3/29/1943 Kawasaki aircraft with Toyoda establish Tokai aircraft company (present day Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd.
http://www.aisin.com/profile/history/index.html See link:
http://www.fundinguniverse.com/compa...y-History.html
(EDIT: New Cool Infomation...as it turns out Mr. Honda Soichiro the founder of Honda Corp. was working as director of the Tokai company: http://www.honda.com.vn/web/Default....316&lang=vi-VN for more on Honda: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda ) (Tokai anti-sub aircraft: http://www.ijnafphotos.com/jbwq1w1.htm)
March 1943, “AC” type cars based on the “AA” type are being produced.(http://www.toyota.co.jp/Museum/data_...3_08_4_1_2.jpg)
May 1943 Toyoda sets up Kariya rubber factory, Nagoya (present day Toyoda Gosei Co., http://www.toyoda-gosei.com/ )
June 1943, “BA” type car (improvement on “AE” type) starts production.
11/03/1943 Central cotton spinning merger in acordance to the national policy, reorganization integration of the spinning industry, the leading improvement (Kariya south & north, Nakagawa's each factory) diverts to aircraft section. Merger of central cotton spinning the center of business of the Toyota group light industry moves to the machine of the heavy industry from the fiber industry.
Nov 1943 “KC” type truck (wartime model of “KB” type) starts production (http://www.tam-web.net/omoide/bbsdata/626l)
Nov 1943 amphibious type 4x4 starts production (see post:
http://forum.ih8mud.com/chit-chat-section/182354-amphibious-toyota-wwii.html )
Nov 1943 Kariya (north korea?) north aircraft engine plant factory cancellation
1/17/1944 Munitions companies trial manufacture completion, completion of trial manufacture.
1/1944 "large-sized B" high-class car production…government official
7/10/1944 “AK 10” type four wheel drive 4 prototype completion. (This is the predecessor to the Land Cruiser see post:
http://forum.ih8mud.com/fj25-owners-group/181527-toyota-ak10-picture.html )