Toyota Media Site: Latest Press Releases

Latest Press Releases

1 April 2011

April Fuel’s Day

It’s 1 April, but it’s no joke: Toyota is giving customers six months’ free fuel to get their new Yaris off to a flying start.

30 March 2011

Toyota Prius Joins Leading UK Airport Taxi Fleet

Leading airport taxi service Checker Cars has taken delivery of the first of an order for 80 Toyota Prius cars. The five full hybrid hatchbacks arrived at the company’s Stansted, Essex office in early March to take their place in an existing fleet of 80 MPVs, and will be followed by 10 more at Stansted over the next two months.

25 March 2011

Public Debut for Avensis BTCC Racers

With a week to go before the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship blasts into action at Brands Hatch, the two new Toyota Avensis ‘Next Generation Touring Cars’ broke cover for the first time yesterday.

23 March 2011

Chauffeur Company Set for Scottish First With Toyota Prius

eCorporate Travel has a clear objective – to become Scotland’s first carbon-neutral chauffeur company.

16 March 2011

Toyota Celebrates Children’s Visions for the Cars of the Future

Cars that can fly, cars that run on water and a limousine boasting twin hot tubs inside: these were among the many colourful and inventive ideas produced by the winners of the UK section of the Toyota Dream Car Art competition.

16 March 2011

Toyota Celebrates Children’s Visions for the Cars of the Future

Cars that can fly, cars that run on water and a limousine boasting twin hot tubs inside: these were among the many colourful and inventive ideas produced by the winners of the UK section of the Toyota Dream Car Art competition.

Three Million Toyota Hybrids… And Counting

Toyota’s EV Prototype makes its European debut at the Geneva motor show as the latest model in an electric vehicle research and development programme that began 40 years ago.

1 March 2011

Passion Is Back: Toyota Unveils The FT-86 II Concept

The new FT-86 II Concept makes its world debut at the Geneva motor show, giving the clearest indication yet as to the final design of Toyota’s next sports car. It marks a return to the passion for driving that has inspired great Toyota cars of the past, starting with the legendary 2000 GT in the 1960s.

Toyota Reveals A New Prius Family Member – Prius+

The new Prius+ makes its debut at the 2011 Geneva motor show, representing further expansion of Toyota’s Prius family. It is the first full hybrid model in Europe to offer seven seats, combining family friendly versatility with strong environmental performance and advanced technology.

1 March 2011

Toyota Introduces Yaris HSD Concept

The Yaris HSD concept makes its world debut at the Geneva motor show, marking an important step in the company’s strategy for rolling out full hybrid technology across its European model line-up.

Toyota Focuses On Hybrid Power Future At Geneva

Toyota will unveil the next major advances in its hybrid power technology strategy for sustainable future transport at the 2011 Geneva motor show.

1 March 2011

Toyota’s EV Prototype Charges In

Toyota’s EV Prototype makes its European debut at the Geneva motor show as the latest model in an electric vehicle research and development programme that began 40 years ago.

25 February 2011

The New Toyota Verso-s: Small, Spacious And Smart

Toyota returns to the B-MPV market with the Verso-S, a new model that majors on delivering exceptional space and great flexibility within compact overall dimensions.

24 February 2011

Toyota Recalls Do Not Affect Models Sold In UK

Toyota will unveil the next major advances in its hybrid power technology strategy for sustainable future transport at the 2011 Geneva motor show.

23 February 2011

Toyota Nurtures Grassroots Motorsport With Sponsorship of 2011 Sprint Series

Toyota is to return as lead sponsor of the 2011 Toyota Sprint Series, confirming its commitment to grassroots motorsport. Running since 2008, the Sprint Series brings together current and classic Toyota models to compete against the clock at venues across the country.

16 February 2011

Toyota Verso-S Measures up in the Space Race

When it comes to size, on the outside the new Toyota Verso-S is the smallest of the market’s mini-MPVs. But clever design and packaging mean that the space on offer inside is close to what you will find in a compact family hatchback.

14 February 2011

European Debut for Toyota EV

Toyota is to give its electric vehicle – EV – prototype its European debut at the Geneva motor show in March.

4 February 2011

Toyota Focuses On Hybrid Power Future at Geneva

Toyota will unveil the next major advances in its hybrid power technology strategy for sustainable future transport at the Geneva motor show in March.

31 January 2011

Sixty Years of the Toyota Land Cruiser

The Toyota Land Cruiser clocks up 60 years this year, stronger and better than ever. Far from aging gracefully, the legendary 4×4 remains one of the toughest machines on four wheels: it’s conquered the Arctic (and Antarctic) wastes, traversed deserts, ploughed its way through tropical rain forests and generally taken the worst the world can throw at it in its stride.

28 January 2011

Toyota Verso Named Safest MPV of 2010 by Euro NCAP

The motor industry has made huge advances in safety in the past few years, but it’s Toyota that’s built the safest MPV, according to Euro NCAP’s test results for 2010.

26 January 2011

Toyota Announces Voluntary Recalls

As a result of customer feedback in other markets worldwide, Toyota GB today announced it would recall a number of its Toyota Avensis and Lexus IS 250 models in the UK to carry out modifications to their fuel systems.

26 January 2011

Avensis BTCC Racer Undergoes Wind Tunnel Trials

The BTCC’s Toyota Avensis-based ‘Next Generation Touring Car’ has moved a step closer to its competition debut following extensive wind tunnel testing at the UK’s leading aerodynamic analysis facility, MIRA.

26 January 2011

New ‘FT-86 II’ Concept to Hint at Next Toyota Sports Car

A new evolution of the Toyota FT-86 sports concept vehicle is set to make its world premiere at the 2011 Geneva motor show.

17 January 2011

Toyota Stars at Tokyo Auto Salon

Small in size but big in attitude, a pumped-up, track-ready interpretation of the super-smart iQ city car leads a posse of tuned and tweaked Toyota concept and production cars at the Tokyo Auto Salon.

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