Toyota City, Japan, May 18, 2012 (JCN Newswire via COMTEX) -- Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announces that Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Alabama, Inc. (TMMAL), a TMC engine-production subsidiary in Alabama, United States, plans to increase engine production capacity and begin production of the 3.5-liter V6 "2GR"engine in March 2014 to meet growing demand.

TMMAL is to boost annual production capacity by 216,000 units solely for the 2GR, resulting in an increase of total engine…

Akio Toyoda's leadership and love of cars is rapidly ushering in a new era of design at Toyota, the company's U.S. design chief said today.

"For us, it really is amazing having a car enthusiast as our president," Kevin Hunter, president of Calty Design Research, Toyota's North American design arm, said today at the WardsAuto Interiors conference in Dearborn. "He really loves design, is passionate about cars."

Hunter said he has…