Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Thursday visited Toyota Motor Corporation’s factory in Japan and sat in the company’s first production passenger car, accompanied by his wife Dr Zubaida Rahman.
The Prime Minister visited the factory at 10:30am local time, where Toyota officials invited him to sit in the historic vehicle, said his Deputy Press Secretary Md Suzauddhowla.
Tarique and Zubaida took the opportunity to sit in the car during the visit.
The Toyota family’s first car prototype, the Toyota Model A1, was developed in 1935. The following year, Toyota produced the Toyota Model AA, its first production passenger car.
A replica of the historic vehicle is preserved at the Toyota Automobile Museum in Japan.
The factory visit came on the last of the Prime Minister’s four-day state visit to Japan.