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Toyota Technical Center Expansion Begins

Toyota Technical Center Expansion Begins

When you think of American-made vehicles, chances are you think of American carmakers like Ford, Chevy, or Chrysler. But more and more foreign brands are bringing production to the US—one such example being Toyota. The automaker has long had its headquarters in Torrance, California, and is in the process of moving to Plano, Texas, and […]

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250 Toyota Jobs Moving to Michigan’s Toyota Technical Center

250 Toyota Jobs Moving to Michigan’s Toyota Technical Center

Toyota’s on the move again. Back in April, we reported that the Japanese automaker would be moving its North American headquarters from Torrance, California to Smyrna, Texas, after calling the LA suburb home for an incredible 57 years. Now, a different announcement states that Toyota will move 250 purchasing jobs from their current location in […]

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Toyota Mirai’s Sets Guinness World Record With 845-Mile Trip

Toyota Mirai’s Sets Guinness World Record With 845-Mile Trip

Eeking over 1,300 km out of it was a matter of properly aligning the wheels, setting the optimal tire pressure, and more importantly, hypermiling.

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Toyota Will Now Make and Sell Fuel Cell Modules for Big Rigs

Toyota Will Now Make and Sell Fuel Cell Modules for Big Rigs

A single module weighs 1,400 pounds and can generates up to 160 kW of continuous power, enough to tow about 80,000 pounds of cargo for up to 300 miles

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‘Too Early’ to Fully Commit to EVs, Toyota Says

‘Too Early’ to Fully Commit to EVs, Toyota Says

Toyota is more concerned about carbon emissions generated throughout the entirety of a vehicle’s lifecycle, from production to scrap

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Toyota Invests $1.7 Million in STEM Diversification

Toyota Invests $1.7 Million in STEM Diversification

A total of 35 students will be selected for the scholarships over the course of five years, starting this fall

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Toyota Teams Up with Michael Jordan’s 23XI Racing

Toyota Teams Up with Michael Jordan’s 23XI Racing

23XI Racing is a new NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team co-owned by Denny Hamlin and Michael Jordan, and supported by Toyota Racing Development.

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Toyota Makes it 3 in a Row at Le Mans

Toyota Makes it 3 in a Row at Le Mans

For the third year in a row, Toyota celebrated winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans. But yet again, problems for the #7 Toyota TS050 Hybrid denied three of the Toyota drivers the chance to celebrate. The #7 car, like last year, was driven by Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi, and José María López. In the […]

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Toyota Expands Certified Technician Program

Toyota Expands Certified Technician Program

Toyota is expanding its T-TEN technician certification program to eight new locations across the country, bolstering the pipeline that helps ensure the mechanics at your local Toyota and Lexus dealerships really know what they’re doing. T-TEN (Technician Training & Education Network) works with local schools and organizations to offer students training that meets the highest […]

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[Photos] Check Out the 9 Crazy Supra Cars Toyota Brought to SEMA

[Photos] Check Out the 9 Crazy Supra Cars Toyota Brought to SEMA

If you don’t associate Toyota with performance, then you haven’t been paying attention. But just in case you needed a reminder, the Japanese automaker brought no fewer than nine race-hot, modified GR Supra cars at this year’s SEMA Show in Las Vegas, and we can only wish we had just one of them to play […]

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Mazda, Toyota Break Ground on Factory With Big Donations

Mazda, Toyota Break Ground on Factory With Big Donations

The joint Mazda/Toyota manufacturing facility in Huntsville, Alabama has been in the works for over a year now. Now, though, Mazda and Toyota finally broke ground on the factory, turning over the first shovelful of dirt on the 16th. Groundbreaking? Meet the higher-power 2019 Mazda MX-5 Miata Joint donations As part of the ground-breaking ceremony, […]

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Toyota Disqualified From Easy 1-2 Victory at 6 Hours of Silverstone

Toyota Disqualified From Easy 1-2 Victory at 6 Hours of Silverstone

Toyota had little trouble scoring its third 1-2 finish of the 2018-19 World Endurance Championship super season at the 6 Hours of Silverstone, until it was excluded from the results a few hours after the endurance race had ended. In the #8 Toyota TS050 Hybrid LMP1 car, Fernando Alonso — who just announced his retirement […]

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Toyota Says Integrating Alonso Has Been ‘Remarkably Easy’ Despite the Risk

Toyota Says Integrating Alonso Has Been ‘Remarkably Easy’ Despite the Risk

Two-time Formula One champion Fernando Alonso, for all his skill behind a wheel, has had a notoriously difficult career that many say he brought onto himself by being challening to work with. But Toyota, who hired Alonso for the 2018/19 WEC super season, says that integrating the Spaniard in its LMP1 squad has been remarkably […]

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Alonso Claims 6 Hours of Spa Victory with Toyota

Alonso Claims 6 Hours of Spa Victory with Toyota

Fernando Alonso and the #8 Toyota TS050 Hybrid were the first to the checkered flag at the 6 Hours of Spa endurance race this Saturday. It was the first time he stood on the top step of a motorsport podium since the 2013 Spanish Grand Prix in Formula One. Spa marked the two-time world champion’s […]

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Toyota Building Test Track for ‘Dangerous’ Self-Driving Car Tests

Toyota Building Test Track for ‘Dangerous’ Self-Driving Car Tests

After a fatal collision between an autonomous Uber SUV and an Arizona pedestrian raised concerns about the safety of self-driving technology, some car companies seemed unfazed. The Google-owned Waymo, for instance, is still racing full-steam-ahead to be the first to market a mass-production autonomous car. Toyota, on the other hand, has had a different response. […]

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Toyota Plays Mind ‘Games’ With Rival Teams in WEC Test

Toyota Plays Mind ‘Games’ With Rival Teams in WEC Test

With Audi and now Porsche out of the World Endurance Championship’s LMP1 class, Toyota finds itself in a curious position as the only manufacturer in the competition’s top class using hybrid technology. Though the LMP1 class has experienced a surge of privateer entrants for the 2018/19 super season, they have only a fraction of the […]

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OFFICIAL: Toyota Supra Teased Ahead of Geneva Debut

OFFICIAL: Toyota Supra Teased Ahead of Geneva Debut

March 6 at the 2018 Geneva Motor Show. Mark your calendars folks—it’s actually happening. After nearly half a decade of speculation that it might be coming, tentative affirmations, concept reveals, spy shots, insider information rumors, and reports on relevant patents, Toyota has finally broken radio silence and released an official teaser for what can only […]

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2018 Toyota Highlander Overview

2018 Toyota Highlander Overview

Customized performance, up-to-date safety features, and an affluent interior make a winning combination for any family on the market for a quality SUV. The 2018 Toyota Highlander elaborates on its reputation for providing a gratifying drive paired with your choice of powertrain and a spectrum of interior perks that endow the vehicle with unparalleled sophistication. Elevate […]

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