25 November 2010
Toyota Tests The Temperature With Trial Winter Weather Tyre Programme
Having the right tyres on your car when the weather turns treacherous provides more than just peace of mind, it makes a real contribution to road safety.
Passenger Vehicles Press Releases on Toyota Media Site
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16 November 2010
The Westlands Toyota Group Appoints New Managing Director
Westlands Toyota has appointed Mark Roden as its new managing director from the start of November. Roden succeeds Nick Poraj-Wilczinski who, as the major shareholder, will become chairman of the group.
10 November 2010
Toyota Delivers Its 20 Millionth Vehicle in Europe
Toyota is celebrating the delivery of its 20 millionth vehicle in Europe, a landmark reached just 10 years after recording its 10 millionth sale here.
4 November 2010
Toyota Announces Voluntary Recall of iQ in the UK
Toyota GB today announced it would recall a number of its iQ models in the UK to carry out a modification to the software used to manage the vehicle’s Electric Power Steering (EPS) system.
3 November 2010
Toyota Struts Its Stuff On The Vegas Strip
It may be Las Vegas, but all bets are off when America’s top custom car design teams are commissioned to create stand-out show machines for SEMA, the USA’s number one trade show for the specialist auto parts industry.
1 November 2010
Toyota Fuel Cell Hybrid Ready to Clean Up
Zero emissions performance is one of the long-established goals of the motor industry and it’s an ambition that’s nearing reality for Toyota, as it demonstrates this weekend with the UK debut of its hydrogen fuel cell vehicle, the FCHV-adv.
26 October 2010
Prius 10th Anniversary
Your eyes don’t deceive you: Prius has turned street-sharp with front, rear and side skirts, 17-inch smoked-finish alloys and dark-tinted privacy glass. The new look belongs to a special edition model that celebrates the world-beating hybrid’s first 10 years in the UK.
14 October 2010
Toyota Gives Youngsters a Dream Opportunity
Young people in the UK have the chance to show off their artistic skills and design their own vehicle of the future in the 2010 Toyota Dream Car Art Contest.
7 October 2010
Auris, Camera, Action
A white Toyota Auris parked under a Victorian railway arch in London’s East End wouldn’t normally attract too much attention, but passers-by in Shoreditch were stopped in their tracks as the seemingly ordinary car was transformed, its bodywork peeling back to reveal a pulsing blue light.
7 October 2010
Worldwide Prius Sales Pass Two Million Mark
Toyota is celebrating another milestone for Prius, with worldwide sales passing two million since the original hybrid was launched in 1997.
6 October 2010
Toyota raises the iQ at Birmingham Brain Game
This year’s attendees of the annual Birmingham Brain Game event can expect a clever prize in the form of a brand new Toyota iQ.
30 September 2010
Toyota Verso-S: Perfect Packaging
Toyota will return to the mini-MPV (B-MPV) market in 2011 with the new Verso-S, its first contender in a segment it created itself in 1999 with the launch of Yaris Verso.
28 September 2010
Toyota iQ Adds Interior Style And Euro 5 Engines For 2011
It may be the world’s smallest four-seater car, but the Toyota iQ has never been short on style. Its distinctive exterior appearance remains unchanged, but in the cabin some changes have been made to raise the quality factor and give customers more choice.
20 September 2010
Toyota Set to Bolster Used Car Sales With FindsYouCars.com
Toyota (GB) PLC (TGB) has signed up to online ‘find engine’ FindsYouCars.com to deliver its entire dealer network with genuine, qualified sales leads from buyers.
16 September 2010
Toyota Joins Industry Partners to Launch Smart Grid Demonstration Project
Toyota is developing its strategy for a future low carbon society by joining leading industry partners in a new real-world exercise to explore the potential of new technologies for power generation, storage and distribution.
29 July 2010
Toyota Announces Precautionary Safety Recall Campaign in the UK for Previous Generation Land Cruiser Amazon
Toyota today announced a recall campaign for 348 of the previous generation Land Cruiser Amazon models that have the potential to be affected by a rare steering related issue. This has been confirmed with Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA).
29 July 2010
Toyota Earns Which? “Best Buy” Accolades
There is no need to take our word for it, the Toyota Prius and Verso are “best buys”. That’s the verdict of Which?, Europe’s largest consumer organisation.
16 July 2010
Toyota Prius Sales Reach 200,000 in Europe
As others promise prototypes or tout test cars, Toyota celebrates ten years of the Prius in Europe with 200,000 sales.
14 July 2010
Toyota Primes New Options for Prius
Advanced safety, style and premium equipment features now available Already one of the most technologically advanced cars on the market, the third generation Toyota Prius now offers owners the opportunity to benefit from even more
2 July 2010
Toyota Auris Hybrid Crowned WhatGreenCar Car of the Year
The new Toyota Auris Hybrid officially went on sale yesterday and instantly scooped its first award, being named the WhatGreenCar Car of the Year 2010.
30 June 2010
Toyota Auris Hybrid Ahead on Value
Proving that advanced, low emissions technology need not cost the earth, the new, British-built Toyota Auris Hybrid has the measure of its main market rivals on value for money.
23 June 2010
Two Wins for Toyota’s Fuel Efficient Engines at the 2010 International Engine of the Year Awards
Toyota’s engineering excellence has once again been rewarded with wins in the ‘Green Engine of the Year’ and ‘Sub-1.0 Litre Engine of the Year’ categories at the 2010 International Engine of the Year Awards.
16 June 2010
Double Top for Toyota at the British Insurance Vehicle Security Awards
Toyota scooped two awards at the British Insurance Vehicle Security Awards, which took place today at Thatcham, the Motor Insurance Repair Research Centre in Berkshire.
10 June 2010
Hybrid Engine First For Toyota’s Deeside Plant
Toyota’s Deeside plant has achieved an industry first in building the 1.8-litre VVT-i petrol engine for the new Auris Hybrid: it is the first Toyota factory outside Japan to manufacture a hybrid vehicle engine.
