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Toyota Ranks 4th on DiversityInc’s Top 50 Companies for Diversity
PLANO, Texas (May 4, 2022) — DiversityInc named Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) one of its 2022 Top 50 Companies for Diversity®, ranking 4th, up from 7th last year. Toyota is the only automotive manufacturer ranked in the Top 10.
Read MoreToyota, NEEF and P2 Team Up on Pollinator Friendly Places Project
PLANO, Texas (April 29, 2022) – Pollinators put food on our tables. One out of every three bites we eat comes to us courtesy of pollinators such as bees, butterflies, moths, flower flies, beetles and bats. Today, Toyota is donating $400,000 to the National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF) and the Pollinator Partnership (P2) that will be used to enhance 26,000 acres of pollinator habitat across North America over the next five years.
Read MoreWomen at Toyota a STEP Ahead in Manufacturing Excellence
WASHINGTON D.C. (April 29, 2022) – Three Toyota employees were honored by the Manufacturing Institute (MI) with STEP Ahead Awards at a ceremony held in Washington, D.C. Thursday evening.
Read MoreToyota GR Supra Adds Manual Transmission and Enhanced Drive Dynamics for 2023
PLANO, Texas (April 27, 2022) – From the moment of its launch in 2019, the GR Supra captured the spirit of TOYOTA GAZOO Racing – one that’s all about the joy of driving. For 2023, it adds one more dynamic element: a six-speed intelligent Manual Transmission (iMT). For drivers who love the control and rewards offered by precisely timed manual shifts, it might be the Supra they’ve been waiting for.
Read MoreToyota’s Collaborative Safety Center Introduces New Research Projects Exploring the Safety Needs of an Evolving Mobility Ecosystem
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (April 27, 2022) – Toyota’s Collaborative Safety Research Center (CSRC) today introduced nine new projects being launched as part of the next phase of its pioneering automotive safety research, backed by the new five-year, $30 million commitment announced last year. The new research projects, announced during a virtual CSRC media event showcasing safer mobility, will examine the diversity of safety needs and analyze safe mobility options that accommodate a variety of applications, physical characteristics and levels of accessibility for people and society.
Read MoreToyota Invests $383 Million in US Production
PLANO, Texas (April 19, 2022) – Advancing the company’s commitment to vehicle electrification, Toyota will invest $383 million in four of its U.S. manufacturing plants that build the heart of new Toyota and Lexus vehicles. The new investment supports the production of four-cylinder engines, including options for hybrid electric vehicles, at its Alabama, Kentucky, Missouri and Tennessee plants.
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