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This is a personal recollection on the Move fire on May 13, 1985
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 Takeoka Milieu | |
| Type | Yūgen gaisha |
|---|---|
| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | 1 October 1982 |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Automobiles |
Takeoka Auto Craft Co. Ltd. (有限会社タケオカ自動車工芸, Takeoka Jidōsha Kōgei), commonly known as Takeoka, is a Japanese automobile manufacturer that specializes in microcars.[1][2]
The company was founded in 1981 in Toyama. On October 1, 1982, the entry was made as a Yūgen gaisha.[3] The production of small cars began in 1990.[2] The brand name is Takeoka.[2]
In 1998 the range was expanded to include electric cars.[1]
Takeoka's first model, the Abbey (ア ビ ー, Abī), was 215 cm long and weighed about 145 kg. A 49 cc engine drove the vehicles. Until 1997, about 1,500 Abbeys were sold. The current series, the Abbey Carrot, uses a water-cooled four-cylinder engine sourced from the Yamaha CE50 scooter, featuring a displacement of 50 cm³, weighing 160 kg, and has a top speed of 60 km/h (37 mph).[4]
The Lala (ララ) is a one-seater electric minicar (motorized four-wheeled bicycle) that contains the same features as a typical mini-car, launched in 2016. Vehicles manufactured by China's Jiayuan Automobile are imported, modified independently, and sold.[4]
Discontinued
The Rookie (ル ー キ ー, Rūkī)[2] is a three-wheel covered electric motor scooter with a length of 180 cm, a weight of 110 kg, and a top speed of 34 km/h (21 mph). (1997－2024)
The Milieu (ミ リ ュ ー R, Miryū R) is an electric microcar, measuring 215 cm in length and weighing 295 kg, with a maximum speed of 60 km/h (37 mph), and a range of 50 km.[5] (2000－2024)
The T-10 is also an electric car measuring at 224 cm in length, 365 kg in weight, with a 55 km/h (34 mph) top speed, and a 45 km range.[6] There is a T-10G version with a 50 cm² petrol engine made for long-distance journeys.[7] (2011－2024)
In addition, the company released an electric snow plow, the Oscha (オ ス チ ャ, Osucha) in 2013.[8]
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Takeoka Auto Craft Co. Ltd. (有限会社タケオカ自動車工芸, Takeoka Jidōsha Kōgei), commonly known as Takeoka, is a Japanese automobile manufacturer that specializes in microcars.
Toyota Motor Corporation (Japanese: トヨタ自動車株式会社, Hepburn: Toyota Jidōsha kabushiki gaisha; IPA: [toꜜjota], English: , commonly known as simply Toyota) is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi, Japan. It was founded by Kiichiro Toyoda and incorporated on August 28, 1937. Toyota is the largest automobile manufacturer in the world, producing about 10 million vehicles per year. The company was founded as a spinoff of Toyota Industries, a machine maker started by Sakichi Toyoda, Kiichiro's father. Both companies are now part of the Toyota Group, one of the largest conglomerates in the world. While still a department of Toyota Industries, the company developed its first product, the Type A engine, in 1934 and its first passenger car in 1936, the Toyota AA. In the 1960s, Toyota took advantage of the rapidly growing Japanese economy to sell cars to a growing middle-class, leading to the development of the Toyota Corolla, which became the best-selling automobile of all time. The booming economy also funded an international expansion that allowed Toyota to grow into one of the largest automakers in the world, the largest company in Japan and the ninth-largest company in the world by revenue, as of December 2020. Toyota was the world's first automobile manufacturer to produce more than 10 million vehicles per year, a record set in 2012, when it also reported the production of its 200 millionth vehicle. By September 2023, total production reached 300 million vehicles. As of 2025, Toyota Motor Corporation is one of the largest car manufacturers by market capitalization with a value of approximately US$259.7 billion. Toyota was praised for being a leader in the development and sales of more fuel-efficient hybrid electric vehicles, starting with the introduction of the original Toyota Prius in 1997. The company now sells more than 40 hybrid vehicle models around the world. More recently, the company has also been criticized for being slow to adopt all-electric vehicles, instead focusing on the development of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, like the Toyota Mirai, a technology that is much costlier and has fallen far behind electric batteries in terms of adoption. As of 2026, the Toyota Motor Corporation produces vehicles under four brands: Century, Daihatsu, Lexus and the namesake Toyota. The company also holds a 25% stake in Archion, a 20% stake in Subaru Corporation, a 5.1% stake in Mazda, a 4.9% stake in Suzuki, a 4.6% stake in Isuzu, and a 3.8% stake in Yamaha Motor Corporation, as well as stakes in vehicle manufacturing joint-ventures in China (FAW Toyota and GAC Toyota), the Czech Republic (TPCA), India (Toyota Kirloskar) and the United States (MTMUS). Toyota is listed on the London Stock Exchange, Nagoya Stock Exchange, New York Stock Exchange, and on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, where its stock is a component of the Nikkei 225 and TOPIX Core30 indices.
