Yavulwa ngo-1971, ngenhloso yokusabela ekukhuleni kwemakethe, imboni ye-Ovar yaba yinkampani Isikhungo sokuqala sokukhiqiza sakwaToyota eYurophu.
Manje njengoba i-Toyota igubha iminyaka engu-50 yokukhiqiza kazwelonke, akukho lutho olungcono kunokubuyisela umlando wefektri ye-Ovar, edlala indima ebalulekile ekuchazeni ubunikazi bomkhiqizo waseJapane ePortugal.
Konke kwaqala ngo-1968, ikakhulukazi ngoFebhuwari 17, usuku uSalvador Caetano I.M.V.T., S.A. asayina ngalo inkontileka ekhethekile yokungenisa nokusabalalisa izimoto zakwaToyota ePortugal.
Futhi ngemva nje kokuqala kokuhweba komkhiqizo endaweni kazwelonke, ngo-1971, imboni yokuqala ye-Toyota eYurophu yalethwa e-Ovar, kusukela ngaleso sikhathi ikhiqize amayunithi angaphezu kuka-309,000.
Iqale ngokukhiqiza iCorolla (KE20) kanye neDyna (commodity vehicle), kodwa ngo-1979 yaqala ngokukhiqiza iveni yomlando iHiace, eyaqhubeka ukukhiqizwa kwayo kwaze kwaba ngu-2012, kwathi ngo-1981 kwatholakala iHilux, yaqhubeka yakhiwe lapho kwaze kwaba ngu-1996.
Njengamanje, imboni ye-Ovar inabasebenzi abangu-180 futhi ikhiqiza - kusukela ngoJulayi 2015 - i-Land Cruiser Serie 70, ethunyelwa eNingizimu Afrika yonke.
Kodwa lesi akusona ukuphela kwesizathu sokuthi kungani izindlela ze-Land Cruiser kanye nefekthri i-Ovar ziwela, njengoba ngonyaka lolu phiko lokukhiqiza lugubha iminyaka engu-50 lwasungulwa, i-off-road iphinde igubhe iminyaka engu-70 yasungulwa.
Khumbula ukuthi iToyota Land Cruiser yethulwa ngo-Agasti 1, 1951 futhi isivele isikhiqize amayunithi angaphezu kwezigidi eziyi-10.5, amanye awo emhlabeni wamaPutukezi.
