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Jesse Colwell Secures POWRi Championship for Toyota

Jesse Colwell Secures POWRi Championship for Toyota

PLANO, Texas (October 25, 2019) – What a difference a year makes. This time last year, Jesse Colwell was one of more than 60 aspiring drivers from across the nation competing in the Keith Kunz Motorsports (KKM) Giveback Classic presented by TRD (Toyota Racing Development). Now, Colwell is officially a POWRi champion after the season-finale events at Oklahoma’s Creek County Speedway were cancelled.

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Toyota Motor Credit Corporation (TMCC) Issues its First Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Medium-Term Note Transaction

Toyota Motor Credit Corporation (TMCC) Issues its First Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Medium-Term Note Transaction

PLANO, Texas (October 24, 2019) – Toyota Motor Credit Corporation (TMCC) has issued its first Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) medium-term note (MTN) transaction, demonstrating the company’s commitment to innovation, and advancing its reputation as an industry leader. The one-year USD-denominated issuance settled on October 22, 2019, and raised $1.55 billion from institutional investors. This represents the company’s first SOFR-linked MTN transaction in the USD market, and the first time a captive auto finance company has issued a floating-rate MTN based on SOFR. The London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) is scheduled to discontinue after 2021, and many companies are looking to SOFR as an alternative reference rate to price U.S. dollar loans and derivatives.

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Toyota to Offer Rides in SAE Level-4 Automated Vehicles on Public Roads in Japan Next Summer

Toyota to Offer Rides in SAE Level-4 Automated Vehicles on Public Roads in Japan Next Summer

TOKYO (October 24, 2019) – Toyota Research Institute (TRI) announced today that its Platform 4 (P4) automated driving test vehicle will be available for public demonstration rides next summer in Tokyo. Offered from July to September 2020, the P4 will demonstrate Toyota’s “Chauffeur” SAE Level-4 capabilities in a specific “mobility as a service” (MaaS) driving environment.

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