In the aftermath of the global financial crisis, car aficionados cringed as automakers “killed” certain product lines and even entire brands. But one nameplate that appears to be immortal is Toyota’s Corolla compact. First sold in 1966, the Corolla has undergone several major redesigns in the decades since — 10, to date. And by 2010, Toyota has sold 32 million Corollas built in 16 different countries.

The Toyota Corolla is one of a line of subcompact and compact cars manufactured by the Japanese automaker Toyota, which has become very popular throughout the world since the nameplate was first introduced in 1966. In 1997, the Corolla became the best selling nameplate in the world, surpassing the Volkswagen Beetle.[2] Over 39 million Corollas have been sold as of 2012.[3] The series has undergone several major redesigns.

The name “corolla” is part of Toyota’s naming tradition of using the name Crown for primary models: the Corona, for example, gets its name from the Latin for crown; Corolla is Latin for small crown; and Camry is an Anglicized pronunciation of the Japanese for crown, kanmuri. The Corolla has always been exclusive in Japan to Toyota Corolla Store locations, and manufactured in Japan with a twin, called the Toyota Sprinter, sold at a specific Japanese Toyota dealership called Toyota Auto Store, then renamed Toyota Vista Store in 1980.

 

The Toyota Corolla is a line that has been in continuous production for over 40 years. It is currently in its tenth generation, and is vastly different from the original first generation of Corollas. This venerable brand is one of the world’s best-selling lines of vehicles. In fact, if the sales for the past 40 years were averaged, then in that time one Corolla was sold every 40 seconds. Its popularity means that there is always a demand for Corolla parts and accessories. Here at Brandsport we have a few Toyota Corolla parts. The many generations of Corollas were different from each other both externally and internally, and thus it would be extremely difficult to have all parts on hand.

Whether you’re talking about Corollas from the ’70s, ’80s, or ’90s, Toyota’s Corolla compact had a reputation for lasting hundreds of thousands of miles with few, if any, serious repairs. In about ten generations over more than 40 years, the Toyota Corolla has gone from rear-wheel drive to front-wheel drive, and it’s included sedans, coupes, fastbacks, hatchbacks, and wagons, but it’s kept those core qualities the whole time.

Rear-wheel-drive Corollas actually continued in sport-coupe form until 1987, but by then sedans had the front-wheel-drive layout that maintain today. Over time, the 1.6-liter four has been expanded to a 1.8-liter, and the optional three-speed automatic got four speeds, but the Corolla hasn’t grown that much larger.

The compact, front-wheel drive sedans that most people know as Corollas have competed with the likes of the Chevrolet Cobalt (and Cruze), Ford Focus, Honda Civic, Nissan Sentra, and Volkswagen Jetta.

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