Yavulwa ngo-1971, ngenjongo yokusabela kukukhula kwemarike, umzi-mveliso we-Ovar waba nguwo Indawo yokuqala yemveliso yakwaToyota eYurophu.
Ngoku ukuba iToyota ibhiyozela iminyaka engama-50 yemveliso yesizwe, akukho nto ingcono kunokubuyisela imbali yefektri ye-Ovar, edlala indima ephambili ekuchazeni uphawu lophawu lwaseJapan ePortugal.
Yonke le nto yaqala ngo-1968, ngakumbi nge-17 kaFebruwari, mhla uSalvador Caetano I.M.V.T., S.A. watyikitya isivumelwano esikhethekileyo sokungenisa kunye nokuhanjiswa kwezithuthi zeToyota ePortugal.
Kwaye kungekudala emva kokuqala kokuthengiswa kohlobo kwintsimi yelizwe, ngowe-1971, umzi-mveliso wokuqala weToyota eYurophu waziswa e-Ovar, ukususela ngoko uye wavelisa ngaphezu kweeyunithi ze-309,000.
Yaqala ngokuvelisa iCorolla (KE20) kunye neDyna (isithuthi sempahla), kodwa ngo-1979 yaqala ngokuveliswa kweveni yembali yohlobo lweHiace, nemveliso yayo yaqhubeka de kwangonyaka ka-2012, ngo-1981 nge Hilux, eyathi gqolo ukubakho. yakhiwa apho de kwangowe-1996.
Okwangoku, umzi-mveliso we-Ovar unabasebenzi abayi-180 kwaye uvelisa - ukususela ngoJulayi ka-2015 - i-Land Cruiser Serie 70, ethunyelwa ngaphandle ngokupheleleyo eMzantsi Afrika.
Kodwa esi ayisosizathu sodwa sokuba kutheni iindlela zeLand Cruiser kunye ne-Ovar factory cross, njengoko ngonyaka eli candelo lemveliso libhiyozela iminyaka engama-50, i-off-road iphinda ibhiyozele iminyaka engama-70.
Khumbula ukuba iToyota Land Cruiser yaphehlelelwa ngo-Agasti 1, 1951 kwaye sele ineeyunithi ezingaphezu kwe-10.5 yezigidi eziveliswe, ezinye zazo kumhlaba wamaPhuthukezi.
