Toyota

Big news coming out of Detroit this week! Highlander sales were up more than 20% in 2016 which means hundreds of new jobs are coming to the Princeton, IN. plant. Big news indeed!

Toyota Motor Manufacturing issued two recalls of 3.37 million vehicles Wednesday morning, citing possible faults in the airbag deployment system and fuel tanks of certain models.

Beginning in December, Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Indiana will add production of the new Highlander Hybrid to their operations in Princeton. With the extra work, comes the need for additional employees not only for Toyota themselves, but their suppliers as well.

Local help center, OASIS (Owensboro Area Shelter and Information Services) is one of 500 finalists in Toyota's 100 Cars for Good program, which wll award vehicles to 100 nonprofit organizations based on votes from the public. 1490 WOMI joins Owensboro Mayor Ron Payne and Daviess County Judge Executive Al Mattingly in encouraging the public to vote for OASIS before the end of the day today, Tuesday