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[Toyota Times] Inside Toyota's "Days for Engineers": 12,000 Minds Accelerating the Future of Mobility
07 Aug 2026
What happens when 12,000 engineers, specialists, and partners connect across organizational boundaries? At Toyota's Days for Engineers, individual expertise becomes new technologies―and greater strength for the company as a whole.
[Toyota Times] FY2027 1Q Results: Toyota Advances Shareholder Returns with 1-trillion-yen Buyback While Accelerating Global HEV Investments
07 Aug 2026
Toyota posted broadly steady results, pairing the announcement with a major open-market share repurchase.
GR Launches Upgraded GR86
06 Aug 2026
GAZOO Racing (GR) today unveiled a partially upgraded GR86 and announced that Toyota vehicle dealers across Japan are to start accepting customer orders for it on August 28.
Rally Finland: Day 4 Flying Finn Pajari doubles up with home glory for TGR-WRT
03 Aug 2026
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team driver Sami Pajari has scored his second successive victory in the FIA World Rally Championship, triumphing on home roads for himself and his team at Rally Finland.
Toyota Joins in Supporting 2026 Kumamoto Earthquake Relief Efforts
31 Jul 2026
Toyota would like to express our deepest sympathies and condolences to all those affected by the 2026 Kumamoto Earthquake.
LEXUS Launches "LEXUS Flight" Helicopter Service
31 Jul 2026
LEXUS today announced the launch of LEXUS Flight, a helicopter transportation service operated by Aero Toyota Co., Ltd. ("Aero Toyota"), with service commencing on August 24, 2026.
TMC Announces Changes to Organizational Structure
31 Jul 2026
Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) today announced the following organizational changes, effective August 1.
Sales, Production, and Export Results for the First Half of 2026
30 Jul 2026
Toyota Motor Corporation announces its sales, production, and export results for June 2026 as well as the cumulative total from January to June 2026, including those for subsidiaries Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd.
[Toyota Times] Former Japan National Soccer Team Coach Okada Visits Toyota Technical Skills Academy: Lessons for Life
29 Jul 2026
Takeshi Okada, former head coach of the Japanese national soccer team, held a special class at Toyota Technical Skills Academy. What did this legendary coach, someone who knows what it takes to compete on the world stage, share with these students?
Toyota Mobility Foundation Names Winning Innovators across Varanasi, Venice, and Detroit in Global Sustainable Cities Challenge
28 Jul 2026
Toyota Mobility Foundation (TMF) announces the full list of winners of its global Sustainable Cities Challenge (SCC), the organization's largest initiative to date. The news follows last week's conclu
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