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PLANO, Texas, January 23, 2018 – Move over polluters, the Toyota Mirai, one of the  world’s first mass-produced hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, has surpassed 3,000 sales in the Golden State. Having reached this new milestone, Mirai make up more than 80% of all hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in the United States. Source: Toyota USA Hydrogen is Going the Distance: Toyota Surpasses 3,000 Mirai Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle Sales in California

PLANO, Texas (Jan. 19, 2018) – Toyota is named again by Fortune as one of the “World’s Most Admired Companies” and named the No. 1 motor vehicle company for the fourth consecutive year in an annual ranking. Fortune also recognized Toyota as one of the Top 50 “All-Star” companies surveyed, moving up five spots from last year. Source: Toyota USA Toyota Named to Fortune Magazine's 2018 'World's Most Admired' List

PLANO, Texas (Jan. 18, 2018) – Toyota is a North American launch partner of the Overwatch League, the first major global professional esports league with city-based competition between teams from some of the world’s top sports and esports leaders. This partnership marks the first time Toyota has partnered with an esports league. Source: Toyota USA Toyota Named North American Launch Partner for Inaugural Season of Esports' Overwatch League

PLANO, Texas (Jan. 16, 2018) – In 2017, Toyota built 1,983,723 vehicles at its North American vehicle assembly plants. Production volume was down slightly from the previous year total of 2,124,608 vehicles. Source: Toyota USA Toyota Production in North America Nearly 2 Million in 2017

DETROIT, Jan.13, 2018 – For the seventh consecutive year, while showcasing new vehicles at the North American International Auto Show, Toyota Motor North America stepped in to protect Detroit area homeless and low-income families from the cold. By donating BOGS winter boots, guaranteed to weather harsh conditions, and Smartwool socks, the official sock of the U.S. Ski and Snowboard teams, the “Toyota Walk in My Boots” community outreach project helped more than 150 residents of The Salvation Army Detroit Harbor Light/Booth Family Shelter, a homeless shelter for primarily women and single mothers and their children. Local families in the community also received donations. Source: Toyota USA Toyota Kicks Off Detroit Auto Show with Its 'Walk In My Boots' Community Outreach Program By Helping Local Families In Need

PLANO, Texas (Jan. 11, 2018) In honor of the life and vision of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Toyota Financial Services (TFS) announced its continued support of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), with its annual donation of $60,000 to five HBCUs and the Tom Joyner Foundation. Source: Toyota USA Toyota Honors Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with Annual ,000 Donation to Historically Black Colleges and Universities and the Tom Joyner Foundation

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Jan. 10, 2018) – Alabama Governor Kay Ivey and Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle joined Mazda (TM: MZDAF) and Toyota (NYSE: TM) leaders today to announce the automakers have selected Huntsville, Alabama as the site of their new joint-venture manufacturing plant. Source: Toyota USA Mazda, Toyota select Alabama for new U.S. auto manufacturing plant

Akio Toyoda, President and Member of the Board of Directors, Toyota Motor Corporation: 2018 CES – Remarks Source: Toyota USA Akio Toyoda, President and Member of the Board of Directors, Toyota Motor Corporation: 2018 CES – Remarks

LOS ALTOS, Calif., Jan. 4, 2018 – Toyota Research Institute (TRI) will show its next-generation automated driving research vehicle, Platform 3.0, at CES ® next week in Las Vegas. The new platform, which is built on a Lexus LS 600hL, combines greater technological capabilities with new harmonized styling that integrates the automated vehicle technology into the LS model’s design. It will be on display in Toyota’s CES ® exhibit in the North Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center beginning Tues., Jan. 9. Source: Toyota USA Toyota Research Institute Introduces Next-Generation Automated Driving Research Vehicle at CES®

Four months after Hurricane Harvey made landfall, the streets in Houston are still littered with signs of the historic storm’s destructive force: drywall stacked up on curbs, children’s toys mangled and water damaged, a favorite couch splintered across a front yard. Source: Toyota USA Helping Houston Rebuild Homes, Lives Faster

PLANO, Texas (December 11, 2017) – Newsweek has once again named Toyota one of the world’s greenest companies, scoring in the top 5% of global companies, and was named the “Best in Industry Global” in the automobiles category. Toyota was ranked #16 of the Global 500 greenest companies and #1 in the automobile category. Source: Toyota USA Newsweek Names Toyota World's Greenest Automaker

Toyota will premiere its all-new 2019 Avalon on Monday, January 15, at 1:05 PM EST during the 2018 North American International Auto Show. Source: Toyota USA Style and Dynamism, Actualized