Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. (TMS, also known as Toyota USA) is the North American sales, marketing, and distribution subsidiary for the United States market of its parent company, Toyota Motor Corporation. Founded in 1957 in California, TMS moved its headquarters to Plano, Texas, in 2017. The company employs over 6,500 people. Toyota Motor Corporation, the ultimate parent, is a publicly traded company with a market capitalization of $235.47 billion USD as of August 2025 and is owned by millions of shareholders worldwide.
Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. oversees the sales of Toyota and Lexus vehicles across 49 states through a network of over 1,200 Toyota dealers and more than 200 Lexus dealers. The company is responsible for developing nationwide marketing campaigns, supervising dealer marketing, and managing regional distribution through 12 parts centers and five vehicle centers. Its product offerings include a wide range of Toyota and Lexus passenger cars, sports cars, crossovers, SUVs, minivans, and pickup trucks.
As an operating company, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. demonstrates a litigation posture typical of entities that defend against patent assertion claims. The company has zero appearances as a plaintiff and one appearance as a defendant in the tracked patent litigation cases. This single case, "AutoConnect Holdings LLC v. Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America Inc. et al.", was filed in the Eastern District of Texas, a venue known for its patentee-friendly jurisdiction.
The only tracked case involving Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. is AutoConnect Holdings LLC v. Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America Inc. et al., where Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. is listed as a defendant. The lawsuit was filed on October 3, 2024, in the Texas Eastern District Court.