facilities japan central motor co. ltd. type limited company industry automotive industry founded 4 september 1950 founder ryuichi tomiya headquarters hira miyagi 1 japan area served worldwide key people takeshi shirane president 2 products automobiles revenue 728 000 000 000 march 2009 number of employees 7 800 july 2012 1 parent toyota motor corpotation website www.toyota ej.co.jp english central motor co. ltd. jap . sentoraru jid sha kabushiki gaisha engl . central motor co. ltd. is a japanese manufacturer of cars within the toyota group . it was founded on 4 september 1950 by ryuichi tomiya . today the company operates with five plants all located in japan . it is one of the biggest export vehicle manufacturers of the concern . on 1 july 2012 three toyota subcontractors central motors toyota motors tohoku and kanto auto works combined into one company with all manufacturing facilities and assets of the three former companies to now be known as toyota motor east japan inc. 3 4 due to the merger of the three former companies the corporate headquarters has been established at the previously known company central motors located in ohira miyagi . 1 there are just over 1 500 employees at the central motors location . the new plant was built as the successor of the toyota plant kamata toyota jidosha kamata kojo and received logistical reasons a strategically chosen branch . these were firstly the obvious ohira ic of tohoku expressway the quick and easy transportation in the northern and southern prefectures enabled . in addition however was also tomiya road is an important reason for the choice . this provides a direct connection to the port city of sendai from which many of the vehicles on the vostochny port and subsequent transport to the trans siberian railway is exported to europe . these events led to the choice of the location in the industrial area of the district kurokawa north of the city of sendai . with the previous work the work ceased in 1953 this could be taken from the jidosha central until 1956 . currently central motor operates the following works the plant in miyagi gun kurokawa miyagi prefecture honshu built in 1950 to 1956 made over in late 2010 the work of miyashita in mikasa sub prefecture sorachi hokkaid built 1986 the plant in nakatsu nakatsu oita prefecture kyushu built 1999 the main work in otaru sub prefecture shiribeshi hokkaido built 1976 central motors mainly manufactures vehicles meant for export to europe or north america . however special vehicles such as police and fire department vehicles and also campers are produced by central jidosha . another product of the company are ckd kits of the toyota tundra . model gallery edit 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 2004 2007 toyota corolla since 2006 toyota corolla axio since 2006 toyota belta since 2007 additional models that have no pictures yet toyota dyna 1957 1959 toyopet type fs ambulance 1961 1968 toyopet corona mark pickup 1968 1971 toyopet crown station wagon 1973 1974 toyopet corona van 1970 1973 toyota carina surf 1982 1987 toyota tundra ckd kits only references edit a b c corporate profile . japan toyota motor east japan inc. retrieved 2013 05 26 . message from the president . japan toyota motor east japan inc. retrieved 2013 05 26 . history . japan toyota motor east japan inc. retrieved 2013 05 26 . affiliates toyota wholly owned subsidiaries toyota motor east japan inc. . japan toyota . retrieved 2013 05 26 . external links edit official website v t e toyota marques toyota lexus scion daihatsu hino ranz1 subaru2 subsidiaries calty design research central motors hino motors kanto auto works toyota australia toyota central r & d labs toyota financial services toyota manufacturing uk toyota gb plc toyota motor europe toyota motor manufacturing canada toyota motor manufacturing france toyota motor manufacturing turkey toyota motor north america toyota motor engineering & manufacturing north america toyota motorsport gmbh joint ventures will gac toyota 50 % indus motors company sichuan faw toyota motor 50 % toyota kirloskar motor toyota peugeot citro n automobile czech umw toyota motor 49 % current models cars 86 agya allion auris aurion avalon avensis aygo camry camry hybrid comfort corolla corolla altis corolla axio corolla fielder corolla im crown crown athlete crown comfort crown hybrid crown majesta crown royal century etios iq ist mark x mirai passo premio porte prius prius plug in hybrid prius c probox sai succeed verso vios vitz yaris pickup trucks utilities hilux hilux vigo land cruiser 79 series pixis truck tacoma tundra suvs crossovers 4runner fortuner harrier harrier hybrid highlander kluger highlander hybrid kluger hybrid land cruiser 200 land cruiser prado land cruiser 74 series land cruiser 76 series land cruiser 78 series rav4 rush sequoia vans alphard avanza calya estima estima hybrid granvia hiace solmeio hiace innova isis kijang liteace noah pixis van previa prius v prius prius proace sienna sienta townace voxy wish commercial trucks dyna toyoace type 73 medium truck buses coaster discontinued models 1000 1900 2000 2000 gt aa ab ac ae allex altezza gita aristo avensis verso ba bandeirante bb belta blade blizzard brevis briska caldina cami camry coupe camry station wagon camry solara carina carina e carina ed carina ff carina surf carina ii celica celica camry celica supra celica xx celsior chaser classic corolla ceres corolla levin corolla ii corolla spacio corolla sprinter corolla sr5 corolla rumion corolla verso corolla tercel corona corona absolute corona exsior corona exiv corona mark ii corona sf corsa cressida cresta crown comfort curren cynos da duet echo fa fj40 fj cruiser fun cargo gaia grand hiace hilux surf ipsum nadia picnic isis kijang lexcen light stout macho mark ii mark ii blit mark ii qualis mark x zio master masterace matrix mega cruiser miniace model f mr2 mr s opa origin paseo platz progr s pronard publica quick delivery ractis raum regius revo rh rk rr sa sb scepter sd sera sf sg soarer solara soluna space cruiser sparky sports 800 sportsvan sprinter sprinter carib sprinter cielo sprinter marino sprinter trueno stallion starlet stout su ki sunchaser super supra t100 tamaraw tercel tiara urban cruiser van vanwagon venza verossa verso s vienta vista voltz windom yaris verso zelas concepts and prototypes 1957 sports 4500gt a bat alessandro volta auris hsd full hybrid concept avalon axv ii toyota axv iii axv iv cal 1 camry ts 01 celica cruising deck celica xyr century gt45 c hr 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 ex ii 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 fxv ii fxs gtv hc cv hybrid x i foot i real i swing i unit 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 rv 2 rv 5 sport sportivo coupe sports 800 gas turbine hybrid sports x street affair sv 1 sv 2 sv 3 tac3 vm180 zagato winglet x x runner other toyota group engines transmissions manufacturing facilities 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