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Marty McFly Returns -- In a Toyota?

At Marion Toyota, we've received insider information regarding Marty McFly's impending arrival in the future... which is now the present. Very confusing. Either way, in Back to the Future II, when Marty travels thirty years from 1985, he arrives on October 21, 2015. We can't wait to find out what Toyota has brewing for this date. We have a feeling it will be nothing short of elevating. Check out the video below for a sneak peek!

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'The Toyota Effect' Premieres At The New York Film Festival

The Toyota Effect premiered at NYFF in conjunction with a panel that was moderated by Bob Garfield, Host of NPR’s “On The Media” and featured Marjorie Schussel, Director, Integrated Brand Communications at Toyota, Kief Davidson and Ross Kauffman. Entitled “Brand Meets Story: How Filmmakers and Brands Are Reinventing Digital Content”, the panel explored how content marketing campaigns, like The Toyota Effect, are marrying creative freedom with meaningful brand communications to tell “stories that matter.”
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TOYOTA WINS CORPORATION OF THE YEAR AT USHCC NATIONAL CONVENTION

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 chamber’s national convention here.  Each year, the USHCC presents this award to a corporation that has championed Hispanic enterprise, demonstrating that diversity and inclusion activities are both principled and profitable.
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Toyota Awards Scholarships to Black Engineering and Business Students


Toyota is partnering with Rainbow PUSH Excel to provide $75,000 scholarships to 10 deserving engineering and business college students through the Jesse L. Jackson Sr. Fellows Scholarships. In addition to the scholarships, Toyota is offering these students the opportunity to work at one of their facilities across North America to gain valuable real-world experience, as well as be paired with mentors from Toyota management to help guide them through the next three years of…
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Inaugural Williamson County CEO Students Announced


The inaugural class of the Williamson County CEO program recently completed their orientation on July 16, 2015 at Watermark Auto Group in Marion.

Marion High School
Kurt Smith
Isabel Frassato Krack
Michael James
Kodi Bell

Herrin High School

Kaitlyn Bevis
Kiefer Bolen
Harley Crawshaw
Madison LeQuatte

Carterville High School
Ashton DeRousse
Alicia Dawson
Natalie Gentry
Blake Hicks
Rebecca Peterson

Johnston City High School
Gabriel Evrard

Williamson County CEO teaches high school seniors how to start…
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Toyota Partners with AARP


Toyota is pleased to announce a collaboration with the American Association for Retired People (AARP) to offer a purchase/lease incentive to AARP members. AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, with a membership of more than 37 million, that  provides security, protection and empowerment to older persons in need with support from thousands of volunteers, donors and sponsors.  The program consists of a $500 purchase incentive on select vehicles. Here are the program details. 

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Toyota President Excited About Hydrogen Technology

 
From Louisville Courier-Journal:

The head of Toyota Motor's Kentucky plant predicted Thursday that hydrogen fuel cell technology will revolutionize the automotive industr, and that new vehicles like the Mirai may be manufactured someday in Kentucky.

Speaking to the Rotary Club at Louisville's Galt House Hotel, Wilbert "Wil" James, president of Toyota's $6 billion facility in Georgetown, said that the hydrogen-fuel cell vehicle now debuting in California is the future.

"We're really…
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Toyota Hybrid Batteries Repurposed at Yellowstone

 
Even after they're no longer suitable for their original purpose, the battery packs from hybrids and electric cars can still be useful.
Battery energy-storage capacity diminishes over time, to the point where packs are no longer suitable for use in cars.

But after their automotive service lives are finished, battery packs often still have enough usable capacity for other applications.

Like, for example, powering a cluster of buildings in a remote part of Yellowstone…
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