Toyota Mississippi Announces $100,000 One-Time Grant for Local Organizations
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi of Blue Springs has announced a one-time $100,000 grant to help support local organizations in four focus areas: anti-bullying programs, poverty awareness, LGBT awareness, and reading readiness initiatives. The grant allows organizations which are ineligible for the plant’s standard biannual grant program to gain much-needed funding to support their causes. “These […]
Toyota Mississippi Celebrates Special Olympics Athletes
Toyota is no stranger to the Olympic Games. The Japanese automaker has long been a partner with Paralympic snowboarder Amy Purdy, who competes on Team Toyota and has been in numerous ad campaigns for the 2015 Camry. It’s no surprise, then, to discover that Toyota is a supporter of the Special Olympics as well. In […]
Hot Dam: Beavers Take Over Retention Ponds at Toyota Mississippi
If you’re a die-hard Toyota fan (and let’s face it; who isn’t?), you’re probably well aware of the steps the auto manufacturer takes each year to help save the environment and reduce waste. From making homey hives for honeybees to planting a forest of more than 130,000 trees, Toyota knows that it has a responsibility […]
Toyota Mississippi Donations Help Tornado Victims
When an EF-4 tornado touched down in Northern Mississippi on April 28, 2014, it left a trail of death and destruction in its path. Ten people were killed, and completely destroyed multiple homes, businesses, reducing some to nothing but bare concrete slabs. As you might imagine, in the aftermath of this type of natural disaster, […]
12th Generation Toyota Corolla Rolls Off the Assembly Line in Mississippi
The all-new, 12th-generation 2020 Toyota Corolla has finally rolled off the assembly line in Mississippi, marking the start of a new era for the world’s best-selling car. Plant president Sean Suggs presented the car to team members and community leaders, as he had done with the first 11th-generation Corolla on Sept. 7, 2013. Rita Gentry, […]
Toyota Produces One Millionth Corolla in Mississippi
Some automakers celebrate the production of their first million vehicles. Others celebrate the one millionth production of a specific model…Toyota, meanwhile, is celebrating the one millionth Corolla built specifically in Mississippi. The first team member at the Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi (TMMMS) plant was hired in 2007. Four years later, TMMMS built its first Corolla, […]
Toyota Donates $7,500 to Mississippi Library
Reading is one of life’s simple pleasures. Whether you prefer reading classic literature, biographies, or crime novels, escaping into a book after a long and stressful day can be just the release you need to help you relax. And for centuries, libraries have been providing us with something amazing—free books that we can borrow for […]
Toyota Will Build New Battery Plant in North Carolina
It will have four production lines, each of which will be able to produce enough lithium-ion batteries for 200,000 vehicles
After 55 Years, Toyota Has Sold 50 Million Corollas
Introduced in 1966 and now in its 12th generation, the Toyota Corolla is the bestselling car of all time.
Toyota Donates $3.4 Million to Boost Virtual Learning
Virtual learning is more important than ever right now. Toyota approved $3.4M in grants to help at-home students.
Toyota Meets U.S. Investment Goal One Year Early
Toyota has achieved its $13 billion U.S. investment goal a year early. Following one of President Trump’s Twitter diatribes, the Japanese automaker had, in January 2017, pledged to invest $10 billion in its U.S. operations over the next five years. Toyota Cars: See how they compare The figure was later raised to $13 billion, but […]
Toyota Donates $500,000 to COVID-19 Emergency Relief
Toyota Motor North America has donated $500,000 to COVID-19 emergency relief. The money went to The United Way, a nonprofit organization dedicated to assisting those in need with water, food, childcare, and other emergency relief needs. Toyota Lineup: Explore the automaker’s 2020 SUVs Toyota’s donation was made by 13 of its affiliates across North America […]
The Green Car of the Year is the 2020 Toyota Corolla/Corolla Hybrid
A panel of 11 experts have named the all-new 2020 Toyota Corolla and its first-ever hybrid variant as the 2020 Green Car of the Year. It may surprise you to learn this is only the second time a Toyota model wins the award since 2007, when the Toyota Camry Hybrid had earned the honor (though […]
Toyota Corolla Nightshade Editions Are Looking Slick
Toyota Canada has announced the launch of the new Toyota Corolla Nightshade Edition, featuring exclusive black-finished body details and badging as well as more aggressive styling. The appearance package is offered on both the 2020 Toyota Corolla and the 2020 Toyota Corolla Hatchback, granting the two cars substantially enhanced curbside appeal. They come with black […]
Mazda And Toyota Break Ground On Joint-Venture Alabama Plant
Japanese multinational automakers and automotive giants, Mazda and Toyota, have started a joint venture partnership in an Alabama plant as they broke ground on July 10, 2019. The assembly plant has been priced at $1.6 billion and is the first Mazda factory in the U.S which plans to build a new sport utility vehicle. In […]
Toyota and Lexus Win More 2019 Vincentric Best Value in Canada Awards Than Anyone Else
For the eighth consecutive year, Toyota Canada Inc. has earned more Vincentric Best Value in Canada Awards than any other auto manufacturer, this time around hauling in 11 awards. To receive a Vincentric Best Value in Canada Award, vehicles are compared against competitors in their respective segments and evaluated based on their actual vs expected […]
Toyota Truck Sales Surge in April 2019
Toyota Motor North America reported April 2019 sales of 183,866 vehicles, a decrease of 4.4 percent on a volume basis and of 8.2 percent on a daily selling rate basis. However, Toyota light trucks experienced their best-ever April, with 102,074 sales marking a 1.6 percent improvement over the same period last year. This is more […]
Toyota Sales Up, Slightly, in March 2019
However, the Toyota division was down 1.6 percent. It was only thanks to the strong performance of Lexus vehicles that Toyota was able to improve over last year’s performance this time around. For the quarter, total TMNA sales were down 3.7 percent while Toyota division sales were down 4.8 percent. This reflects the larger industry […]