Toyota as the host in North Texas on First-Ever Supplier variety event for Local Women and Minority-Owned Businesses

Toyota hosted the first ever North Texas supplier variety event in North Texas at Dallas,Plano, at Marriott, Legacy Town center. The name of the event was “Power of Exchange 2015”. This

valuable forum was held in order to connect Women Business Enterprises (WBEs), local Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) with Toyota's Tier I suppliers, and supported approach  to Toyota's sales services, such as marketing and other professional services. 

“We look forward with great anticipation to our move to Plano and are always looking for new business partners to further Toyota’s commitment to diversity,” said Bonnie Clinton, Chief Procurement Officer for Indirect Procurement at Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.  “Toyota has long appreciated the important role that women and minority-owned companies play in our supply chain.  As we build ‘One Toyota’ in North America, we firmly believe that networking, learning and harnessing the economic power of a diverse range of businesses will enable Toyota and the communities we serve to grow and flourish.  We very much enjoyed this opportunity to meet the local community and lay foundations for meaningful relationships in our new home."

The event included morning session of education, other panel discussions that provide attendees with an overview of what are elements of  working with Toyota’s business partners.

In April 2014, Toyota declared that it would establish new headquarters in Plano, for its North American operations as a part of series of moves all in order to better serve the customers and also important thing position the company for tenable, long-term growth.

Toyota’s three separate North American headquarters for manufacturing, sales and marketing, and corporate operations will relocate to a single, state-of-the-art campus in Plano. This will influence nearly  4,000 employees.