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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.
Read MoreToyota Financial Services Offers Payment Relief to Customers Affected by Hurricane Matthew
TORRANCE, Calif., October 20, 2016 – Toyota Financial Services (TFS) announced it is offering payment relief options to its customers affected by Hurricane Matthew. This broad outreach includes any Toyota Financial Services (TFS) or Lexus Financial Services (LFS) customer in the just-announced FEMA designated disaster areas.
#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.
Read More25-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.
Read MoreInformed owners = hAPPy customers
Want to get the most out of your Toyota? It’s all in the app.
Available at www.Toyota.com/owners, the Toyota Owners App ups the owner experience, offering vast resources to any and everything you could want to know about your vehicle.
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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