Toyota Motor Europe and CERTPOINT Systems Win Coveted Silver Award For The “Best E-Learning Project In Securing Widespread Adoption” By E-Learning Age Awards 2008
 Thursday 20th November 2008, Toyota Motor Europe TME and CERTPOINT Systems™, a leading global provider of corporate training software and solutions have been awarded the prestigious Silver Award in the “Best e-Learning project in securing widespread adoption” category by e-Learning Age. The ceremony took place at the Park Lane Hotel in London on 6th November 2008.The award submission presented the complex challenges that Toyota successfully addressed when implementing its...

Did the Japanese Government Fund the Toyota Prius?
Toyota, rather adamantly says “no.” At least, that word is used in their statement.But someone who should know says, equally adamantly, “yes.”That someone is none other than James Press pictured, now the vice-chairman and president of Chrysler. But, before that job, he spent 37 years at Toyota, and ended up running their United States operations and sitting on the Japanese car maker’s board of directors.According to comments made by Press to Business Week magazine, the Prius development costs...

Toyota introduces Auris SR and TR
After the launch of the Auris SR180, the Japanese automaker introduces new SR models powered by the 1.6 Dual VVT-i petrol and 2.0 D-4D 130 diesel engines. This new version of the Toyota Auris features 17 inch alloy wheels, lowered suspension, rear spoiler but also dark-tinted privacy glass.Toyota did not forget about the safety of its cars and due to this the vehicle comes with nine airbags, front fog lamps but also leather-trimmed steering wheels, climate control air conditioning and six-speaker sound...

Toyota planning hybrid comeback to Le Mans
After last year Toyota won the Tokachi 24 race with its Supra Hybrid, now the Japanese manufacturer is planning a return in the famous Le Mans 24h endurance race, with a hybrid race car.According to Toyota’s Kazuo Okamoto, Member of the Board since 2005, the manufacturer’s goal is to step higher into the endurance races and to introduce hybrid systems in sports cars, which will make them lighter and more efficient. [source]