Toyota Motor Sales Results Up 10.8 Percent in December; 5.3 Percent for 2015
Jan 5, 2016
Toyota and Lexus post best-ever December sales TMS light trucks set new December record Toyota Division No. 1 retail brand in 2015 TORRANCE, Calif.--Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today reported December 2015 sales of 238,350, an increase of 10.8 percent from December 2014 on a volume basis. With two additiona ... Continue reading
Toyota to Display New Map Generation System at CES 2016 +VIDEO
Jan 5, 2016
LAS VEGAS - January 5, 2016: To aid the safe implementation of automated driving, Toyota is developing a high-precision map generation system that will use data from on-board cameras and GPS devices installed in production vehicles. The new system will go on display at CES (Consumer Electronics Show) 2016 in Las Vegas, ... Continue reading
2016 International CES UIEvolution Receives $5.0M from Mirai Creation Fund
Jan 4, 2016
UIEvolution Inc., a global leader in highly scalable connected device software platforms for the automotive, hotel and cruise industries, announced today at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), that it received an investment of $5 million from the Mirai Creation Fund, founded last year by SPARX Group Co., ... Continue reading
Jan 4, 2016
LAS VEGAS -- January 4, 2015: A first wave of automakers and industry suppliers â led by Toyota Motor Corporation â is adopting Ford SmartDeviceLink software â a huge step toward giving consumers more choice in how they connect and control their smartphone apps on the road. SmartDeviceLink is the open-so ... Continue reading
2016 International CES - Toyota Accelerates Its Connected Car Technology Initiatives
Jan 4, 2016
Toyota announced its next-generation connected vehicle framework at the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, accelerating its initiatives to provide its customers with greater convenience and increased data security. The framework builds on advances in automobile, IT, and communications systems to enhan ... Continue reading
2016 International CES - Toyota to Commercialize New Telematics System Using SmartDeviceLink
Jan 4, 2016
Toyota Motor Corporation has entered into an agreement with Ford and Livio to establish an industry development and operation framework to deploy Livios SmartDeviceLink (SDL). Other automakers and app developers are welcome to join this collaboration. Toyota will also commercialize a telematics system using SDL ... Continue reading
2016 Toyota Tacoma (A More Civilized Off-roader) First-Look Review By Steve Purdy +VIDEO
Jan 4, 2016
2016 TOYOTA TACOMA A More Civilized Off-roader By Steve Purdy The Auto Channel Michigan Bureau The Toyota folks brought wave after wave of journalists, bloggers and influencers, along with groups of dealer reps, to the forested hills not far from Tacoma, Washington to experience the new Tacoma pickup. This mid-size tru ... Continue reading
2016 Toyota Corolla LE Plus Review by John Heilig +VIDEO
Dec 27, 2015
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Across the Nation, Toyota Gives Back
Dec 25, 2015
Seventy-five Toyota Tundras haul 250,000 pounds of food â funded by donations from dozens of local dealers and their business partners â to Philabundance, the largest hunger relief organization in the Philadelphia region. Texas-based Toyota team member volunteers drive vehicles filled with toys to Children's ... Continue reading
20 Car Models Not Selling Well in North America Going Buh-Bye in 2016
Dec 24, 2015
Detroit December 23, 2015; Mark Phelan, writing for the Detroit Free Press pointed out a score of models on the list. Some are vanishing bu others may be replaced by entirely new vehicles carrying alternative badges. Some are going out of production because they would require too much work to meet the latest U.S. safet ... Continue reading
Dec 24, 2015
What do baseball and business have in common? Quite a bit, it turns out. Watch Toyota President Akio Toyoda and Miami Marlins outfielder Ichiro Suzuki swap views on everything from the meaning of growth to facing tough situations head on. ... Continue reading
Toyota to Display New Map Generation System at CES 2016 +VIDEO
Dec 22, 2015
To aid the safe implementation of automated driving, Toyota is developing a high-precision map generation system that will use data from on-board cameras and GPS devices installed in production vehicles. The new system will go on display at CES (Consumer Electronics Show) 2016 in Las Vegas, which will run from January ... Continue reading
New Toyota Tacoma To Feature Firestone Destination Tires
Dec 21, 2015
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 18, 2015 -- Bridgestone Americas today announced its Firestone-brand Destination LE2 tire is original equipment on select models of the all-new 2016 Toyota Tacoma. The Firestone Destination LE2 tire will allow adventure-seeking truck owners to get the most out of their trucks whether working hard ... Continue reading
Toyota Takes 360 Degree Approach to Water Stewardship +VIDEO
Dec 21, 2015
Can a stream of effort flow into a river of results? Of course. Proof positive is Toyotaâs Portland Vehicle Distribution Center (VDC). Toyota redesigned the site at Terminal 4 of the cityâs port on the Willamette River in 2004 with a focus on H20. The facility collects rain water, stores it in a large undergr ... Continue reading
Toyota is Wading in a Water Wonderland
Dec 20, 2015
Sleigh bells ring, are you listening? In the lane, snow is glistening but dont worry, Toyota will capture that runoff and reuse the water. The company recently received top marks for its global water conversation efforts by CDP, the worlds premiere environmental disclosure agency. .. ... Continue reading
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