6 July 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.
Passenger Vehicles Press Releases on Toyota Media Site
Passenger Vehicles
4 July 2012
Toyota Prius Plug-in Wins Next Green Car Award
The Next Green Car Awards 2012 have been announced today with Prius Plug-in taking the honours in the large family category. The latest member of the Prius range, the Prius Plug-in goes on sale in the UK from 9 July.
2 July 2012
Europe’s first production Prius Plug-In Hybrid delivered to H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco
His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco today took delivery of the very first production Toyota Prius Plug-in available in Europe for a two month loan. The new vehicle could soon replace the standard Prius His Serene Highness currently uses.
29 June 2012
BMW Group and TMC Agree to Further Strengthen Collaboration
Companies Sign MoU Aimed at Collaboration in Four Technological Fields Akio Toyoda, President of Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC), met today with Norbert Reithofer, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG, at BMW Group
28 June 2012
Invitation to View Live Webcast of Joint BMW and TMC Press Meeting
Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) cordially invites you to view a live webcast of a joint TMC and BMW AG press meeting to be held in Munich, Germany on Friday, June 29. Speeches to be given
27 June 2012
Introducing the all-new track-only GRMN Sports FR Concept
The all-new GRMN Sports FR Concept is a twincharged track performer with its roots in the recently launched road-going Toyota GT86 sports coupe.
19 June 2012
Toyota Celebrates Apprentices’ Achievements
Talent rewarded in graduation ceremony and apprentice of the year awards Toyota has been rewarding the brightest and best young talent in its training academy and workshops with its annual graduation ceremony and Apprentice of
15 June 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. Yaris Hybrid is the latest newcomer in Toyota’s busy summer of new introductions and following the
31 May 2012
Toyota Takes Double Class Win In J.D. Power Customer Survey
KEY POINTS Prius achieves no.1 slot in Family Car class Prius achieves 3rd position overall iQ takes City Car class iQ achieves 6th position overall Auris achieves 2nd in Small Family Car class 3 Toyota
22 May 2012
WORLDWIDE SALES OF TOYOTA AND LEXUS FULL HYBRID VEHICLES TOP 4 MILLION
Total global sales of Toyota and Lexus full hybrid vehicles have topped the 4 million mark as of April 30. Cumulative sales of full hybrid vehicles in Europe reached 423,000 units. In the UK the
14 May 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…
11 May 2012
Toyota applauds Welsh, Lancashire and Lincolnshire Dealers with European Customer Satisfaction Awards
Toyota dealers at Harlech North Wales, Rochdale Lancashire and Boston Lincolnshire were awarded with the top honours at Toyota’s ‘Ichiban’ European Customer Satisfaction Award event held on 8 May in the National Assembly Building in Budapest.
8 May 2012
Media Advisory: Vehicle Stability Control on Toyota Aygo
In line with Toyota’s philosophy of listening to the voice of the customer, Toyota has reintroduced VSC as an option for Aygo with immediate effect.
30 April 2012
Toyota GT86 And Its Creators Honoured With Three Vehicle Dynamics International Awards
GT86 named VDI Car of the Year Chief Engineer Tetsuya Tada and his Subaru counterpart Toshio Masuda jointly named VDI Dynamicist of the Year VDI Dynamics Team of the Year award for Toyota Toyota has
16 April 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. Toyota’s summer of new product launches draws closer and in preparation for what promises to be
12 April 2012
Toyota Triple Triumph in 2012 Driver Power Satisfaction Survey
When it comes to lasting value for money, you can’t do better than a Toyota. That’s according to the views of UK motorists who rate Aygo, iQ and Prius the top performers in terms of running costs in Auto Express’s 2012 Driver Power survey.
10 April 2012
Prius Plug-In: Less Charge For Your Power
Prius Plug-in, which reaches showrooms in July, offers all the familiar virtues of Prius, and then some.
5 April 2012
Masanori Nohara Appointed Executive Director And Co-Ordinator, Toyota (GB)
Toyota is pleased to announce the appointment of Masanori Nohara as Executive Director and Co-ordinator of Toyota (GB)PLC.
4 April 2012
Toyota Primes Prius+ For Summer Launch
Toyota continues the expansion its hybrid technology into new areas of the market with the launch this summer of Prius+, Europe’s first full hybrid seven-seat MPV. The ground-breaking new model, which combines traditional people carrier practicality with ultra-efficient performance, is also the first mainstream Toyota hybrid to use a lighter and more compact lithium-ion battery pack.
3 April 2012
Toyota Avensis Tourer – Winning is a Piece of Cake
The Toyota Avensis Tourer was named as winner in the Family Estate category in the Parkers Cost of Motoring New Car Awards, 2012.
2 April 2012
Yaris Hybrid: Prices And Specifications Released For Britain’s Most Affordable Hybrid
The launch of Yaris Hybrid marks another breakthrough for Toyota, bringing the low emissions, refined performance and reliability of full hybrid technology to the European supermini market for the first time.
30 March 2012
Toyota GT86: Designed and Priced to Delight
With just three months to go before Toyota’s GT86 officially takes to Britain’s roads, details of the new model’s equipment specifications and prices have been announced.
30 March 2012
Toyota Hilux Conquers Antarctica On Jet Fuel
Toyota’s redoubtable Hilux continues to push the boundaries of extreme endurance, completing a marathon Antarctic journey of more than 5,900 miles, further than any vehicle of its type has managed before. And true to Toyota’s reputation for toughness, it did so without a single technical hitch.
29 March 2012
BMW Group and TMC Sign Lithium-ion Battery Collaborative Research Agreement
BMW Group and Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announce that they have signed an agreement on collaborative research in the field of next-generation lithium-ion battery cells and have begun said research.
