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Body Shop Culture: Building an Environment Where People Do the Right Thing (Without Being Asked)

I like to look at culture as the foundation your company will stand on. Without a solid foundation, we know what happens over time.

Toyota Constructing Test Facility for Autonomous Vehicles

Toyota will transform a 60-acre site into a test facility inside the 1.75-mile test track at Michigan Technical Resource Park.

Car-O-Liner Provides Equipment, Training for Toyota’s New North American Headquarters

Car-O-Liner’s local distributor in Texas installed the latest frame-straightening, three-dimensional measuring and universal anchoring equipment at the new headquarters, which spans a 100-acre campus.

Toyota’s February U.S. Sales up Nearly 5 Percent

Toyota Motor North America reported February 2018 U.S. sales of 182,195 vehicles, an increase of 4.5 percent from February 2017 on a volume basis.

Toyota to Form New Company Focusing on Self-Driving Systems

Toyota said it will establish a new company called Toyota Research Institute-Advanced Development (TRI-AD), which will focus on developing autonomous driving technology.

Mike Anderson to Help Auto Body Shops Find OEM Repair Procedures in Webinar Series

Popular auto body trainer, consultant and speaker Mike Anderson said he plans to offer a new series of free monthly webinars called “Learn to Research, Research to Learn,” with the goal of helping shops find OEM repair specifications.

Second-Generation Toyota Safety Sense Collision-Avoidance Package Features Expanded Capabilities

The second generation of Toyota Safety Sense has been expanded to help improve driver situational awareness while providing additional protections for a pedestrian or bicyclist in front of the vehicle, the automaker said.

President of Toyota Canada: ‘Autonomous Vehicles Will Revolutionize Mobility and Transform Society’

According to Larry Hutchinson, president and CEO of Toyota Canada, the autonomous vehicle is a great opportunity for the automotive industry and will change society as we know it. Just don’t expect it to happen tomorrow.

Collision Industry Conference: Are You Following OEM Procedures?

The $42 million verdict in the John Eagle Collision Center negligence lawsuit has seized the industry’s attention. The question is: Are shops implementing the lessons learned from the case?

Toyota Wholesale Parts Will Have a Presence at SEMA Show

The company invites attendees to see its new products, meet famous athletes and motorsports legends and enter the TRRP Challenge for a chance to win a new drone.

Kobe Steel Falsified Quality Data for Metal Used in Cars

Japan’s third-largest steelmaker earlier this week admitted that it falsified data about the integrity of some aluminum and copper products used to make cars, planes and trains.

Toyota Research Institute Releases Video Showing First Demonstration of Autonomous Vehicle Platform

Toyota’s research arm has released a video showing the first demonstration of its Guardian and Chauffeur autonomous vehicle platform.