Toyota is the name of the Japanese car company, and by extension a car made by it — 'he drives a Toyota', 'we sold the old Toyota'. Notice that second use: the brand name works as an ordinary countable noun for the vehicle, so you can say a Toyota, two Toyotas, my Toyota.

Toyota豐田 is the name of the Japanese car company是這家日本車廠的名字，and而且 by extension延伸也指 a car made by it它做的車 — 'he drives a Toyota', 'we sold the old Toyota'像「he drives a Toyota」、「we sold the old Toyota」。Notice that second use注意第二種用法：the brand name這個品牌名 works as an ordinary countable noun for the vehicle可以當成普通的可數名詞來指車子，so所以 you can say你可以說 a Toyota, two Toyotas, my Toyotaa Toyota、two Toyotas、my Toyota。

It always keeps its capital letter, because it is still a name. The company is one of the largest carmakers in the world, and the reputation attached to the word matters for understanding how people use it: Toyota is a byword for reliability rather than luxury or excitement, so 'it's a Toyota' often carries the sense 'it is not glamorous, but it will keep working'.

It它 always keeps its capital letter一直保持大寫，because因為 it is still a name它終究還是個名字。The company這家公司 is one of the largest carmakers in the world是全世界最大的車廠之一，and而且 the reputation attached to the word附加在這個字上的名聲 matters for understanding how people use it對理解大家怎麼用這個字很重要：Toyota這個字 is a byword for reliability rather than luxury or excitement代表可靠而不是豪華或刺激，so所以 'it's a Toyota'「it's a Toyota」這句話 often carries the sense 'it is not glamorous, but it will keep working'常常帶著「不炫但耐用」的意思。

Taiwanese students should know that although Toyota cars here are sold and made through Hotai and Kuozui, the word people say is still 豐田 or simply Toyota. Two production ideas also carry the name in business English — the Toyota Production System and 'just-in-time' manufacturing — so you may meet Toyota in a business class with no cars in sight.

Taiwanese students台灣學生 should know應該知道 that although雖然 Toyota cars hereToyota的車在這裡 are sold and made through Hotai and Kuozui是透過和泰跟國瑞來銷售製造，the word people say大家講的字 is still 豐田 or simply Toyota還是說豐田或直接說Toyota。Two production ideas兩個生產概念 also carry the name in business English在商業英文裡也帶著這個名字 — the Toyota Production System and 'just-in-time' manufacturing豐田生產方式和「just-in-time」製造 — so所以 you may meet Toyota你可能會遇到Toyota in a business class with no cars in sight在周圍完全沒有車的商業課上。