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Toyota and Net Impact Team Up to Promote Social Equity Through Mobility Solutions

Toyota and Net Impact Team Up to Promote Social Equity Through Mobility Solutions

Plano, TX (October 20, 2016) – Today, Net Impact, Toyota and the Toyota Mobility Foundation announced the second year of the Next Generation Mobility Challenge, a competition to inspire millennials to develop solutions to meet critical mobility needs through design thinking. This year’s challenges will focus on tackling issues related to social equity and inclusion.

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#iMfast: Leaving the Desk in the Dust

#iMfast: Leaving the Desk in the Dust

Houghton, Mich. (October 19, 2016) –  When it comes to developing parts and systems for tomorrow’s cars and trucks, engineers at Toyota’s North American R&D headquarters in Southeast Michigan spend a lot of time at their desks crunching data, working on CAD images and doing some of the less glamorous work that goes into making ever better cars. Some of that work, however, is far from ho-hum and far from the desk.

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25-Year Game Changer: Toyota, NCFL Pioneer Family Literacy Initiative

25-Year Game Changer: Toyota, NCFL Pioneer Family Literacy Initiative

DETROIT (October 19, 2016) – Lupe Maldonado will tell you, “education is key.” That’s because it’s what helped her and her family create a brighter future. Their story started in a garage in Torrance, Calif., more than 20 years ago. That’s where they lived when they came to the U.S. No bathroom. No running water; a mattress on the bare floor. They covered up the holes to keep out the cold and the mice. While it may have been a bleak start, Lupe says just being in America was a dream come true.

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Rally RAV4 Finishes Second in National Championship in First Attempt

Rally RAV4 Finishes Second in National Championship in First Attempt

Torrance, Calif., Oct. 18, 2016 — An entire season of rally racing is a brutal test of man, woman, and machine.  This past weekend at the Lake Superior Performance Rally (LSPR), Ryan Millen, Christina Fate, and their capable Rally RAV4 secured a solid second place finish in the 2WD Class for the Rally America national championship.  It’s a serious accomplishment considering their RAV4 had a stock engine and transmission, as it competed against cars with sequential racing boxes, big turbos, and radical modifications.  Millen also captured top honors, winning the prestigious Rally America Rookie of the Year award.

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