History
| Aug 1945 | Toyo Rubber Industrial, established, strengthened and developed by Toyo Boseki (today known as Toyobo) in order to develop the rubber industry, merged with Hirano Rubber Manufacturing; Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd. Established |
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| May 1949 | Lists on the Osaka Stock Exchange |
| Jul 1953 | Opens Itami Plant for motor vehicle tire manufacturing (Itami City, Hyogo Prefecture) |
| May 1955 | Lists on the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
| Dec 1961 | Opens the Central R&D Laboratories in Ibaraki City, Osaka (relocates to Kawanishi City, Hyogo Prefecture in December 2013) |
| Jul 1966 | Establishes its first tire sales subsidiary, Toyo Tire (U.S.A.) Corp. (currently Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp.) in U.S. |
| Apr 1971 | Opens Akashi Plant in Hyogo for pollution control devices and industrial rubber products manufacturing (Kako, Hyogo Prefecture) |
| Feb 1974 | Acquires capital in Vaculug Australia Ltd. (currently TOYO TYRE AUSTRALIA PTY LTD) |
| Sep 1975 | Establishes Toyo Reifen GmbH (currently Toyo Tire Holdings of Europe GmbH) tire sales subsidiary in Europe as a joint venture with Mitsubishi Corporation |
| Feb 1979 | Establishes a comprehensive business partnership with Nitto Tire Co., Ltd. |
| Apr 1986 | Opens the Automotive Parts Technical Center in Miyoshi City, Aichi Prefecture |
| Oct 1996 | Merged with Ryoto Tire Co., Ltd. |
| Feb 2001 | Establishes Toyo Automotive Parts (U.S.A.), Inc. in Kentucky, U.S.A., for anti-vibration rubber manufacturing and sales |
| Nov 2001 | Opens Toyo Technical Center (currently the Tire Technical Center) in Itami City, Hyogo Prefecture |
| Jan 2003 | Establishes Toyo Tire (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. in Shanghai, China, as a joint venture with Mitsubishi Corporation |
| Jun 2004 | Establishes Toyo Tire North America, Inc. (currently Toyo Tire North America Manufacturing Inc.) in Georgia, U.S.A., for tire manufacturing |
| Sep 2004 | Establishes Toyo Automotive Parts (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd. in Guangzhou, China, for anti-vibration rubber manufacturing |
| Jul 2005 | Establishes Toyo Tyre (UK) Ltd. in Rushden, U.K and Toyo Tire Benelux B.V. in Roosendaal, Netherlands |
| Nov 2006 | Acquires Toyo Tire Italia S.p.A in Collesalvetti, Italy |
| Apr 2007 | Integrates domestic 10 tire subsidiaries to establish Toyo Tire Japan Co., Ltd. |
| Jan 2008 | Establishes Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas Inc. in California, U.S.A., for holding company of North American business |
| May 2008 | Concludes business and capital alliance agreement with Bridgestone Corporation |
| Jun 2008 | Opens the Iberia representative office 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 |
| Apr 2010 | Establishes Toyo Tire Zhangjiagang Co., Ltd., a subsidiary in Jiangsu, China, for passenger and light truck tires manufacturing |
| Dec 2010 | Acquires Silverstone Berhad, the motor vehicle tire manufacturer and seller in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Apr 2011 | Establishes Toyo Tyre Manufacturing (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd in Perak, Malaysia for motor vehicle tire manufacturing |
| Jun 2011 | Acquires the motor vehicle tire manufacturer and seller in Shandong, China, and changes its name to Toyo Tire (Zhucheng) Co., Ltd. |
| Dec 2011 | Establishes Toyo Rubber Chemical Products (Thailand) Limited in Ayutthaya Province, Thailand for anti-vibration rubber manufacturing and sales |
| Oct 2013 | Establishes Toyo Automotive Parts de Mexico S.A. de C.V for anti-vibration rubber manufacturing and sales |
| Dec 2013 | Relocates R&D Center from Ibaraki City, Osaka to Kawanishi City, Hyogo and changes its name to Corporate Technology Center |
| May 2015 | Establishes Toyo Tire Deutschland GmbH in Willich, Germany |
| May 2017 | Relocates its headquarters to Itami City, Hyogo from Nishi-ku, Osaka |
| Nov 2018 | Concludes a capital and business alliance with Mitsubishi Corporation |
| Jan 2019 | Changes trade name to Toyo Tire Corporation |
| Jan 2019 | Opens North America R&D Center in Georgia, U.S.A. |
| Oct 2019 | Establishes Toyo Tire Serbia d.o.o. Beograd(currently Toyo Tire Serbia d.o.o.) in Indjija, the Republic of Serbia, for tire manufacturing |
| Nov 2019 | Opens European R&D Center in Willich, Germany |
