27 May 2004
Investment Boosts UK Production Capacity
Toyota will invest around £50 million in its UK car manufacturing plant in Derbyshire boosting annual production capacity to 285,000 Avensis and Corolla vehicles.
Passenger Vehicles Press Releases on Toyota Media Site
Passenger Vehicles
19 May 2004
New Toyota Corolla Verso Achieves Top Euro NCAP Rating
The new Toyota Corolla Verso has achieved the highest possible five-star rating for passenger crash protection in Euro NCAP testing.
23 April 2004
The New Toyota Corolla Verso
The new-generation Toyota Corolla Verso will challenge established perceptions of the compact MPV. A fully-fledged, seven-seat family car, the all-new Corolla Verso also offers a level of driving dynamics and quality far above that which the segment has hitherto offered.
14 April 2004
So Hot, So Cool: The Toyota Celica And MR2 Roadster Red Collection
The Toyota Red Collection promises to be the hottest sports car deal this spring, featuring two new highly desirable special edition models.
2 April 2004
Vibrant Value From The New Toyota Corolla Collection
The new Corolla Collection is a special version of Toyota’s best-selling model, benefiting from higher specification at an excellent value for money price.
26 March 2004
Yaris Soars Into The Blue
The Toyota Yaris is being given added driver appeal with the launch of the Yaris Blue. On sale from 1 April, Yaris Blue offers special styling and equipment specification at a high value for money price.
19 March 2004
UK Perimeter Charity Drive In Toyota Prius For Cancer Research
With the help of Marshall Toyota, Peterborough, Tim Cox (28) a teacher from Parnwell Primary School, along with Dan Spence (24), a musical student from Peterborough Technical College will be attempting a drive around the perimeter of the UK to raise money for Cancer Research.
25 February 2004
Toyota News In Brief
Toyota is introducing a factory-fit, fully integrated DVD entertainment system for its Land Cruiser range. Available in March, the package features two 5.8-inch screens set in the back of the front seat headrests
24 February 2004
Toyota Improves Safety Specification For Five-Star Avensis
The Toyota Avensis already has the distinction of achieving the highest five-star rating for passenger crash protection in Euro-NCAP testing.
18 February 2004
More Equipment And Lower Prices For Toyota’s Mighty Light Commercials – Dyna Now Built In Europe
The mighty Hilux famously survived ordeals by fire, flood and falling tower blocks on the BBC’s Top Gear programme last year, a feat worthy of a pick-up that has achieved more than nine million sales around the world.
12 February 2004
Toyota Hands Over New Avensis For BENergy
Toyota (GB) PLC has donated a new Toyota Avensis T4 to BENergy the youth group of BEN – the motor and allied trades benevolent fund – for use by one of the charity’s regional managers, Val Moore.
2 December 2003
Toyota Prius Paves The Way Ahead
Six years after the launch of the original Prius and with more than 130,000 examples sold worldwide, Toyota is unveiling an even more advanced version of the world’s most successful hybrid power car.
19 November 2003
Prices Announced For New Avensis 2.4 VVT-i And 2.0 D-CAT
Toyota has announced prices for new versions of the Avensis which will go on sale in the UK on 2 January 2004.
10 November 2003
News In Brief
Toyota has been named the best-performing manufacturer in a new nationwide reliability survey.
4 November 2003
Toyota Hiace Range Revised And Improved For 2004
Safety is at the heart of changes to the UK Hiace range for the 2004 model year. From launch on 5 November, all models will benefit from ABS and a driver’s airbag as part of the standard equipment package.
29 September 2003
Toyota Yaris Takes The Lead In Passive Safety Once Again
The German autoclub ADAC recently tested the seats of several city cars in terms of the protection they offer in the event of a rear crash.
29 September 2003
2004 Model Year Toyota RAV4 Gets The ‘X’ Factor
You have seen the ‘story’ many times before: a sluggish selling product is given a mid-life makeover that amounts to little more than a new front grille and a bigger badge on the tailgate. Where the RAV4 is concerned, there is no attempt to weave a silk purse from a sow’s ear.
22 September 2003
Two New Engines For Toyota Avensis
Toyota is launching a new era of clean diesel engine performance with the introduction of the Toyota 2.0-litre D-CAT (Diesel Clean Advanced Technology) engine, the world’s cleanest diesel in terms of nitrogen oxides and particulate emissions.
2 September 2003
ICE Spells The End For I-Spy
“Are we nearly there yet?” The cry from the back seat is all too familiar a chorus from children bored senseless by three-hour “I-spy” marathons on long car journeys.
30 July 2003
Toyota Launches Its Sixth Hybrid Power Vehicle
Toyota’s continued development of clean and fuel-efficient power systems has yielded the market launch of its sixth hybrid-powered vehicle, the Alphard Hybrid.
25 July 2003
Safety First With Toyota’s New Child Seat Range
A child’s growth from new-born bundle of joy to stroppy pre-teen is a journey of experience for any parent.
23 July 2003
Concentration The Key As Avensis Diesel Returns 75mpg
Fuel consumption of more than 75mpg has been returned in an Avensis 2.0-litre D-4D saloon – by a Toyota motorist driving the length of Britain on a charity run.
21 July 2003
Toyota Manufacturing UK Ships First Avensis To Japan
Burnaston, Friday 18 July 2003 – Toyota today announced the first shipment of the all-new Toyota Avensis, built at its plant in Burnaston, UK, to Japan.
18 June 2003
Local Toyota Dealer Farmer & Carlisle Loughborough Join Simon Weston Obe At The Mobility Roadshow
Local Toyota dealer Farmer & Carlisle of Loughborough were joined by Simon Weston OBE, Falklands War veteran, on Toyota’s biggest stand ever at the Mobility Roadshow last week at Donington Park.
