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- 1951 Toyopet Model SA Sedan CC BY 4.0
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- Kiichiro Toyoda House Inside Bertel-Schmitt CC BY-SA 3.0
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- Toyota "Toyopet" Corona Model PT20, 1960 (7056002525) CC BY 2.0
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- 1966 Toyota Corona (RT40) sedan (8454492059) CC BY 2.0
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- Toyota Landcruiser model FJ25L CC BY-SA 4.0
- 1964 Toyopet Corona (RT40) Sedan CC BY 4.0
- 1972 Toyota Corona (RT81) SE sedan (14959047110) CC BY 2.0
- Toyota Corona 2000 GSL Coupé (1972) CC BY 4.0
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- Kago-gawa River and Toyota Boshoku Corporation Sanage Factory, Kamekubi-cho Toyota 2018 CC BY-SA 4.0
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- Paris - Salon du livre 2012 - Satoshi Kamata - 001 CC BY-SA 3.0
- Desk with notebook pens and glasses CC BY 2.0
- Time Recorder 0314 Aa ubt CC BY 3.0
- Rustic tools spread across a weathered wooden workbench showcasing craftsmanship and utility CC BY 2.0
- Tokai carbon Chita at night CC BY-SA 3.0
- 出典 国土地理院 (Geospatial Information Authority of Japan), 国土画像 1974–1978, Toyota City; cropped and graded by us Public Data License 1.0
- Futon (9455233917) CC BY 2.0
- Catalytic converter 20230510 CC BY-SA 4.0
- Vintage laboratory glassware CC BY 4.0
- 1977 Toyota Celica Stormont CC BY 4.0
- 1981 Chevrolet Chevette Hatchback Sedan, front right, 06-07-2024 CC BY-SA 4.0
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- Mission Peak over Lake Elizabeth, in Fremont, California CC BY-SA 3.0
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- Schrauben, Muttern und Unterlegscheiben -- 2020 -- 4150 CC BY-SA 4.0
- 85-86 Chevrolet Nova sedan front CC BY-SA 4.0
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- 1988 Chevrolet Nova liftback when new, front left CC BY-SA 2.0
- Hand touches metal tool on wooden workbench in a workshop CC BY 2.0
- Landscape Southeast of Lexington, Kentucky (14518363713) CC BY-SA 2.0
- Georgetown Kentucky Toyota (2023-06-05-04-15-00 UMBRA-06, 25-cm) CC BY 4.0
- Outskirts of Lexington, Kentucky (14497063772) CC BY-SA 2.0
- Vintage Yashica 35mm SLR Film Camera, Model FX-2, Made In Japan (16873299796) CC BY-SA 2.0
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- Lexus LS400 at Radwood Austin CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lexus LS400 1990 Bahrain CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2014-09-09 15 00 00 View east along U.S. Route 50 about 28.1 miles east of the Lander County line in Eureka County, Nevada CC BY-SA 4.0
- 01 Lexus dealership sign CC BY 2.0
- Takeshi Uchiyamada -2- Picture by Bertel Schmitt CC BY-SA 3.0
- 1997 Toyota Prius NHW10 at the Toyota Automobile Museum CC BY-SA 4.0
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- 2011 Lexus LFA CC BY-SA 4.0
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- Flickr - USCapitol - U.S. Capitol Building in Snow - February 2010 Blizzard Public domain (U.S. Government work)
- House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing "Toyota Gas Pedals: Is the Public at Risk?", 24 Feb 2010 (Part 2 recording) CC0 1.0 / public domain (U.S. government work)
- Kiichiro Toyoda Public domain (PD-Japan)
