TOYOTA EXPANDS U.S. R&D FACILITIES

Toyota moved a step closer to realizing its goal of creating fully integrated operations in the United States when Toyota Technical Center, U.S.A., Inc. (TTC), Toyota's U.S. R&D arm, opened its new prototype-vehicle evaluation facility Thursday in California. The ceremony marked the first of several new R&D facilities Toyota will open this week as part of its more than $220 million plan to further enhance its ability to design, develop, and build cars in the United States.