Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America Inc. (TEMA) is a subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation, overseeing its automobile manufacturing and research and development operations in North America. While TEMA was established in 2006 through a merger, it now operates as part of Toyota Motor North America (TMNA), which consolidated Toyota's corporate functions, sales, and manufacturing in the region in 2017. The company has headquarters in Plano, Texas, and previously in Erlanger, Kentucky. TEMA employs approximately 51-100 individuals. Its parent company, Toyota Motor Corporation, is a publicly traded company (NYSE: TM) headquartered in Toyota City, Japan, with a global workforce of over 380,000 employees and annual revenue exceeding $300 billion USD.
TEMA's operations contribute to the design, engineering, and assembly of Toyota and Lexus vehicles sold in North America. This includes activities related to manufacturing plants that produce various vehicles, engines, and components, and research and development centers focused on automotive technology and advanced mobility solutions.
In terms of patent litigation, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America Inc. appears to operate as a defendant operating company. The company has been named as a defendant in one tracked case, AutoConnect Holdings LLC v. Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America Inc. et al., filed in the patentee-friendly venue of the Texas Eastern District Court. This single appearance as a defendant, with no corresponding plaintiff cases, suggests a posture of defending against patent assertion entities rather than actively asserting patents.
The sole tracked case against Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America Inc. is AutoConnect Holdings LLC v. Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America Inc. et al., filed on October 3, 2024, in the Texas Eastern District Court. The specifics of the patents asserted in this case are not detailed in the provided data.