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Toyota Reports May 2016 Sales, Sees SUV Surge

Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today reported May 2016 sales of 219,339 units, a decrease of 9.6 percent from May 2015 on a volume basis. With two fewer selling days in May 2016 compared to May 2015, sales were down 2.0 percent on a daily selling rate (DSR) basis. 
 
Toyota division posted May 2016 sales of 192,657 units, down 9.5 percent on a volume basis, and 2…
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Mazda-based iA sold as Scion, will switch to Toyota


In more than 15 years of writing about cars, I’ve never had a twist as strange as this week’s test drive.

Here I am, evaluating a car that doesn’t exist from a brand that’s about to disappear.

The car that doesn’t exist is the Mazda2 sedan, which isn’t available in America despite being a spectacularly fun and solid vehicle for a bargain price in other parts of the globe…
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You Can Now Make Your Toyota Lease Payments by Driving for Uber

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Lease a Toyota and drive for Uber? Through a new partnership between the two companies, you can pay Toyota Financial Services through your earnings as an Uber driver.

The companies have new offerings that allow Toyota consumers to lease their vehicles and then cover their monthly payments through their earnings as Uber drivers.

Uber has entered into partnerships with a variety of automakers. It offers a “sign up to drive” financing program that allows participants…
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Popular Toyota Highlander becomes minivan alternative


A measurement of the popularity of three-row crossover sport utility vehicles - such as the Toyota Highlander - is the way they have taken the place of minivans, once the family vehicle of choice.

Minivans are still the most practical and efficient passenger automobiles on the planet. They seat up to eight people comfortably with plenty of room for cargo, while also offering decent handling and good fuel economy.

In contrast, midsize crossover SUVs usually have a…
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Toyota Adds Professional Snowboarder Chloe Kim to Team Toyota Roster


Snowboarding star Chloe Kim – the youngest member of the U.S. Snowboard Pro team and the Olympic hopeful named one of TIME Magazine's "30 Most Influential Teens" and NBC's Top 10 athletes to watch for the 2018 Winter Games, has agreed to a multi-year partnership to become the newest addition to Toyota's team of athletes. The collaboration marks the continuation of the automaker's athlete sponsorship model launched in 2006, and secures…
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Ready For Prime Time

Toyota Takes The Wraps Off Its Most Advanced And Fuel-Efficient Plug-In Hybrid Ever
Ready for Prime Time

Twenty-two miles. When you’re driving a car, that doesn’t sound like much. But when that vehicle is the 2017 Prius Prime, it could fundamentally change the way you get around on a day-to-day basis.

That’s because those 22 miles represent what Toyota projects as the estimated electric-only range of this next-generation plug-in hybrid—unveiled at the New York International…
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Corolla Party!

On its 50th birthday, Corolla gets an update and a special edition
Corolla Party!

There are plenty of ways to think about 50 years.

For one, in the last 50 years we’ve had 20 James Bond movies, featuring six actors playing the title character.

We’ve also had four Tonight Show hosts and nine U.S. presidents.

And 11 generations of Corolla.

The first Corolla rolled off the line in Japan in 1966. In 1968, it…
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TURNING UP THE HEAT: 2017 HIGHLANDER

So much more than a standard mid-cycle refresh
Turning up the Heat

Fueled in part by low gas prices, SUV's have been hot hot hot these days---and Highlander is more than keeping pace. Sales of Toyota's midsize SUV were up 11% through the first 2 months of 2016 and posted their best February ever.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Right?

Not exactly. Toyota, never one to rest on its laurels, is readying an…
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Toyota Motor North America Inspires K-College Students

  • This sponsorship strengthens the AWIM STEM experience into K-8 classrooms where Toyota team members live and work.
  • There are currently over 110,000 K-8 students enrolled in AWIM in all 50 states.
  • The AWIM “LearnTwice” initiative will provide a memorable learning experience for K-8 students, as well as university students participating in the SAE Colligate Design Series.
Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) announced a gift of $1 million to strengthen and expand access to “A…
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Toyota collaborates on ‘pay how you drive’ insurance

Toyota and Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance have established a joint venture telematics car insurance services company. The automaker’s new Plano-based in-car technology company will take the lead in developing products that analyze drivers’ behaviors and patterns and set their auto insurance rates accordingly.

The new insurance company will be called Toyota Insurance Management Solutions USA LLC, or TIMS. TIMS is a joint venture of Toyota Motor Corp., Toyota Financial Services Corp., and Aioi Nissay…
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