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As Toyota Motor Corp. and Mazda Motor Corp. begin to scour the U.S. for where to put the first auto assembly plant announced under President Donald Trump, one state looks like a front runner: Mississippi. The Magnolia State already is home to a Corolla factory that’s been producing the compact...

Toyota Motor North America, Inc. (TMNA) is celebrating the official opening of its new North American headquarters today in Plano, Texas with a gala event to be attended by hundreds of dignitaries, partners and community leaders who will get the first glimpse of Toyota's new corporate campus...

The auto business used to be pretty straightforward, says Jim Lentz, CEO of Toyota Motor North America. Now, it's tough to know where to invest your dollars given the myriad ways the industry could go with alternative powertrains, autonomous cars and ride-sharing. Lentz, 61, has invested a lot...

Call it the Toyota effect. Two years ago, when Toyota said it was moving its U.S. headquarters from Southern California to Plano, the announcement made national headlines. The automaker was bringing up to 4,000 jobs and investing hundreds of millions of dollars. With its stature in Japan and...

Toyota North America made a big announcement in April 2014: It would move its corporate headquarters from Torrance, Calif., to Plano, Texas over a period of a few years. The move was expected to save the company money, but Toyota said at the time that the relocation was about bringing together...