How many factories does Toyota have in China?
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Toyota has many factories in China, but only two joint ventures, namely Tianjin Toyota and GAC Toyota. Here is some relevant information about Toyota: 1. As one of the world's top ten automotive companies and the largest automobile manufacturer in Japan, Toyota was founded in 1933 and has now developed into a vast industrial group primarily engaged in automobile production, with businesses spanning machinery, electronics, finance, and other industries. 2. In its early days, Toyota mainly manufactured textile machinery. Founder Kiichiro Toyoda established an automobile department within the textile machinery workshop in 1933, marking the beginning of Toyota's automobile manufacturing history. In 1935, the Toyota Model AA was successfully prototyped, and the Toyota Motor Corporation was officially established the following year. However, the company grew slowly throughout the 1930s and 1940s. It wasn't until after World War II that Toyota accelerated its development. By introducing European and American technologies and under the guidance of U.S. automotive technology and management experts, Toyota quickly mastered advanced automobile production and management techniques. Tailoring these to Japanese characteristics, Toyota created its famous production management model, continuously refining and improving it, which significantly enhanced factory production efficiency. By the late 1960s, Toyota vehicles were flooding into the North American market. In 1972, the company had cumulatively produced 10 million vehicles.