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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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Toyota Assures Better MPG and Better Overall Ride with Fourth-Generation Prius

Toyota Promises Better Mileage and Ride With Prius Hybrid


Toyota Motor Corp. released details for its fourth-generation Prius on Tuesday, promising that improvements in the battery, engine, wind resistance and weight mean better mileage for the world's top-selling hybrid car.
It gets up to 40 kilometers a liter under Japanese tests, which translates to more than 93 miles per gallon…
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Toyota Unveils Preview For Three New Concept Cars At Tokyo Motor Show

Toyota to Debut Three New Concept Cars at Tokyo Motor Show

Tokyo, Japan, October 8, 2015?Toyota will present its vision for the future of mobility at this year's Tokyo Motor Show, where three very different new concept cars will be revealed. While some of the vehicles slated to go on display represent the development and commercialization of groundbreaking new technologies, others seek to explore and strengthen the emotional bond between car and driver…
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Toyota Tests New 'Highway Teammate' Vehicle to Assist In Advancement of Self-Driving Vehicles

Toyota has been testing a new automated driving test vehicle called Highway Teammate, with the aim of launching related products by around 2020. In addition to demonstrating the capabilities of next-generation safety technologies, the vehicle represents Toyota's view of the evolving driver-car relationship in the age of artificial intelligence.

Toyota believes that interactions between…
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Self-Driving Technology Ready For 2020 Release

Toyota unveiled its vision for self-driving cars in a challenge to other automakers as well as industry newcomer Google Inc., promising to start selling such vehicles in Japan by 2020.

Toyota Motor Corp. demonstrated on a regular Tokyo freeway Tuesday what it called the "mobility teammate concept," meaning the driver and the artificial intelligence in a sensor-packed car work together as a team.

In the demonstration...
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Toyota Announces They Will Be Selling Cars That Can 'Talk' To Their Surroundings By End Of 2015

Toyota aims to become the first automaker to mass market talking cars—that is to say, vehicles that can receive and share data transmitted by external infrastructure and by other vehicles.

So-called ā€œvehicle-to-infrastructureā€ and ā€œvehicle-to-vehicleā€ communications are key to enabling autonomous cars because they provide essential safety information that sensors and cameras onboard vehicles cannot pick up.
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Toyota Unveiling Latest Technology for Smart Mobility Initiatives at ITS World Congress

From October 5 through 9, Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) technologies from around the world will go on display in Bordeaux. Toyota will be one of those hosting an exhibit at the 22nd ITS World Congress (hosted by ERTICO-ITS Europe), and will showcase some of its many ongoing initiatives in this area.

ā€œTowards Intelligent Mobility?Better Use of…
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