Bhd. (MMSB) commemorated its 40th anniversary in Malaysia today with the announcement of a plant expansion, expected to be completed in January 2023. The world's largest Hot Wheels manufacturing plant, MMSB is also the world's only manufacturer of Hot Wheels singles, the top-selling toy globally in 20211.

Hot Wheels is an American brand of scale model cars invented by Elliot Handler and introduced by his company Mattel on May 18, 1968. It was the primary competitor of Matchbox until Mattel bought Matchbox owner Tyco Toys in 1997.

*Hot Wheels Basic Cars Assortment is the #1 selling toy in the world, based on units sold, according to NPD. The “Sweet 16,” the first set of die-cast cars, included custom designs based on real life hot rods and reflected California's custom car culture.

Hot Wheels has designed a die-cast toy car for nearly every car ever manufactured and has customized some of the most iconic cars in the world including Dodge Dart, Chevrolet Camaro®, Ford Mustang, Porsche 911 and Volkswagen Beetle to name a few.

Mattel, Inc. Mattel, Inc. Since 1968, more than 4 billion Hot Wheels® cars have been produced.

Mattel Hot Wheels are the brainchild of Elliot Handler, a co-founder of Mattel, who was eager to create toy cars that reflected "the radical versions altered by custom-car shops - like vehicles he often saw on California's highways," New York's Museum of Play states on its website.

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Over 130 new variations of Hot Wheels designs are manufactured each year, and these colorful and unique designs are sold in over 150 countries. There are also over 20,000 different models in existence overall, making a complete collection something that's nearly impossible to acquire.

Different wheels, windows, paint, colors, and graphics can all lead to different, valuable variants of vintage Hot Wheels. If they released a limited-edition car, the price of those rare Hot Wheels would skyrocket. If there are any manufacturing errors, your car is considered one of a kind.

The more expensive models are produced at a lower volume, in collaborations with another brand, or use unreleased parts or color combinations. In other words, they can be extremely hard to get your hands on.

Each Hot Wheels made today contains die-cast or metal in them but less than they did in 1968, Wu said. Parts of each car - which are produced in a limited number of colors - are also made of plastic; sometimes that can be the body or the chassis of the car.

Hot Wheels was introduced by the American toy company, Mattel in 1968. These toy cars are known to be made through a process called die casting [13].

In the 1960s, Elliot Handler, a cofounder of Mattel, Inc., envisioned a die-cast car to surpass the popular English Matchbox brand. He wanted a line of toy cars to dominate Mattel's boys' division just as its Barbie doll had become the strongest brand in its girls' division.

Larry R. Wood Larry R. Wood, known colloquially as “Mr. Hot Wheels,” is revered for his over 50 years as the lead designer for toy company Mattel's Hot Wheels, where he created some of the brand's most notable cars.

Modern Mainline Wheels

Each Hot Wheels made today contains die-cast or metal in them but less than they did in 1968, Wu said. Parts of each car - which are produced in a limited number of colors - are also made of plastic; sometimes that can be the body or the chassis of the car.