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Toyota AI Ventures Adds Principal to Source Investment Opportunities
LOS ALTOS, Calif., Dec. 13, 2017 – Toyota AI Ventures, a Silicon Valley-based venture capital subsidiary of Toyota Research Institute (TRI), announced today that Jill Ford will join the firm as a principal. Ford, who previously served as head of innovation and entrepreneurship for the City of Detroit, will utilize her expertise as an entrepreneur, investor and corporate business development executive to source new investment opportunities. She will also work closely with the firm's existing portfolio companies to support their growth and success.
Read More10 Years and One Million Corollas Strong
BLUE SPRINGS, Miss., Dec. 12, 2017 -- Nov. 2007... our first team member was hired; Nov. 2011... our first Corolla was built; Nov. 2017... our first decade was celebrated; today... our one millionth Mississippi-build Toyota Corolla rolled off the line.
Read MoreNewsweek Names Toyota World’s Greenest Automaker
PLANO, Texas (December 11, 2017) – Newsweek has once again named Toyota one of the world’s greenest companies, scoring in the top 5% of global companies, and was named the “Best in Industry Global” in the automobiles category. Toyota was ranked #16 of the Global 500 greenest companies and #1 in the automobile category.
Read MoreToyota Takes a Road Trip Through History
JACKSON, Miss. (Dec. 9, 2017) – From Atlanta to Selma to Meridian and Jackson, Toyota hosted another “Let’s Go Places Black History Tour” to historical African American sites, culminating with the grand opening of the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum.
Read More2018 Toyota RAV4 Ready for More Action with New Adventure and LE Hybrid Grades
?The original compact crossover, the Toyota RAV4 has for two decades taken its owners on countless urban, suburban and off-the-beaten-path adventures. For 2018, Toyota takes RAV4 even further with a new Adventure grade, adding unique rugged styling, higher ride height and other special features. In addition, RAV4 Hybrid now comes available on the LE grade, offering the same incredible EPA-estimated 34 mpg city and electronic on-demand All-Wheel-Drive system with intelligence (AWD-i).
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