laurix1999simply called Toyota , it is a Japanese car manufacturer based in Toyota ( Aichi ) , Japan . Toyota was the largest automaker in 2012 ( by production) ahead of Volkswagen Group and General Motors , 2 and had worldwide sales of approximately 9.98 million vehicles in 2013.3 It is one of the "big three" Japanese automakers challenging US automakers also includes Nissan Motors and Honda Motor with great success.