19 February 2013
Toyota Expands UK Training Facilities
To provide the specialist training necessary to service and maintain its wide and technologically advanced range of vehicles, Toyota (GB) is expanding its training facilities.
Passenger Vehicles Press Releases on Toyota Media Site
Passenger Vehicles
14 February 2013
The New Toyota Auris Touring Sports
The new, British-built Auris Touring Sports introduces a wagon/estate car body style toToyota’s Auris range for the first time. It’s also the first model in its class to offer the choice of a full hybrid powertrain, marking further diversification of Toyota’s Hybrid Synergy Drive technology.
8 February 2013
Toyota GT86 TRD – It’s Official
Since its launch last year, the Toyota GT86 has revitalised Toyota’s reputation for building cars that are all about the pure pleasure of driving.
31 January 2013
Embarque On A Journey With Toyota Prius+
Embarque, the new executive minicab service operating inLondonand all the major airports will be transforming its vehicle fleet by adding 22 seven-seat Prius+ models through January and February.
30 January 2013
Toyota Honoured As Car And Van Manufacturer Of The Year In LowCVP Awards
Toyota’s leadership in reducing the environmental impact of everyday motoring has helped secure it the title of Car and Van Manufacturer of the Year in the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership awards, presented at a ceremony in London last night.
24 January 2013
BMW Group And TMC Deepen Collaboration By Signing Binding Agreements
BMW Group and Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) are pursuing their successful strategic long-term cooperation in the field of sustainable mobility today by signing binding agreements aimed at long-term collaboration between the two companies for the joint development of a fuel cell system, joint development of architecture and components for a sports vehicle, and joint research and development of lightweight technologies.
14 January 2013
Toyota Releases New Images As Proace Launch Approaches
Toyota has released a raft of new images of Proace, the new model that will return the company to the heart of the medium duty van market later this year.
11 January 2013
Toyota Shows Its Wilder Side With New Custom Car Concepts At Tokyo Auto Salon
KEY POINTS Toyota lines up 10 models for the 2013 Tokyo Auto Salon, the world’s largest custom car show Two racing concepts from GRMN based on Yaris and GT86 G Sports concepts developed from the
9 January 2013
The Trend Continues: Toyota Launches Revised Yaris Line-up for 2013
Toyota has announced a revision to their Yaris UK grade line up, aimed at continuing the strong success of the car since its launch in late 2011.
8 January 2013
Toyota Toasts Sales Success in 2012
Toyota had a year to remember in 2012. Official figures for the year show sales of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles for the brand at 92,318, a 12.6 per cent increase over 2011.
19 December 2012
Toyota ‘s Akio Toyoda is Autocar’s Automotive Hero 2012
Toyota’s president and chief executive Akio Toyoda has been named man of the year by Autocar magazine’s editor-in-chief Steve Cropley.
11 December 2012
My Toyota: The New, Easy Way To Manage Your Toyota On-Line
Toyota’s already making good use of the web to connect with customers and generate interest in and support for its business and its vehicles through its popular blog, Twitter feed and other social media channels, as well as its prime consumer site. Now MyToyota adds another dimension to its on-line activity, a new way forToyota owners to manage their vehicle.
6 December 2012
Toyota GT86 Is TopGear Magazine’s Car Of The Year
When Toyota set about creating the GT86, the guiding principle was that it should be a car devoted to the pure passion of driving. It’s an ethos that has helped earn the sports coupe worldwide acclaim, and now the honour of being named TopGear magazine’s Car of the Year 2012.
5 December 2012
All-New Toyota RAV4 Delivers More Choice, More Style And Greater Value
Toyota’s new RAV4 range offers more models to choose from, higher equipment specifications and lower emissions across the board, yet the line-up starts at a much lower price than the model it replaces.
5 December 2012
Toyota Announces Prices And Specifications For New Verso
The new Toyota Verso compact MPV will be introduced early in the New Year, joining the new, British-built Auris to strengthen Toyota’s presence in the family/compact car market.
28 November 2012
New Toyota RAV4 Unveiled At Los Angeles Auto Show
Toyota is proud of the fact it created the compact SUV market with the launch of the original RAV4 back in 1994.
That pioneering three-door model – its name standing for Recreational Active Vehicle 4-wheel drive – was quite different from traditional 4x4s, being conceived as an “urban” all-wheel drive vehicle with a monocoque chassis rather than body-on-frame construction, and independent suspension. Power came from a relatively small 2.0-litre, transverse mounted petrol engine.
19 November 2012
Toyota Readies New Technology For Safer Driving
Safer vehicles and the elimination of road accident injuries and deaths are central to Toyota’s future transport strategy and at its annual Safety Seminar in Japan this week the company has revealed details of new technology to help prevent collisions – both familiar low-speed parking accidents and high-speed rear-end shunts.
16 November 2012
All New Toyota RAV4
Toyota will unveil the all new RAV4 at the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show, prior to the launch of the car in the UK in early 2013.
15 November 2012
New Auris: Convinces The Head, Appeals To The Heart
KEY POINTS New features and improvements make Auris a car for the head and the heart A new design inside and out and comprehensive engineering changes make new Auris more rewarding to own and more
14 November 2012
Notification of recall activity for Toyota Avensis, Corolla and Prius – approx. 75,000 UK vehicles
Toyota’s commitment to ensuring its vehicles meet the highest safety and quality standards includes detailed monitoring of vehicle performance. This applies not only to new vehicles, but also to those that have been in use
13 November 2012
New Toyota Auris: Low Running Costs, Low Tax And Lasting Value
The appeal of new Auris’s sharp looks and driving dynamics is matched by competitively low running and maintenance costs, low tax and lasting value that make it an all-round compelling choice.
12 November 2012
RECAP: a digest of recent Toyota news
Missed out on the news? Catch up here and click the links to access the full stories and pictures.
4 November 2012
Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK: 20 Years Of Quality And Progress
In 1989 Toyota announced that it would start building cars in Europe and that its first engine and car plants would be located in the UK. Three years later Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK (TMUK) began production at Deeside inNorth Wales and Burnaston, Derbyshire.
15 October 2012
Toyota GT86 Named Best Coupe In 2012 Scottish Car Of The Year Awards
The Toyota GT86 has received its first UK honour, being named best coupe in the 2012 Scottish Car of the Year awards.
