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The Book of Names Launch Party - Breathe

The Book of Names Launch Party - Rosario Dawson

The Book of Names Launch Party - Pinata

Toyota Supports Preservation of African-American Historic Places

Toyota contributes $10,000 to The National Trust for Historic Preservation in honor of Black History Month.   With check (left to right) are Stephanie Meeks, president and CEO, The National Trust for Historic Preservation, Marita Rivero, chairman of the board of trustees, The National Trust for Historic Preservation, and Adrienne Trimble, general manager of Diversity & Inclusion, Toyota Motor North America. They are joined by journalists on Toyota’s Black History Month road trip. Photo: Cipriana Thompson/Imagine Photography 

Team Toyota - Snowboarder Chloe Kim 01

Photo: Toyota USA

Team Toyota - Snowboarder Chloe Kim 02

Photo: Toyota USA

2017 Toyota Dream Car Art Contest - U.S. Judging Panel

National judges show their favorite artworks after voting for U.S. winners of the 11th Toyota Dream Car Art Contest: (l to r) Mark Simmons of Toyota Financial Services (TFS), Chung Lee of Calty Design, James McKeone of NoBraking.com, Susan Sanborn of Toyota USA Automobile Museum, Kyle Hyatt of CarStories.com, Cheech Marin, Dave Kunz of KABC7, Karen Ideno of Toyota Financial Services (TFS). Photo: Rick Mendoza 

2017 Toyota Dream Car Art Contest - Winners Collage

2017 Mothers of Invention at the 8th Annual Women in the World Summit

Class off 2017 Mothers of Invention, from left: Sarah Evans, Komal Dadlani and Hahna Alexander, at the 8th Annual Women in the World Summit, in New York City, April 5, 2017.

2017 STEP Ahead Awards 02

Nora Arellano (left), a senior engineering manager at Toyota Technical Center in York, MI., and Lisa Lawrence (right), a 28-year Toyota employee and body weld manager at Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc., were recognized by The Manufacturing Institute on April 20 in Washington, D.C., for their leadership and accomplishments in manufacturing. 

2017 STEP Ahead Awards 01

2014 STEP Ahead award honoree and senior vice president of Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Ky., Inc., Susan Elkington (left), joins 2017 honorees Nora Arellano and Lisa Lawrence, and Leah Curry (right), president of Toyota Motor Manufacturing, West Virginia, Inc., and 2013 STEP Ahead award honoree. Arellano, a senior engineering manager at Toyota Technical Center in York, MI. , and Lawrence, a 28-year Toyota employee and body weld manager at Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc., were recognized by The Manufacturing Institute on April 20 in Washington, D.C., for their leadership and accomplishments in manufacturing by The Manufacturing Institute. 

2017 Next Generation Mobility Challenge Finalists 01

Finalists of Toyota and Net Impact’s Next Generation Mobility Challenge tackle social equity and inclusion issues related to mobility.

2017 Toyota Next Generation Mobility Challenge 02

Finalists of Toyota and Net Impact’s Next Generation Mobility Challenge tackle social equity and inclusion issues related to mobility.

2017 Advertising Hall of Fame 01

Toyota North America CEO Jim Lentz (R) and Group Vice President and General Manager Jack Hollis (L) accept an award as Toyota is honored by the American Advertising Federation as the 2017 corporate inductee during the 68th Annual Advertising Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonies and Gala Dinner.

2017 Advertising Hall of Fame 02

Jim Lentz, chief executive officer and Jack Hollis, group vice president and general manager, Toyota Motor North America, pose with honorees during the 68th Annual Advertising Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonies and Gala Dinner, held at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City, April 25, 2017.

2017 Advertising Hall Of Fame 03

(From L-R) Toyota North America CEO Jim Lentz, Ed Erhardt, President, Global Sales and Marketing ESPN and Chairman of the Advertising Hall of Fame and Toyota North America Group Vice President and General Manager Jack Hollis at the 68th Annual Advertising Hall of Fame Gala where Toyota was inducted into the 2017 Advertising Hall of Fame.

2017 Toyota TeenDrive365 Video Challenge Winners 01

Memphis-area teens Emi Otsuki and Summer Knowles won the Toyota TeenDrive365 grand prize for their “Stay Alive While You Drive” video. 

2017 Toyota TeenDrive365 Video Challenge Winners 02

Memphis-area teens Emi Otsuki and Summer Knowles won the Toyota TeenDrive365 grand prize for their “Stay Alive While You Drive” video. 

2017 TMNA R&D - York Township (Michigan) Expansion 01

2017 TMNA R&D - York Township (Michigan) Expansion 02

2017 TMNA R&D - York Township (Michigan) Expansion 03

2017 TMNA R&D - York Township (Michigan) Expansion 04

2017 Tarrant County T-Ten Program Launch

(L-R) Chris Nielsen, Toyota Executive VP,  signing the official partnership agreement with Tarrant County College Chancellor Eugene V. Giovannini

2017 MTV Movie & TV Awards C-HR After-Party

Toyota C-HR stirs up night of mischief at MTV Movie & TV Awards official after party headlined by DJ Steve Aoki. 

