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Toyota is strengthening its lineup of Team USA relationships as the company moves toward the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018, its first as an International Olympic Committee The Olympic Partner (TOP) sponsor. Today, Toyota announced new multi-year National Governing Body (NGB) partnerships with:

• U.S. Figure Skating – This partnership will tell the story of how Toyota is furthering mobility to create the next generation of Olympic figure skating champions. In addition, U.S. Figure Skating…

Every year, there are a small number of MDT and Master level technicians, 'Toyota Advocates', who devote a considerable amount of time and effort into producing superior grade Dealer Product Reports (DRP's) on a regular basis.  The Toyota Quality Champions program is designed to recognize these efforts, and encourage submission of DRP's from technicians who have the proven ability and willingness to provide this valuable information back to Toyota.

Marion Toyota Master Technician…

Toyota Motor North America (TMNA), Inc., today reported its US February 2017 sales of 174,339 vehicles, a decrease of 7.2 percent from February 2016 on a volume basis. With the same number of selling days in February 2017 compared to February 2016, sales were down 7.2 percent on a daily selling rate (DSR) basis.
 
Toyota division posted February sales of 156,001 units, down 5.4 percent on a volume basis and…

The Lexus brand has captured the highest ranking in vehicle dependability among all nameplates for a sixth consecutive year in the 2017 J.D. Power U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS).  The most dependable car in the survey was Toyota Camry, and Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) received 10 out of 18 segment awards total. 

In addition to Lexus’ top score in overall nameplate ranking, the luxury brand also received three segment awards. The Lexus…

The California Energy Commission (CEC) posted a Notice of Proposed Award (NOPA) outlining subsidies to support hydrogen refueling infrastructure in California. Shell, in partnership with Toyota, will be considered for the installation of hydrogen refueling equipment into seven retail stations in the state of California and an award of $16,362,500 to develop those stations.  
 
The NOPA marks an important step forward in California’s aspiration for broader deployment of low-carbon fuels and vehicle…

Toyota announced today that it has achieved more than 10 million cumulative units of hybrid vehicle (HV) sales, including plug-in hybrids, as of January 31. The latest milestone was achieved just nine months after total sales reached 9 million units at the end of April 2016.

Toyota Motor North America also saw its sales of hybrids and plug-in hybrids reach a cumulative total, exceeding three million units as of December 31, 2016.
 
“The Prius stands…

Toyota was once again named by Fortune as one of the “World’s Most Admired Companies” and named the No. 1 Motor Vehicle company for the third consecutive year in an annual ranking. Fortune’s “World’s Most Admired Companies” list recognized Toyota as No. 34 among the Top 50 “All-Star” companies surveyed.
 
Fortune’s “World’s Most Admired Companies” list is widely acknowledged as the definitive report card on corporate reputation and is based…

Toyota Motor North America (TMNA), Inc., today reported its U.S. January 2017 sales of 143,048 vehicles, a decrease of 11.3 percent from January 2016 on a volume basis. With the same number of selling days in January 2017 compared to January 2016, sales were down 11.3 percent on a daily selling rate (DSR) basis. 
 
Toyota division posted January sales of 127,476 units, down 9.2 percent on a volume basis…

 
Toyota Indiana knows how to ring in the New Year!  The company will add 400 jobs at the plant in Princeton, investing $600 million to meet the strong and growing demand for the Highlander midsize SUV and modernize the entire plant.  The investment will be used for retooling, new equipment and advanced technologies to make the plant more competitive.  The project is scheduled to begin in fall 2019 and will add 40,000 Highlanders annually…