Toyota

High school (ages 12+)
Transportation

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/toyota

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. Who invented Toyota?Automatic power loom
2. What is the year of automotive division establishment?1933
3. What is the key principles of TPS?Elimination of waste (muda), Just-in-Time (JIT) production, Jidoka, and Kaizen
4. What did Toyota start out making before cars?Toyota began as a company that made automatic looms for weaving cloth, using precision engineering and machines that could work by themselves.
5. How did Toyota create its first car?In 1933, Kiichiro Toyoda started an automotive division and, after studying how cars were made in the West, built the Model AA in 1936, the first Japanese-made passenger car.

Industrial Evolution: The process of change and development in manufacturing and production methods over time.
Toyota Production System (TPS): A management philosophy and set of practices aimed at optimizing efficiency and quality in manufacturing.
Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV): An electric vehicle that uses a fuel cell to convert hydrogen into electricity.