Shipping and trading company Burns, Philp & Co, Limited is founded in Sydney, Australia.
Burns Philp establishes a branch in Port Moresby.
Burns Philp (South Sea) Company Limited is publicly incorporated in Levuka, Fiji.
Toyoda Automatic Loom Works is founded in Japan by inventor Sakichi Toyoda.
Toyoda Automatic Loom Works establishes an Automobile Division and begins producing cars.
Toyota Kinyuu Kaisha is established to provide sales financing for Toyota vehicles.
Toyota’s trading operations are spun off as Nisshin Tsusho Kaisha, Ltd.
The trading company’s name is changed to Toyoda Tsusho Kaisha, Ltd.
First Toyota shipment to the South Pacific: an FA truck is delivered to the New Hebrides (Vanuatu).
Twelve Land Cruisers are delivered to Papua New Guinea; Toyota Crown arrives in Samoa.
Burns Philp establishes a Toyota dealership in Port Moresby.
Toyota Tiara becomes available in Fiji.
Eighty Toyota vehicles, including FA Truck, Crown, Corona, & Stout are delivered to Samoa.
Over 1000 vehicles are shipped to the South Pacific since Toyota’s market entry; American Samoa deliveries begin.
Burns Philp builds and relocates to a new dealership in Badili, Port Moresby.
Burns Philp Motors dealership opens in Nuku‘alofa, Tonga.
Burns Philp begins trading as Ela Motors in Papua New Guinea.
Burns Philp Motors dealership opens in American Samoa.
Burns Philp Motors showroom and service facility open in Samoa.
Mendana Motors is set up in Solomon Islands as an automotive dealer.
Fiji operations, trading as Automotive Supply Co. Ltd, records 1634 unit sales in this year.
Burns Philp’s Vanuatu Motors Port Vila facility is burnt down.
The trading company’s name is changed to Toyota Tsusho Corporation.
Fiji’s Automotive Supply Co. Ltd rebrands to Asco Motors.
BPT South Pacific Holdings is founded as a partnership between Burns Philp and Toyota Tsusho Corporation in Brisbane, Australia.
TTC increases its share in BPT South Pacific Holdings from 25% to 50%.
Burns Philp Motors (Tonga, Samoa) and Vanuatu Motors rebrand to Asco Motors; Mendana Motors (Solomon Islands) rebrands to Ela Motors.
Burns Philp Motors in American Samoa rebrands to Asco Motors.
TTC purchases the remaining 50% share of BPTSPH from Burns Philp, renaming it Toyota Tsusho South Pacific Holdings Pty Ltd (TTSPH).
Asco Motors American Samoa’s Pago Pago branch is refurbished.
The TTSPH office moves from Cribb St across the road to Coronation Drive.
TTSPH celebrates 40 years of service throughout the South Pacific.
TTSPH Group sales pass the 3000 unit mark for the year.
Ela Motors PNG refurbishes its main showroom in Badili, Port Moresby.
TTSPH Group sales pass the 4000 unit mark for the year.
Avis opens as a fully owned subsidiary in Vanuatu; Ela Motors PNG opens its 16th branch at Waigani in Port Moresby.
TTSPH celebrates 50 years within PNG. To celebrate, Ela Motors contributes medical kits to hospitals in PNG. Head office moves across the river to South Brisbane.
Ela Motors opens its Waigani showroom to coincide with PNG’s 39th year of independence. ONESTOP, a Yamaha retail outlet, is launched.
The 8th generation Hilux is launched in all serviced regions.
Hino launches its new 500 Series trucks in Papua New Guinea.
The new generation Coaster bus and Fortuner are launched.
TTSPH celebrates its 20th anniversary. Asco Motors Fiji holds a grand reopening of its Nabua showroom.
