Toyota Media Site: Latest Press Releases

Latest Press Releases

1 January 2009

Toyota In The World 2009

Toyota in the World 2009.

17 December 2008

Aygo for a Winner

Project Aygo started in March last year when Toyota (GB) PLC supplied a vehicle to top-selling Japanese car magazine Banzai.

12 December 2008

New Toyota Avensis: Leading the Way on Residual Values and Cost of Ownership

The all-new, third generation Toyota Avensis delivers more style, higher performance, improved fuel economy and lower emissions.

4 December 2008

Toyota Presents the New Avensis: Built in Britain

The all-new, third generation Toyota Avensis delivers more style, higher performance, improved fuel economy and lower emissions.

3 December 2008

Corby Council Turns Greener With Toyota

When Corby Borough Council decided to set an environmental example on Northamptonshire roads it looked to Toyota – and the council is now running five cars that will save on fuel costs and carbon emissions by the tonne.

1 December 2008

Toyota iQ Smallest and Safest

It is a common assumption that the smaller the car, the more vulnerable driver and passengers are in an accident. The new Toyota iQ – the world’s smallest four-seat production model – is proof this need not be the case, providing an unprecedented level of active and passive safety protection for an A-segment model.

24 November 2008

Toyota iQ: Six Degrees of Innovation

Toyota’s guide to the interlinked engineering and design innovations in the remarkable new iQ city car concludes with details of its space-efficient slim seat design.

21 November 2008

It’s a Toyota, It Will Get You Out Of There!

Anna Ryder Richardson, a star survivor of last year’s I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!, knows just what it takes to tackle tough environments.

18 November 2008

Stop (and Start) Press: Auris Gains the Environmental Edge

The Toyota Auris gains a competitive advantage in the C-segment hatchback market with the introduction of a new engine that delivers lower emissions, better fuel economy and improved power and torque.

17 November 2008

Toyota iQ: Six Degrees of Innovation

The fifth cut-paste-and-print guide to the design and engineering innovations in the new Toyota iQ explains how an asymmetrical dashboard design made it possible to maximise interior space.

13 November 2008

Toyota iQ Wins Car of the Year… in Japan

The revolutionary Toyota iQ, the world’s smallest four-seater passenger car, has won the 2008 Japan Car of the Year award by a landslide over rivals such as the Citroën C5, Audi A4 and Jaguar XF.

10 November 2008

Toyota iQ: Six Degrees of Innovation

A new, compact air conditioning unit is the subject of the fourth in a series of cut-paste-and-print guides to Toyota’s design and engineering innovations for its new iQ, the world’s smallest four-seat car.

3 November 2008

Toyota iQ: Six Degrees of Innovation

The third instalment in Toyota’s series of cut-paste-and-print guides to the ground-breaking design and engineering features behind the new iQ reveals details of the car’s flat under-floor fuel tank.

28 October 2008

Toyota iQ: Six Degrees of Innovation

The second in Toyota’s series of cut-paste-and-print guides to the ground-breaking design and engineering features of the new iQ looks at the benefits gained from using a centre take-off steering gear.

21 October 2008

Toyota iQ: Six Degrees of Innovation

Your guide to the big ideas behind the world’s smallest four-seater car.

21 October 2008

Toyota iQ: Six Degrees of Innovation

Your guide to the big ideas behind the world’s smallest four-seater car.

13 October 2008

Toyota Dominates Fleet World MPG Marathon

A Yaris driven by Andrew Andersz and Gary Luton achieved the highest overall fuel economy in the 2008 ALD Fleet World MPG Marathon.

7 October 2008

Toyota Supports Forum Of Mobility Centres

In line with its global vision for providing mobility assistance for all, Toyota is providing nine specially adapted vehicles to the Forum of Mobility Centres.

7 October 2008

Toyota Prius Named Greenest Technology At British Technology Awards

The Toyota Prius has been named alongside the Apple iPhone, BBC iPlayer and the Nintendo Wii as one of the winners at the inaugural British Technology Awards, collecting the Greenest Technology of the Year Award.

1 October 2008

iMotor Court Basketball Team Into Toyota iQ

Toyota’s iQ arrived in London earlier this month for an exhibition at the Royal College of Art and iMotor came along to investigate the interior space of this radical new city car.

30 September 2008

Toyota Develops World’s First Rear Window Curtain Shield Airbag

Toyota announced today that it has developed the world’s first* SRS (Supplemental Restraint System) rear window curtain shield airbag to protect rear passengers’ heads in the event of a rear-end collision.

19 September 2008

iQ to Inspire Design Excellence

Toyota and Royal College of Art announce new partnership agreement.

10 September 2008

EDF Energy And Toyota Launch UK Trials Of Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle

EDF Energy and Toyota have teamed up to road trial the first Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle (PHV) introduced by a car manufacturer to the UK.

9 September 2008

More Angles On Paris Premieres From Toyota

Toyota has released more images of the three new models to be revealed at the Paris motor show on 2 October.

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