Toyota USA has begun to collect stories from Camry owners within the new ‘Camry Effect’ initiative. About seven million Camry drivers in the United States are encouraged to register on an online platform and share the moments connected with their Camry such as first dates, road trips, soccer games, job interviews and college days etc. In this way, Toyota wants to evaluate its 30-years impact on the American culture. 

Toyota continues to explore the ‘plural’ theme—the auto brand teamed up with Saatchi & Saatchi LA agency to launch a new piece in its advertising push ‘Prius Goes Plural’ launched to promote the Toyota Prius hybrid model range. Now, the brand introduces the People Person, created of 18 humans, which together make up a new huge character, being its body parts. Brought together, they move and act like a single creature, performing usual daily routine (turning off an alarm clock, brushing teeth, etc.), reflecting the idea that most of us behave in similar way, while being quite different by nature.

Toyota (#1), 3M (#2) and Siemens (#3) lead Interbrand’s new global report, ‘Best Global Green Brands.’ In its first global report to focus exclusively on green, Interbrand, the leading brand consultancy, combines public perception of environmental sustainability (‘green’) with a demonstration of that performance based on publically available information and data.