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Connected Technologies Basra promoted to Group Vice President
PLANO, Texas (January 21, 2020) – Steve Basra has been promoted to Group Vice President, Connected Technologies at Toyota Motor North America (TMNA), effective January 2020. He will continue to report to Zack Hicks, Executive Vice President, Digital Transformation & Mobility and Chief Digital Officer.
Read MoreToyota Indiana Completes $1.3 Billion Modernization Project; Includes 550 New Jobs
PRINCETON, Ind. (January 17, 2020) – Furthering Toyota’s commitment to better serve customers and build vehicles where they are sold, Toyota Indiana (TMMI) invested an additional $700 million and added 150 new jobs to complete the transformation of its plant modernization project, announced in January 2017.
Read MoreToyota and Joby Aviation are Flying to New Heights Together
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (January 15, 2020) Toyota is exploring a new flight path for mobility through a new collaboration with Joby Aviation (Joby), an aerospace company that is developing and commercializing all-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft to enable the deployment of fast, quiet and affordable air transportation services. The collaboration reflects Toyota’s recognition of the long-term potential of the urban air mobility market to meet the evolving needs of society, as well as Joby’s position as an industry leader in working to deliver safe and affordable air travel to everyone.
Read MoreToyota Motor North America Reports December 2019, Year-End Sales
PLANO, Texas (January 3, 2020) – Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) today reported December 2019 sales of 207,373 vehicles, a decrease of 6.1 percent on a volume basis and down 2.4 percent on a daily selling rate (DSR) basis versus December 2018.
Read MoreToyota Launches New Intellectual Property Licensing Program
PLANO, Texas (December 19, 2019) - Interested in getting the benefits from a world-renowned research and development company that invests over $1 million per hour, without actually having to spend $1 million per hour? Well, Toyota has just the program for you. Today, Toyota revealed a new program to license its Intellectual Property to interested parties. The program is called Toyota IP Solutions and it is intended to help promote and serve as an access point for the licensing of patents to US and global companies.
Read MoreToyota to Reveal more of its New Mobility Ecosystem Strategy at 2020 CES®
PLANO, Texas (December 19, 2019) - Toyota will be at 2020 CES® to provide additional information pertaining to its new mobility ecosystem strategy. The company’s press conference will be on January 6, 2020 at 1:00pm PST, to be live-streamed on Vimeo, in the Mandalay conference center, Oceanside A. From January 7-10, Toyota will have a display booth (#6919) in the North Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center. Visitors attending the booth will experience a visual depiction of Toyota’s ecosystem plans along with mobility products including, e-Palette, micro-Palette, LQ and Walking Area BEVs.
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