7 December 2011
Yeomans Toyota Eastbourne Named Toyota Centre Of The Year
Yeomans Toyota Eastbourne has been named the nation’s best Toyota Centre in the first Toyota Retailer Excellence Awards.
Passenger Vehicles Press Releases on Toyota Media Site
Passenger Vehicles
6 December 2011
The time – and the temperatures – are right for a Toyota tyre change
The weather maps are changing to hues of blue as the onset of winter makes itself felt. With icy roads and snow storms now part of the UK weather pattern, drivers have a timely reminder of the value of switching their Toyota to tyres that are designed to cope better with tough conditions.
1 December 2011
New Toyota Avensis Engineered for Sweeter Performance and Lower Bills
The new British-built Avensis makes its entrance not only sporting some sharp new styling and extra equipment, it has also undergone detailed changes to improve its dynamic performance, ride comfort and, in respect of the best-selling 2.0-litre D-4D engine, lower emissions and better fuel economy.
24 November 2011
Toyota Strengthens Commitment To UK Manufacturing with £100 Million Investment In New Generation Hatchback Production
Toyota is to build all its new generation C-segment family sized hatchback models at its UK Burnaston car plant in Derbyshire. Prime Minister David Cameron welcomed the news of Toyota’s further investment in British manufacturing and jobs.
14 November 2011
Top Marks For Toyota Training
The performance of Toyota’s UK training academy has been declared “outstanding” in a new report from the independent regulator and inspection body Ofsted.
14 November 2011
New Avensis Takes On-board Connectivity to the Next Level
Across the board, equipment specifications have been raised for the new, British-built Toyota Avensis.
7 November 2011
Toyota Announces Start Of New Avensis Production At Burnaston
The start of production of the new Avensis at Toyota’s Burnaston factory brings some welcome good news for Britain’s manufacturing industry.
28 October 2011
Toyota And T4 Host Dream Drive Video Competition
Where would your trip of a lifetime take you? That is the inspiration for a new video-making competition from Toyota and T4, Channel 4’s youth programming, with a new five-door Aygo Go as the top prize.
26 October 2011
New Toyota Yaris Makes It Three Generations Of Five-Star Safety
By gaining the top five-star rating for all-round safety performance, new Yaris becomes the third generation of Toyota’s supermini to pass through Euro NCAP independent crash testing with flying colours.
10 October 2011
New Yaris Achieves Top Fuel Economy On MPG Marathon Debut
The new Toyota Yaris set the fuel-saving pace on the ALD Automotive/Shell FuelSave MPG Marathon, eking out the juice to finish a first-time winner.
5 October 2011
Toyota Still The World’s Number One Automotive Brand
Toyota has retained its position as the world’s top-rated automotive brand in the latest global brand value report from Interbrand. Improving its performance by six percentage points on 2010, it commands 11th place overall in the annual study.
5 October 2011
Children’s Fantasy Car Designs Can Win a Prize Trip to Japan
Cars that can fly, limousines with built-in hot tubs and vehicles powered by pure water: when it comes to letting the imagination run free you can rely on youngsters to come up with some wonderful concepts.
29 September 2011
Drivers “Get a Grip” With Toyota’s Winter Tyre Programme
Despite the Indian summer we are currently enjoying, Britain’s drivers should remember some hard lessons in the past two winters about the hazards of driving in snow and ice.
28 September 2011
Nik Pearson Joins The Toyota Press Office
Toyota’s press office is pleased to welcome Nik Pearson as its new press relations manager. In Toyota terms he is not-such-a-new-boy, having been with the company since 2007.
26 August 2011
New Toyota Yaris Delivers Affordable Quality and Best-In-Class Value
When it comes to buying a new car, balancing what you want with what you can afford is a familiar compromise, but the new Toyota Yaris succeeds not only in delivering the kind of features that are high on most customers’ wish list, but at prices that are eminently affordable.
23 August 2011
Ford and Toyota to Collaborate on New Hybrid System for Pick-Ups and SUVs and on Future Telematics Standards
Ford Motor Company and Toyota Motor Corporation, the world’s two leading manufacturers of hybrid vehicles, have announced they are to collaborate as equal partners on the development of an advanced new hybrid system for pick-ups (light trucks) and SUVs.
4 August 2011
Years Of Planning Deliver Top Quality For New Yaris
Work to guarantee the built-in quality of new Yaris began years before the car reached the production line. Toyota has gone to unprecedented lengths to ensure the car meets more exacting quality standards than any of its predecessors, a strategy that has called for commitment from its own teams and the close co-operation of all its suppliers.
1 August 2011
Toyota Reveals Future Technologies For Safer Driving
Toyota has announced its latest advances in vehicle safety systems, with a focus on protecting older drivers and pedestrians.
1 August 2011
Steve Settle
Steve Settle joined Toyota (GB) PLC in 1979 and gained wide experience in many areas of the business, including aftersales, marketing, dealer development and the centre network before moving to Toyota Motor Europe in Brussels in 1998.
22 July 2011
Toyota Gives New Yaris a Sharper Styling Focus
In designing the new Yaris, Toyota has produced a look that is bolder, sharper and more dynamic, while remaining true to the principle of “compact outside, spacious inside” that has characterised the car since the original model broke cover in 1999.
15 July 2011
New Look and New Features for 2012 Toyota Hilux
Toyota’s “indestructible” Hilux has a new look and new hi-tech features for 2012.
13 July 2011
New Yaris: More Quality, More Style and Greater Efficiency
The launch of the third generation Yaris opens a new chapter in the model’s UK success story.
5 July 2011
Masanori Nohara
Mr Nohara took up his new role with the company on 1 April, reporting to Matt Harrison, President and Managing Director. He has enjoyed a successful career withToyotaspanning 25 years, including senior positions in Japan
24 June 2011
UK to Export British-Built Toyotas to Japan
The Toyota Avensis, built exclusively at Toyota’s UK factory in Burnaston, Derbyshire, is to be exported to Japan.