2017 Toyota Rally RAV4 Oregon Trail Stage 7

2017 Toyota Rally RAV4 Oregon Trail Stage 12

2017 DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity Awards

Back Row (Left to Right): Terri Von Lehmden, Al Smith, Chris Reynolds, Arlene Ford, Julie Wada, Adrienne Trimble. Front Row (Left to Right): Jocelyn McClendon, Matt Gonzalez, Stephen Lewis, Toni Smith. 

2017 Next Generation Mobility Challenge Winners 01

Georgia Tech students win Toyota and Net Impact’s Next Generation Mobility Challenge with app concept to improve mobility options for people who use wheelchairs.

2017 Toyota 4D Engineering Theater Michigan Science Center Rendering

2017 TET Opening Michigan Science Center 01

Michigan Science Center announces the opening of Toyota Engineering 4D Theater. Inaugurated by Toyota Group Vice President & Managing Officer Chris Reynolds, Michigan Senator Gary Peters, Michigan Science Center CEO Dr. Tonya Matthews, Toyota Senior Group Vice President Jeff Makarewicz, Michigan State Representative Leslie Love and students from University Preparatory Science and Math Middle School in Detroit.  

2017-2018 US Ski & Snowboard Partnership 02

U.S. Snowboard Team athletes (l to r) Julia Marino, Jamie Anderson and Hailey Langland celebrate a USA sweep at the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix in Mammoth Mountain, Calif.

2017 NCLR Vehicle Donation

Presentation to El Concilio of a new Toyota Highlander Hybrid at the 2017 National Council of La Raza (NCLR) Annual Conference and National Latino Family Expo. From left to right: Jose R. Rodriguez, President & CEO of El Concilio; Janet Murguía, President and CEO of the National Council of La Raza; Vanessa Hernandez, Case Manager for Latino Behavioral Health of El Concilio and winner of the Toyota Highlander Hybrid; Adrienne Trimble, General Manager, Diversity & Inclusion, Toyota Motor North America; Adriana Holguin, External Engagement Analyst, Business Alignment, Toyota Motor North America  

2017 Supplier Diversity 01

2017 Toyota Power of Exchange Key Note Speaker Hill Harper with Chuck Hendrix, Jim Holloway, Bonnie Clinton and Robert Young. 

2017 Supplier Diversity 02

Building Collaborative Relationships, People Focused - Results Driven seminar speaker Rosa Santana with left to right: Robert Young, Jim Holloway, Al Smith and Chuck Hendrix. 

2017 Supplier Diversity 03

Toyota’s Tier 1 suppliers engaging with diverse business at the 2107 Power of Exchange.

2018 Toyota Connected Servco Pacific

Toyota and Servco Pacific Inc. have partnered to test a new car-sharing technology in Honolulu, Hawaii. An example of the pilot test program’s mobile application screen is shown here

Children's Medical Center Dallas 2017

2017 TMNA Headquarters LEED Platinum Presentation Jim Lentz

TMNA CEO Jim Lentz (right) receives the LEED Platinum plaque from Jonathan Kraatz (left), executive director, Dallas chapter, U.S. Green Building Council, for green building techniques on September 21, 2017. 

2017 Toyota Headquarters Plano Front Landscape

Toyota Motor North America achieved LEED Platinum from the U.S. Green Building Council for green building techniques, such as sustainable landscaping. Exterior landscaping features drought-tolerant, North Texas indigenous plants like savannah, oaklands and wildflower meadows.  

2017 TMNA Headquarters Solar Panels

Toyota achieved LEED Platinum from the U.S. Green Building Council for green building techniques at Toyota’s new headquarters campus in Plano, Texas. The 8.79-megawatt solar array provides up to 33 percent of daily electric needs for the campus and moves Toyota closer to achieving its global challenge to eliminate carbon emissions from all operations.

2017 Toyota VH1 Save the Music Imagine Dragons Clark High School Las Vegas 01

Toyota, VH1 Save The Music Foundation and Life is Beautiful Music & Art Festival, joined by GRAMMY-winning rock band Imagine Dragons, presented three Las Vegas area schools with a $40,000 music education grant that will provide music instruments to enhance each school’s music programs and expand student participation. 

2017 Toyota VH1 Save The Music Grant Presentation Clark High School Las Vegas

Band students, school officials, and executives from Toyota, VH1 Save The Music Foundation and Life is Beautiful Festival on stage during the grant presentation at Clark High School in Las Vegas.

2017 Toyota Save The Music Imagine Dragons Clark High School Las Vegas 02

GRAMMY Award-winning rock band and Las Vegas natives Imagine Dragons surprised students with a performance of some of their popular songs at a school-wide assembly held at Ed W. Clark High School on Thursday, September 21.

