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Acropolis Rally Greece: Preview TGR-WRT titans take title fight to Greek gravel
19 Jun 2026
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team begins a sequence of seven successive gravel challenges that will decide the 2026 FIA World Rally Championship when the legendary Acropolis Rally in Greece stages round eight of the season.
[Toyota Times] Superconductor x Hydrogen Engine: A World-First Challenge at the Fuji 24 Hours
19 Jun 2026
Once again in 2026, the hydrogen-powered GR Corolla joined in the Super Taikyu Fuji 24 Hours. This year, it became the first race car in the world to compete with a superconducting liquid hydrogen pump onboard.
TMC Announces Changes to Board Members and Executive Structure
19 Jun 2026
Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) today assigned members of the board of directors at its Ordinary General Shareholders' Meeting, and appointed representative directors and directors with special titles
[Toyota Times] Shining Light on the Genba - ABAJ Chairman Toyoda Speaks About His Role
19 Jun 2026
What will it take to make cars a more prominent part of Japanese culture? On the day of the Automobile Business & Culture Association of Japan's general meeting, Chairman Toyoda described his role as that of a lighting technician. What did he mean?
Le Mans 24 Hours: Race Le Mans victory for TOYOTA RACING
19 Jun 2026
TOYOTA RACING overcame challenges during an intense battle through day and night to win an epic 94th Le Mans 24 Hours, the third round of the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC).
[Toyota Times] Rally Japan 2026 | Toyota Sweeps Top 4! First May Rally Deepens Community Ties
15 Jun 2026
Rally Japan 2026 was held in May for the first time. Behind Toyota's achievement of sweeping the top four spots was unified local community support.
Toyota to participate in the "1000 Miglia Gran Turismo Experience 2026," a special program of the historic Italian rally, the 1000 Miglia
09 Jun 2026
Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) will participate in the 1000 Miglia Gran Turismo Experience 2026 (Miglia Gran Turismo), a special program for the 1000 Miglia 2026 to be held in Brescia, Italy, over
Le Mans 24 Hours: Preview TOYOTA RACING aiming for Le Mans victory
05 Jun 2026
TOYOTA RACING will challenge for its sixth victory - and fulfilment of its new For the Engineering Race slogan - in the Le Mans 24 Hours on 13-14 June with the TR010 HYBRID Hypercar.
Hydrogen-Powered GR Corolla Takes on World-First Challenge at Super Taikyu Fuji 24 Hours Race
05 Jun 2026
Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) will compete in the ENEOS Super Taikyu Series 2026 Empowered by BRIDGESTONE Round 3 NAPAC Fuji 24 Hours Race, taking place on June 5 and 6, with the #32 TGRR GR Corol
[Toyota Times] How Does the All-New TZ Drive? A Look Inside the Development Hub and a Growing Charging Network
04 Jun 2026
Here, we take a closer look at Toyota Technical Center Shimoyama, the development site for the TZ, the all-new BEV from Lexus, as well as the charging network growing across Japan―all part of the effort to bring Lexus's vision to life.
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Quaker Oats is a company whose products I remember from my childhood days. Years before a foreign exchange crisis caused the Indian government to impose curbs on consumer product imports, we used to see a host of foreign brands in the Indian market. Including Quaker Oats, which I remember eating when I was a child, and which has been available for the past two decades or more.
