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• Toyota to hire 80 as part of engine-building expansion

  Kentucky.com May 8, 2012

  GEORGETOWN — Toyota announced plans Tuesday to expand production of engines at its sprawling plant in Georgetown, a move that will create about 80 jobs.

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• Toyota Bringing Much Of Its Production Home -- To America

  The Car Connection May 7, 2012

  The Tohoku earthquake and tsunami of March, 2011 wreaked havoc on Japan, killing thousands of citizens and bringing much of the country to a standstill. Automakers like Toyota were beginning to get back up to speed later that year, when flooding in Thailand put more crimps in the production line.

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• Toyota Back in the Game Auto Sales Are the Best in 4 Years

  The New York Times May 2, 2012

  DETROIT -- Toyota made a big comeback last month after two years of struggles in the United States, helping the auto industry post its best April results in four years, new figures showed on Tuesday.

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• Kelley Blue Book '10 Best Green Cars of 2012': Toyota Prius c Is No. 1

  International Business Times April 18, 2012

  Kelley Blue Book selected the 2012 Toyota Prius c as the No. 1 green car of 2012 as part of its 10 Best Green Cars of 2012 on Tuesday, using combined EPA estimated fuel-economy.

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• Toyota Revamps R&D to Turn Out Better Cars, Sooner

  Wall Street Journal’s Driver’s Seat April 10, 2012

  TOYOTA CITY, Japan—Toyota Motor Corp. said Monday that it has reorganized its vehicle-development system in order to speed decision making, cut costs and better appeal to car buyers world-wide.

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• Toyota and GM Dominate List for Combined Fuel Economy, Industry Ratings

  Environmental Leader March 21, 2012

  Toyota and GM have seven vehicles each named in Total Car Score’s list of the 2012 vehicle models that offer the best combined fuel economy and overall industry ratings. The car with the highest overall score was Toyota’s Camry Hybrid.

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• Sen. Rockefeller touts successes of Buffalo Toyota plant

  The State Journal March 19, 2012

  Just more than a year after Japan was hit with a massive earthquake and tsunami, Sen. Jay Rockefeller said the country's manufacturing sector is doing well.

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• Local Toyota chief named one of most influential black business leaders

  Lexington Herald-Leader March 19, 2012

  Wil James, president of Toyota's plant in Georgetown, has been named to Savoy Magazine's 2012 list of the "Top 100 Most Influential Blacks in Corporate America."

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• Toyota sets 2nd '100 Cars' giveaway

  TMCnet Legal March 13, 2012

  Toyota opened nominations Monday for its second "100 Cars for Good" program that awards 100 vehicles to 100 nonprofit organizations over 100 days.

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• Applications available for Toyota’s 100 Cars for Good program

  The Charleston Gazette March 12, 2012

  Toyota will give away 100 cars to 100 nonprofits in as many days, the company announced Monday. Applications for Toyota's 100 Cars for Good program are now open.

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• Toyota plans its 600,000sf Jackson County plant

  Atlanta Business Chronicle March 9, 2012

  Toyota Industries Corp. has filed plans with the state of Georgia for its 598,800-square-foot manufacturing plant in Jackson County.

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• Toyota commits to hydrogen-powered cars

  Financial Times March 6, 2012

  Toyota said it aimed to sell hydrogen-powered cars in the "tens of thousands" a year by 2020, signifying a big commitment to fuel-cell technology by one of the industry’s top-selling carmakers.

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• Toyota plans increase in hiring Automaker will be adding up to 80 workers

  Charleston Daily Mail March 2, 2012

  Toyota plans to invest $45 million in its plant at Buffalo and add up to 80 employees to increase production of automatic transmissions, said Mike Lutz, general manager of Toyota Motor Manufacturing West Virginia.

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• Toyota Prius Family Will Continue Growing, Exec Says

  AutoGuide.com February 29, 2012

  Toyota worked hard to bring the Prius nameplate from obscurity to common parlance, whether its loved by save-the-planet tree huggers or hated by gas-wasting macho men, few can feign ignorance to the world’s most iconic hybrid.