2016-2017 National Public Lands Day Toyota Team Member Volunteers

National Public Lands Day (NPLD) – the country’s largest, single-day volunteer effort for public lands, sponsored by Toyota, is takes places September 30. Toyota Team Members, Trina Mai and Travis Bailey pitch in at last year’s National Public Lands Day. 

2017 Toyota Everyday Heroes ESPNW 01

Mira Manickam of Brown Girls Surf (left to right), Darlene Hunter of Lady Mavericks Wheelchair Basketball and Somali Girls Rock Founder Fartun Osman were honored as Toyota Everyday Heroes, an award that celebrates individuals making a difference for women and girls in their local communities through sports, at the annual espnW Summit. 

2017 Toyota Everyday Heroes ESNW 02

Toyota Everyday Heroes including Mira Manickam of Brown Girls Surf (left to right), Darlene Hunter of Lady Mavericks Wheelchair Basketball and Somali Girls Rock Founder Fartun Osman were awarded $10,000 grants by Toyota at the annual espnW Summit. 

2017 Manufacturing Day 01

Jannette Hostettler, Toyota Indiana general manager, speaks to parents of local high school students who were invited to the plant for a Manufacturing Day parent’s night.  This year’s event focused specifically on women in manufacturing. Hostettler led a panel discussion that featured six women who work at the plant as engineers, production managers, skilled maintenance team members and group leaders. 

2017 Manufacturing Day 02

Students listen to an instructor from the Huntsville STEAM Works during Manufacturing Day activities at Toyota Alabama. The Huntsville plant announced a $90,000 grant to the organization on Manufacturing Day that will create a mobile fabrication lab to tour local schools and provide students with hands-on learning experiences.

2017 Manfacturing Day 03

High School Students from San Antonio area FIRST Robotics teams participate in a robotics demonstration at the San Antonio plant for Manufacturing Day. Students toured the plant and participated in activities designed to promote careers in manufacturing. 

Toyota Start Your Impossible: Skeleton

2017 VH1 Save The Music 20th Anniversary Gala Wyclef Jean 02

Wyclef Jean Performs at the VH1 Save The Music Foundation’s 20th Anniversary Gala.

2017 Project Lead The Way National Summit

Toyota USA Foundation Board Member Tom Trisdale accepts Transformative Partner award from Project Lead The Way. 

Girls Make Beats Mixing Board 01

Girls Make Beats participants learn how to use a mixing board at a recent San Francisco workshop.

Girls Make Beats Group 02

Girls Make Beats participants in Atlanta pose for a picture of their workshop where they were introduced to the fields of music production. 

2018 Corporate Equality Index

Toyota earned a perfect score of 100 percent on the 2018 Corporate Equality Index.

Toyota December Sales Event Spot ?R+S?

Toyota Named 2017 Corporate Citizen of the Year

Stephen Ciccone, Toyota’s GVP of Government Affairs, accepts Corporate Citizen of the Year award from Nancy McLernon, president and CEO of The Organization for International Investment. 

2017 Toyota Mothers of Invention Awards Maxeme Tuchman

Toyota’s Lisa Materazzo presents Mother of Invention Maxeme Tuchman with a $50,000 grant at the Women in the World Dallas Salon.

2017 Mothers of Invention Awards Maxeme Tuchman, Tina Brown, Lisa Materazzo

Toyota Mother of Invention Maxeme Tuchman, Tina Brown and Toyota’s Lisa Materazzo at the Women in the World Dallas Salon.

2017 Mothers of Invention Awards - Past and Present Winners

Past and present Toyota Mothers of Invention: Maile Molin of English at Work, Maxeme Tuchman of Caribu and Sarah Evans of Well Aware. 

Mississippi Civil Rights Museum Opening 2017

Toyota celebrates the opening of Mississippi Civil Rights Museum. 

2018 DiversityInc Rankings and Recognition

Reverend Jesse Jackson joins team members for Toyota Motor North America and Toyota Financial Services at the 2018 DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity awards.  (Left to Right: Eric Polite, Stephen Lewis, Matt Gonzalez, Jocelyn McClendon, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Al Smith,Terri Von Lehmden, Adrienne Trimble, Mac Ghurani, Lisa Harris)  

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2017 Toyota TeenDrive365 Video Challenge Winners

Millington, Tennessee, high school sophomores Emi Otsuki (age 15) and Summer Knowles (age 14) won the grand prize in the Toyota TeenDrive365 Video Challenge for their video, “Stay Alive While You Drive." 

2017 TMNA R&D - York Township (Michigan) Expansion

Toyota Land Speed Cruiser Claims ?World?s Fastest SUV? Title

Land Cruiser, Toyota’s iconic go-anywhere four-wheel-drive sport-utility vehicle, claims the title of “World’s Fastest SUV” thanks to a record speed of over 230 mph with former Toyota NASCAR driver Carl Edwards at the helm. 

2018 TeenDrive 365 Video Challenge Call for Entries

Toyota December Sales Event Spot ?R+S?

Toyota December Sales Event Spot “R+S”
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