Toyota delays debut of TS030 Hybrid race car as this was involved in an accident
Toyota Racing won’t make it to the WEC Six Hours of Spa-Francorchamps due to a testing accident. When the TS030 Hybrid was being tested on April 4 at Paul Ricard, the TS030 Hybrid got... Read more
Toyota hopes to attract new buyers with the redesigned 2013 Avalon sedan
Toyota is hoping that the significantly different design of the 2013 Avalon will attract more consumers and would throw away public notions that this is a full-sized sedan with a dull... Read more
2012 Toyota Camry attracts younger buyers
Toyota Motor Corp. just had its best-ever March, contributing to its sales in the first quarter of 105,405 units. The demand for the redesigned Camry mid-sized sedan earned it the title... Read more
Toyota President Akio Toyoda brings the GT86 to 24 Hours Nurburgring endurance race
Toyota President Akio Toyoda himself is bringing the Scion FR-S (which will race under the Toyota GT86 nameplate) to the famous track in Germany for the 24 Hours Nurburgring endurance... Read more
Hybrid buyers who want a new car don’t buy another one, study says
Although gasoline prices keep rising, it appears that the customers who bought hybrid vehicles in the United States and want a new car want something else besides another hybrid.... Read more
Toyota to employ 150 people for its technical facilities plants in Michigan
Toyota will hire 150 employees, including engineers and researchers, for two of its plants in Michigan by the end of 2012 to localize more vehicle design and development in North America,... Read more
Toyota hikes 2012 forecast for US car sales, light trucks to 14 million
Toyota Motor Corp. improved its forecast for industry-wide U.S. sales of cars and light trucks in 2012, saying that increasing consumer confidence was a major factor. According to Toyota,... Read more
Toyota to launch Prius+ (Europe’s 1st full hybrid 7-seat MPV) in summer
Toyota is set to launch the first full-hybrid seven-seat MPV in Europe -- the Prius+ -- as it continues to expand its hybrid technology into new areas of the market. The innovative new... Read more
Official: 2013 Toyota Avalon breaks cover
This is the all-new 2013 Toyota Avalon! As the dealers said in this post, the change is dramatic and we have to say that we fell in love with the 2013 Avalon. The first visual impact with... Read more
Toyota Prius sales the United States reached a record in March
Sales in the U.S. for Toyota’s Prius hybrids broke records for the month of March and for the first quarter. Toyota attributed the boost to the increasing fuel prices and the arrival of... Read more
New York Auto Show Preview: 2013 Toyota Venza
Toyota decided to reveal today the 2013 Venza ahead of its official debut at the 2012 New York Auto Show. As expected, the car comes with new headlights featuring LED technology, with a... Read more
Order books for the Toyota GT86 now opened in UK
The order books for the Toyota GT86 – the much awaited front-engined, rear-drive coupé – have been opened. The pricing information and the equipments specs have also been announced. There... Read more
Toyota Hilux completes a 5,900-mile marathon to Antarctica using jet fuel
Toyota's Hilux seems to be synonymous with extreme endurance. It has recently completed a 5,900-mile marathon to Antarctica. No vehicle of its type has ever achieved this much before.... Read more
Toyota increases prices on some of its models
Toyota said that starting with the May production, the prices of some 2012 Toyota Prius, Camry, Camry Hybrid, Highlander Hybrid and Tacoma models, and the 2013 Scion tC sport coupe, will... Read more
Toyota increases RAV4 production 200,000 vehicles annually
RAV4 production at Toyota Motor Corp.’s Woodstock, Ontario, assembly plant will be increased from 150,000 vehicles to 200,000 vehicles annually, requiring an investment of about $80... Read more
Toyota announces new sedan for the 2012 New York Auto Show
Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Inc. will present an elegant but athletic "all-new" sedan at the 2012 New York International Auto Show on April 5 at exactly 10:30 in the morning. This sedan,... Read more
BMW, Toyota begin joint research on new-generation batteries for clean cars
BMW AG and Toyota Motor Corp. have started a joint research into the new generation of batteries to run cleaner automobiles. The partners will attempt to boost the capacity and... Read more
Toyota president Akio Toyoda will be the new head of Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association
Starting May, the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association will be headed by Akio Toyoda (president of Toyota Motor Corp.), replacing Nissan COO Toshiyuki Shiga. The industry's top... Read more
Toyota not planing ultra-cheap cars to boost sales in emerging markets
Toyota president Akio Toyoda announced that the Japanese brand will not offer ultra-cheap cars in order to boost its sales in emerging markets. Apparently, Toyoda wants to be sure that... Read more
2013 Toyota Prius C gets a $7,000 “Market Value Adjustment” by Miami dealer
An almost $7,000 price adjustment on the most popular and most anticipated hybrid of 2012 is a bit much, don’t you think? Not many will turn away though since the 2013 Toyota Prius C... Read more
Toyota FT-Bh Concept previewed the hybrid family supermini for 2020
Toyota brought the FT-Bh Concept to the 2012 Geneva Motor Show to preview what it envisions will be its hybrid family supermini for 2020. The FT-Bh stands for ‘Future Toyota B-segment... Read more
Toyota Financial Services announces “excess wear and tear” policies
Toyota Financial Services is preparing to launch “excess wear and tear” policies this month. These are actually branded lease protection products. Jim Miller, the national manager of... Read more
Toyota produces 6,000 Prius C small hybrid units monthly for North America
Toyota Motor Corp. is producing only 6,000 units monthly of its Prius C small hybrid for North America due to the supply constraints and the increasing demand in Japan. However, more... Read more
Karl Schlicht to oversee Toyota-Lexus operations in Europe
Karl Schlicht, who is a former head at Lexus Europe, will return to the European region from Japan in order to oversee the product planning, sales, marketing and aftersales of Toyota and... Read more
Multi-pronged Toyota Prius C ad campaign aimed to attract millennials
Toyota's recently launched "city" variant of its hybrid Prius will be featured in a multi-pronged advertising campaign by Saatchi & Saatchi L.A. that focuses on games and fun in an effort... Read more
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