So you drive a Toyota, but do you know the history behind the vehicles? Check out some of the coolest fun facts about the Toyota brand!

1. Before producing vehicles, Toyota (then known as Toyoda) started out selling sewing machines. The car thing happened in 1933, and the first vehicles produced came out in 1935 – the Model A1.

2. In 1999, Toyota produced its 100,000th vehicle.

3. The Land Cruiser has been in production since 1951 and is the brand’s longest running series. It became the best-selling car in the United States in 1965.

4. In 1970, the Toyota Celica came out and became Toyota’s first mass-produced sports car. Though production ended in 2006, the Celica is still a favorite among enthusiasts.

5. Along the lines of sports cars, Toyota has been participating in Formula One racing since 2002!

6. Toyota’s newest assembly line cranks out a new car every five seconds.

7. The Prius, the best-selling hybrid car in the world, was released in 1997 (and just gets better and better, in our opinion).

8. Toyota Motor Corporation is the second largest automotive manufacturer in the world, and the largest in Japan. More than 5,000,000 cars are produced every year.

9. The Toyota Corolla is the best-selling nameplate in the world, with more than 40,000,000 cars produced over 11 generations of the vehicle.

10. Want a powerful vehicle? In 2012, a standard configuration Toyota Tundra was used to tow a 60-ton space shuttle.