- Kusakabe Kimbei - 141. Planting Rice Public domain
- Sakichi Toyoda Public domain (PD-Japan)
- KITLV - 110617 - Kusakabe, Kimbei - Views of Yokohama in Japan - circa 1890 Public domain
- The Mission of Commodore Perry to Japan in 1854 (BM 2013,3002.1 54) Public domain
- Viscount Takahashi LCCN2014714728 Public domain (no known restrictions, LOC)
- Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce of Japan Public domain
- The Mission of Commodore Perry to Japan in 1854 (BM 2013,3002.1) Public domain
- 三省義学校 Public domain (PD-Japan, PD-1996)
- Straat in Akakusa inTokyo, Japan, RP-F-2003-147-53 CC0 (Rijksmuseum public domain)
- Mitsui bank head office Public domain
- Tenyo Maru 1908 Public domain
- New York skyline LCCN2007662386 Public domain
- Portrait of Jokichi Takamine (1854-1922) - DPLA - 906114a1f6b116f918f0b792a9e469e1 No known restrictions (DPLA)
- Rizaburo Toyoda Public domain (PD-Japan-oldphoto)
- Model T assembling circa 1924 Public domain
- Shanghai of Today, Plate 15 - Shanghai Bund Public domain
- Shanghai of Today, Plate 1 - Bund looking north Public domain
- Ford assembly line - 1913 (restored) Public domain
- Ford assembly line in Copenhagen 1923 Public domain
- View of Ginza in 1930s Public domain (PD-Japan-oldphoto)
- Taxi in Ginza, 1934 Public domain (PD-Japan-oldphoto)
- Mitsubishi model a and workers Public domain (PD-Japan-oldphoto)
- Datsun Model 14 Roadster Public domain (PD-self)
- Series Otsu 100 Yen Bank of Japan note - obverse Public domain (PD-Japan-exempt)
- Belt Type Tool Grinding Machine - Belt Type Grinding Machine (21032514425) CC0
- Dirty hands for a clean mission (4619451) Public domain (U.S. Government work)
- Toyoda Model AA replica (22022010091) CC0
- ToydaABR njm Public domain (author release)
- Asahigraph1937-9c Public domain (PD-Japan-oldphoto)
- Yabacho after Bombing of Nagoya Public domain (PD-Japan-oldphoto)
- 342-USAF-11041 "WW2 Physical Damage Aerials, Cities of Japan", Apr. 1946 Public domain (U.S. Government work)
- 342-USAF-11069 "Japanese Transportation & Equipment", Apr.-June 1946 (NAID 64517) Public domain (U.S. Government work)
- SC 221508 - Pfc. Albert Lowe, of Lapeer, Mich., stands guard at entrance to 27th Div. CP. Niigata, Honshu, Japan. 21 October, 1945. (51995981592) Public domain (U.S. Army)
- 342-USAF-11050 "Japanese Agricultural Life", Feb.-June 1946 (NAID 64497) Public domain (U.S. Government work)
- 342-USAF-11059 "Kyoto Home and City Life", May 1946 (NAID 64507) Public domain (U.S. Government work)
- Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.ART.141 - Misgurnus anguillicaudatus (Cantor) - Kawahara Keiga - 1823 - 1829 - Siebold Collection - pencil drawing - water colour Public domain
- Toyopet SA (22022010160) CC0
- 342-USAF-11067 "Black Market, Kyoto", 28 May 1946 Public domain (U.S. Government work)
- 1951 Toyopet Model SA rear CC0
- 中小企業危機突破国民大会 Public domain (published in Japan before 1957)
- Workers at a radio assembly plant in Japan, 1946 (Truman Library 2009-201, NAID 348547448) Public domain (Truman Library / NARA)
- 1949 Toyota BM wood gas truck CC0
- Workers in the silk industry in Japan, 1946 (Truman Library 2009-212, NAID 348547646) Public domain (Truman Library / NARA)
- 342-USAF-11062 "Japanese Aircraft Plants and Fields", Nov. 1945-June 1946 Public domain (U.S. Government work)
- Aerial view of streets in Nagoya, Japan, in August 1945 Public domain (U.S. Navy)
