Toyota Connected North America, the global technology strategy business unit for Toyota, today announced a multi-year partnership with Avis Budget Group that will add 10,000 Toyota vehicles to Avis Car Rental’s expanding fleet of connected cars. Avis Budget Group will utilize Toyota’s proprietary Mobility Services Platform (MSPF) to enable greater operational and rental fleet efficiency […]
Mazda and Toyota Establish U.S. Manufacturing Joint-Venture Company
Mazda Motor Corporation and Toyota Motor Corporation have established their new joint-venture company, Mazda Toyota Manufacturing, U.S.A., Inc. (MTMUS), that will produce vehicles in Huntsville, Ala. starting in 2021. The new plant will have the capacity to produce 150,000 units of Mazda’s crossover model that will be newly introduced to the North American market and […]
Toyota Announces Plans to Accelerate Electric Vehicles
Electrified vehicles to be available across the entire Toyota and Lexus line-up by around 2025 Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) announces today its plans toward the popularization of electrified vehicles for the decade 2020-2030. Toyota’s electrified vehicle strategy centers on a significant acceleration in the development and launch plans of hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), plug-in hybrid […]
Toyota and Mazda Enter Business and Capital Alliance
Formed joint venture to produce vehicles in the United States. Will jointly develop electric vehicles and advanced safety technology with ultimate goal of creating a mobile society devoid of accidents. Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) and Mazda Motor Corporation (Mazda) signed an agreement today to enter a business and capital alliance, with the aim of further […]
Toyota Invests $22 Million with University of Michigan to Accelerate Artificial Intelligence Research, Autonomous Vehicles
Investment to begin research collaborations focused on autonomous vehicles and advanced robotics projects Research focused on artificial intelligence, robotics and autonomous driving at the University of Michigan (U-M) will get a major boost thanks to an initial $22 million commitment from the Toyota Research Institute (TRI), announced today by TRI-CEO Gill Pratt in an address […]
A-1 Toyota Named Certified Collision Center of the Year
A-1 Toyota, a BASF Glasurit collision repair center in New Haven, Conn., won the prestigious Toyota Certified Collision Center of the Year award. This marks the first time a Toyota dealer from the Northeast received the recognition since the award’s inception. Criteria for the award include: achievement of master level training in all departments, strong […]
California Color Source Client Luncheon Featured Toyota
California Color Source, Inc., the single-line Axalta paint distributor serving the greater San Francisco Bay Area in California, hosted the first of an ongoing Client Luncheon series on April 4 with guest speakers from Toyota Motor Sales USA, Inc. The focus of the discussion was the importance of OEM collision repair training for collision repair […]
GM and Toyota Expand Autonomous Vehicle Development Efforts
Both General Motors and Toyota announced efforts last week to accelerate the development of autonomous vehicles. General Motors announced it is acquiring Cruise Automation to add Cruise’s software talent and rapid development capability to further accelerate GM’s development of autonomous vehicle technology. “Fully autonomous vehicles can bring our customers enormous benefits in terms of greater […]