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Facing the unknown at the Dakar (05)

Facing the unknown at the Dakar (05)

ALDO Dakar Racing For Immediate Release Facing the Unknown at the Dakar Some of ALDO Racing Team's Toughest Challenges at the 2015 Dakar Montreal - December 28, 2014 - Canadians David Bensadoun and Patrick Beaulé of the ALDO Dakar Racing Team, have left for South America to compete in the 37th running of the Dakar Ral ... Continue reading

Toyota Decks the Halls with IIHS 2015 'Top Safety Pick' Awards

Toyota Decks the Halls with IIHS 2015 'Top Safety Pick' Awards

Eight Toyota and Lexus Models Earn Institute’s Highest Top Safety Pick+ Four Toyota and Scion Vehicles Named Top Safety Picks December 23, 2014 TORRANCE, Calif., Dec. 23, 2014 — On the 12th day of Christmas, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) gave to Toyota, 12 awards awarding. In fact, the aut ... Continue reading

IIHS 2015 Top Safety Picks +VIDEO

IIHS 2015 Top Safety Picks +VIDEO

afety gains ground: More vehicles earn top honors from IIHS The number of vehicles earning either of the Institute's two awards has jumped to 71 from 39 this time last year, giving consumers more choices for optimum protection in crashes. The number of winners in the top tier — Top Safety Pick+ — has increase ... Continue reading

Windshield Wrapping: Toyota Makes Waste Reduction Opportunities Visible

Windshield Wrapping: Toyota Makes Waste Reduction Opportunities Visible

Toyota takes waste management seriously. That’s why all materials—everything used to make our vehicles, not just what ends up in the final product—and processes are evaluated to improve chemical management and waste minimization. For instance, our manufacturing facilities changed the packing used to ship ... Continue reading

Toyota Takes Big Steps Towards a Smaller Carbon Footprints

Toyota Takes Big Steps Towards a Smaller Carbon Footprints

Carbon Trust certifies continued carbon reduction success at Toyota GB’s headquarters Toyota’s commitment to building cleaner cars is matched by its determination to cut the carbon footprint of its business operations. Toyota GB’s programme to lower carbon emissions at its headquarters building has gaine ... Continue reading

Toyota Research Institute Announces ECS Toyota Young Investigator Fellowship

Toyota Research Institute Announces ECS Toyota Young Investigator Fellowship

The Toyota Research Institute of North America (TRINA), a division of Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing of North America (TEMA), in partnership with The Electrochemical Society (ECS) is requesting proposals from young professors and scholars pursuing innovative electrochemical research in green energy technology ... Continue reading

Leave It to Beaver

Leave It to Beaver

Sometimes it’s best to let nature take its course. That’s what Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi environmental specialist Sean McCarthy learned when he and other team members tried to stifle the SimCity tendencies of some resourceful rodents. During construction of the plant, two retention ponds were est ... Continue reading

More Toyota in the Motor City

More Toyota in the Motor City

Toyota Technical Center to consolidate development operations ANN Arbor, Mi -- Dec. 18, 2014: Toyota announced today that it is planning another expansion of its Southeast Michigan R&D campuses. This marks the third time in just over a year that Toyota has announced plans to increase employment and investment in Michig ... Continue reading

Toyota Lends Mobility Impairment Rehabilitation Partner Robots to Hospitals Across Japan

Toyota Lends Mobility Impairment Rehabilitation Partner Robots to Hospitals Across Japan

Toyota Motor Corporation has begun lending its "Walk Training Assist" and "Balance Training Assist" rehabilitation-aid partner robots for clinical trials to be conducted in medical facilities across Japan. The robots are designed to aid the rehabilitation of patients who find it difficult to walk or maintain balance du ... Continue reading

Toyota Yaris Shelters the Birth of Two Babies

Toyota Yaris Shelters the Birth of Two Babies

Darcey and Nathan both make early arrivals in the family Toyota Two proud families have welcomed their latest additions into the world, not in the conventional surroundings of a maternity ward, but inside their Toyota Yaris. Born on consecutive days, Nathan Saru and Darcey Ryan both arrived while en route to hospital. ... Continue reading

Watch West Coast Customs and SiriusXM Rock out the Toyota Sienna

Watch West Coast Customs and SiriusXM Rock out the Toyota Sienna

Episode Featuring Music-Powered Sienna:Remix transformed by West Coast Customs and SiriusXM to Air Dec. 14 on FOX Sports 2 December 12, 2014 TORRANCE, Calif. (Dec. 12, 2014) – Rock and roll wasn’t born in a day, but viewers can watch the Sienna “raise the roof” in 60 minutes of TV fun. West Coast Cu ... Continue reading

Toyota Takes Big Steps to Reduce Its Carbon Footprint

Toyota Takes Big Steps to Reduce Its Carbon Footprint

Kentuckians will soon be breathing a little easier. GEORGETOWN, KY -- December 10, 2014: Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky, with help from Waste Services of the Bluegrass, is converting methane from a local landfill into renewable electricity to power Toyota’s Georgetown assembly plant. Landfill gas is comprised ... Continue reading

Toyota Announces Winners of Silicon Valley App Design Competition

Toyota Announces Winners of Silicon Valley App Design Competition

Toyota Motor Corporation awarded Eye in the Sky $10,000 for developing the best app for its CAN-Gateway ECU platform, which uses data from vehicle sensors. The winning app was created as part of the Onramp 2014 Challenge, a codefest held on December 6 and 7 at the San Mateo County Event Center. Eye in the Sky competed ... Continue reading

NHTSA RECALLS December 8, 2014 : Ford, BMW, Toyota, Maserati, Honda, Chrysler, Chevrolet, GMC, Yamaha, Volkswagen

NHTSA RECALLS December 8, 2014 : Ford, BMW, Toyota, Maserati, Honda, Chrysler, Chevrolet, GMC, Yamaha, Volkswagen

NHTSA RECALLS December 8, 2014 : Ford, BMW, Toyota, Maserati, Honda, Chrysler, Chevrolet, GMC, Yamaha, Volkswagen ... Continue reading

Toyota's 360 Watch on Water

Toyota's 360 Watch on Water

TORRANCE, CA -- December 04, 2014: When it comes to stewardship of that most precious liquid H2O, Toyota’s approach is anything but watered down. Certified LEED Toyota and Lexus dealers are reducing water usage by more than 20 percent. Toyota's engine plant in Alabama is saving 300,000 gallons of water a year by r ... Continue reading

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