Central Motors

Car manufacturer

See also: List of Toyota manufacturing facilities § Japan

Central Motor Co., Ltd.

Native name

| セントラル自動車株式会社

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Company type| Limited company
Industry| Automotive industry
Predecessor| Toyota's Kamata Plant business
Founded| 4 September 1950
Founder| Ryuichi Tomiya
Defunct| 1 July 2012
Successor| Toyota Motor East Japan
Headquarters|

Ōhira, Miyagi

Japan

Area served

| worldwide
Products| Automobiles
Revenue| ¥728,000,000,000 (March 2009)
Parent| Toyota Motor Corporation
Website| www.toyota-ej.co.jp/english

Central Motor Co., Ltd.[a] was a Japanese manufacturer of cars within the Toyota Group. It was founded on 4 September 1950 by Ryuichi Tomiya. The company operated five plants, all located in Japan. It was one of the biggest export vehicle manufacturers of the concern.[citation needed] In July 2012 it was merged with two other Toyota subsidiaries operating in Tohoku to form Toyota Motor East Japan.

## History

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Central Motors was the operational successor of Toyota's Kamata Plant (トヨタ自動車蒲田工場, Toyota Jidōsha Kamata kōjō) (Kamata, Tokyo). In 1950, employees of the Kamata Plant were made redundant after it was closed down by Toyota. They founded Central Motors that year and began producing light commercial vehicles for Toyota in 1956. In 1959, Toyota acquired the company and moved the production from Kamata to Sagamihara which would later also become the headquarters base.[1] The company opened various facilities for auto parts production. A new assembly plant and headquarters were built in Ohira, Miyagi. The new facility started production in January 2011 and the Sagamihara plant was closed later that year.[2]

On 1 July 2012, three Toyota subcontractors (Central Motors, Toyota Motors Tohoku and Kanto Auto Works) were combined into a single company, with all their manufacturing facilities and assets renamed as Toyota Motor East Japan, Inc.[3][4] After the merger of the three former companies, the corporate headquarters was established at the former Central Motors site in Miyagi.[5] There were just over 1,500 employees at the Central Motors location.

## Operations

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At closing, Central Motors operated the following facilities:

* Ohira, Miyagi (headquarters)
* Ohira, Miyagi (car assembly plant)
* Wakayanagi, Miyagi (auto parts plant)

Central Motors mainly manufactured vehicles for export to Europe or North America. Special vehicles such as police, fire department vehicles as well as campers were produced by the company. Production also included CKD kits of the Toyota Tundra.

## Model gallery

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* Toyopet Toyoace SKB
1956–1959

* Toyopet Masterline
1957–1961

* Toyopet Publica Convertible
1963–1968

* Toyopet Corona Pickup
(1964 bis 1968)

* Toyopet Corona Van
1965–1970

* Toyopet Corona Van
1973–1978

* Toyopet Crown Station Wagon
1974–1979

* Toyota Carina
1975–1977

* Toyota Carina
1977–1981

* Toyota Corona Sedan
1978–1981

* Toyota Corona Van
(1978–1982)

* Toyota Crown Station Wagon
1979–1983

* Toyota Carina
1981–1987

* Toyota Corona Van
1982–1987

* Toyota MR2
1984–1989

* Toyota MR2
1989–1999

* Toyota Sera
1990–1995

* Toyota Caldina
1993–1997

* Toyota Caldina Van
1993–2002

* Toyota Hiace
1993–1996

* Toyota Hiace
1996–2000

* Toyota Raum
1997–2003

* Toyota MR-S
1999–2007

* WiLL Vi
2000–2001

* WiLL VS
2001–2004

* Toyota Allex
2001–2007

* Toyota Corolla RunX
2001–2007

* WiLL Cypha
2002–2005

* Toyota Raum
since 2003

* Toyota bB
2004–2005

* Toyota bB
2005–2007

* Toyota Corolla
2006–2013

* Toyota Corolla Axio
2006–2012

* Toyota Belta
2007–2012

* Toyota Corolla Axio
since 2012

Additional models that have no pictures yet:

* Toyota Dyna (1957–1959)
* Toyopet Type FS Ambulance (1961–1968)
* Toyopet Corona Mark II PickUp (1968–1971)
* Toyopet Crown Station Wagon (1973–1974)
* Toyopet Corona Van (1970–1973)
* Toyota Carina Surf (1982–1987)
* Toyota Tundra (CKD kits only)

## Notes

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1. ^ In Japanese: セントラル自動車株式会社 (Sentoraru jidōsha kabushiki-gaisha)

## References

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1. ^ Burton, Nigel (2015). "The start of something". Toyota MR2: The Complete Story. Crowood. p. 92\. ISBN 9781847979322.
2. ^ "History of Central Motor". Japan: Toyota Motor East Japan. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
3. ^ "History". Japan: Toyota Motor East Japan Inc. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
4. ^ "Affiliates (Toyota wholly-owned subsidiaries)-Toyota Motor East Japan, Inc". Japan: Toyota. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
5. ^ "Corporate Profile". Japan: Toyota Motor East Japan Inc. Retrieved 26 May 2013.

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Former|

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Subsidiaries|

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Current
models|

| Kei car|

* Copen GR Sport
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* Pixis Truck
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Car|

* Agya / Wigo
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SUV,
crossover|

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Commercial truck|

* Dyna
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Bus|

* Coaster
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Discontinued
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* Carina
* Carina E
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* Carina FF
* Carina Surf
* Carina II
* Celica
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* Celica Supra
* Celica XX
* Celsior
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* Curren
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* Lexcen
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* Toyota AXV-III
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* bZ4X Concept
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* C-HR concept
* Corona 1500S Convertible
* Corona 1900S Sporty Sedan
* Corona Sports Coupe
* Crown Convertible
* CS&S
* CX-80
* DMT
* Dream Car
* Dream Car Model
* eCom
* Electronics Car
* ES3
* EX-I
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* EX-III
* EX-7
* EX-11
* F101
* F110
* F1 / Ultimate Celica
* F3R
* FCHV
* Fine-N
* Fine-S
* Fine-X
* FSC
* FT-1
* FT-86
* FT-CH
* FT-EV
* FT-HS
* FT-SX
* FTX
* FX-1
* FXV
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* FXS
* GTV
* HC-CV
* Hybrid X
* i-foot
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* i-swing
* i-unit
* IMV 0 / Rangga / Tamaraw
* Marinetta
* Marinetta 10
* Motor Triathlon Race Car
* MP-1
* NLSV
* PM
* Pod
* Prius c Concept
* Prius Custom Plus Concept
* Project Go
* Publica Sports
* RiN
* RSC
* RV-1
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* Sportivo Coupe
* Sports 800 Gas Turbine Hybrid
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* SV-1
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* Araco1
* Central Motors2
* Kanto Auto Works2

Related|

* Daihatsu
* Hino Motors
* Toyota Industries

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