The Toyota Corolla is one of the best-selling cars in the world and it celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.
Here are five interesting things you should know the Toyota Corolla.
1. The first model of the Toyota Corolla went on sale in Japan on Nov. 5, 1966. Three years after the launch, the Corolla became the country’s top-selling car.
2. The name Corolla is part of Toyota’s naming tradition of using names derived from the Toyota Crown for sedans, with “corolla” Latin for “small crown”
3. As September 2016, 44.3 million Corollas have been sold globally. Toyota sells approximately 1.5 million Corollas globally a year.
4. The man in charge of developing the original Corolla was Tatsuo Hasegawa. He had designed aircraft during World War II.
5. The Toyota Corolla is made in 13 countries around the world and sold in more than 150 countries.