- 24th Infantry in Korea Public domain (U.S. Government work)
- SC 354777 FEC-50-22540 - 11 December 1950 (52562104947) Public domain (U.S. Government work)
- SC 348667 - Heavy trucks of the 21st Inf. Regt., 24th Inf. Div. cross the Kumbo river on an underwater crossing, consisting of rocks and sandbags reinforcing the riverbed (52514863314) Public domain (U.S. Government work)
- Toyopet Model SA '51 (2) CC0
- 342-USAF-11062 "Japanese Aircraft Plants and Fields": bombed Mitsubishi Aircraft Works, Nagoya, collapsed building D (film 9:17–9:29) Public domain (U.S. Government work)
- Nagoya Sakaemachi line in 1950s Public domain (PD-Japan-oldphoto + PD-1996)
- Ford Industries, River Rouge, Mich (62380) Public domain
- River Rouge aerial 4a25915r Public domain
- Ford assembly line (1947) Public domain
- 342-USAF-11068 "Japan: AAF Miscellaneous Targets, Sports and Industry", 1946 (NAID 64516) Public domain (U.S. Government work; Public Domain Mark)
- 1962-1963 Datsun Bluebird 1200 Deluxe CC0
- Toyota R engine of Toyopet Corona CC0
- Toyopet Corona 1500 (RT40) '64 CC0
- Toyopet RT40 Corona DELUXE (22022010113) CC0
- Chevrolet japan CC0
- "Freeway Driving" (educational film, Los Angeles freeways, colour) Public domain (published 1959 without notice)
- CA 50 I110 FHWA 1956 261 Public domain (U.S. Government work)
- 1958 RENAULT DAUPHINE, DE-24-15, Horn, the Netherlands, pic1 CC0
- US Capitol, Aneka Amerika 102 (1957), p10 Public domain (U.S. Government work)
- Toyopet RS Crown (24010610082) CC0
- Toyopet RS Crown (22022010193) CC0
- 1958 Toyopet Crown RS interior CC0
- Toyopet RT40 Corona Standard (22022010240) CC0
- 1968 Toyota Corolla 1100 Deluxe CC0
- HOLLYWOOD FREEWAY - NARA - 542684 Public domain (U.S. Government work)
- Nixon 30-0316a Public domain (U.S. Government work)
- Toyopet RT40 Corona DELUXE (22022010102) CC0
- UNLOADING DATSUN - NARA - 542636 Public domain (U.S. Government work)
- OIL DERRICK BESIDE RESTAURANT AND USED CAR LOT - NARA - 546183 Public domain (U.S. Government work)
- LOW-HANGING SMOG - NARA - 542682 Public domain (U.S. Government work)
- Route-488-Mikawatoyota-Teishajo-Obayashi-1 CC0
- Toyota K40 manual transmission CC0
- 3-speed manual transmission of Toyopet Crown RS CC0
- Toyota-Motomachi-Plant-1 CC0
- CLOSEUP OF AN EXHAUST ANALYZER USED AT AN AUTO EMISSION INSPECTION STATION IN DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI, OHIO. A CITY... - NARA - 557889 Public domain (U.S. Government work)
- Honda CIVIC CVCC engine CC0
- LOS ANGELES IN HEAVY SMOG - NARA - 552394 Public domain (U.S. Government work)
- Honda SB1 Cicic CVCC 1200 3door GL (24010610204) CC0
- Toyota K engine cutaway CC0
- Catalytic Converter Interior CC0
- Line at a gas station, June 15, 1979 Public domain (LoC, no known restrictions)
- 1977 Toyota Corolla (KE35R) CS coupe (2015-06-18) 01 Public domain (own work, released by the photographer)
- General Motors Building 089835pu-adjust Public domain (U.S. Government work)
- A view from across the Potomac River of the Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument and United States Capitol - DPLA - 4b3f8636e4bed87ba79f83f20addd9a3 Public domain (U.S. Government work)
- INSTALLING TRANSMISSION ON THE CADILLAC ASSEMBLY LINE - NARA - 549720 Public domain (U.S. Government work)
- SUNSET AND SMOKE - NARA - 544688 Public domain (U.S. Government work)
