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 Former headquarters in Torrance, California | |
| Founded | October 31, 1957 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Headquarters | Plano, Texas, U.S. |
Key people | Tetsuo Ogawa, CEO |
| Products | Toyota and Lexus products sold in the United States market |
| Owner | Toyota Motor Corporation |
Number of employees | 6,500 (2014) |
| Parent | Toyota Motor North America |
| Website | Toyota.com |
Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. (TMS, also known as Toyota USA) is the North American Toyota sales, marketing, and distribution subsidiary devoted to the United States market. Founded in 1957 in California, TMS currently employs more than 6,500 people. As of spring 2017 Toyota moved to a new campus in Plano, Texas. Construction of this new facility began in the fall of 2014,[1] and is located at the corner of Texas State Highway 121 and Legacy Drive, across the street from the FedEx Office Headquarters, and the J. C. Penney World Headquarters. The former location of Toyota's headquarters was Torrance, California, where they supervised 14 regional offices.
TMS oversees the sales of Toyota and Lexus products in 49 states through a network of over 1,200 Toyota dealers (of whom more than 900 also previously sold Scion vehicles) and over 200 Lexus dealers. California has the greatest number of Toyota dealerships of any other state at 172 dealerships. Toyota vehicles in Hawaii are distributed by Servco Pacific. TMS develops Toyota's television campaigns and other nationwide marketing materials, and supervises dealer marketing to ensure that dealers present a uniform image. TMS also manages regional distribution, which occurs through 12 parts centers and five vehicle centers. James E. Lentz III is the president of TMS.[2][3]
- ^ Jerry Hirsch and David Undercoffler, Toyota to move jobs and marketing headquarters from Torrance to Texas, Los Angeles Times, April 27, 2014
- ^ "Toyota USA | Toyota Operations Map | Design, Engineering & Marketing".
- ^ Maynard, Micheline (2008-10-09). "Toyota May Make Prius a Brand and Widen the Model Lineup". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-02-05.