Toyota Media Site: Latest Press Releases

Latest Press Releases

16 September 2012

2013 Toyota Yaris Trend Readied For Paris Motor Show

Toyota follows up the UK launch of Yaris Trend with an unveiling for the 2013 special edition model that will go on sale next year.

13 September 2012

National Grid Switches On To Toyota With Order For 100 Yaris

National Grid, one of the world’s largest energy companies, has chosen the Toyota Yaris as the preferred car for its UK trainee engineers, taking delivery of 100 vehicles.

6 September 2012

Toyota At The 2012 Paris Motor Show

Toyota will use the Paris motor show to take the wraps off a comprehensively renewed range of models for the European family/compact car market with the world-first presentation of the new Auris hatchback, Auris Tourer and Verso people carrier.

30 August 2012

Chris Hodgetts And Son Stefan To Race Toyota GT86

Double British Touring Car Champion Chris Hodgetts is to return to competition and to Team Toyota GB next month when he teams up with his son, Stefan, to give the Toyota GT86 its British racing debut.

23 August 2012

Lexus And Toyota Rated Britain’s Best For Customer Satisfaction

Lexus continues to set the standards for other brands to aspire to, with an emphatic first place in this year’s Auto Express Driver Power customer satisfaction survey. It maintains the leadership it has held every year since the survey was first carried out in 2002.

21 August 2012

Toyota Sponsors IAAF World Championships

Toyota is famous for its involvement in global motorsport, but did you know it’s a major supporter of athletics, too?

20 August 2012

Knockhill Next For Toyota Trio

Fresh from success at Snetterton, where he claimed his best results of the BTCC season so far, Avensis racer Frank Wrathall leads Toyota’s independent drivers north of the border this weekend (25/26 August). Joining Dynojet Racing man Wrathall on the grid for the Knockhill rounds of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship will be fan favourite Paul O’Neill and his Speedworks Motorsport team-mate Adam Morgan.

20 August 2012

Toyota Racing Hybrid Ready For Silverstone Challenge

Toyota Racing’s TS030 HYBRID makes its UK racing debut in the WECSix Hours of Silverstone this weekend, ready to take Toyota hybrid power to the podium in the fourth round of the FIA World Endurance Championship.

20 August 2012

Toyota To Reveal New Auris At Paris Motor Show

Toyota will unveil the new Auris at the Paris motor show in September, a car that will deliver improved dynamics, more distinctive styling and higher equipment levels, while also being cheaper to run.

17 August 2012

Toyota GT86 Launched With Multi-Million Pound Real Deal Campaign

Toyota is launching a multi-million pound advertising strategy for the new GT86 sports coupe. The Real Deal campaign, created by Saatchi & Saatchi London, celebrates Toyota’s return to its sports car heritage and reflects the rave reviews the GT86 has received* for its exhilarating, authentic driving experience.

15 August 2012

Toyota GT86 Claims First British Motorsport Victory

Toyota’s new GT86 sport coupe has claimed its first UK motorsport victory, winning the third round of the Toyota Sprint Series at Barkston Heath on Sunday 12 August.  Driven and prepared by Adrian Smith of

13 August 2012

Toyota GB Shrinks Its Carbon Footprint To Achieve Recertification To The Carbon Trust Standard

Toyota GB’s commitment to reducing the environmental impact of its business has been recognised with recertification to the Carbon Trust Standard, against even tougher criteria due to the additional emission sources required upon recertification.

13 August 2012

Wrathall Equals His Best With Snetterton Second

Frank Wrathall raced his Dynojet Racing Toyota Avensis to a superb second place – equalling his best-ever BTCC result – at Snetterton this afternoon, the Lancashire man putting in a gutsy drive to chase multiple champion Jason Plato all the way to the chequered flag in the first race of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship’s Norfolk weekend.

13 August 2012

Maiden BTCC Pole For Toyota Man Wrathall

Dynojet Racing Toyota Avensis driver Frank Wrathall is celebrating his first BTCC pole position after storming this afternoon’s Snetterton qualifying. Frank pipped multiple champion Jason Plato and his MG to top spot by just 0.015s

10 August 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.

8 August 2012

Whatever Floats Your Roof: Toyota Sets The Style For Summer With New Yaris Edition And Trend

Toyota brings a bit of welcome styling sizzle to Britain’s bleak summer with the timely introduction of the new Yaris Edition and Yaris Trend. Adding a healthy dose of visual pizzazz to Yaris’s sharp appearance, both come with blacked-out C-pillars which, combining with darkened rear privacy glass and contrasting with Tyrol Silver or Cirrus White paintwork, create a floating roof effect.

7 August 2012

Europcar Helps Customers Go Greener With 100 Yaris Hybrids

Europcar, the leader in car hire services in Europe, is continuing to invest in creating a sustainable fleet with the addition of 100Toyota Yaris Hybrid this year, responding to customer demand for hybrid vehicles.

6 August 2012

Toyota’s New Model Army Adds Extra Impetus To Sales Boom

Toyota’s UK showrooms are crowded places these days, thanks to the arrival of four new models, and plenty of customers keen to make a purchase. This summer’s introduction of the GT86 sports coupe, Yaris Hybrid, Prius+ and Prius Plug-in have helped boost sales and build interest in Toyota’s range of cars – now 17-strong.

6 August 2012

Snetterton Beckons For Toyota BTCC Trio

After a seven-week break from track action the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship season resumes this weekend (11/12 Aug) at Snetterton in Norfolk, and Toyota’s BTCC independents and their Avensis touring cars are more than ready for the off.

3 August 2012

Shoichiro Toyoda Hosts Prius Plug-In Handover To First UK Fleet Customer

Toyota hosted a special vehicle hand-over to one of its leading business customers yesterday when Dr Shoichiro Toyoda, Toyota Motor Corporation Honorary Chairman, personally presented the keys of a new Prius Plug-in to Electricity North West.

27 July 2012

TEAM TOYOTA GB RETURNS TO RACING WITH GT86

A famous name from British motorsport history is to return to the track in September with an entry from Team Toyota GB in the UK’s toughest race, the Britcar 24 Hours. The newly reformed squad

24 July 2012

Toyota Motor Corporation Cumulative Vehicle Production Passes 200 Million

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) today announced that in June, its worldwide cumulative vehicle production surpassed 200 million units.

24 July 2012

Toyota Prius Plug-In Delivers Impressive Ownership Cost Performance RESTATEMENT

The Toyota’s new Prius Plug-in delivers distinct advantages in terms of its extended all-electric driving range, exceptionally low CO2 emissions and, when running in full hybrid mode, excellent fuel economy. Not only do these contribute to strong environmental profile, they also support competitive day-to-day running costs for motorists.

23 July 2012

PSA Peugeot Citroen and Toyota announce a new cooperation on light commercial vehicles in Europe

Toyota Motor Europe and PSA Peugeot Citroën today announce a new agreement on light commercial vehicles for the European market.  Under the plan, PSA Peugeot Citroën is to supply Toyota with light commercial vehicles for sale

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