Private company

Toyo Seat

Logo: toyoseat.co.jp3

Toyo Seat Co., Ltd. is an automotive company based in Japan, founded in May 1947. In January 1988, the company expanded to the United States as Toyo Seat USA Corp. Further sites had been established in Taiwan (China) (1992), Philippines (1998) and Hungary (2002). Beside soft tops for convertibles and roofmodules, Toyo Seat produces automobile seats, mechanical products, automotive exhaust pipes, door trims, train seats, steel office furniture, health equipment, and other products.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

May 1947Founded1
Industrial Park Magyar Toyo Seat, 2020 Nyergesújfalu (resized)
Photo: Globetrotter19, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

Toyo Seat Co., Ltd. is an automotive company based in Japan, founded in May 1947. In January 1988, the company expanded to the United States as Toyo Seat USA Corp. Further sites had been established in Taiwan (China) (1992), Philippines (1998) and Hungary (2002).2

Products and brands

  • automotive part

Listed on Wikidata.1

2017 Toyo Seat is under the top five for convertible tops, and end of 2022, too. Toyo Seat produced soft tops for the Mazda MX5 Mark 3 (2005), Honda S2000 Roadster, Nissan Fairlady Z (known in Europe as Nissan 350Z Roadster), Toyota Camry Solara/ Toyota Solara, Toyota MR-S.

From Wikipedia’s article on Toyo Seat, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Timeline

  1. May 1947Founded Founded1

Sources

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