Toyota Motor North America, Inc. connected the Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) to Toyota Auto Body California, Inc. for a donation of 944 quarter panels, valued at $632,480, which will benefit collision repair educational programs around the country. Quarter panels will be distributed to over 100 schools, immediately impacting over 3,000 students by allowing them […]
Toyota Announces $90 million Investment in Two U.S. Plants to Further Expand Electric Vehicle Production
Toyota announced an additional $90 million investment for two of its U.S. manufacturing facilities. Toyota West Virginia (TMMWV) will receive $73 million. This investment comes on the heels of the $240 million investment announced last November and will increase hybrid transaxle production capacity to 600,000 units per year. With this funding, TMMWV will also begin […]
Toyota Announces New Certified Collision Center in Minneapolis
Toyota Motor North America, Inc. (TMNA), announced Luther Collision and Glass of Minneapolis, Minn., as its newest Toyota Certified Collision Center (TCCC). Collision Centers can earn Certification from Toyota based on meeting extensive criteria including advanced Collision training, evaluation of Collison center’s operations including facility, business practices, employee certifications, and equipment benchmark achievements. “It’s a […]
Mitchell Partners with Toyota to Provide Collision Repair Facilities with Real-Time Access to Vehicle Recall Data
Mitchell today announced that Mitchell Cloud Estimating now surfaces VIN-specific recall notices on Toyota vehicles. This gives collision repairers timely access to safety recall information as the estimate is written, helping to improve safety recall completions. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently reported that safety recalls affected more than 53 million vehicles and […]
Toyota Announces Certified Collision Centers of the Year
Dealer facilities in Arizona, Florida and Kentucky among those honored. For the 19th consecutive year, Toyota Motor North America, Inc. (TMNA), has awarded three collision centers as Toyota Certified Collision Centers (TCCC) of the Year. This national award is based on a 12-month evaluation of collision center sales growth, employee certifications, exceeding facility and equipment […]
Balise Collision Repair Receives Toyota Triple Crown Award for Third Consecutive Year
Balise Collision Repair in Rhode Island was named the 2019 Toyota Certified Collision “Shop of the Year” Triple Crown winner for the third consecutive year. The award presented by Toyota Motor Sales recognizes the top Toyota Certified Collision Center in the country in areas of customer satisfaction, training specifications, and Key Performance Indicators within the […]
Toyota Opens New Parts Distribution Center in Phoenix
Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) announced that it has officially opened a new parts distribution center (PDC) in Phoenix, Ariz. The new Phoenix PDC will employ up to 61 employees in a 136,000 square foot facility. The $10 million distribution center will house approximately 56,000 Toyota and Lexus parts, and serve 56 Toyota and Lexus […]
Vehicle Manufacturers Pause Production in North America
Several vehicle manufacturers have announced plans to pause vehicle production across North America in response to the coronavirus outbreak. Below are list of manufacturer announcements on their production plans. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) announced it would cease production at its plants across North America, starting progressively from March 18 through the end […]
Toyota Announces Certified Collision Centers of the Year Recipients
For the 18th consecutive year, Toyota Motor North America, Inc. (TMNA), has awarded three collision centers as Toyota Certified Collision Centers (TCCC) of the Year. This national award is based on a 12-month evaluation of customer satisfaction, collision sales growth, employee certifications, and benchmark achievements. The recipients are: Balise Collision Center/Balise Toyota of Warwick, Warwick, […]
Toyota Motor North America Selects OEConnection for Mechanical Parts Marketing Program
OEConnection LLC (OEC) in partnership with Toyota Motor North America, is launching a comprehensive mechanical parts ordering and fulfillment program. The program interfaces through the OEC RepairLink solution for Toyota dealers in the United States. With the “Toyota Mechanical Parts Program,” powered by RepairLink, Toyota dealers can offer exclusive pricing support to their mechanical repair […]