Year
Month
Events
1954
August
Single order for 117 fire truck units received
1957
February
Bangkok Sales Office opened (raised to branch in May)
1962
October
Toyota Motor Thailand Co., Ltd. (TMT) established
1964
February
Operations commenced at TMT assembly plant; assembly of Tiara and Stout commenced
1967
January
Bangkok Branch merges with TMT
1969
August
Corolla assembly commenced at Thai Hino Industry Co., Ltd. (transferred to TMT in August 1972)
December
TMT completes General Center (motor pool, parts warehouse, new vehicle inspection line)
December
Toyota achieves No. 1 market share
1970
October
Crown assembly commenced at TMT
1974
April
TMT shares acquired locally (22%)
1975
May
Operations commenced at TMT No. 2 Plant (passenger cars)
July
TMT completes Automotive Training Center completed by TMT
September
Hilux body production commenced
1978
January
Passenger Car New Domestication Law announced (bans import of CBU passenger cars)
February
Toyota Autobody Thailand Co., Ltd. (TABT) established (operations commenced in May 1979)
1980
December
First Domestication Conference held
1981
October
Passenger car engine assembly commenced at TMT
1982
February
Thailand Toyota Association established
October
TMT Engineering Division established
1985
September
Starlet assembly commenced at TMT
1987
June
Joint venture agreement for establishment of Siam Toyota Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (STM), an engine production company, signed
1996
February
Operations commenced at TMT Gateway Plant
1997
January
Soluna launched
July
Asian currency crisis occurs
1998
November
Hilux exports to Australia commenced
2003
March
Toyota Technical Center Asia Pacific Thailand Co. Ltd. (TTCAP-TH) established
2004
August
Hilux Vigo production commenced
2006
July
TMAP established in Thailand
2007
January
Operations commenced at TMT Ban Pho Plant
April
TTCAP-TH and TMAP Thailand merge to establish Toyota Motor Asia Pacific Engineering and Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (TMAP-EM)
2008
June
Start of Camry Hybrid production in 2009 announced
2010
November
Prius line-off ceremony conducted at TMT Gateway Plant
December
Ceremony conducted at TMT Ban Pho Plant to mark cumulative production of five million vehicles in Thailand
2011
October
Operations suspended due to flooding (resumed in November)
