Toyota Financial Services and Toyota Motor Sales Donate $200,000 to the American Red Cross to Aid Cedar Rapids Flood Victims

    TORRANCE, Calif., June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Toyota Financial Services
 (TFS), in partnership with Toyota Motor Sales, announced today that it is
 donating $200,000 and two utility vehicles to the American Red Cross to
 support relief efforts in the Cedar Rapids flood areas.
 
     TFS, which has had a large Call Center in Cedar Rapids since 1991,
 presently has almost 600 associates who reside in the local area. The
 Center services Toyota customers who have financed or leased a vehicle
 through a dealer and TFS, and it additionally supports customers who have
 purchased Toyota automobile payment and vehicle production products. The
 Center, like many local businesses, shut down operations on Thursday due to
 the severe weather. While the Center itself has not been damaged by the
 floods, many of the TFS associates have homes in the area that have been
 hit hard. Today the Cedar Rapids facility reopened with a reduced crew.
 
     "Cedar Rapids is home to a large number of our associates, and of
 course we have many more customers and dealers who have also felt the brunt
 of this devastating weather," said George Borst, TFS President and CEO. "It
 is our hope that aid may quickly reach those who fell victim to the floods
 so that our employees and the city can begin to rebuild."
 
     In addition to the donation, impacted lease and retail customers
 residing in the devastated areas may be eligible to take advantage of
 several payment relief options, some of which include:
 
 

     --  extensions and lease deferred payments
     --  redirecting billing statements
     --  arranging phone or on-line payments
 
 
     Toyota Financial customers should call (800) 874-8822.
     Lexus Financial customers should call (800) 874-7050.
     About Toyota Financial Services
 
     TFS is the finance and insurance brand for Toyota in the United States,
 offering retail auto financing and leasing through Toyota Motor Credit
 Corporation (TMCC) and extended service contracts through Toyota Motor
 Insurance Services (TMIS). Lexus Financial Services is the brand for
 financial products for Lexus dealers and customers. TFS currently employs
 over 3,000 associates nationwide, and has managed assets totaling more than
 $79 billion. It is part of a worldwide network of comprehensive financial
 services offered by Toyota Financial Services Corporation, a wholly-owned
 subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation.
 
 
 

SOURCE Toyota Financial Services