First Toyota Employees Mark Beginning Of New Era For Plano
It was just over three years ago that Toyota announced it was moving to Texas. On Monday, the first employees will move into their new headquarters.
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It was just over three years ago that Toyota announced it was moving to Texas. On Monday, the first employees will move into their new headquarters.
Ford, Nissan, General Motors and Toyota all reported U.S. sales declines in April, strong signs that demand for cars, trucks and SUVs is starting to slow after seven straight years of growth.
The line stretched around the corner. Once doors opened customers packed inside looking for a taste of authenticity.
Some of America's most popular cars and trucks are made in Mexico, for now. Many Americans have benefited from Mexico's emergence as a production hub. Low-cost production keeps sticker prices lower.
Toyota has relinquished the title of the world's biggest automaker, reporting Monday that it sold 10.175 million vehicles worldwide in 2016, fewer than Volkswagen's 10.31 million.
Toyota said that it is recalling about 79,000 pickup trucks because steps in the rear bumpers could break. The recall covers Tundra pickup trucks from the 2016 and 2017 model years.
Donald Trump tweeted Thursday that if Toyota goes ahead with plans to build the compact Corolla in a new factory in Mexico instead of the United States, it faces a "big border tax" when it ships the cars north.
Demand may be slowing, but U.S. consumers still bought a whole lot of cars and trucks in 2016. U.S. sales of new vehicles — which set a record of 17.47 million in 2015 — could hit a new high in 2016.
Toyota will reveal a new version of America's top-selling car next month. The company gave few details about the revamped Toyota Camry. The vehicle was last redesigned for the 2013 model year.
Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling 834,000 Toyota Sienna minivans in North America because the sliding doors could open while the vehicle is moving.
DFW is second only to New York City when it comes to having the most new construction projects.
Toyota will pay up to $3.4 billion to settle a class action lawsuit brought by U.S. pickup truck and SUV owners whose vehicles lacked adequate rust protection.
Toyota has changed the landscape near the interchange of the Sam Rayburn and Dallas North Tollways in the last few months, from 100 acres of empty land into its massive new headquarters.
Toyota's North American CEO announced he expects about 70% of his current employees to make the move to Texas. That leaves a lot of open positions that need to be filled.
Police in Rowlett are asking for the public's help to fins a missing 30-year-old man.
New rankings from the insurance industry show that the Audi Q7, Lexus RX and Toyota Prius have the easiest-to-use anchors for child seats.
Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling 337,000 vehicles for a third time. The recall involves the Toyota RAV4 SUV from the 2006-2011 model years and the Lexus HS250h sedan from the 2010 model year.
U.S. auto sales may be slowing, but they're still expected to set a record in the first six months of this year. Sales through June were expected to be up 2 percent over last year.
Toyota is recalling 1.43 million vehicles for defective air bags and another 2.87 million vehicles for faulty fuel-emissions controls.
A top engineer at Toyota said that the Japanese automaker plans to get as bullish as its rivals in pushing plug-in hybrids, which switch between a gas engine and an electric motor, with the introduction of its new Prius Prime.
Eight automakers are recalling more than 12 million vehicles in the U.S. to replace Takata air bag inflators that can explode with too much force.
Toyota is investing in Uber, making it the latest car company to put money in a ride-hailing app.
Toyota is recalling 60,000 Avalon and Camry sedans in North America because their front passenger air bags may not deploy in a crash. The recall involves vehicles from the 2016 model year.
There are many people in Collin County who can't drive but still need to get around. Now with a million dollar grant from Toyota, some of the people in the fastest growing part of North Texas can still get an affordable ride where they need to go.
Toyota is forming a new data science company in partnership with Microsoft that is designed to free customers "from the tyranny of technology." Toyota Connected has a goal of simplifying technology so that it is easier to use.
The board's unanimous decision followed nearly two hours of closed-door deliberations and comes amid a lawsuit alleging administrators failed to act.
North Texas readers hit the road for a regional tour of indie bookstores and hidden gems.
Police said witness accounts and surveillance video showed the SUV traveling at a high speed before the impact.
Attorneys say the footage shows aggressive actions by officers before two women were arrested and later cleared.
Families describe long lines, missing prescription records, and staff relying entirely on paper as the hospital's network remains down.
A coordinated police effort and witness accounts led investigators to identify and charge the suspect.
The board's unanimous decision followed nearly two hours of closed-door deliberations and comes amid a lawsuit alleging administrators failed to act.
North Texas readers hit the road for a regional tour of indie bookstores and hidden gems.
