News By Topic: Toyota

Toyota to Host Local Professional Athletes, Special Guests at the 2013 Chicago Auto Show

Feb 6, 2013

Toyota will be hosting several local celebrities in its exhibit during Public Days of the 2013 Chicago Auto Show. The automaker will also be accommodating sports-talk radio station 670 THE SCORE, with live, daily broadcasts planned throughout this year's auto show. Special guests range from present members of the Chica ... Continue reading

Toyota Dealers Partner with Make-A-Wish Foundation to Support Northern California and Central Valley Communities

Feb 5, 2013

Toyota Dealerships in Northern California and Central Valley today announced a yearlong partnership with the Greater Bay Area, Northeastern California and Central California Make-A-Wish chapters, furthering its philanthropic community efforts to improve the lives of children with life-threatening medical conditions. No ... Continue reading

Schindler Elevator Corporation Reduces Greenhouse Gases with New Vehicle Fleet

Feb 5, 2013

Continuing its commitment to conducting business activities in harmony with society and the environment, Schindler Elevator Corporation is replacing more than 500 sedans in their North American vehicle fleet with the Toyota Prius Two, a gas-electric hybrid car which is expected to reduce greenhouse gases by 42% over th ... Continue reading

January 2013 Electric Vehicle Sales Continue To Short Out

Feb 4, 2013

Electric Vehicle Sales Sputter; Ford Offers Focus Incentives Electric vehicles and plug-in electric hybrids are off to a tough start in January, after a disappointing 2012. General Motors Co. said Friday sales of its plug-in hybrid Chevrolet Volt rose 89 percent to 1,140 over January 2012. But that's still much lower t ... Continue reading

What's Up Mac? - Toyota Makes Stirring Recovery

Feb 3, 2013

TORRANCE, CA February 3, 2013; One of the most amazing recoveries in modern automotive history has been graphically completed by Toyota Motor, which iced the frosting on the sushi in 2010 by exceeding GM and VW in world sales. Toyota's comeback from the tsunamis, recalls and recession came about as payback for numerous ... Continue reading

Toyota Dream Car Art Contest Hosted By TFS In U.S.

Feb 1, 2013

Toyota Financial Services (TFS) is hosting the U.S. segment of the worldwide Toyota Dream Car Art Contest, which is designed to inspire creativity in youth and encourage an interest in cars. Across the nation, youth, ages 4-15, are invited to create and submit a drawing of their idea of a "Dream Car" during February 1- ... Continue reading

Toyota Motor Sales Continues to Outpace the Industry in January

Feb 1, 2013

Hybrid Sales Up 45 Percent: All-New Avalon and RAV4 Post Double-Digit Gains TORRANCE, Calif. (Feb. 1, 2013) ⓠToyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today reported January 2013 sales results of 157,725 units, an increase of 21.6 percent on a daily selling rate (DSR) basis. Unadjusted for 25 selling days in January ... Continue reading

Toyota To Livestream Panel Discussion Following World Debut Of 2014 Tundra Pickup At 2013 Chicago Auto Show

Jan 31, 2013

Toyota will stage the world debut of the redesigned 2014 Tundra full-size pickup truck at a press conference at the 2013 Chicago Auto Show. The press conference will take place Thursday, Feb. 7, at 9:00 a.m. (CST) in the Grand Ballroom at McCormick Place. ... Continue reading

Embarque On A Journey With Toyota Prius+

Jan 31, 2013

Embarque, the new executive minicab service operating in London and all the major airports will be transforming its vehicle fleet by adding 22 seven-seat Prius+ models through January and February. ... Continue reading

Toyota's Washington Auto Show Exhibit Focuses on Causes Including Safety, Environment

Jan 30, 2013

Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.'s (TMS) 30,112 square-foot exhibit at this year's Washington Auto Show (WAS), nearly a quarter larger than last year's, will be a blend of new products bound for dealerships and concept vehicles that could pave the way for new production vehicles and promising technologies. Among the he ... Continue reading

Ford Achieves All-Time High Hybrid Share and Toyota Slides, as Fusion Hybrid Closes in on Another Sales Record

Jan 30, 2013

Ford hybrid market share jumped nearly 9 percentage points from December 2011 to December 2012; Toyota's share of the hybrid vehicle segment dropped 8 points Ford Fusion Hybrid achieved all-time monthly sales record in December 2012 with 3,244 sales; Ford hybrids expected to deliver best January hybrid sales month ever ... Continue reading

Toyota receives the 2011 SAE Ralph H. Isbrandt Automotive Safety Engineering Award

Jan 30, 2013

Toyota Technical Center (TTC), a division of Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing, N.A. Inc. (TEMA) announced today that the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) has selected TTC - Robert Smith; Author, Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) - Shigeki Hayashi, Yuichi Kitagawa and Tsuyoshi Yasuki; Co-Authors as the recipie ... Continue reading

Toyota Giving Away One All-New RAV4 At 2013 Chicago Auto Show

Jan 30, 2013

The 30 dealers who comprise the Chicagoland Toyota Dealers are offering area residents the opportunity to win an all-new 2013 Toyota RAV4 at the upcoming Chicago Auto Show. To enter the "Win an All-New 2013 Toyota RAV4 at the 2013 Chicago Auto Show" contest, interested contestants can enter online by visiting http://to ... Continue reading

"Genie" Kaley Cuoco Grants Wishes In All-New Toyota RAV4 Commercial

Jan 28, 2013

Embodying the modern, stylish and smart characteristics of the all-new RAV4, Toyota's new "Wish Granted" commercial starring Kaley Cuoco will make its broadcast debut on February 3. The star of CBS hit show "The Big Bang Theory" will appear granting the wishes of a family in unexpected and creative ways during one of t ... Continue reading

Toyota's Indoor Ride Course Returns To Chicago Auto Show

Jan 28, 2013

In the past two years, Toyota has entertained Chicago Auto Show attendees with indoor courses that highlighted the rugged durability of its trucks and SUVs, and the fuel-sipping attributes of its landmark hybrid vehicles. This year, Toyota's indoor program will involve seven select vehicles and a simple invitation -- " ... Continue reading