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Latest Press Releases

22 December 2010

Special New Year Offers on Toyota Yaris

Toyota is presenting customers with a saving of up to £1,700 on selected Yaris models when orders are placed between 16 December and 31 March 2011.

22 December 2010

Toyota Land Cruiser Sales Snowball

Whether it’s due to the weather, or simply customers wishing to own one of the most robust 4×4 vehicles on the road, sales of both Land Cruiser and Land Cruiser V8 are up 77 per cent and 120 per cent respectively over the same period from last year.

16 December 2010

Toyota Scores Double Top With New Yaris T Spirit and SR

Moving into a new year, Yaris welcomes two new top-of-the range models to its UK line-up, giving customers the option of a version that’s a touch more luxurious, or one that has a bigger dose of sports styling.

15 December 2010

New Toyota Glass Technology Cuts UV By 99%

Toyota has announced details of innovative glass technology that reduces ultraviolet (UV) penetration into the front of the car by approximately 99 per cent.

14 December 2010

Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid Qualifies for Government Ultra-Low Carbon Vehicle Grant Scheme

Toyota’s progress towards bringing its Prius Plug-in Hybrid to the marketplace has received a significant boost with the news that it qualifies for Government grant support against its future purchase price.

30 November 2010

Prius Customer Satisfaction Campaign

Toyota has initiated a customer satisfaction campaign to replace the hybrid electric water pump on certain Prius vehicles. This potential issue does not represent a safety risk and this campaign is not a recall.

27 November 2010

Toyota Customers to Benefit from Full VAT Reduction

Toyota has acted swiftly to pass on the benefit of the 2.5 per cent reduction in the standard rate of VAT to its customers.

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.

24 November 2010

Video: Toyota At The Future Car Challenge

Toyota has released a video featuring highlights of its participation in the inaugural Brighton to London Future Car Challenge earlier this month.

19 November 2010

Toyota Advances Eco-Car Development With Electric Vehicles, Hybrids and New Battery Technology

Toyota is to undertake European road trials of an electric-powered version of its iQ city car from next year.

18 November 2010

Tesla-Toyota ‘RAV4 EV’ Concept Debuts at LA Show

The Toyota ‘RAV4 EV’ concept, an electric vehicle jointly developed with Tesla, has made its debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show.

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.

11 November 2010

Toyota to Unveil RAV4 EV Concept at Los Angeles Auto Show

Toyota will take the wraps off a new electric vehicle at the Los Angeles Auto Show next week, the RAV4 EV Concept.

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.

8 November 2010

Auris King of the Hybrids on RAC Future Car Challenge

Home honours were claimed by the England A Auris hybrid in the Toyota Nations Challenge on Saturday, achieving an average 72.8mpg over the 60-mile route from Brighton to London.

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.

4 November 2010

Toyota Hosts Hybrid Nations Challenge

Rivalry has always been fierce between Britain’s home nations and Toyota is giving the English, Scots, Welsh and Northern Irish the chance for more partisan points scoring by hosting its own Nations Challenge.

4 November 2010

Come the Day, Come the Hybrid

Team Northern Ireland driving for national pride in Toyota’s Nations Challenge.

4 November 2010

Sing Calon Lân for a Pure-Hearted Welsh Auris

Team Wales driving for national pride in Toyota’s Nations Challenge.

4 November 2010

Auris the Brave!

Team Scotland driving for national pride in Toyota’s Nations Challenge.

4 November 2010

Swing Low, Sweet Hybrid

Team England driving for national pride in Toyota’s Nations Challenge.

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.

3 November 2010

Gordian Strapping Opts for Tempting Toyota Package

Five new Toyota Avensis Tourers have joined the 25-strong car fleet of Gordian Strapping, one of the UK’s leading suppliers of packaging solutions. The new arrivals follow a recent decision by the company to switch from purchase to contract hire.

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.

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