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Friday, May 25th, 2012 by
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Toyota Hits Four Million Unit Global Sales Milestone for Hybrids

TORRANCE (May. 22, 2012) – Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) in Japan announced its global hybrid vehicle sales totaled four million units through April 2012. Toyota currently sells 18 hybrid passenger vehicles in 80 countries and regions around the world. This year, hybrid vehicle accounted for 15 percent of TMC’s global vehicle sales. Prius, Toyota’s first ...

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Tuesday, November 15th, 2011 by
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Intel, TMC to Start Joint Research on Next-Generation In-Vehicle Multimedia Systems

Toyota City, Japan, November 10, 2011—Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) signed a memorandum of understanding today with Intel Corporation to begin joint research on next-generation in-vehicle multimedia systems* that would replace current navigation systems. The joint research with Intel, experienced in information communication technologies, will target appropriate methods of providing information to drivers through in-vehicle systems, ...

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Friday, August 5th, 2011 by
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Toyota & Innovation

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) is developing new technology to aid vehicles in avoiding vehicle certain collisions by assisting the driver by helping control the brakes and steering when sensors detect a potential collision.  The system uses millimeter-wave radar and stereo cameras to help detect pedestrians and vehicles ahead.  The system also emits near-infrared beams to ...

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Thursday, May 26th, 2011 by
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Toyota Receives Recommendations from North American Quality Advisory Panel

  NEW YORK, NY – May 23, 2011 — Toyota said today that it has received the recommendations provided in a report from its independent North American Quality Advisory Panel, led by former Transportation Secretary Rodney Slater.   Responding to the public release of the Panel’s report, Toyota Motor Corporation President Akio Toyoda said, “We ...

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Friday, May 20th, 2011 by
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Prius v Still on Track for Delivery in U.S. this Fall

TORRANCE, Calif., May 13, 2011 –Following Toyota Motor Corporation’s (TMC)  announcement in Japan today that delivery of the Prius alpha will be delayed,  Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. (TMS) announced that the Prius v is still on  track for delivery to U.S. customers this fall. Delay of the Japan-market Prius alpha is due to the ...

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Wednesday, April 20th, 2011 by
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Toyota Prius Surpasses One Million U.S. Sales

~edmunds AutoObserver   By Bill Visnic April 7, 2011 When Toyota Motor Corp. announced yesterday the millionth version of its Prius hybrid-electric car had been sold in the U.S., the number placed in perspective the impact of the seminal nameplate not just in the U.S., but for the entire auto industry. Few remember, however, that the ...

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Wednesday, April 6th, 2011 by
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Microsoft and Toyota Announce Strategic Partnership on Next-Generation Telematics

REDMOND, Wash., and TOYOTA CITY, Japan — April 6, 2011 — Microsoft Corp. and Toyota Motor Corp. (TMC) today announced they have forged a strategic partnership and plan to build a global platform for TMC’s next-generation telematics services using the Windows Azure platform. Telematics is the fusing of telecommunications and information technologies in vehicles; it ...

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Monday, March 21st, 2011 by
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Updated Toyota Statement Regarding Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan

NEW YORK, NY (March 16, 2011; Posted at 3:15 PM EDT) Regarding Toyota’s North American operations, so far the impact is limited. All 13 North American vehicle and engine plants are running normally, although overtime has been curtailed for now to assure we maintain adequate inventories of parts that come from Japan. In addition, since ...

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Thursday, March 17th, 2011 by
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Updated Toyota Statement Regarding Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan

NEW YORK, NY (March 16, 2011; Posted at 7:00 AM EDT) We continue to place priority on supporting the relief efforts in the regions affected and ensuring that our team members, the employees at subsidiary vehicle manufacturers and at our suppliers—and all their respective family members—are safe.    With that in mind, Toyota Motor Corporation ...

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Wednesday, March 9th, 2011 by
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Worldwide Sales of TMC Hybrids Top 3 Million Units

  Toyota City, Japan, March 8, 2011—Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announces global cumulative sales of its hybrid vehicles have topped the 3-million mark, with more than 3.03 million units1 sold worldwide as of February 28, 2011. 2, since 1997, have led to approximately 18 million fewer tons3 of CO2 emissions—considered to be a cause of ...

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