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In September 1933, Toyota Motor Corporation began as a new division of Toyoda
Automatic Loom devoted to the production of automobiles as quickly began to produce
its first Type A Engine a year after. It turned as the production of first Model
A1 passenger car in May 1935 and the G1 truck in August 1935. Since then, Toyota
has been making sedans, quality trucks, and performance vehicles. Through the
years, Toyota has established manufacturing or assembly plants in different countries
such as the United States, Australia, Canada, Indonesia, Poland, South Africa,
Turkey, the United Kingdom, France and Brazil. The cars produced from the plants
in these countries are exported to the rest of the world.
The success of Toyota has been evident when Toyota joined the U.S. domestic luxury
car market as they introduced the separate brand called Lexus in 1989. Toyota
has also takes part and participated in the Formula One World Championship since
2002. These demonstrated how a Japanese automaker conquers the world of motor
sports.
But what sets this success might be derived from the designs of every Toyota
vehicle rolling off the production line year after year. The body contours set
the identity that is uniquely Toyota. Thanks to the body panel that contributes
to the beauty of the brand. After all, the first impression comes from the outside
that is why body panel is essential to grab the attention of the consumers.
Toyota body panel completes the image of the Toyota. It is made of several parts
such as the hood, trunk lid, fenders, doors, roof and quarter panels. These parts
are individual parts that are conjoined to make a whole Toyota body panel. Often,
this body panel is made from sheet metal but some special Toyota vehicles are
made from fiberglass or composite body panels.
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