Toyota Motor Corp. Donates Educational Vehicles to 5 Educational Institutions Nationwide

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Toyota Motor Korea held an educational vehicle donation ceremony at the Toyota Training Academy on the 17th as part of the TOYOTA Technical Experience Program (TEP), an industry-academic cooperation program to foster talent in the automobile industry. The donation ceremony was held for a total of five educational institutions, including Ajou Automobile University, Yeungnam Institute of Technology, Gyeonggi Automobile Science High School, Dongil Industrial High School, and Yeosu Industrial High School.

Donated items include a total of five vehicles, including Siena, Prius AWD, Prius Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV), Lexus UX, and GR86, parts for maintenance practice, and welding panels for sheet metal practice. The donation vehicle consists of a variety of vehicles, including hybrid minivans, electric hatchbacks, hybrid SUVs, and rear-wheel-drive sports cars, allowing students to learn electrification technology, vehicle structure, and driving performance characteristics. In particular, it included key electrification models such as Prius AWD, Prius PHEV, Lexus UX with an electronic 4WD system, and motorsport-based GR86.

T-TEP is an industry-academia cooperation program that has been operated since 2020 and provides electric technology education, Japanese training, and educational vehicle support, and is currently cooperating with 14 educational institutions nationwide. A total of 37 vehicles, including this support, were provided to the training site through vehicle donations that began in 2021. Toyota Motor Korea plans to visit the school from March to December, after the donation ceremony, and conduct educational programs on Toyota's electrification technology, brand philosophy, and Toyota production method (TPS).

Lee Byung-jin, vice president of Toyota Motor Korea, emphasized the importance of nurturing talented people with skills and experience required in the field and announced a plan to help students grow into professional talents who can play an active role in the industrial field. Toyota Motor Korea will continue to expand its activities to enhance understanding of the automobile industry and spread automobile culture through electric technology education and motorsports experience programs in the future.

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