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Toyota To Serenade Hispanic Moms For Mother's Day

Toyota To Serenade Hispanic Moms For Mother's Day

Flowers, jewelry, brunch and cards are usually par for the course on Mother's Day. Today, Toyota shared a new way for Hispanic families to show their love and affection for moms everywhere, through a social effort dubbed "Serenata para Mama" (Serenade a Mom). The initiative, a first-of-its-kind effort, delivers a virtu ... Continue reading

Wyland Foundation and Toyota Announce Five Cities as National Mayor's Challenge Winners

Wyland Foundation and Toyota Announce Five Cities as National Mayor's Challenge Winners

“ Five U.S. cities were honored today for residents’ commitment to water-saving choices as part of the second annual National Mayor’s Challenge for Water Conservation. Separated into five population categories, the winning cities are Denver; Tucson, Ariz.; West Palm Beach, Fla.; Bremerton, Wash. and Laguna B ... Continue reading

Toyota and Discovery Education Announce Corona High School Student is Grand Prize Winner of 2013 Toyota Teen Driver Video Challenge

Toyota and Discovery Education Announce Corona High School Student is Grand Prize Winner of 2013 Toyota Teen Driver Video Challenge

Toyota and Discovery Education today announced that Ryan Johnston, a high school student from Corona, California, was chosen by the public in an online vote as the grand prize winner of the 2013 Toyota Teen Driver Video Challenge. Now in its second year, the contest challenges teens across the country to create two-min ... Continue reading

Toyota Canada Inc. exceeds 20,000 in monthly sales and records 7.2% sales increase for April

Toyota Canada Inc. exceeds 20,000 in monthly sales and records 7.2% sales increase for April

Toyota Canada Inc. (TCI) sold 20,089 vehicles in April, up 7.2% versus 2012. Toyota division sales of 18,008 vehicles were up 6% as truck sales continue to drive growth with sales up 20.3%. April also set new sales records for the all-new RAV4 and Tacoma 4x4, surpassing the previous April records set in 2011. Lexus rec ... Continue reading

Toyota Motor Sales Reports Steady Sales In April 2013

Toyota Motor Sales Reports Steady Sales In April 2013

Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today reported April 2013 sales results of 176,160 units, a decrease of 5 percent on a daily selling rate (DSR) basis compared to the same period last year. Unadjusted for 25 selling days in April 2013 versus 24 in April 2012, TMS sales were down 1.1 percent over the year-ago mon ... Continue reading

64 Days To Secure Three Years Of Charge - Free London Motoring With A Low Emissions Toyota Or Lexus

64 Days To Secure Three Years Of Charge - Free London Motoring With A Low Emissions Toyota Or Lexus

The countdown has started: motorists wanting to maximise charge-free access to central London have just 64 days to register a low emissions Toyota or Lexus, ahead of new rules coming into force. ... Continue reading

Toyota's North American Proving Ground Celebrates 20 Years

Toyota's North American Proving Ground Celebrates 20 Years

“ Toyota Arizona Proving Ground (TAPG), Toyota’s largest vehicle evaluation investment in the United States, today celebrated its 20th anniversary with team members and executives. TAPG is located about 40 miles outside Phoenix. This 12,000-acre facility features a 10-mile high speed oval track and several miles ... Continue reading

Hybrid Sales Increase, but Some Eco-Drivers Are Disappointed

Hybrid Sales Increase, but Some Eco-Drivers Are Disappointed

Washington DC April 23, 2013; The AIADA newsletter reported that demand for hybrid and battery-operated cars may be increasing – the Toyota Prius accounted for 3.1 percent of the total U.S. new car market last year – but that doesn’t mean car buyers are trading in their eco-cars for another “greenâ ... Continue reading

TOYOTA ITC Japan Selects SPARK Pro Language and Toolset for High-Reliability Research Project

TOYOTA ITC Japan Selects SPARK Pro Language and Toolset for High-Reliability Research Project

Design West Conference--AdaCore and Altran today announced TOYOTA InfoTechnology Center (ITC) Japan's selection of the SPARK language and SPARK Pro toolset for a high-reliability software research project. The goal of the project is to show that software requirements can be transformed into an implementation that can b ... Continue reading

Toyota Celebrates Earth Day New York 2013 with Free Hybrid Parking, Green Vehicle Runway Show

Toyota Celebrates Earth Day New York 2013 with Free Hybrid Parking, Green Vehicle Runway Show

Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., is celebrating Earth Day with a series of activities honoring New Yorkers committed to the environment this Sunday, April 21, including offering free valet parking for its hybrid owners and sponsoring Earth Day New York 2013 (EDNY). These initiatives come on the heels of Toyota's ... Continue reading

Akio Toyoda Announces Lexus ES 350 Will Be Built in the U.S.

Akio Toyoda Announces Lexus ES 350 Will Be Built in the U.S.

Akio Toyoda and several senior Toyota executives announced today that for the first time, a Lexus vehicle will be produced in the United States. The Lexus ES 350 will be assembled at Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky (TMMK) in 2015. The move will generate 750 new jobs. To support the new dedicated assembly line, Toy ... Continue reading

Lexus To Produce ES 350 In Kentucky - Transcript of Press Conference

Lexus To Produce ES 350 In Kentucky - Transcript of Press Conference

2013 U.S. Production Announcement - Lexus ES 350 New York, N.Y. and Erlanger, K.Y. April 19, 2013 As prepared for: Akio Toyoda, President, Toyota Motor Corporation Jim Lentz, CEO, Toyota North America Region Julie Hamp, CCO, Toyota North America Region Steve Beshear, Governor, Commonwealth of Kentucky Wil James, Presid ... Continue reading

Toyota President to Make LIVE Production Announcement at 9:30AM - Watch It Here +VIDEO

Toyota President to Make LIVE Production Announcement at 9:30AM - Watch It Here +VIDEO

NEW YORK - April 19, 2013:­ Toyota's global president, Akio Toyoda, and other senior executives will make a special announcement via a LIVE Internet broadcast this morning at 9:30 AM eastern time, 6:30 AM west coast time. ... Continue reading

2013 Stagecoach Country Music Festival Sets the Stage for 2014 Toyota 4Runner Reveal

2013 Stagecoach Country Music Festival Sets the Stage for 2014 Toyota 4Runner Reveal

Toyota will stage the world debut of the redesigned 2014 4Runner mid-size SUV on Saturday, April 27 at 1:15 p.m. PDT at the 2013 Stagecoach Music Festival in Indio, Calif., near Palm Springs. The event marks the automaker's first-ever public reveal at a major music festival. The Toyota 4Runner, now in its fifth generat ... Continue reading

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