The auto manufacturer that I decided to research is Toyota. The parent company of Toyota is "Toyota Motor Corporation" and is the largest automobile brand as of 2008. Founded by Toyota Kiichiro in Japan 1933. The first Toyota was the Model AA sedan, and released in 1936. Toyota is still based in Japan as of today. Toyota currently manufactures its vehicles in USA, while some models are exclusively made in Japan. Toyota likely decided to manufacture its vehicles in USA for various reasons. The article by Warrenton Toyota (2014), its said that 'Made in America' is something that is sought over and important. Toyota decided to take advantage of global opportunities. Manufacturing their vehicles here in the USA allows them to bring jobs to the economy and better understand their customers. "Toyota's commitment to assembling vehicles where they are sold not only benefits the areas surrounding local plants, but also helps the company better understand its customers." (Toyota Para. 3). There are different model vehicles made in different countries. Being such a large company, Toyota likely makes different model cars in different countries for many reasons. Since they manufacture cars all around the world, it's probably easier and more cost