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• Toyota dominates Consumer Reports "Top Picks"

  Detroit Free Press February 28, 2012

  Toyota dominated the top pick category in this year's Consumer Reports annual "Top Picks," list Consumer Reports' with the Asian automaker taking five of the top segments.

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• Toyota, Lexus, Scion Dominate Latest JD Power Dependability Study

  Automotive.com February 15, 2012

  All three Toyota brands—Toyota, Lexus, and Scion—dominated research firm J.D. Power and Associates dependability study for 2009 model year vehicles.

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• Toyota Steps Up Exports From North America

  The Truth About Cars February 13, 2012

  Which country is Toyota’s second largest export hub? If all goes according to the wishes of Yoshimi Inaba, president of Toyota Motor North America, then that will be North America.

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• Akio Toyoda: Toyota's comeback kid

  Fortune February 9, 2012

  The University of Michigan's Jeffrey Liker, a leading Toyota scholar, told me, "Akio has reenergized the company. He's promised to be the closest president ever to the gemba [where the real work is happening]."

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• Toyota To Shift Highlander Hybrid Production to US From Japan

  The Wall Street Journal February 8, 2012

  Toyota Motor Corp. (TM, 7203.TO) will invest $400 million in its Indiana plant as it shifts production of its Highlander sport-utility vehicle hybrid to the U.S. from Japan.

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• Yoshimi Inaba, President of Toyota USA: It's A Good Time To Be In The Auto Business

  The Auto Chanel February 8, 2012

  An ebullient and eloquent Yoshimi Inaba, President of Toyota Motor North America said during his luncheon speech at The Economic Club of Chicago, held at the 2012 Chicago Auto show in McCormick Place, "its a good time to be in the auto business".

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• Asian Models Top Consumer Reports 2011 Auto Survey

  CNBC, Behind the Wheel October 25, 2011

  Consumer Reports annual ranking on auto reliability is out, and there are two conclusions that stand out: The Asians are back on top and the Domestic automakers have stumbled. The Asian automakers maintained their pace while Toyota benefited from recommitting itself to higher quality standards after the recalls of 2009 and early 2010.

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• Toyota marks 15 years in Putnam County

  YourWVABC.com October 14, 2011

  Toyota Motor Manufacturing West Virginia celebrated 15 years of growth Friday with a ceremony capped by donations to two local volunteer fire departments.

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• Toyota Gets Its Stride Back

  The Wall Street Journal September 29, 2011

  Toyota Motor Corp. joined other Japanese auto makers on Wednesday in reporting its first increase in monthly domestic output since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disrupted their global supply chains.

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• Toyota celebrates 15 years in Gibson Co.

  Princeton Daily Clarion September 29, 2011

  The region's largest employer celebrates 15 years of doing business in Gibson County Friday. Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana marks its 15th anniversary with a community reception for invited guests, which will include commemorative donations to area nonprofit organizations and tours of the plant.

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• Toyota engine plant in Huntsville adds four-cylinder to its lineup

  The Huntsville Times September 26, 2011

  The Toyota engine plant in Huntsville has added four-cylinder engines to its lineup, and it will mark the debut of this latest product at a ceremony Thursday morning.

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• Teen Drivers, Children and Seniors Benefit From Toyota Tests at Collaborative Safety Research Center

  CarReview.com September 21, 2011

  As part of a new era of openness mandated from CEO Akio Toyoda, Toyota opened their doors to the media at their Collaborative Safety Research Center (CSRC) at the York Township, Michigan Toyota Technical Center (TTC) for the first time in company history.

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• Baptist gets role in Toyota research

  Winston-Salem Journal September 19, 2011

  Toyota Motor Corp. has tapped Wake Forest University for a second time on a high-profile health-care research project. The automaker's safety-research center has selected the university's medical school as one of six research institutions to play a role in developing, testing and implementing its vehicle safety innovations.

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• Toyota Teams Up for Safety Studies

  The Wall Street Journal September 15, 2011

  Toyota Motor Corp. has started a series of basic research projects with U.S. universities to better understand key safety issues facing the auto industry, such as reducing driver distraction, cutting teen accidents and protecting pedestrians, children and the elderly in crashes.