Acura (Japanese: アキュラ, Hepburn: Akyura) is the luxury and performance division of Japanese automaker Honda, based primarily in North America. The brand was launched on March 27, 1986, marketing luxury and performance automobiles. Acura sells cars in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Panama. The company has also previously sold cars in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Russia, Ukraine and Kuwait. Acura will begin selling the Integra Type S in the Japanese market in 2026; previous plans to sell Acura vehicles in Japan did not happen due to the 2008 financial crisis. Acura was the first luxury division established by a Japanese automaker. The creation of Acura coincided with the introduction of a JDM Honda dealership sales channel, called Honda Clio, which sold luxury vehicles, joining previously established Honda Verno, followed by Honda Primo the following year. In its first few years of existence, Acura was among the best-selling luxury marques in the US, outselling established brands such as BMW and Mercedes-Benz. Though sales were down in the mid-to-late 1990s, the brand experienced a revival in the early 2000s, due to drastic redesigns and the introductions of new models. In the late 1980s, the success of the company's first flagship vehicle, the Legend, inspired fellow Japanese automakers Toyota and Nissan to launch their own luxury brands, Lexus and Infiniti, respectively. The 1990 launch of the NSX, a mid-engine exotic sports car, offered a reliable and practical alternative to exotic European sports cars, and introduced Honda's VTEC variable valve timing system to the North American market. The 1993 Legend coupé featured Acura's first use of a six-speed manual transmission mated to a Type II engine. In the late 1990s, Acura produced a Type R version of its compact Integra, which featured a reduced curb weight, a stiffer and lower suspension, and a high-output VTEC engine. In the early 2000s, Acura introduced new models, including the company's first all-original SUV, the MDX, and two models which replaced the Integra coupé and sedan, the RSX and TSX, respectively. Type-S versions of the RSX, CL, and TL were added to the brand's lineup during that decade. Acura's 2005 RL flagship introduced SH-AWD, a torque-vectoring all-wheel drive system. The 2007 RDX, a crossover SUV, featured the first North American use of a turbocharged Honda engine. A second generation NSX was launched in 2016 and features a twin-turbocharged mid-engine, a nine-speed dual-clutch transmission, and Sport Hybrid SH-AWD. Two more models were introduced in the mid-2010s—the TLX, which replaced both the TL and TSX, and the RLX, a new flagship. In the 2020s, the Type-S marque returned after a long hiatus, and the Integra and ZDX nameplates were revived; the latter is Acura's first electric vehicle.
Suzuki Motor Corporation (Japanese: スズキ株式会社, Hepburn: Suzuki Kabushiki gaisha) is a Japanese multinational mobility manufacturer headquartered in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka. It manufactures automobiles, motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), outboard marine engines, wheelchairs and a variety of other small internal combustion engines. In 2016, Suzuki was the eleventh biggest automaker by production worldwide. Suzuki has over 45,000 employees and has 35 production facilities in 23 countries, and 133 distributors in 192 countries. The worldwide sales volume of automobiles is the world's tenth largest, while domestic sales volume is the third largest in the country. Suzuki's domestic motorcycle sales volume is the third largest in Japan.
Before the 1921 destruction of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, Black residents had created a remarkable center of business and community life. The district included stores, professional offices, entertainment venues and homes owned by Black citizens. Understanding Greenwood means learning what was built—not only what was burned.
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