In 2016, Toyota achieved another record year of North American vehicle production with 2,124,608 vehicles built at its North American vehicle assembly plants. Production volume was up 4.4 percent over the previous year total of 2,035,028 vehicles. Toyota’s total vehicle production in North America since 1986 has reached more than 30 million. Key drivers […]
TOYOTA EXPANDS TAKATA AIR BAG SAFETY RECALL
Toyota Motor North America, Inc. today announced that, based on recent information from Takata as required by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, it is expanding its recall involving Takata front passenger air bag inflators. The involved vehicles are equipped with a particular type of Takata inflator. According to Takata, a safety defect may arise […]
TOYOTA ANNOUNCES THE ACCIDENT REDUCTION EFFECTS OF INTELLIGENT CLEARANCE SONAR, A SAFETY SUPPORT TECHNOLOGY FOR PARKING
Toyota Motor Corporation conducted a survey of accidents occurring in parking lots involving three models (the Alphard, the Vellfire, and the Prius) which have been equipped with the Intelligent Clearance Sonar (ICS) system. The survey was conducted during the 18-month period from January 2015 to June 2016 on the ICS?a system which helps to prevent […]