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| Dec 1943 | Hirano Rubber Manufacturing Inc. is established |
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| Aug 1945 | Changes name to Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd. merged with Toyo Rubber Industrial Co., Ltd. |
| May 1949 | Lists shares on Osaka stock exchange |
| Jul 1953 | Establishes Itami Manufacturing Complex |
| May 1955 | Lists shares on Tokyo stock exchange |
| Sep 1961 | Lists shares on Nagoya stock exchange |
| Dec 1961 | Establishes Central R&D Laboratories (present Technical Research Center) in Osaka |
| Sep 1964 | Establishes Hyogo Plant - manufacturing polyurethane foam |
| Jul 1966 | Establishes a Japan's first sales subsidiary in U.S.A. (present Toyo Tire U.S.A Corp.) |
| Apr 1971 | Establishes Akashi Plant in Hyogo - manufacturing pollution control devices and rubber products for indutry |
| Jun 1971 | Establishes Toyo Giant Tire Co.,Ltd (present Nippon Giant Tire Co.,Ltd) |
| Feb 1974 | Acquires capital in Vaculug Australia Ltd. (Present Toyo Tyre and Rubber Australia Ltd.) |
| Sep 1975 | Establishes Toyo Reifen GmbH (present Toyo Tire Europe GmbH) as a joint venture with Mitsubishi Corporation |
| Feb 1979 | Forms a comprehensive business partnership with Nitto Tire Co., Ltd. |
| Apr 1985 | Toyo Giant Tire Co.,Ltd (present Nippon Giant Tire Co.,Ltd) merges Goodyear Tire & Rubber in the field of Off The Road tires |
| Apr 1986 | Establishes Automotive Parts Technical Center in Aichi. |
| Mar 1987 | Establishes New Pacific Industry Co., Ltd. as a joint venture with Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Co., Ltd. in China - anti-vibration rubber for automotive parts |
| Oct 1988 | Establishes Toyo Tire International Inc. (present Toyo Tire Holdings of America Inc.) in California,U.S.A. |
| Nov 1988 | Establishes GTY Tire Company as a joint venture with General Tire (present Continental Tire North America Inc.) and Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. in U.S. - manufacturing truck and bus tires |
| Jan 1996 | Acquires capital in Cheng Shin-Toyo Tire & Rubber (China) Co., Ltd in the field of tires for passanger vehicles |
| Oct 1996 | Merges Ryoto Tire Co., Ltd. |
| Dec 1998 | Unified Itami Plant to Kuwana factory |
| Sep 1999 | Enters into Forms business alliance agreement with Kinugawa Rubber Industrial Co., Ltd. in the field of anti-vibration rubber parts |
| Apr 2000 | Establishes East Japan Automotive Parts Technical Center |
| Feb 2001 | Establishes Toyo Automotive Parts (U.S.A.), Inc. in Kentucky, U.S.A. - manufacturing and sales for anti-vibration rubber parts |
| Nov 2001 | Completes the main buildinig of Toyo Technical Center (present Tire Technical Center) |
| Aug 2002 | Acquires a capital in Cheng Shin-Petrel Tire Co., Ltd. in Xiamen, China in the field of radial tires for truck and bus |
| Jan 2003 | Establishes Toyo Tire (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. as a joint venture with Mitsubushi Corporation in Shanghai, China |
| Feb 2003 | Establishes Soflan U-board Co., Ltd (present Soflan Wiz Co., Ltd.) - manufacturing and sales for urethane-based heat-resistant building materials |
| Jun 2004 | Establishes Toyo Tire North America, Inc.(present Toyo Tire North America Manufacturing Inc.) in Georgia, U.S.A. - manufacturing tires |
| Jul 2004 | Establishes Toyo Advanced Technology Inc. - manufacturing and sales for CMP pad |
| Sep 2004 | Establishes Toyo Automotive Parts (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd. in Guangzhou, China - manufacturing for anti-vibration rubber parts |
| Jul 2005 | Establishes Toyo Tyre (UK) Ltd.in Rushden,U.K., Toyo Tire Benelux B.V. in Roosendaal,Netherlands and Nitto Tire North America Inc.(present Nitto Tire U.S.A. Inc.) in California,U.S.A. |
| Apr 2006 | Establishes Toyo Soflan Co., Ltd. integrated Chubu Soflan Co., Ltd. and Toyo Soflan Co., Ltd |
| Nov 2006 | Acquires Toyo Tire Italia S.p.A in Collesalvetti,Italy |
| Apr 2007 | Integrates 10 tire subsidiaries and establishes Toyo Tire Japan Co., Ltd. |
| Integrates 2 industrial sales and establishes Toyo Chemical / Industrial Products Sales Corporation | |
| Jun 2007 | Establishes Nitto Tire Canada Inc. in British Columbia,Canada |
| May 2008 | Enters into business and capital alliance agreement with Bridgestone Co., Ltd. |
| Jun 2008 | Establishes Representative Office in Iberia in Madrid, Spain |
| Establishes Toyo Tire North America OE sales LLC in California, U.S.A. | |
| Oct 2008 | Establishes Toyo Tire RUS LLC in Moscow, Russia |
