Toyota Media Site: Latest Press Releases

Latest Press Releases

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.

Toyota Brings Full Hybrid Power to the C-segment With New Auris HSD

Exclusively designed for the European market, the Auris HSD (Hybrid Synergy Drive) introduces full hybrid technology to a core model at the heart of Toyota’s model line-up.

18 February 2010

Aygo: Toyota’s Got You Covered

Tired of talking dogs, comedy admirals, and Iggy Pop’s lived-in face? Toyota is taking the pain out of finding car insurance by offering one year’s Toyota Motor Insurance cover for free on its Aygo range.

18 February 2010

Toyota Staff Go the Distance to Support Recall Programme

Toyota’s commitment to effecting a speedy and effective recall programme has enjoyed exceptional support from employees across its operations, many of whom have gone the extra mile – literally – to help.

17 February 2010

Toyota Announces Details of Actions on Quality-Related Issues

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announced details of a number of quality-related matters at a press conference in Tokyo today.

15 February 2010

Toyota at the Geneva Motor Show

Hybrid Technology Development and Enhanced Product Appeal are the leading themes for Toyota’s presentation at the Geneva motor show, represented by a range of concept and production models that will be making their first appearance in Europe.

10 February 2010

Toyota Recall Work Starts Today

Work begins this morning (Wednesday 10 February) at 206 Toyota service centres across the UK to implement the fix to the accelerator pedal on the cars affected by the recall.

9 February 2010

Third-Generation Prius Recall Announcement

Toyota today announced a global recall on the latest, third-generation Prius built before 27 January 2010. This will involve 8,500 cars in the UK.

9 February 2010

Reassurance on Insurance

Toyota GB can confirm that insurance cover on Toyota cars is unaffected by the current safety recall.

5 February 2010

Statement by Toyota Motor Corporation President Akio Toyoda

I, Akio Toyoda, deeply regret the inconvenience and concern caused to our customers and others by our recent recalls of multiple vehicle models across multiple regions.

5 February 2010

Reassurance on Insurance

Toyota GB can confirm that insurance cover on Toyota cars is unaffected by the current safety recall.

5 February 2010

Latest Toyota Media Briefing – Accelerator Pedal Safety Recall – Prius Braking Issues

The following briefing details the key facts concerning the safety recall of Toyota vehicles and Toyota’s official comment on reports concerning braking issues with Prius.

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