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Have you been looking forward to test driving the new electric version of the Scion iQ anytime soon? Well, unfortunately, Marion Toyota is here to tell you that the vehicle won't be as widely promoted as was previously anticipated. Due to infrastructure and technology issues and consumer wants, the automaker is now scaling back its efforts and building only 100 units for Japan and the U.S.
Japanese automaker Toyota does an excellent job of giving back to the community on a larger level, but state-centered Toyota branches, such as Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky, do their part as well. Recently, the manufacturing group announced that it would donate $115,000 to the United Way to establish ten early education centers that will help parents better prepare their children to enter school.
TORRANCE, Calif. (September 12, 2012) - Toyota Motor Sales,
U.S.A., Inc. (TMS) announced today that the Toyota Tundra full-size
pickup truck is slated to tow the space shuttle Endeavour during its
final journey to the California Science Center on October 13, 2012,
where it will go on permanent display. The Endeavour will travel a
total of 12 miles from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on city
streets to the Science Center, with the Tundra…
Don Esmond, who retired in July 2012 after 30 years with Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), is senior advisor to TMS President and CEO Jim Lentz. Prior to retiring, he was senior vice president, automotive operations, responsible for all TMS automotive operations.
Esmond attributes much of his success to the values and…
Toyota certainly enjoys getting involved with organizations that aren't connected to the auto industry. The Japanese auto brand is always sponsoring important initiatives, but lately it's been more active than ever. For example, the brand recently struck two major deals: one with Morgan's Wonderland, to become the presenting sponsor of the theme park, which focuses on accommodating special-needs visitors and secondly, with the San Antonio Scorpions, to become a presenting sponsor of the North American Soccer League franchise.
If you're a recent graduate in today's shaky economy, buying or leasing a new vehicle might be the last thing on your mind. With excellent offers available for new grads from Toyota, however, now just might be the best time to do so! Though other automaker's recent grad programs are impressive, some of these programs simply don't include the vehicles that mesh with your eco-friendly lifestyle. Good news, grads, Toyota Financial Services recently announced that the new Toyota Prius c is the first Toyota hybrid eligible for the discount!
Toyotamay have faced several natural disasters (a tsunami, earthquakes in Japan and flooding in Thailand where manufacturing plants are located) during the last year, but that hasn't stopped the automaker from making a huge comeback as far as sales are concerned. In the first six months of 2012, Toyota sales rose 34 percent to total 4.97 million vehicles worldwide, beating GM Motors by 300-thousand vehicles and Volkswagen by 520,000 vehicles, though both of these companies saw a rise in sales as well.
