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07-17-2009, 05:18 AM
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Half a Bubble Off Plumb
Drives: 2009 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Mar 2009
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Changing "Toyoda" to "Toyota" was done for the Japanese market when the auto company was separated from the parent Toyoda firm in 1937, not when they started exporting to the U.S.
http://www.toyota-industries.com/cor...tory/1930.html There are several online references saying it was done because "Toyota" is simpler to write in Japanese, and they thought it looked better. |
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