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Toyota Turns Compost Into Cars
GEORGETOWN, Ky. (Nov. 16, 2015) – Toyota is working to help everyone breathe a little easier.
The company recently announced its intent to virtually eliminate CO2 emissions from its factories and vehicles, and it’s about to flip the switch on a very tangible example of this effort. Toyota’s Georgetown, Ky., manufacturing plant will begin generating electricity from methane, a byproduct of trash decomposition at the nearby Central Kentucky Landfill on Nov. 23, 2015.
Toyota Tackles the Last Frontier with Ever-Better Expedition
TORRANCE, Calif., Nov. 16, 2015 – Longer nights, colder temperatures and icier terrain won’t deter the Toyota team as they take on winter weather with the Ever-Better Expedition winter leg. A group of 28 international Toyota team members will depart from Anchorage on Nov. 18 on a 4,488-mile journey through Alaska and Canada to conclude the 110-day North American leg of the company’s global initiative. Nearly 50 team members will participate during the month on the road.
Read MoreScion Steps Out in Style with STAMPD at the 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show
TORRANCE, Calif. Nov. 16, 2015 – The right wheels need the right look. Debuting alongside Scion’s new concept vehicle at the Los Angeles Auto Show will be Scion’s new partnership with Los Angeles-based lifestyle brand, STAMPD.
Read MoreScion iA Collects a Consumer Guide Best Buy Award
TORRANCE, Calif., (November 12, 2015) – Scion’s iA sedan has a big trunk…and it’s going to need it to hold its recent awards. The latest accolade for Scion’s first-ever sedan is the Consumer Guide® Automotive Best Buy Award for the subcompact class.
Read MoreFor 740+ Kentucky Veterans, Toyota is a Great Place to Call Home
GEORGETOWN, Ky. (Nov. 11, 2015) The desert is a long way from home. 7,098 miles to be exact.
It’s been 25 years since Sgt. Tony Hendrichs stepped onto the sands of Saudi Arabia, where he spent eight months during Operation Desert Storm. As one of the first National Guard units to deploy from Kentucky, he wasn’t quite sure what to expect while serving his country overseas.
But one thing he could expect was a job to come home to.
Toyota Names Jyoti Chopra and Howard W. Buffett to Its North American Diversity Advisory Board
Plano, Texas (Nov. 10, 2015) -- Toyota Motor North America today announced that it has named Jyoti Chopra, Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion for BNY Mellon, and Howard W. Buffett, a lecturer in International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, to its North American Diversity Advisory Board.
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