Toyota or toyoda

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Feb 28, 2012 | 05:59 PM

devanb3

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Toyota or toyoda

while working on my 2012 tc and 1987 supra i have noticed that toyota is spelled both toyota and toyoda on many of the partss why is this how its spelled in japan or just something that a company who makes parts for toyota does???

Feb 28, 2012 | 06:27 PM

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toyoda is the guy who made company i believe.....

Feb 28, 2012 | 07:04 PM

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Yeah that's the founder's name.

Mar 2, 2012 | 03:16 AM

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The company was a family name until 1946 (I believe, this is just from memory), then the family wanted to separate the business from their name so they went to "Toyota".