Toyota Corolla production tops 30 mil., world's 1st

NAGOYA August 4, 2005; Japan Today reported that Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday that cumulative production of its Corolla cars since the model's debut in 1966 came to 30,146,103 vehicles as of May 31, making it the first single automobile model in the world whose output has surpassed 30 million.

Corolla production topped 10 million in 1982 and 20 million in 1995, the automaker said. The Corolla held the best-selling vehicle slot in Japan for 33 straight years from 1969. (Kyodo News)