The baby at the center of a surrogacy dispute was born in Texas Wednesday and has hypoplastic left heart syndrome, a rare heart defect.
Police said witness accounts and surveillance video showed the SUV traveling at a high speed before the impact.
The reversal comes just weeks after an I-Team investigation showed contention over the disciplinary process.
A phone call from jail raised further suspicions that Carney targeted other girls.
More than 40 years after helping catch an ice cream truck driver who exposed himself to her, an Oklahoma woman testified against him in a Texas trial, helping secure a life sentence.
In 1991, a Plano girl was kidnapped and sexually assaulted. The same thing happened 8 years later in Dallas. Investigators found the same DNA on both victims.
Ashley Keith sat down with CBS News Texas for an exclusive interview, her first ever about her 1991 kidnapping.
A Texas judge earlier this month issued a ruling that deregulated silencers, shotguns and certain rifles.
Tehran has asserted that the Strait of Hormuz is "under Iran's control and management" after President Trump said the U.S. might "keep it."
Senate Democrats are demanding answers about conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln during the aircraft carrier's record-setting deployment.
Secretaries Marco Rubio and Scott Bessent were on the decoy flight last month when President Trump secretly switched to a different plane while Pete Hegseth was with Mr. Trump.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers may soon be outfitted with gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks that are intended to gain compliance from combative individuals.
Target, which embarked on a turnaround plan under its new CEO earlier this year, reported an increase in first-quarter sales Wednesday.
During the program's first year, it will be offered at about 65 to 75 hospitals that handle about a quarter of births in the state and largely serve low-income patients, Newsom's office said.
Bimbo Bakeries USA employs over 20,000 people and has been headquartered in Horsham, Pennsylvania, for the past 17 years.
This explosion is among several similar incidents across North Texas that raise questions about why hazardous natural gas leaks keep happening
Zoox, owned by Amazon, produces its own autonomous vehicles that it says are built for passengers, not drivers.
The Social Security Administration is expanding its list of diseases and other health conditions that may qualify for accelerated approval of disability benefits.
The notice from a U.S. government agency does not indicate in which stores the beef was sold.
Federal officials issued a public health alert for meat products containing jalapeños that may be linked to a salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds of people across at least 27 states.
In a wide-ranging interview with the CBS News partner BBC News, Hunter Biden grew emotional as he discussed his father's condition, describing it as very sad to watch.
Telehealth platform disclosed users' "most private" health info and locked consumers into subscriptions, regulators allege.
The project would include a new Dallas Stars arena, along with restaurants, shops and public spaces.
It's an annual Dallas tradition, but this year those pink Cadillacs are parking in Fort Worth.
A fairly new entertainment and food venue in Allen surprised a lot of people last week by suddenly shutting down.
The future of AI technology manufacturing has landed in North Texas.
Mayor Jim Ross said hotel revenue in the city was a record $31 million in June, smashing the previous mark of $23 million.
Paige Bueckers scored all 22 of her points in the second half, and the Dallas Wings beat Toronto 94-88, handing the expansion Tempo their 10th consecutive loss.
The broadcasts for the three tune-up games will cause regular CBS programming to move to KTXA 21.
CBS Sports says it has no timeline for a decision on Romo, who is on indefinite leave following his July arrest. Meanwhile, JJ Watt is stepping in.
The Maumelle High football player wore the helmet for nearly an hour and was fortunate he wasn't bitten, animal services director Chris Davis said.
Texas Rangers right-hander Nathan Eovaldi has been placed on the 15-day injured list because of elbow inflammation.
Ariana Grande had been due to star alongside her "Wicked" co-star Jonathan Bailey in a production of "Sunday in the Park with George" in 2027.
Vincent Pastore played Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on all six seasons of "The Sopranos," which aired from 1999 to 2007.
A lawsuit alleges that a drive storing a $45 million spy film starring Nicolas Cage was "stolen right off a Netflix desk."
Academy Award-winning Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard has died in a motorcycle crash.
Four women say Hollywood star Jared Leto committed sexual crimes against them when they were teenagers, in interviews with the BBC.
The Red Bull Flugtag Airshow returned to Las Colinas on Saturday after a 12-year hiatus. Teams are tasked with constructing a flying machine and putting it to the test. It's estimated that around 25,000 people attended the event.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit babies at Texas Health locations across North Texas celebrated Valentine's Day.
As Anthony Davis prepared for his debut game at the AAC, Dallas Mavericks fans took to the arena to protest the controversial trade.
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