NAGOYA: Toyota Motor Corp's European research and development base, Toyota Motorsport GmbH (TMG), has changed its company name to Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe GmbH.
The change in the company name reflects its closer relationship with the Gazoo Racing Company.
In recent years, the company has expanded its work with the Gazoo Racing Company (GRC) by applying the expertise and experience it has cultivated in motorsports over the years to the development of GR series production cars.
Going forward, Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe will continue to serve as the hub for Toyota's motorsports activities in Europe, working together with GRC from its base in Köln, Germany, and engage in activities including supplying engines for cars participating in both the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) and the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC), and helping to develop the GR Supra GT4.
"The absolute mission of participating in motorsports, which is a battle of works produced by manufacturers, is winning. That is why TGR Europe must be a team of professionals that produces winning works. To continue winning, we have to do kaizen (continuous improvement) and making things better and better and better, no matter what the circumstances. Our team will continue to make ever-better cars here in Köln, Germany, to win," said Akio Toyoda, resident of Toyota Motor Corp.
