to success stories. However, the said cliché serves as a perfect description to sum up Toyota Motor Corporation‘s road to prosperity. Before the world saw the Corolla, the Hilux, and the Tamaraw FX, this Japanese manufacturer was driven with a goal and a vision to succeed. Here is the history of Toyota (Infographic). The Toyota you know today wouldn’t have become a reality if it wasn’t because of an automated loom, which was invented by Sakichi Toyoda. Sakichi was the owner of a Japanese weaving factory and he completed his automated loom invention in 1924. He is also the father of Kiichiro Toyoda, the founder of Toyota.