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Jalopnik: You Say Toyoda, We Say Toyota: How The Automaker Got Its Name Cotomer Sevis 02/24/2010

You Say Toyoda, We Say Toyota: How The Automaker Got Its Name [Cotomer Sevis]

In 1936, Kiichiro Toyoda built an automobile company from a business that manufactured textile looms. Both firms were named after his surname. We've always wondered: Why the change from "d" to [more...]
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