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12 May 2010

Toyota Auris Hybrid Production: Quality First and Foremost

Quality has never before been such an important consideration for car buyers and it is an issue Toyota has fully addressed in all areas of production of its new, British-built Auris Hybrid.

12 May 2010

Toyota’s Mighty Hilux Aids Lawn Mower World Land Speed Record Attempt

Toyota’s legendary pick-up, crowned indestructible by BBC’s Top Gear, and present at the recent eruption of Iceland’s Eyjafallajökull volcano, is supporting Project Runningblade, the British attempt on the world land speed record for a lawn mower on 22–23 May 2010 at Pendine Sands, South Wales.

10 May 2010

Toyota And Britain Lead Europe In Hybrid Vehicle Production

The British car industry reaches a landmark this month with the start of production of the Auris Hybrid by Toyota Manufacturing UK (TMUK), the first mass-produced hybrid vehicle to be built in Europe.

28 April 2010

Toyota Hilux Aids Communication for Telecoms Team

The fuel-efficient Toyota Hilux is the vehicle of choice for MLL Telecoms’ new field engineering team, which is responsible for 24/7 maintenance of the company’s nationwide network of 5000 links.

19 April 2010

Toyota Land Cruiser Recall Does Not Affect Models Sold in UK

Toyota Motor Corporation today announced a global recall campaign for the Toyota Land Cruiser Prado and Lexus GX 460 models.

19 April 2010

Toyota Announces Voluntary Recall of Certain Toyota Land Cruiser 150 and Lexus GX 460 in Europe

Toyota Motor Europe today announced it would make a voluntary recall of around 7.500 units of Toyota Land Cruiser 150 (Prado) and Lexus GX 460 in Europe in order to carry out a reprogramming of the Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) software to improve its responsiveness in very limited circumstances and to ensure customer satisfaction.

16 April 2010

Toyota Recall Programme Passes 80 Per Cent Completion As New Car Sales Continue to Rise

In just two months since the launch of its recall programme, Toyota has successfully processed 80 per cent of the UK cars that required adjustment to their accelerator pedal.

16 April 2010

Toyota Maintains Industry Leadership on Average CO2 Emissions

Toyota continues to lead the motor industry in the UK in bringing down average CO2 emissions across its entire model range.

16 April 2010

“Indestructible” Toyota Conquers The Volcano That Emptied The Skies

A new chapter has been written in the world-conquering history of Toyota’s mighty Hilux as it took on the ice and fire of Iceland’s Eyjafallajökull volcano, just hours before its eruption brought chaos to the skies of Europe.

26 March 2010

Toyota Promotes Peace of Mind With Free Five-Year Warranty or Three-Year Free Servicing Offer

Toyota is reinforcing customer confidence in the quality and reliability of its model range with a ground-breaking new offer.

25 March 2010

Toyota Commitment to Action Yields Results

Toyota continues to make strong progress with its UK recall programme with more than two thirds of the total vehicles affected successfully fixed in just six weeks.

23 March 2010

Toyota President Akio Toyoda Names European Chief Quality Officer on Visit to Company Facilities in Belgium

Didier Leroy is named as Chief Quality Officer for Europe Akio Toyoda visited a local retailer to talk to the customers, before discussing the technique for accelerator pedal repair with the technician Addressed assembled members

18 March 2010

Black Is Back: Toyota Releases New Top-Of-The-Range Aygo

Order books have opened for Aygo Black, a new version of Toyota’s friendly and frugal city car.

15 March 2010

Toyota on Course With Recall Programme

Just one month on from the launch of Toyota’s accelerator recall campaign, work has been completed on more than half – 90,000-plus – of the cars that have been identified as requiring attention.

12 March 2010

Toyota’s Polar Hilux to Appear at the Outdoors Show 2010

Toyota’s Polar Hilux, the mighty machine driven by Top Gear presenters Jeremy Clarkson and James May to the magnetic North Pole, is to go on display at the 2010 Outdoors Show.

9 March 2010

Record February Sales for Prius

The Toyota Prius February sales total of 538 units serves as further proof that UK motorists have faith in Toyota quality and reliability and acknowledge the real-world benefits delivered by Hybrid Synergy Drive.

5 March 2010

Toyota Joins Clean Energy Partnership to Introduce Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles in Europe

Toyota and the Clean Energy Partnership announced today (5 March) that Toyota has become a new international auto partner for the organisation.

5 March 2010

Toyota Evaluates Unintended Acceleration Complaints in Remedied Vehicles

Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., has received verifiable information from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) about some vehicles whose owners have reported unintended acceleration after receiving the accelerator pedal recall remedies.

4 March 2010

Heroes of the Past Inspire Toyota’s Future Sports Car Vision

Celica, MR2, Supra, Corolla AE86: Toyota’s great driver-focused sports cars of the past have inspired its vision for a future-generation concept model that makes its European debut at the Geneva motor show.

3 March 2010

Toyota Introduces the 2010 RAV4

Toyota’s RAV4 gets a fresh new look for 2010, with a redesign that blends contemporary urban style with the durability for which Europe’s original recreational compact SUV is renowned.

3 March 2010

Toyota Verso Awarded Top 5-Star Rating in 2010 Euro NCAP Crash Test

The Toyota Verso has been awarded a maximum, 5-Star rating in the 2010 Euro NCAP safety performance test programme.

2 March 2010

Toyota Sales Strong in February

Even before it reaches the month-end, Toyota has defied its doubters and posted a significant increase in sales during February.

Auris HSD Sets C-Segment Benchmark for CO2 Emissions and Fuel Economy: 89g/km and 74.mpg

Ahead of the official unveiling of the Auris HSD at the Geneva motor show this week, Toyota can announce its new, British-built model will deliver class-leading CO2 emissions of just 89g/km and official combined cycle fuel consumption of 74.3mpg.

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