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Buckle Up for Life Announces Top Tips for Car Seat Safety and Expands to 11 New Markets
Plano, Texas (Sept. 15, 2016) - Whether you’re a first-time parent, doting grandparent or seasoned baby sitter, car seats are not always the easiest things to figure out. In fact, 75 percent of seats in the U.S. are not used correctly.1 That’s why Buckle Up for Life, the national car seat education program from Toyota and Cincinnati Children’s, is sharing its top safety tips, just in time for Child Passenger Safety Week (September 18-24). The program is also announcing an expansion to 11 new markets to help keep even more children safe.
Read MoreToyota and Open Source Robotics Foundation to Partner on Robotics and Automated Vehicle Research
PALO ALTO, Calif., Sept. 15, 2016 – Toyota Research Institute (TRI) today announced that it will join forces with the Open Source Robotics Foundation (OSRF) and its newly-formed for profit subsidiary Open Source Robotics Corporation (OSRC) to expand the development of both open source and proprietary tools for Toyota’s fast-growing robotics and automated vehicle research initiatives. This move to significantly expand TRI’s research and engineering capabilities reflects Toyota’s ongoing evolution beyond the boundaries of the conventional automotive industry to become a broad-based mobility technology company.
Read MoreSwagger On! 2017 Sienna Revs up with More Power and Efficiency
The family van can rock, at least if it’s from Toyota. The Sienna, which has already pushed the boundaries of minivan-ness with its sporty SE trim and “Swagger Wagon” persona, gets yet another injection of peppiness and efficiency in the form of an all-new direct-injection V6 engine and Direct Shift – 8AT, 8-speed automatic transmission. The new-for-2017 upgrades improve the original “Swagger Wagon’s” comfort, performance, and fuel efficiency.
Read MoreToyota Ramps Up Truck Production
PLANO, Texas (Sept. 14, 2016) – Toyota announced it will increase Tacoma’s production by more than 60,000 trucks annually at its Baja California, Mexico facility in 2018. The increased volume will add approximately 400 jobs and inject about $150 million in new investment. Since November 2011, Toyota has announced expansions to its North American operations, resulting in over 7,000 new jobs and a total of about $3.7 billion in additional investments.
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