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• Toyota’s North American production back at 100%

  USA Today’s Drive On September 14, 2011

  Toyota's North American production is back at 100%, ahead of expectations. The return to normal levels was confirmed at a press event by Steve St. Angelo, motor engineering and manufacturing executive VP.

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• Washtenaw County car crashes to be studied with new funding from Toyota

  AnnArbor.com September 14, 2011

  The Washtenaw Area Transportation Study, an agency that conducts transportation planning for governments throughout the county, has secured $260,000 in funding from Japanese automaker Toyota to analyze crash data throughout the county.

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• All Camrys sold in U.S. to be made here, Toyota says

  Lexington Herald Leader September 6, 2011

  Toyota no longer plans to import any Camrys from Japan for sale in the United States, ending a diminishing practice that had dwindled to just a few thousand last year.

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• 2012 Toyota Camry to be All-American Build

  Automotive.com September 6, 2011

  Toyota just announced plans to manufacture all Camrys here in the U.S., starting with the 2012 Toyota Camry which goes on sale later this month.

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• Akio Toyoda: Auto’s next superstar CEO

  Fortune August 31, 2011

  Expect to see more of Akio Toyoda in coming months as Toyota launches a fleet of new models and bids to regain its title as the world's largest automaker. If he so chooses, he's ideally positioned to provide the industry with some needed leadership for the next ten years.

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• New Toyota quality officers have been invaluable, president says

  Lexington Herald-Leader August 23, 2011

  Akio Toyoda, who visited the Georgetown plant Tuesday for the launch of the 2012 Camry, told the Herald-Leader that former Georgetown president Steve St. Angelo, who became North America's chief quality officer, "is exceeding my expectations."

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• New-generation Toyota Camry rolls off Georgetown plant's line

  Lexington Herald-Leader August 23, 2011

  In a first for the automaker, Toyota unveiled the latest generation of its best-selling Camry globally Tuesday in a webcast emanating from Hollywood, and from its manufacturing plant in Georgetown, where the vaunted vehicle is built.

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• Ford, Toyota to work together on hybrid trucks

  Associated Press August 22, 2011

  A chance meeting in an airport lobby between the top executives of Ford Motor Co. and Toyota Motor Corp. has evolved into a deal between the auto giants to jointly develop a gas-electric hybrid engine for pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles.

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• Ford-Toyota Hybrid Deal Began With Chance Airport Encounter

  Forbes Blog August 22, 2011

  A chance airport meeting between the chief executives of Ford Motor and Toyota Motor led to Monday's blockbuster announcement that the two leading manufacturers of hybrid vehicles would begin collaborating on hybrid pickup trucks and SUVS and internet connections for vehicles.

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• Toyota downsizes U.S. factory to reduce energy consumption

  Autoblog August 13, 2011

  Toyota says one of the keys to reducing energy consumption is to make its employees work as close together as possible.

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• Toyota gives away 75 free cars; 25 still to go

  Torque News August 4, 2011

  Toyota has chosen a third set of 25 winners to get to the three-quarters mark of its 100 Cars for Good give-way program, which awards 100 vehicles over the course of 100 days to 100 deserving non-profits. Winners are picked from voting by Facebook fans.

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• Toyota Becomes First Sponsor for Bounce TV

  BroadcastingCable.com August 3, 2011

  Toyota USA has signed on as the first national sponsor for Bounce TV, the new broadcast networks aimed at African Americans, set to launch Sept. 26.

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• Toyota Is the World's Greenest Brand

  Edmunds Inside Line July 29, 2011

  A new study by Interbrand has acclaimed Toyota as the world's greenest brand, ahead of multinational industrial giants 3M and Siemens.

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• Toyota's New Steering Wheel Knows if You're Having A Heart Attack

  Fast Company July 27, 2011

  Toyota is reportedly working on a steering wheel with an electrocardiogram (ECG) built in. In the future, your car will be able to tell you if you have arrhythmia--or even if you're having a heart attack.

