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Toyota's Corolla hits 50

The first-generation Corolla.
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By:
Mark Vaughn
October 20, 2016 05:00 AM
BLOG06_308169999_H1_1_GUAISKSQYASU.jpg Mark Vaughn has been a journalist at Autoweek, an affiliate of Automotive News, since 1989.

On this day 50 years ago, Toyota sent out this press release: “The Toyota Corolla is a five-passenger vehicle from Japan that is positioned as the ‘most accessible car’ in the market. In the development of the Corolla, Toyota’s engineers have spent years bringing together the best of the company’s technologies to offer to the public.”

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