Toyota Media Site: Latest Press Releases

Latest Press Releases

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.

4 September 2008

Hero Hilux Primed For ’09

Hilux, Toyota’s heroic pick-up, is to benefit from a raft of styling, technical and equipment upgrades for 2009, making it an even stronger proposition in the work/leisure/adventure crossover market.

4 September 2008

Toyota Announces £65 Million Investment In European R&D

Toyota will invest an additional €80 million (£65 million) in its European Technical Centre located in Zaventem, Belgium – the first step in a two-phase expansion plan that will initially create 250 new jobs. Starting

1 September 2008

GMB Secure Union With Toyota

Toyota has secured a major new deal with GMB, Britain’s General Union, to provide their field staff with the environmentally friendly option of driving a Toyota Prius.

30 August 2008

Avensis À Paris

An all new, British-built, Toyota Avensis will make its world debut on 2 October at the fashionable Paris motor show.

22 August 2008

Blues, Twos And 4X4s

Toyota will be one of the leading exhibitors at the 2008 National Association of Police Fleet Managers Conference, presenting four models in full squad car livery.

5 August 2008

Drive It To Win It

There are many good reasons to test drive a Toyota, but this summer the best of all is the fact it could win you a new car.

17 July 2008

Diesel At The Double

Toyota has doubled the diesel choice in its Auris TR range with the introduction of its lightweight, economic 1.4 D-4D 90 engine to the line-up. Lightweight, smooth and highly efficient, the unit delivers strong fuel economy and low emissions.

17 July 2008

SR180: RAV4’S New Badge of Pride

KEY POINTS New sports-themed version of Europe’s best-selling SUV Exclusively powered by 175bhp (177 DIN hp) 2.2 D-4D engine Nought to 62mph in 9.3 seconds 18-inch alloys, extended wheelarches and run-flat tyres Dark-tinted headlamps Integrated

11 July 2008

Toyota To Build Prius In USA

Toyota, with a long-term aim toward enhancing its ability to flexibly respond to rapid fluctuations in North American market demand and toward facilitating a stable supply of North American-made vehicles, announces the following changes to its North American production structure.

Toyota At The British International Motor Show

New Toyota models making their UK debuts at the British International Motor Show will be out on the nation’s roads within a year.

1 July 2008

Toyota Land Cruiser Joins Forces With EJ Churchill For The CLA Gamefair

Toyota Land Cruisers will again be proving their off-road ability at the CLA Gamefair which takes place at Blenheim Palace near Oxford from 25 to 27 July.

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