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Rally del Paraguay: Day 3 Ogier leads TOYOTA GAZOO Racing 1-2 in WRC's newest challenge
01 Sep 2025
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team has achieved a one-two finish in a demanding new challenge at the Rally del Paraguay, with Sebastien Ogier fighting back to claim victory and Elfyn Evans taking second place in a dramatic final stage.
Sales, Production, and Export Results for July 2025
01 Sep 2025
Toyota Motor Corporation announces its sales, production, and export results for July 2025, including those for subsidiaries Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. and Hino Motors, Ltd.
[Toyota Times] Summer Days for Safety - Considering "What we can do right now" To Reduce Accidents
01 Sep 2025
Shoko-ji Temple was built in 1970 to pray for safety on our roads and commemorate traffic accident victims. This year, the temple once again provided a platform for sharing wide-ranging expertise with the goal of reducing accidents to zero.
Rally del Paraguay: Preview South American adventure ahead for TOYOTA GAZOO Racing
22 Aug 2025
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team is preparing to discover unfamiliar roads in South America when the FIA World Rally Championship visits Paraguay for the first time on August 28-31.
Aiming to Build Battery Ecosystem, Toyota and Mazda Start Tests of Energy Storage System Using Electrified Vehicle Batteries
21 Aug 2025
Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) and Mazda Motor Corporation (Mazda) have started field tests of Toyota's Sweep Energy Storage System at Mazda's Hiroshima Plant in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.
[Toyota Times] Corolla Cross Production Moves to Iwate: Made and Driven Locally to Revitalize Tohoku
21 Aug 2025
In May, Toyota Motor East Japan announced the transfer of Corolla Cross production to its Iwate Plant. This new chapter in the Corolla series is expected to help revitalize the Tohoku region.
LEXUS Sport Concept Debuts at 2025 Edition of The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering
21 Aug 2025
This morning, LEXUS debuted the LEXUS Sport Concept before the crowd enjoying The Quail, A Motorsport Gathering at The Quail Lodge and Golf Club in Carmel, California. The progressively styled, future
[Toyota Times] Partnership to Develop Mobility in Outer Space: What Is Interstellar Technologies?
13 Aug 2025
Interstellar Technologies develops and launches rockets and satellites and has teamed up with Toyota and Woven by Toyota. Toyota Times visited the company's worksite to see its efforts to create infrastructure in outer space.
[Toyota Times] Chairman Toyoda on Road Safety and His Sensors as Master Driver
12 Aug 2025
Returning after six months, the latest episode of Voice-Only Toyota Times News was recorded at Shoko-ji Temple, which hosted the Tateshina Meeting. Chairman Akio Toyoda spoke about safety and how he conducts himself in a crisis.
Toyota to Establish New Vehicle Manufacturing Plant in Japan
07 Aug 2025
Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) announced today that it plans to acquire land in the Teihoucho area of Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, to establish a new vehicle manufacturing plant.
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