In 1979, Toyota began making pressed body parts in Thailand.
TMT's main export market is the ASEAN region and the Oceania, but TMT also export cars to different parts of the world, especially the Toyota Hilux Vigo model.
As of April 2016[update], there were 150 official Toyota dealers with 455 showrooms approved by TMT.
The plant in Samrong, Samut Prakan Province produces pickup trucks and commercial vehicles.
[5] Toyota posted its highest-ever Thai sales in 2012 at 516,086 vehicles, a 78 percent rise from 2011.