Toyota is temporarily suspending production at all of its automobile and components plants in North America, including Canada, Mexico and the U.S. The manufacturing facilities will be closed from March 23-24, resuming production on March 25, 2020. Our service parts depots and vehicle logistics centers will continue to operate. This action is being taken to… Continue reading @Toyota: Toyota is temporarily suspending production at all of its automobile and components plants in North America, including Canada, Mexico and the U.S.
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@Toyota: Toyota to Suspend Production at European Plants Due to Coronavirus Pandemic
Brussels, 18 March 2020 – In light of the acceleration of the current coronavirus pandemic in Europe and its social and economic impact, Toyota Motor Europe (TME) would like to provide an update on the status of its operations. First, Toyota offers its condolences to all those around the world who have lost loved ones… Continue reading @Toyota: Toyota to Suspend Production at European Plants Due to Coronavirus Pandemic
@Toyota: Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Missouri (TMMMO) Fact Sheet
President: Wes Woods Groundbreaking: 1991 Start of Production: 1993 Investment: $455 million Plant Sites: 75 acres Plant Sizes: 550,000 sq. ft. Employment: 900 Products: cylinder heads 2019 Production: 2.8 million cylinder heads Operations: low pressure casting, core making, die making Impact on Missouri: The Center for Automotive Research (CAR) conducted a study based on 2015 data… Continue reading @Toyota: Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Missouri (TMMMO) Fact Sheet
@Toyota: Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Tennessee (TMMTN) Fact Sheet
President: Wes Woods Groundbreaking: 2003 Start of Production: 2005 Investment: $365 million Plant Sites: 200 acres Plant Sizes: 450,000 sq. ft. Employment: 300 Products: engine blocks and automatic transmission cases and housings 2019 Production: 1.6 million engine blocks, 870K automatic transmission cases and housings Operations: high pressure casting, die making Impact on Tennessee: The Center for Automotive… Continue reading @Toyota: Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Tennessee (TMMTN) Fact Sheet
@Toyota: TRI-AD and DMP kick off HD Map update PoC from April 2020
On March 17th, 2020, Toyota Research Institute – Advanced Development, Inc. (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Dr. James Kuffner, “TRI-AD”) and Dynamic Map Platform Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo, President: Hiroyuki Inahata, “DMP”) have agreed to a partnership to build a proof of concept (“PoC”) applying the technologies of both companies starting April 2020. This PoC… Continue reading @Toyota: TRI-AD and DMP kick off HD Map update PoC from April 2020
@Toyota: Toyota Builds its LCV Line-up with Launch of new Proace City Compact Van
Toyota has significantly strengthened its presence in the UK van market with the introduction of the all-new Proace City, a compact van that offers a wealth of best-in-class load-carrying capabilities and high equipment specifications for the customer who needs their business transport to double as a mobile office. At a stroke, this new compact van… Continue reading @Toyota: Toyota Builds its LCV Line-up with Launch of new Proace City Compact Van
@Toyota: Toyota Blockchain Lab, Accelerating Blockchain Technology Initiatives and External Collaboration
Toyota City, Japan, March 16, 2020―Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) and Toyota Financial Services Corporation launched a cross-Group virtual organization, Toyota Blockchain Lab, in April 2019, which has moved forward with initiatives for using blockchain technology including, to date, verifying the usefulness of the technology through demonstration trials, and global collaboration with Group companies. In an… Continue reading @Toyota: Toyota Blockchain Lab, Accelerating Blockchain Technology Initiatives and External Collaboration
@Toyota: Toyota Develops New Paint Atomizer with Over 95 percent Coating Efficiency, Highest in the World
Toyota City, Japan, March 12, 2020―Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) has developed a new type of paint atomizer (airless paint atomizer) that uses static electricity instead of air, to replace the conventional air paint atomizers used in the vehicle body painting process. The newly developed airless painter, the first of its kind in the world*, achieves… Continue reading @Toyota: Toyota Develops New Paint Atomizer with Over 95 percent Coating Efficiency, Highest in the World
@Toyota: TRI-AD enables successful creation of HD maps for automated driving on surface roads
Maxar Technologies (“Maxar”), a trusted partner and innovator in Earth Intelligence and Space Infrastructure, Japan’s leading IT services provider NTT DATA Corporation (“NTT DATA”), and TRI-AD are collaborating on a proof of concept to build automated HD maps for automated vehicles using the highest-resolution commercial satellite imagery since April 25th, 2019. The PoC demonstrates it… Continue reading @Toyota: TRI-AD enables successful creation of HD maps for automated driving on surface roads
@Toyota: Toyota Financial Services Offers Payment Relief to Customers Affected by Tennessee Tornados
PLANO, Texas, March 6, 2020 – Toyota Financial Services (TFS) announced it is offering payment relief options to its customers affected by the recent tornados which struck Tennessee earlier this month. This broad outreach includes any Toyota Financial Services (TFS) or Lexus Financial Services (LFS) customer in the designated disaster areas. Toyota Financial Services cares… Continue reading @Toyota: Toyota Financial Services Offers Payment Relief to Customers Affected by Tennessee Tornados