One notable car manufacturer that wasn't named after its owner is Toyota. Founded by Kiichiro Toyoda, the company's name is derived from "Toyoda Automatic Loom Works," which means "fertile rice paddy" in Japanese. The company later adopted the name "Toyota" for its automobile division, which doesn't directly reference Kiichiro Toyoda himself.
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