Toyota Media Site: Latest Press Releases

Latest Press Releases

18 February 2009

5-Star Safety: Toyota iQ and Avensis Achieve Top Euro NCAP Safety Rating

The Toyota iQ may be the smallest four-seater car on the market, but is also one of the safest according to new independent crash testing results from Euro NCAP.

9 February 2009

Toyota Helps Surrey Police Tackle A Local “Polar Challenge”

Having conquered the frozen wastes of the Arctic and Antarctica, Toyota 4x4s proved the ideal transport for Surrey Police when white-out conditions hit the county last week.

5 February 2009

Hilux Conquers the Snow to Claim Second “Pole” Position

Is there no driving challenge beyond the scope of Toyota’s mighty Hilux?

5 February 2009

2009 Toyota Yaris: Less Is So Much More

Too often motorists are expected to make sacrifices in performance or comfort for the sake of environmental considerations.

3 February 2009

Advisory Note on Press Car Delivery & Collection

Due to the transport disruption caused by the weather we are postponing all Toyota and Lexus press car deliveries and collections for Tuesday and Wednesday.

30 January 2009

09 Aygo: Greener – and Black and Blue, Too

Aygo is a success story in miniature. Since launch in 2005 this small but perfectly formed Toyota has amassed more than 100,000 sales a year across Europe, its combination of low cost of ownership, contemporary styling and fun-to-drive character making it a top performer in the expanding A-segment.

30 January 2009

Hypermiling iQ Breaks 500 Miles on One Tank of Fuel

There is no questioning iQ’s status as one of the most fuel-efficient cars on the market, but a new hypermiling challenge has seen the tiny Toyota perform way beyond its official mpg figures.

14 January 2009

Panasonic Toyota Racing to Unveil 2009 Formula 1 Car Online Tomorrow at 11:00am

Panasonic Toyota Racing will present a world premiere of its latest Formula 1 car, the TF109, exclusively online at www.tf109-premiere.com at 11:00am GMT tomorrow, Thursday 15 January.

12 January 2009

New Generation Toyota Prius Unveiled

A new chapter in the history of Prius opens at the Detroit motor show with the official unveiling of the all-new, third-generation of Toyota’s world-leading hybrid power car.

12 January 2009

Toyota Maintains Pace, Broadens Scope of Advanced Environmental Technologies

Detroit – Toyota will display the Toyota FT-EV concept on opening Media Day at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), confirming its plan to launch an urban commuter battery-electric vehicle (BEV) by 2012.

1 January 2009

Environmental Brochure 2009

Environmental Brochure 2009.

1 January 2009

TMC Annual Report 2009

TMC Annual Report 2009.

1 January 2009

European Sustainability Report 2009

European Sustainability Report 2009.

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.

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