In April 1946, Kanto Auto Works was established in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, as an independent company called Kanto Electric Motor Works which focused on repairing cars, assembling electric vehicles and producing bus bodies.

[3] The company also diversified into other products such as yachts and prefabricated homes.

In 1960, the company became a permanent car assembler through a new Yokosuka plant.

[4] Kanto Auto Works was a public company until the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, Toyota announced it would make it a wholly owned subsidiary.

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