A man called Victor Sheppard has put lot of miles in his vehicle, Toyota Tundra, one million to be exact. He is a fan of this brand and bought a brand new one in 2007. This model was built and assembled in facility San Antonio, Texas. He was driving this truck for more than 9…
In June, Toyota revealed its new model of Prius. It has the option for a solar panel roof. This roof will stretch along almost the entire length of the roof. With this option vehicles can double the miles up to 37 from 16.4 miles on a single charge. Toyota is moving forward and in right…
Age is only a number and Toyota plant is celebrating its 30th anniversary. It all started with an announcement in December 1985 when Dr. Shoichiro Toyoda, TMC President, declared a date for Kentucky Plant pioneering ceremony in 1986. Now it is a busy plant employing 8,000 people, with buildings covering 169 football fields, and it…
When Toyota moves to their new headquarters next year, the plan is to “catch a ray” as they say because the campus in Plano Texas will have a large solar project. According to the company, a 7.75 MW system is expected to give 25% of the power required for the new headquarters. This kind of…
In a few years from now, we’ll be looking at a network of connected vehicles. Toyota is working together with a Japanese partner, KDDI, toward establishing a global communications platform. This means communications networks supporting car connectivity throughout the world. By 2020, this kind of module will be a part of standard equipment in all…
This unique car from Toyota is made completely from wood an idea meant to last for generations. Toyota Setsuna roadster was exhibited at Milan Design Week (April 12th to 17th). It might look like a puzzle, but is fully functioning. This is an open two-seater vehicle. The word Setsuna means “moment” in Japanese. Engineers in…
On 25th May Indiana plant in Princeton celebrated 20 years of building vehicles. Over these 20 years, this plant built 4.45 million vehicles. It started off as the plant to make the Tundra, but now it is pride of Sienna minivan, Highlander, Highlander hybrid midsize SUV and Sequoia full-size SUV. Norm Bafunno, the plant’s president,…
Recently, Toyota Motors declared a partnership with Uber, all in order to analyze collaboration in the world of ridesharing. As a part of this partnership Toyota Financial Services and Mirai Creation investment will make crucial investment in Uber. The two companies have signed the memorandum of understanding (MOU), to explore ridesharing in the countries where…
The revolution started with the Prius hybrid vehicle, which was launched in December 1997 in Japan and afterward in Europe and America. The latest news by Toyota Motor Corporation is that company reported sales of 9 million hybrid vehicles. On 30th April this Japanese maker reported sales of 9.014 million units. According to the automaker,…
Texas Special Olympics (SOTX) declared Toyota as the newest partner in the Olympics. This makes the automaker a year-round statewide $250,000-level co-sponsor. SOTX supports training and other sports competitions all year round for the people, precisely 55,200 children and adults who have intellectual disabilities in the state of Texas. The organization is non-profit. Toyota and…
