Posts Tagged ‘toyota’
Toyota Motor Corporation Outperforms Industry in the J.D. Power and Associates 2012 Initial Quality Study
TORRANCE, Calif., June 20, 2012 – Toyota and Lexus vehicles captured five segment awards and five Toyota manufacturing facilities in Japan and North America won plant awards, including one Gold, in the 2012 Initial Quality Study (IQS), more than any other automaker in both categories. The study also found: Toyota has fewer problems than the ...
Three Toyota Models Selected as Best Family Cars of 2012
Three Toyota models have been selected as among the Best Family Cars of 2012 by Parents magazine and Edmunds.com. This is their fifth annual list, which will appear online today and on newsstands June 12. Toyota earned picks across three categories including Prius v in the high-mileage category; Camry in the sedan category and the ...
Statement from Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., Regarding 2011 J.D. Power and Associates’ Sales Satisfaction Index
We are pleased with the improvement off all three of our brands in the 2011 J.D. Power and Associates Sales Satisfaction Index (SSI) study. The Lexus brand improved its score over last year and ranked as the top premium nameplate. Both Toyota and Scion showed significant improvement and each placed higher in the rankings and ...
Victor Howell – 2011 Marketer of the Year
There are many men and women who do great things in our Baton Rouge community day in and day out. Every once in a while we are given an opportunity to honor these amazing people! One of our own, here at Team Toyota, was honored this week by being named one of the 2011 Marketer ...
GM’s Cadillac, Toyota Top Customer-Satisfaction Index in U.S.; BMW Falls
General Motors Co. (GM)’s Cadillac brand and Toyota Motor Corp. (7203)’s namesake division and luxury Lexus line topped the American Customer Satisfaction Index’s annual ranking of automakers. Toyota was the only non-premium brand in the top five, tying Cadillac and Lexus with 87 on a scale of 100, followed byFord Motor Co. (F)’s Lincoln and ...
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 ...
NHTSA Chief Calls Toyota’s Quick Action on Brake Fluid Recall “Fantastic”
David Strickland, head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has singled out Toyota this week for improvements on safety matters and its quick action on Wednesday’s brake fluid recall. During an interview with The Detroit News, Strickland citied a change in how Toyota approaches defects and said the automaker is “working very hard ...
TMA Group Vice President Jo Cooper Announces Retirement
Toyota Motor North America (TMA) announced that Josephine (Jo) Cooper, group vice president, public policy and government/industry affairs, is retiring today. “Jo’s dynamic leadership, political insight and outstanding service, have been tremendous assets to Toyota,” said Yoshi Inaba, TMA president and COO. All of us thank her for her many contributions to Toyota’s success ...
Toyota to Focus on Safety in Ad Campaign
Toyota is focusing its marketing message more intently on safety to help reassure consumers after the negative publicity about product recalls, Bob Carter, group vice president and Toyota Division general manager, told Automotive News. “What we’re dealing with is a perception issue,” said Carter said, adding that the safety theme will continue in the ...
Automakers Launching More Voluntary Recalls
The New York Times is reporting today that, in the wake of Toyota’s recalls, automakers across the industry are initiating significantly more recalls without waiting for government regulators. “The numbers underscore the sudden shift,” said the Times. “Two times as many cars and trucks have been recalled in the last 12 months than have been ...