introduced as a sedan counterpart of the Toyota Celica, Celica, with which it originally shared a platform. Later, it was realigned to the Toyota Corona, Corona platform, but retained its performance image, with distinctive bodywork and interior — aimed at the youth market and remaining exclusive to Japanese Toyota dealerships ''Toyota Store.'' It was replaced in Japan by the Toyota Allion in 2001 and succeeded in Europe by the Toyota Avensis. The inspiration for the name Carina came from the Carina (constellation), constellation Carina, sharing a naming inspiration with the Celica, which is ultimately derived from the Latin word ''wikt:coelicus, coelica'' meaning "heavenly" or "celestial". __TOC__ First generation (A10/A30; 1970) The first-generation Carina was manufactured from December 1970, and sold at ''Toyota Store'' dealership channels in Japan, sharing its platform ...
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Toyota Corona
The is an automobile manufactured by the Japanese automaker Toyota across eleven generations between 1957 and 2001. On launch, the Corona was Toyota's second-highest product in their range, just below the Crown. The Corona was marketed in the JDM at Toyota's ''Toyopet Store'' dealership channels, and the Corona was one of Toyota's first models exported to other global markets, followed by the smaller Toyota Corolla. The Corona played a key role in Toyota's North American success. Having previously entered the North American passenger car market in 1957 as ''Toyopet'', the company met little success, withdrawing in 1961. The company re-entered the North American market in June 1964, rebranded as ''Toyota'', introducing its third-generation Corona with more modern technology and numerous standard features. Toyota advertised the car prominently, with the company's first television commercial featuring the Corona. The car was well received, winning the 1969 ''Road Test'' Import C ...
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Toyota Chaser
The is a mid-size car produced by Toyota. In the beginning, Chasers were four-door sedans and hardtop sedans; a two-door coupé was available only for the first generation. It was introduced on the Toyota Mark II (X30) platform and was only available at Japanese ''Toyota Auto Store'' dealerships as their top-level model. The Chaser was produced for six generations; production ceased in 2001 when both it and the Cresta were replaced by the short-lived Toyota Verossa, Verossa. The Chaser was one of Toyota's "triplet sedans": it, the Toyota Mark II, Mark II, and the Toyota Cresta, Cresta are rebadged models of the same car, sold through different dealership sales channels. The Chaser and its platform sisters are considered a class below the Toyota Crown, Crown. The Chaser offered a sportier image than the Mark II or the more luxury-oriented Cresta. The Chaser's performance reputation benefited as the series and generations offered ever-increasing engine displacement. The addition o ...
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Toyota Cresta
The is a mid-size luxury car built by Toyota. It was launched in 1980 and shared the chassis with the Toyota Mark II, Mark II/Cressida and Toyota Chaser, Chaser and was the top-level car at Japanese dealership ''Toyota Vista Store''. The Cresta was produced for five generations, and production stopped in 2001 when it was merged with the Chaser to form the short-lived Toyota Verossa, Verossa. The goal of the Cresta was to offer a more luxurious package than the Mark II, while the Chaser was the performance-oriented version of the same platform, but sold at different dealerships. The Cresta's luxury reputation benefited as the series, and generations offered ever-increasing engine displacement. The addition of turbochargers and superchargers to growing engine displacement was offset by the fact that the Japanese Government taxed and regulated Emission standard#Japan, vehicle emission results. Larger engines offered more luxury, convenience, and suspension improvements as the ...
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Toyota Mark II
The is a compact, later mid-size sedan manufactured and marketed in Japan by Toyota between 1968 and 2004. Prior to 1972, the model was marketed as the Toyota Corona Mark II. In most export markets, Toyota marketed the vehicle as the Toyota Cressida between 1976 and 1992 across four generations. Toyota replaced the rear-wheel-drive Cressida in North America with the front-wheel-drive Avalon. Every Mark II and Cressida was manufactured at the Motomachi plant at Toyota, Aichi, Japan from September 1968 to October 1993, and later at Toyota Motor Kyushu's Miyata plant from December 1992 to October 2000, with some models also assembled in Jakarta, Indonesia and Parañaque, Philippines as the Cressida. Its size, ride comfort, and interior accommodations ranged from affordable to luxurious, and it was typically Toyota's most luxurious offering in markets where the more prestigious Crown was not available. Vans and fleet use versions were also offered, although they were gradua ...
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Toyota Crown
The is an automobile which has been produced by Toyota in Japan since 1955. It is primarily a line of mid-size luxury cars that is marketed as an upmarket offering in the Toyota lineup. In North America, the first through fourth generations were offered from 1958 through 1972, being replaced by the Toyota Mark II (X10), Corona Mark II. The Crown nameplate returned to the North American market in 2022, when the sixteenth-generation model was released. The Crown has also been partially succeeded in export markets by its closely related sibling, the Lexus GS, which since its debut in 1991 as the Toyota Aristo has always shared the Crown's platform and powertrain options. Later models of the GS and Crown have taken on a very strong aesthetic kinship through shared design cues. In 2022, Toyota unveiled four different Crown models to replace the fifteenth-generation model. The first model that is available is the Crossover-type Crown. The remaining three models: Sedan, Sport, an ...
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