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Toyota Bringing Advanced ITS Technology to Mass-Market Models in Japan

Toyota Bringing Advanced ITS Technology to Mass-Market Models in Japan

By the end of 2015, Toyota will make a new ITS (Intelligent Transportation System) safety package available on three models in Japan. The package, named ITS Connect, uses Japan's standardized ITS frequency of 760 MHz to receive and share data transmitted by external infrastructure and other vehicles. Equipping ITS on t ... Continue reading

Toyota Adds Vellfire Car Model to Rollout of Microchip MOST50 Networking Devices in Toyota Infotainment Systems

Toyota Adds Vellfire Car Model to Rollout of Microchip MOST50 Networking Devices in Toyota Infotainment Systems

MOST50 Technology Continues to Ensure High-Quality Digital Audio in Toyota Vellfire Executive-Lounge Vehicles CHANDLER, AZ -- Sept. 29, 2015: Microchip Technology Inc. , a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, today announced that its MOST50 Intelligent network Interface Cont ... Continue reading

The Toyota Effect World Premieres at New York Film Festival Convergence

The Toyota Effect World Premieres at New York Film Festival Convergence

Last night at the New York Film Festival (NYFF) Convergence, a brand-new short film series – entitled The Toyota Effect – debuted from award-winning directors Kief Davidson (A Lego Brickumentary, Open Heart), Steve James (Life Itself, Hoop Dreams) and Ross Kauffman (Born Into Brothels, The E-Team). “We w ... Continue reading

Powered by Toyota, National Tour Kicks-off in Miami: J Balvin Rocks 'La Familia'

Powered by Toyota, National Tour Kicks-off in Miami: J Balvin Rocks 'La Familia'

Powered by Toyota, National Tour Kicks-off in Miami TORRANCE, CA -- Sept. 24, 2015: Aficionados of J Balvin, aren't just fans, they're familia. And as such, those in some markets will have a chance to win concert tickets and meet the artist. A roar filled James L Knight Center in Miami last night as the Colombian Regga ... Continue reading

From Texas-Built Trucks and Virtual Reality Simulators to Soccer Stars, Toyota Provides Something for Everyone at the State Fair of Texas

From Texas-Built Trucks and Virtual Reality Simulators to Soccer Stars, Toyota Provides Something for Everyone at the State Fair of Texas

All-New Texas-Built Tacoma, i-Road Three-Wheeled Electric Vehicle, FC Dallas Player Appearances among the Experiences for 2016 Fair Visitors DALLAS--State Fair of Texas visitors will have a wide range of experiences from Toyota at this year’s fair, Sept. 25 to Oct. 18. While teens and parents can test their skills ... Continue reading

Innovation with the Toyota i-Road

Innovation with the Toyota i-Road

Exclusive Event Highlights Toyota's Collaboration with Silicon Valley to Advance Innovation in Mobility Do you have an idea how the i-Road, Toyota's three-wheeled electric vehicle, could help change life in the Bay Area? Then join us at Toyota Onramp 2015 where winning ideas earn cash prizes and the opportunity to coll ... Continue reading

Renewed Framework Contract for Voith Industrial Services with Toyota USA in Alabama, Indiana and West Virginia

Renewed Framework Contract for Voith Industrial Services with Toyota USA in Alabama, Indiana and West Virginia

Successful cooperation in the USA for 15 years STUTTGART, Germany, Sept. 22, 2015 -- In the USA, Toyota partners with Voith Industrial Services Inc. at several sites. Recently, the industrial services provider has renewed its framework contracts with the car manufacturer in Indiana, Alabama and West Virginia. At the To ... Continue reading

Toyota Continues Rollout of Microchip MOST50 Networking Devices With New Toyota Alphard Car Model's Infotainment System

Toyota Continues Rollout of Microchip MOST50 Networking Devices With New Toyota Alphard Car Model's Infotainment System

Toyota Continues Rollout of Microchip MOST50 Networking Devices With New Toyota Alphard Car Model's Infotainment System Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, today announced that its MOST50 Intelligent network Interface Controllers (INICs) are pow ... Continue reading

Toyota Wins Corporation of the Year at USHCC National Convention in Houston

Toyota Wins Corporation of the Year at USHCC National Convention in Houston

World’s largest automaker is lauded for its diversity and inclusion initiatives and support of Hispanic enterprises Houston, Sept. 21, 2015 -- Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) was selected “Corporation of the Year” by the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC), it was announced today at the chamberâ ... Continue reading

2015 Toyota Prius C WOW MPG Review By Larry Nutson +VIDEO

2015 Toyota Prius C WOW MPG Review By Larry Nutson +VIDEO

2015 Toyota Prius c by Larry Nutson Senior Editor, Chicago Bureau Chief The Auto Channel (DSC_3052) Back in 1995, Toyota’s hybrid car was a development project. And today, 20 years later, over 8 million Toyota hybrid vehicles have been sold around the world. Toyota offers the choice of hybrid power in a number of ... Continue reading

Ford and Toyota Are Readers Digest Most Trusted Auto Brands

Ford and Toyota Are Readers Digest Most Trusted Auto Brands

More than 4,500 Americans Participated To Award Trusted Brands in Almost 40 Categories September 15, 2015 (New York, NY) – Reader’s Digest today announced the results of the Reader’s Digest Trusted BrandSM Survey, which makes its debut in the United States in the October issue, on newsstands September 15 ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Recap - W/O Sept 14-20, 2015 - Frankfurt Features, MB PU, VW in HW, UAW, EU OK, Toyota Recall

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Recap - W/O Sept 14-20, 2015 - Frankfurt Features, MB PU, VW in HW, UAW, EU OK, Toyota Recall

* This is a big week in the automobile business as the important Frankfurt Motor Show, which marks the start of the new auto show season, began with previews for the press. The buzz is all about connectivity rather than horsepower and torque as has been in previous years. Porsche brought a beautiful concept called †... Continue reading

Toyota Recalls Certain RAV4 and RAV4 EV Vehicles for Windshield Wipers

Toyota Recalls Certain RAV4 and RAV4 EV Vehicles for Windshield Wipers

Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. today announced that it is conducting a safety recall of approximately 421,000 Model Year 2009-2012 RAV4 and approximately 2,500 Model Year 2012-2014 RAV4 EV vehicles. In the involved vehicles, water dripping onto the windshield wiper link can, over time, cause corrosion and wear at the wi ... Continue reading

Toyota's Hydrogen-Powered Mirai Fuel Cell Vehicle Drives the Future of Mobility at the 2015 Excellence in Journalism Conference

Toyota's Hydrogen-Powered Mirai Fuel Cell Vehicle Drives the Future of Mobility at the 2015 Excellence in Journalism Conference

Toyota will showcase the Mirai at the nation’s premier gathering of influential Hispanic journalists. The Toyota Mirai is a zero emission fuel cell vehicle capable of powering a home for up to a week. NEW YORK -- Sept. 17, 2015: After a development process spanning more than 20 years, Toyota’s long-awaited hy ... Continue reading

The Stork Has Nothing on Toyota Alabama: Team Members Welcome Arrival of 4 Millionth Engine

The Stork Has Nothing on Toyota Alabama: Team Members Welcome Arrival of 4 Millionth Engine

Like proud parents, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama team members happily welcomed the arrival of their 4 millionth engine yesterday. “It was an exciting day,” said Jim Bolte, president of Toyota Alabama. “This is a testament to our team members – they are dedicated to building high-quality engine ... Continue reading

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