PLANO, Texas, Jan. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Steve Basra has
been promoted to Group Vice President, Connected Technologies at
Toyota Motor North America (TMNA), effective January 2020. He
will continue to report to Zack
Hicks, Executive Vice President, Digital Transformation
& Mobility and Chief Digital Officer.
Previously serving as Vice President, Connected Technologies
since October 2017, Basra has led
TMNA's efforts to enhance the customer's in-vehicle
experience. He has overseen the transformation and expansion
of the Connected Technologies group as they have pivoted to
becoming an agile, product-focused organization.
In addition to his duties at TMNA, Basra serves as Chief
Operating Officer for Toyota Connected North America. In his
dual-capped role, he oversees the design, development and
implementation of the company's connected car ecosystem.
Launched in Plano in 2016, Toyota
Connected North America is a global technology company founded by
Toyota to transform how customers around the world experience
mobility.
"Since joining Connected Technologies and Toyota Connected,
Steve has been instrumental in guiding our vision to deliver
amazing and personal connected experiences that will define the
future of mobility," said Hicks. "Through our continuous
improvement philosophy, Steve has inspired and challenged our teams
to further explore the future of enhanced and predictive safety and
convenience services."
About Toyota
Toyota (NYSE:TM) has been a part of the
cultural fabric in the U.S. and North
America for more than 60 years, and is committed to
advancing sustainable, next-generation mobility through our Toyota
and Lexus brands. During that time, Toyota has created a
tremendous value chain as our teams have contributed to world-class
design, engineering, and assembly of more than 40 million cars and
trucks in North America, where we
have 14 manufacturing plants, 15 including our joint venture in
Alabama (10 in the U.S.), and
directly employ more than 47,000 people (over 36,000 in the
U.S.). Our 1,800 North American dealerships (nearly 1,500 in
the U.S.) sold 2.8 million cars and trucks (2.4 million in the
U.S.) in 2019.
Through the Start Your Impossible campaign, Toyota highlights
the way it partners with community, civic, academic and
governmental organizations to address our society's most pressing
mobility challenges. We believe that when people are free to move,
anything is possible. For more information about Toyota,
visit www.toyotanewsroom.com.
Media Contacts:
Victor
Vanov
Victor.vanov@toyota.com
859.801.2592
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