- "WATER STINKS," WRITES THE PHOTOGRAPHER ABOUT THIS SCENE - NARA - 544685 Public domain (U.S. Government work)
- MASSIVE CONCENTRATION OF INDUSTRY IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS RESULTED IN SEVERE POLLUTION PROBLEMS - NARA - 544691 Public domain (U.S. Government work)
- ON THE CADILLAC ASSEMBLY LINE-WIRING IS COMPLETE ON THIS BODY, AND NOW THE WORKER WILL "DROP" IT THROUGH A HOLE IN... - NARA - 549728 Public domain (U.S. Government work)
- CALIFORNIA-NEAR SAN FRANCISCO BAY - NARA - 544723 Public domain (U.S. Government work)
- Aerial view of Fremont looking northeast CC0
- SUNSET AND SMOKE - NARA - 544684 Public domain (U.S. Government work)
- ISS-45 Japan night view Public domain (U.S. Government work)
- INDUSTRY HAS HEAVILY POLLUTED THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA - NARA - 544689 Public domain (U.S. Government work)
- ON THE CADILLAC ASSEMBLY LINE-ENGINES AND FUEL TANKS SUSPENDED ON WIRES FLOAT THROUGH THE PLANT, EN ROUTE TO BEING... - NARA - 549721 Public domain (U.S. Government work)
- 85-88 Chevrolet Nova Public domain (own work, released by the photographer)
- Aerial view of Fremont, California in 2021 CC0
- AN EMPTY PARKING LOT IN AN URBAN RENEWAL AREA OF PORTLAND DURING THE FUEL CRISIS IN DECEMBER, 1973. NORMALLY, IF THE... - NARA - 555449 Public domain (U.S. Government work)
- HOT METAL ON AN ASSEMBLY LINE AT THE FORD FOUNDRY IN DEARBORN - NARA - 549695 Public domain (U.S. Government work)
- ISS-62 Japan with Tokyo at bottom at night Public domain (U.S. Government work)
- Toyota 3M engine cutaway CC0
- GM Renaissance Center from below Public domain (dedication by the photographer)
- CMM LAYOUT ROOM MACHINERY Dearborn, MI HAER MI-356-37 Public domain (U.S. Government work)
- 1st generation Toyota Celsior cutaway 02 CC0
- 1st generation Toyota Celsior cutaway 03 CC0
- NHTSA recall records 89V-211 and 89V-212, retyped in our own typography (self-made graphic G2) Public domain (U.S. Government work)
- Toyota Prius NHW10 cutaway 01 CC0
- Toyota Prius NHW10 cutaway 02 CC0
- Headquarter of Toyota Motor Corporation 2 CC0
- Toyota Prius NHW10 cutaway 03 CC0
- Headquarter of Toyota Motor Corporation 4 CC0
- Toyota PRIUS (NHW10) front CC0
- Toyota HK-NHW10 Prius (22022010354) CC0
- President of Toyota Fugio Cho (cropped) Public domain (U.S. Gov.)
- Toyota Supra A80 Nürburgring training car CC0
- Toyota ALTEZZA RS200 (SXE10) front CC0
- 1993 Toyota HiLux Surf (KZN130W) SSR-G 5-door wagon (2015-06-18) Public domain (released by author)
- 2007-Lexus-ES350-1 Public domain (released by author)
- 2008 Toyota Sequoia SR5 -- NHTSA Public domain (U.S. Gov.)
- NISSAN GLOBAL HEADQUARTERS Public domain (released by author)
- Toyota Tundra Crew Max Limited Public domain (released by author)
- NHTSA VRTC test photo: Lexus all-weather floor mat (Fig. 2), DP09-001 file p. 8 Public domain (U.S. Gov.)
- 2007-Toyota-Camry-LE Public domain (released by author)
- '09 Toyota RAV4 Limited Public domain (released by author)
- 1990-1992 Lexus LS 400 (UCF10R) sedan 01 Public domain (released by author)
- Flickr - USCapitol - Rayburn House Office Building Public domain (U.S. Gov.)
- SH-60B helicopter flies over Sendai Public domain (U.S. Gov.)
- L-07-10-14-A (14442172570) Public domain (U.S. Gov.)
- An aerial view of tsunami damage in an area north of Sendai, Japan, taken from a U.S. Navy helicopter Public domain (U.S. Gov.)
