In 1957, Toyota launched a dealership network in Japan for diesel commercial vehicles that it called Toyota Diesel Stores (トヨタディーゼル店 Toyota Dīzeru-ten). Initially, it sold trucks, buses, and forklifts, such as the Toyota Dyna and the Toyota Coaster. Hino products also were sold at Toyota Diesel stores after Toyota acquired that company in 1967. Starting in 1980, the Diesel Stores also sold the Starlet, Corolla, Corona, Vista, and Crown equipped with diesel engines. Toyota Diesel also sold the first generation Tercel, although it was not available with a diesel engine at the time. When the Toyota Diesel store network was disbanded in 1988, commercial vehicles were divided between the Toyota Stores and Toyopet Stores.