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• The original and still the best: Toyota Prius named greenest hybrid car by environmental group

  New York Daily News July 12, 2011

  Despite being the first hybrid on the roads in America, the Toyota Prius still beats its contemporaries in terms of green performance, a study has shown.

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• Toyota Prius Sales in U.S. Set to Beat 2010

  Gas 2.0 July 11, 2011

  You can't keep a good car company down, and Toyota is a good car company. So despite weathering a well-publicized recall and a country-shattering earthquake/tsunami, Toyota is set to sell more Prius hybrids this year than it did in 2010.

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• Toyota Prius still tops America's Hybrids, research shows

  The Independent July 11, 2011

  Despite being the first hybrid on the roads in America, the Toyota Prius still beats its contemporaries in terms of green performance, a study has shown.

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• Toyota launches new intelligent navigation system to reduce accidents

  Torque News July 11, 2011

  Toyota Motor Corporation (Public, NYSE:TM) has found a new way to reduce the road accidents as it is launching a new intelligent navigation system. The top Japanese car maker wants to reduce the road accidents by using its “Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS).”

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• Toyota Leads Global Companies in R&D Investment

  IB Times Staff Reports July 5, 2011

  When it comes to total dollars spent annually on research and development, no global company outdoes Japan's Toyota. A study by Economics of Industrial Research & Innovation (IRI), one of seven scientific institutes of the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC), reveals that Japanese automaker Toyota led in total R&D dollars spent in 2009.

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• 2011 Toyota Prius PLUS Performance Package Now Available in the U.S.

  Autoevolution July 1, 2011

  The Prius PLUS Performance Package was first introduced at the 2010 SEMA Show and aimed at providing the hybrid with a sporty looks and improved handling. Now, the North American division of Toyota announced the package has been made available for US customers to order from today, but it is only available in limited quantities.

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• Streamlining Non-Profits with Toyota Techniques

  Sustainable Business Forum June 30, 2011

  It's harder, smarter and ultimately more valuable for companies to share their talent and expertise. That's what Toyota is doing with a program, announced yesterday at the Clinton Global Initiative in Chicago, aimed at helping schools, hospitals and other non-profits stretch their dollars further.

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• How Lessons From Toyota's Production Line Will Help Efficiently Rebuild New Orleans

  Fast Company June 29, 2011

  Toyota plans to teach its well-honed assembly line techniques to community organizations like the St. Bernard Project, a New Orleans recovery initiative. The Japanese are legendary for their efficiency, and Toyota is no exception.

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• Report: The two ‘most American’ cars are Japanese

  USA Today Driver's Seat June 27, 2011

  The two most American cars aren't, well, American, according to a new ranking by our friends at Cars.com. For the third straight year, Toyota Camry, a product of Japan's largest automaker, is the "most American car," as determined by Cars.com's formula. Honda Accord, the flagship of Japan's second largest automaker, is second.

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• Ford stumbles, Toyota recovers in annual quality study

  Detroit Free Press June 23, 2011

  Toyota recovered and Ford stumbled in J.D. Power's 2011 initial quality study, which found consumers increasingly critical of complex technology designed to increase smartphone use in vehicles.

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• 36,000 Toyota Prius Hybrid Coming To The United States For Summer

  AutoGuide.com June 23, 2011

  America's ongoing insatiable desire for the Toyota Prius is about to be sated: the Japanese factory is sending 36,000 examples our way, just in time for summer.

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• Toyota: U.S. plants will be at normal output by September

  USA Today’s Drive On June 16, 2011

  Toyota is announcing today that it expects to have all of its North American vehicle production levels back to normal by September.

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• Toyota nurtures science in schools with cash

  Torque News June 13, 2011

  Toyota today awarded $500,000 in 2011 TAPESTRY grants to 50 U.S. science teachers, furthering a 21-year-old program that to date has given out more than $10 million to almost 1,200 teachers in America.

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• Toyota's Buffalo plant 'back in business'

  Charleston Daily Mail June 10, 2011

  After production slowdowns and numerous non-production days as a result of the Great Recession, vehicle recalls and parts shortages caused by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, Toyota's plant here is making engines and transmissions again.

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