- EV Type2 Charging Cable1 CC0
- Iec-type2-ccs-combo2-and-iec-type2-charging-connectors-side-by-side CC0
- 2022 Toyota bZ4X (cropped) CC0
- 2015-2017 Daihatsu Cast Style G CC0
- 2023 Denver Auto Show Toyota Prius front quarter CC0
- 22 Toyota Tundra SR5 CC0
- BYD shop in Tokyo CC0
- BYD Seagull facelift 001 CC0
Documents and quoted records
- Statement of Fe Niosco Lastrella, hearing record CHRG-111hhrg58346, 24 Feb 2010 (excerpt) Quoted excerpt (fair use: brief quotation)
- Akio Toyoda, prepared testimony, House Oversight Committee, 24 Feb 2010, pp. 2-3 Quoted excerpt (fair use: brief quotation)
- NHTSA, Technical Assessment of Toyota ETC Systems, Feb. 2011, executive summary p. vi Public domain (U.S. Government work)
- NDL796618 専売特許条例註釈 Public domain (PD-scan / PD-Japan; NDL orphan-works ruling 2019-01-25)
- NDL956333 豊田式織機取扱法 Public domain (PD-scan / PD-Japan; NDL orphan-works ruling 2019-07-09)
- NDL2959301 官報 1936年05月29日 Public domain
- NHTSA recall record 07E-082 (2007 floor mats, 55,000 units), retyped, summary shortened Public domain (U.S. Government work)
- NHTSA DP09-001 investigation file (incl. VRTC report EA07-010, 2007), p. 9 Fig. 3 Public domain (U.S. Government work)
- Quotation: Toyota's Statement of Facts ¶19 (2014 DPA, Exhibit C), set in our own typography Quoted excerpt (fair use: brief quotation)
- NHTSA TQ10-002 civil-penalty demand letter, 5 Apr 2010, pp. 1–3 Public domain (U.S. Government work)
- U.S. v. Toyota Motor Corp., S.D.N.Y. 14-cr-186, Opinion & Order (Pauley J.), 5 Oct 2017, p. 1 Public domain (U.S. court opinion)
- Quotation: Toyota's Statement of Facts (pedal-change suspension), as quoted verbatim by Columbia Journalism Review Quoted excerpt (fair use: brief quotation)
- Quotation: Irv Miller e-mail of 16 Jan 2010, as reported by the Associated Press Quoted excerpt (fair use: brief quotation)
- NHTSA recall record 22V-444 (bZ4X hub bolts), retyped excerpt Public domain (U.S. Government work)
- Quotation: Daihatsu's independent third-party committee report (Dec 2023), as quoted by Top Gear Philippines Quoted excerpt (fair use: brief quotation)
- Quotation: Akio Toyoda, Toyota press conference, 3 Jun 2024 Quoted excerpt (fair use: brief quotation)
- Quotation: Akio Toyoda, Toyota Times newscast 077 interview (recorded 5 Jun 2024) Quoted excerpt (fair use: brief quotation)
- Quotation: NHTSA recall 26V-320 summary (2024 Tundra, 43,566 vehicles) Public domain (U.S. Government work)
- Quotation: Toyota recall announcement, Plano, Texas, 20 May 2026 Quoted excerpt (fair use: brief quotation)
- Quotation: Toyota and Idemitsu Kosan announcement, 12 Oct 2023 Quoted excerpt (fair use: brief quotation)
Stock footage
Pexels licence, https://www.pexels.com/license/
- Highway seen from inside a car
- Hands holding a phone in a car
- Time-lapse road trip
- Speedometer close-up
- Vehicles at an intersection
- Out-of-focus emergency lights
- Car-body welding robots
- Rice fields from the air
- Hands weaving on a wooden loom
- Hand plane and wood shavings
- Chisel on wood
- Rolls of fabric
- Foot on a treadle loom
- Old loom machinery
- Hands working on an engine part, close-up
- Paper burning with intense flames
Music
Narration voice
- Kokoro TTS (hexgrad/Kokoro-82M, Apache 2.0), voice am_michael.
Other sources
records, company publications, research, reporting
- ABC (Australia), 20 Mar 2014 Accessed 2026-10-17
- Area Development, 24 May 2010 Accessed 2026-10-17
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- AFPdh: AFP via eNCA, 26 Dec 2023 Accessed 2026-10-17
- AFPgm: AFP via Gasgoo (2013): GM's 77 years at the top Accessed 2026-10-17
- AP via NBC, May 2004 Accessed 2026-10-17
- AP via Claims Journal, 12 Jul 2006 Accessed 2026-10-17
- AP via NBC, May 2009 Accessed 2026-10-17
- AP via NBC, "saved $100 million by limiting recall", 21 Feb 2010 Accessed 2026-10-17
- AP via Fox News, 19 Mar 2014 Accessed 2026-10-17
- APdh: Fox 29 / AP, Dec 2023 Accessed 2026-10-17
- APfine: AP via NBC, NHTSA fine and Toyota chronology, Apr 2010 Accessed 2026-10-17
- APmil: AP via NBC News, Miller e-mail, 7 Apr 2010 Accessed 2026-10-17
- APnar: Fox News (citing Autoblog), Naruse crash, Jun 2010 Accessed 2026-10-17
- Autofile NZ (citing Reuters), Jul 2024 Accessed 2026-10-17
- BusinessDay / Reuters, 6 Feb 2026 Accessed 2026-10-17
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