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COMPANY OF THE YEAR

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Ever since the company opened up shop at the southern tip of Africa in 1961, Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM) has sought to contribute to a more prosperous society through the manufacturing and marketing of its automobiles. 2021 saw the Japanese manufacturer celebrate 60 years in the country (we see your 60, TSAM, and raise you another five with our 65th anniversary).

Production of Toyota models at Motor Assemblies began in 1962; initially with platform trucks like the Toyopet Stout, while the sales organisation had formed one year

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