Since its introduction in 1966, the Corolla has evolved into one of Toyota’s preferred lines.  This line of compact cars by the japanese vehicle manufacturer has established itself as one of the planet’s top selling cars.  In fact, since 1997, the Corolla has been the world’s top selling nameplate, with over 35 million units sold since 1996 to 2007.  It is said that for the past 40 years, there’s a Corolla car being sold somewhere in the world each forty seconds.  This recognition has gone through a lot of redesigning and varied generations of improvements, as well as changes in the taste of buyers in the vehicle market.  The Corolla name is Latin for’small crown,’ which is adherent to Toyota’s tradition of naming its flagship brands after the word’crown’ and variations of it.  So, there have been brands ranging from Toyota Crown, Toyota Corona ( Latin for crown ), and Toyota Camry ( Anglicized transcription of the Japanese word for crown, kanmuri ). 

Toyota Corollas have been made in all continents of the world – in Australia ( production has been ceased however ), in asia ( in Japan, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey ), in South America ( in Brazil and Venezuela ), Africa ( in South Africa ), North America ( in Canada and the US ), and Europe ( Derbyshire in the United Kingdom ).  {However ,} production of Corollas in the Toyota facility in Freemont, California is scheduled to stop by March 2010.  There have been 10 generations of Corollas manufactured, with the latest generation introduced in 2006.  The Corolla brand has been canned in Southeast Asian states since the ninth generation, and that market has used the brand Toyota Altis since.  In the US, sales figures have been stable, still even reaching above 350,000 units sold in the country in 2008, despite a recession.  Figures topped in 2006, when more than 380,000 Corollas were sold in the US alone.

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