Gulf States Toyota Distributors

Gulf States Toyota
Company typePrivate
IndustryAutomotive Distribution and Parts Distribution
Founded1969
FounderThomas H. Friedkin
HeadquartersHouston, Texas, U.S.
Key people
Dan Friedkin
(Chairman & CEO)
Jeff Parent
(President & General Manager)
ProductsCars, Trucks, Parts, Marketing, Training
Revenue$8.3 billion (2020)[1][2]
Number of employees
2,000 (2015)[1]
ParentThe Friedkin Group
Websitefriedkin.com/gulf-states-toyota

Gulf States Toyota, founded in 1969, is a private distributor of Toyota vehicles in the United States. They are franchised by Toyota Motor Sales, USA to sell vehicles to car dealerships in the five states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Texas.[3] Corporate headquarters is located within the Houston Energy Corridor on a 400,000-square-foot (37,000 m2) campus with a five and ten-story building beside an eight-story parking garage.

  1. ^ a b "Gulf States Toyota". Forbes.
  2. ^ Drane, Amanda (19 June 2021). "Gulf States Toyota dug in during pandemic, then rode rebound". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved Jun 19, 2021.
  3. ^ Kaplan, David. "No. 1 private company: Gulf States Toyota." Houston Chronicle. June 22, 2013. Retrieved on April 30, 2014.