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Toyota Motor Sales Reports 1.8 Percent April Sales Increase

Toyota Motor Sales Reports 1.8 Percent April Sales Increase

Toyota division was no 1 brand in April RAV4 and Highlander post double-digit gains Lexus up nearly 12 percent May 01, 2015 April 2015 Sales Chart TORRANCE, Calif. (May 1, 2015) – Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today reported April 2015 sales of 203,329 units, an increase of 1.8 percent from April 2014 on ... Continue reading

2015 Toyota Camry and Yaris Previews by Carey Russ +VIDEO

2015 Toyota Camry and Yaris Previews by Carey Russ +VIDEO

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS New Toyotas from a new Toyota? That was the concept, demonstrated recently by Toyota at a press event in Berkeley, California and featuring the 2015 Camry, Yaris, and Sienna. In typical press intro form, the day started off with briefings on the cars, followed by drive time on shor ... Continue reading

AHAA to Honor Toyota with the 2015 Marketer of the Year Award

AHAA to Honor Toyota with the 2015 Marketer of the Year Award

AHAA: The Voice of Hispanic Marketing announced today that Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. was selected as the 2015 winner of the AHAA Marketer of the Year Award. It joins a prestigious short list of elite brands that have received the award, including Walmart and McDonald's. "Toyota has a long history of valuing the ... Continue reading

Toyota's Sustainability Program Steers into Broccoli City Festival for Earth Day Celebration

Toyota's Sustainability Program Steers into Broccoli City Festival for Earth Day Celebration

What do Lance Gross, Toyota and the Broccoli City Fest have in common? An all-out Earth Day celebration with performances by Erykah Badu, Jaden and Willow Smith, and more. Designed to educate students, faculty and alumni of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) on the benefits of adopting a sustainable l ... Continue reading

Toyota Mirai Takes to the Track

Toyota Mirai Takes to the Track

Mirai Will Pace Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond Mirai Is First Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle to Pace a NASCAR Race RICHMOND, VA -- April 23, 2015: Toyota today announced the 2016 Toyota Mirai, a hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle, will pace the Toyota Owners 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Richmond Internatio ... Continue reading

Toyota's Mirai is Fueled By Bullsh*t +VIDEO

Toyota's Mirai is Fueled By Bullsh*t +VIDEO

TORRANCE, CA - April 23, 2015: Toyota has tapped award-winning documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock to show how calling hydrogen fuel cell vehicles “bullsh*t” isn’t far from the truth. “Fueled by Bullsh*t” is the first online video in a multi-part “Fueled by Everything” series aimed ... Continue reading

Toyota Mirai Fueled by Bullsh*t

Toyota Mirai Fueled by Bullsh*t

Toyota Taps Morgan Spurlock to Direct First Video in “Fueled by Everything” Series Sometimes reality stinks. Toyota has tapped award-winning documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock to show how calling hydrogen fuel cell vehicles “bullsh*t” isn’t far from the truth. “Fueled by Bullsh*t” ... Continue reading

2015 Toyota Corolla Review By Larry Nutson

2015 Toyota Corolla Review By Larry Nutson

2015 Toyota Corolla Good value and versatile By Larry Nutson Senior Editor, Chicago Bureau Chief The Auto Channel (DSC_0461) The compact segment is growing in leaps and bounds. Some forecasts say it will grow by 25%. Today’s buyers of compact cars are affluent and successful, and many are downsizing their househol ... Continue reading

Realizing the Future of Mobility: Toyota Mobility Foundation Launches First Pilot Program in Thailand

Realizing the Future of Mobility: Toyota Mobility Foundation Launches First Pilot Program in Thailand

Program Supports Foundation's Global Mission to Advance Solutions for a More Mobile Society TOKYO -- April 22, 2015: More people everywhere are about to get moving. Toyota Mobility Foundation (TMF) today announced that it is launching its first pilot program. The program, which will be in Bangkok, Thailand, reflects th ... Continue reading

New Series of Documentary Shorts from Toyota TeenDrive365

New Series of Documentary Shorts from Toyota TeenDrive365

Explores the Emotional Rite of Passage When Teens Receive Their Driver’s Licenses Award-winning Getty Images Reportage Photojournalists Capture Three Families’ Journeys; Stories Underscore Important Role Parents Play in Teen Driving Safety NEW YORK -- April 22, 2015: Excitement. Fear. Loss of Control. Pride. ... Continue reading

Toyota USA Foundation Announces $1.9 Million in Grants to Support the Scientists, Innovators and Engineers of Tomorrow

Toyota USA Foundation Announces $1.9 Million in Grants to Support the Scientists, Innovators and Engineers of Tomorrow

The Toyota USA Foundation announced $1.9 million in grants to K-12 educational programs that focus on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) and serve diverse communities. “We know that the future of our society will be built on increasingly sophisticated technological expertise and innovative problem so ... Continue reading

Lights, Camera, No More Distractions! Teen Filmmakers Take On Driving Safety

Lights, Camera, No More Distractions! Teen Filmmakers Take On Driving Safety

Toyota and Discovery Education Announce Finalists in Toyota TeenDrive365 Video Challenge Public Can Vote Online for Their Favorites until April 30 Silver Spring, MD -- April 16, 2015: Sometimes peer pressure can be a good thing. Just ask the teen filmmakers who entered Toyota and Discovery Education’s Toyota TeenD ... Continue reading

Toyota Celebrates the Journey to the Games

Toyota Celebrates the Journey to the Games

Dealerships Across the U.S. will Support the 2015 Special Olympics World Games LOS ANGELES--Now just 100 days away from the Opening Ceremony, Toyota, the Official Automotive Partner of the 2015 Special Olympics World Games, rolled out its national and local programs today, furthering its commitment to the World Games. ... Continue reading

Keep Calm and Stay Green

Keep Calm and Stay Green

How will you make a positive impact on Earth Day?&nbsp; Turn off the lights in an empty room?&nbsp; Recycle?&nbsp; Save water?<br> &nbsp;<br> At Toyota, every day is Earth Day and the little things add up, especially when almost 43,000 team members across 14 North America manufacturing plants do them.&nbsp; Such effort ... Continue reading

Toyota to Realign Manufacturing Operations in North America

Toyota to Realign Manufacturing Operations in North America

Investing Approximately US$1 Billion in New, State-of-the-Art Corolla Plant in Central Mexico Transitioning to Mid-Sized, Higher-Value Models in Ontario, Canada PLANO, TX -- April 15, 2015: Toyota today announced a multi-year plan to realign its manufacturing operations in North America in support of the Toyota New Glo ... Continue reading

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