HUNTSVILLE – October 31, 2026 -- Mazda Toyota Manufacturing (MTM) has rolled its one millionth vehicle off the line at its Alabama plant and committed $120,000 in grants to four workforce and training partners.

MTM marks the milestone with both crossovers built at the plant

The celebration featured the Mazda CX-50 and the Toyota Corolla Cross, the two models assembled at the joint venture between Mazda Motor Corporation and Toyota Motor Corporation. The plant also builds the Corolla Cross HEV and the CX-50 Hybrid.

Detroit – October 11, 2026 -- Akio Toyoda, chairman of the board of Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC), became the fourth member of the Toyoda family inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame, in a ceremony held in Detroit.

The Hall of Fame recognizes leaders, innovators and visionaries whose work has shaped the global automotive and mobility industry. Toyoda joins his grandfather Kiichiro, his father Shoichiro, and Eiji Toyoda, his grandfather's cousin. Taiichi Ohno, widely regarded as the father of the Toyota Production System, is also among Toyota's honorees.

Delray Beach – September 28, 2026 -- The global hydrogen bus and truck market is projected to grow from $3.83 billion in 2026 to $8.95 billion by 2035, a 9.9% compound annual growth rate, according to MarketsandMarkets. Demand is concentrated in long-haul freight, high-utilization transit fleets and mining operations where battery-electric charging downtime remains commercially impractical.

Gothenburg – September 17, 2026 -- Eight industry leaders, including Volvo Group, Daimler Truck and Toyota Motor Corporation, unveiled a coordinated plan at IAA Transportation to scale hydrogen-powered trucking across Europe, with Germany positioned as the first market offering a fully scalable deployment model by 2030.