Toyota Media Site: Latest Press Releases
Latest Press Releases
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
Classic Rally Test Beckons For Corolla Drivers
It boasts the sort of gruelling schedule that most modern-day rally drivers will only have read about in the history books, but for Will Midgley, Jonathan Driver and their 25-year-old Toyota Corolla, next week’s Roger
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.
RECAP: a digest of recent Toyota news
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Toyota Celebrates Start Of New Auris Production At Burnaston
Toyota’s proud record of manufacturing in the UK reached another landmark today with the official start of production of the all-new Auris at its Burnaston factory. Dr Vince Cable, the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, welcomed Toyota’s continued investment in its UK operations, which will also see the new Auris Touring Sports estate car built at the plant from next year.
The British-Built Toyotas
Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd has built eight different models at its Burnaston factory since the first car, a Carina E, rolled off the line in 1992.
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.
Toyota’s 75th Anniversary
Tomorrow, 3 November 2012, Toyota reaches the landmark of its 75th anniversary. To help mark the occasion and tell the story of the company’s development to become one of the world’s best-known and most successful businesses, it has created an interactive history timeline on its global website.
Toyota Hybrids A Wily Choice For Roadrunners Gatwick
Surrey’s RoadRunners Gatwick taxi business has signed a deal worth more than half a million pounds to add 20 Toyotas to its fleet over the coming year.
Toyota And Lexus Introduce A New Fleet Charter
In its commitment to delivering the highest standards of customer service, Toyota and Lexus Fleet Services has drawn up a new Fleet Service Charter, which sets out how it will meet and exceed business customer needs and expectations in every area of its operations.
Toyota Prius Glides In At Bristol Airport
Airport taxi service Checker Cars has added four Toyota Prius to its fleet of cars operating out of Bristol Airport. The move supports its strategy to lower vehicle emissions at all the sites where it operates.
Toyota Racing End Season On A High In China
TOYOTA Racing claimed its second consecutive win with a lights-to-flag victory in the Six Hours of Shanghai, the final round of the FIA World Endurance Championship.
West Midlands Fire Service Adds Toyota Hilux To Fleet
The West Midlands Fire Service is putting the Toyota Hilux Invincible to the test as part of a review of its fleet of Brigade Response Vehicles.
Search Is On For The Oldest British-Built Toyota
In December 1992, history was made when the first Toyota Carina E rolled off the line at Toyota’s newly opened factory at Burnaston, in Derbyshire. Twenty years on, it’s time to celebrate and Toyota is hoping to mark the occasion by tracing the oldest surviving example still in daily use.
Victory For Wrathall, Dynojet And Toyota At Brands Hatch
Frank Wrathall and the Dynojet Racing team returned Toyota to the BTCC victory podium for the first time in nearly 20 years this afternoon at Brands Hatch, the independent Avensis driver claiming an emotional and popular maiden win in the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship in the final race of the season.
British Deal Kickstarted 75 Years Of Toyota
The formation of the Toyota Motor Company in 1937 established a business that has grown to become one of the world’s most successful and respected global manufacturers.
Final Fling For Toyota BTCC Men At Brands Hatch
Toyota’s trio of independent racers will bring their BTCC seasons to a close at Brands Hatch this weekend, each hopeful of ending the year on a high note.
Toyota Racing Scores Thrilling Home Victory At Fuji
True to the saying “there’s no place like home”, Toyota Racing secured its second victory of the season in the penultimate round of the 2012 FIA World Endurance Championship at the Fuji circuit in Japan yesterday (14 October).
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.
Toyota Serves Up The New Proace Van
The new Toyota Proace will expand Toyota’s presence in European LCV markets, a medium-sized van that will feature bespoke Toyota design details and branding.
Toyota window switch recall: Clarification on media reports of ‘fire risk’ issue
Toyota has today announced a recall of 138,000 Yaris, Auris and RAV4 cars in the UK. This involves the electrical contact in the driver’s side Power Window Master Switch (PWMS), which may over time come
Notification of RAV4, Yaris, Auris and Corolla Recall – 138,000 vehicles in the UK
Toyota places the highest priority on customer safety and the quality of our vehicles. We are constantly monitoring the performance of our vehicles through a variety of sources. From time to time, we become aware
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.
Morgan Makes The Top Eight For Toyota At Silverstone
Toyota independent racers Adam Morgan, Frank Wrathall and Tony Hughes overcame a host of difficulties at Silverstone today to score more valuable Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship points, with series rookie Morgan shining at the wheel of his Speedworks Motorsport Avensis in the final race of the day to secure another personal best.
