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Toyota Corolla

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Toyota Corolla
2019 Toyota Corolla
Owerview
ManufacturerToyota
Kanto Auto Wirks[1]
NUMMI
UAAI
TMMC
TMMMS
Production1966–present
Bouk an chassis
ClessSubcompact(1966–1987)
Compact(1988–present)
Chronology
PredecessorToyota Publica

TheToyota Corollais a line ofsubcompactancompact caursmakkit bi theJapanesecaurbiggerToyotathat haes acome verra popular ootthrou the warld syne the nameplate wis first introduced in 1966. In 1997, the Corolla becam the best sellin nameplate in the warld, wi mair as 40 million selt by 2007, sellin mair nor theVolkswagen Beetle.[2]In the bygane 40 year, a Corolla caur haes been selt aboot ilka 40 seiconts on average.[3]The series haes gane throu a wheen major redesigns.

The nameCorollais pairt o Toyota's namin tradítion o uisin the nameCrownfor the heid models: theCorona,for ensaumple, gets its name aff theLaitinwird forcroun;Corollais Laitin for weecroun;anCamryis an Englifee'd pronunciation o the Japanese forcroun,kanmuri.

Corollas is makkit inJapanand inBrazil(Indaiatuba,São Paulo),Canada(Cambridge, Ontario),Cheenae(Tianjin),India(Bangalore),Indonesia,Malaysia,Pakistan,Philippines,Sooth Africa(Durban),Taiwan,Thailand,TurkeyanVenezuela.Corollas uised tae be makkit inAustralia(Victoria) an theUnitit Kinrick(Derbyshire). Thay wis makkit inUnitit States(Fremont,Californie) up till Mairch 2010.[4]

The Corolla's chassis designation code is "E", as described in Toyota's chassis an ingine code.

Early models wis for ordinarrear-wheel drive,later models is for ordinarfront-wheel drivean a twa-three models wisfour-wheel drive.

References[eedit|eedit soorce]

  1. "History of KANTO AUTO WORKS".Kanto-aw.co.jp. Archived fraethe originalon 23 Juin 2012.Retrieved14 December2010.
  2. "History of the Corolla".Archived fraethe originalon 20 Juin 2006.Retrieved11 Februar2012.
  3. "First Ever Exported Toyota Corolla Anniversary".
  4. Alan Ohnsman and Kae Inoue (28 August 2009)."Toyota Will Shut California Plant in First Closure".Bloomberg.com.Retrieved29 August2009.

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