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A ‘Whale’ of a Video: High School Students from Washington, D.C. Area Win Grand Prize in Toyota TeenDrive365 Video Challenge
Silver Spring, Md. (April 29, 2016) – If you were steering a beluga whale down the street, would you risk sneaking a peek at your phone? Probably not. High school sophomores Matthew Post and John Caporaletti agree, and in their new public service announcement (PSA), they encourage their peers to drive their vehicles with the same care and attention. Today Toyota and Discovery Education, the leading provider of digital content and professional development for K-12 classrooms, announced that the Sherwood High School students of Montgomery County Public Schools in Olney, Md. (outside of Washington, D.C.) won the grand prize in the Toyota TeenDrive365 Video Challenge for their video “For the Whales.” You can view their winning video here.
Read MoreToyota Adds Professional Snowboarder Chloe Kim to Team Toyota Roster
TORRANCE, Calif. (April 27, 2016) -- Snowboarding star Chloe Kim – the youngest member of the U.S. Snowboard Pro team and the Olympic hopeful named one of TIME Magazine’s “30 Most Influential Teens” and NBC’s Top 10 athletes to watch for the 2018 Winter Games – has agreed to a multi-year partnership to become the newest addition to Toyota’s team of athletes. The collaboration marks the continuation of the automaker’s athlete sponsorship model launched in 2006, and secures Toyota as Kim’s exclusive automotive partner. CAA Sports arranged the deal with Toyota on behalf of its client Chloe Kim.
Toyota and VH1 Save The Music Help Music Education Get a Second Spin
Torrance, Calif. (April 27, 2016) – Last fall Toyota and VH1 Save The Music Foundation brought music education to LaPlace Elementary, a New Orleans area school. This year they will do the same for another deserving school.
Read MoreRAV4 SE Wins Oregon Trail Rally
Torrance, Calif., April 26, 2016 -- This past weekend at the Oregon Trail Rally in Portland, Oregon, Ryan Millen and his Toyota RAV4 SE finished ahead of all other 2WD competitors to win the class, and put the capable RAV4 in the top five overall.
Read MoreToyota Siennas Storm into One Lap of America Race
Torrance, Calif., April 25, 2016 -- Everyone has a “bucket list,” those things we just have to do… no ifs, ands, or buts. For automotive enthusiasts everywhere, competing in Brock Yates’ One Lap of America is squarely on that list.
This year, though, the competition will get a real taste of the unexpected. It’s one thing to bring a sports car to the event; people see that coming. But what if you could really make people do a double-take?
Prius on Top: Talk about a Broken Record
Toyota broke a Guinness World Records™ title today, setting a new record for the most vehicles in a hybrid parade.