Toyota Motor Corporation

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.

The $2.3 billion facility employs more than 4,500 team members. MTM credits that workforce and its community partners for the output milestone.

Senior Vice President Erik Skaggs credits teamwork for the production total

Skaggs said the one-million mark reflects the dedication, skill and teamwork of employees. He added that the team has built a culture rooted in collaboration since the groundbreaking.

Detroit – October 12, 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.

Toyoda took TMC's presidency in 2009 during a difficult period

Toyoda became president of TMC in 2009, assuming leadership during one of the most challenging periods in the company's history. He led efforts to strengthen quality controls, rebuild trust in the Toyota brand and reinforce the company's business foundation.

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.

India commits to 1,000 hydrogen commercial vehicles by 2030

India's National Green Hydrogen Mission is shifting from pilot programs to fleet-scale deployment, targeting more than 1,000 hydrogen trucks and buses in commercial use by 2030. The government plans refueling stations at roughly 200-kilometer intervals and is evaluating decentralized hydrogen production to improve fuel economics for medium and heavy commercial vehicles.

Gothenburg – September 18, 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.

Daimler Truck commits mid-three-digit million euro investment to hydrogen fleet

Daimler Truck customers have already driven nearly 600,000 kilometers with fuel cell trucks. The company will deploy 100 next-generation fuel cell trucks into customer operations from late 2026, alongside hydrogen combustion engine trucks set for market launch in 2027. Daimler Truck is investing a mid-three-digit million euro amount in hydrogen trucks through 2030. Volvo Group is separately committing significant capital to both fuel-cell and hydrogen-combustion truck lines for rollout toward 2030.