Author: Toyota Official News

@Toyota: Toyota Doubles Down on Sedans

As the automotive industry shifts to trucks and SUVs, Marketing VP Cynthia Tenhouse sees a bright future for Toyota’s passenger car lineup. It’s no secret the auto industry is undergoing a bit of a shift at the moment. In fact, the surge in truck and SUV sales have led several brands to all but eliminate… Continue reading @Toyota: Toyota Doubles Down on Sedans

@Toyota: TMC Announces Changes to Operating Officer and Senior Managements’ Areas of Responsibilities

  Koji Sato Lexus International Co. (President) Lexus International Co. (President) GAZOO Racing Company (President)   Hisatake Murata GAZOO Racing Company (Senior General Manager) GAZOO Racing Company (Executive Vice President)   Hideharu Matsuoka Connected Company (Executive Vice President) Connected Business Field (concurrently Senior General Manager) Connected Company (Executive Vice President) * Mitsuru Uno Toyota Mobility… Continue reading @Toyota: TMC Announces Changes to Operating Officer and Senior Managements’ Areas of Responsibilities

@Toyota: Using AI to predict new materials with desired properties

Tsukuba, Japan, Aug 1, 2020 – (ACN Newswire) – Scientists in Japan have developed a machine learning approach that can predict the elements and manufacturing processes needed to obtain an aluminum alloy with specific, desired mechanical properties. The approach, published in the journal Science and Technology of Advanced Materials, could facilitate the discovery of new… Continue reading @Toyota: Using AI to predict new materials with desired properties

@Toyota: Toyota Motor Credit Corporation Grows its Mazda Financial Services Private Label Business with launch of Mazda Protection Products

Offering a comprehensive suite of vehicle and payment protection products to Mazda dealers and customers PLANO, Texas, August 1, 2020 – In April, Toyota Motor Credit Corporation (TMCC) announced it had launched a private label financial services business commencing with the provision of services to Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) marketed under the brand Mazda… Continue reading @Toyota: Toyota Motor Credit Corporation Grows its Mazda Financial Services Private Label Business with launch of Mazda Protection Products

@Toyota: 1st Quarter of Fiscal year ending March 31,2021

2020-07-31 Toyota Tsusho announced financial results for 1st Quarter of Fiscal year ending March 31, 2021. Below are the main items of Consolidated Results based on IFRS. (Unit: Billion yen) FY2019 1Q FY2020 1Q Change Gross profit 158.6 115.4 (43.2) Operating profit 55.6 19.1 (36.5) Profit before income taxes 81.5 25.9 (55.6) Profit attributable to… Continue reading @Toyota: 1st Quarter of Fiscal year ending March 31,2021

@Toyota: Toyota’s Global Sales Recover to 84% of Previous Year’s Level in June 2020

Toyota City, Japan, July 30, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announces its sales, production, and export results for June 2020 as well as the cumulative total from January to June 2020, including those for subsidiaries Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. and Hino Motors, Ltd. June 2020 Sales Results Toyota– Worldwide sales: Sixth… Continue reading @Toyota: Toyota’s Global Sales Recover to 84% of Previous Year’s Level in June 2020

@Toyota: Enabling AI-Powered Production: Our Portfolio Company Drishti is Hiring

Image courtesy of Drishti Founded by Dr. Prasad Akella and Krishnendu Chaudhury, our portfolio company Drishti is transforming discrete manufacturing through a combination of AI-powered video analytics, data, and insights that helps humans on the factory floor work more efficiently with machines. Drishti’s mission is to “extend human potential in an increasingly automated world.” Drishti uses… Continue reading @Toyota: Enabling AI-Powered Production: Our Portfolio Company Drishti is Hiring

@Toyota: Toyota Research Institute – Advanced Development, Inc. to form Woven Planet Holdings and two new Operating Companies, Woven CORE and Woven Alpha

Toyota Research Institute – Advanced Development, Inc. (TRI-AD) will expand and improve its operations by forming a holding company and two operating companies, with effect from January 2021. The holding company will be Woven Planet Holdings, Inc. (Woven Planet Holdings), and the two operating companies will be Woven CORE, Inc. (Woven CORE), which will develop,… Continue reading @Toyota: Toyota Research Institute – Advanced Development, Inc. to form Woven Planet Holdings and two new Operating Companies, Woven CORE and Woven Alpha