Toyota Media Site: Latest Press Releases
Latest Press Releases
Aygo To Goodwood
Toyota’s “shopping supercar”, Aygo Crazy, will make an unexpected early public debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed on 11-13 July.
Prius Unites Europe
It is hard to find much the British, the French and the Germans have agreed on over the years, but it seems Toyota has found the answer: They all love the Toyota Prius.
More Style, More Muscle: Toyota’s New Hilux Invincible 200
A YEAR ago Hilux was on top of the world, the first car to be driven through the Arctic wastes to the Magnetic North Pole. Now it is top of the pile again with a new range-topping model that is Britain’s most powerful production pick-up.
Land Cruiser V8 Wins Security Award
The new Toyota Land Cruiser V8 has been voted number one in the large 4×4 category at the British Insurance Car Awards.
Toyota Yaris Named Green Car Of The Year 2008
The Toyota Yaris has been named Green Car of the Year 2008 by the Environmental Transport Association (ETA). The announcement comes ahead of the start of Green Transport Week (14 – 22 June).
‘Aygo Crazy’ Concept Car To Make World Premiere At London Motor Show
Aygo Crazy is the perfect antidote to all those wild concept cars that look great on the show stand but never turn a wheel. It is a unique machine that has been developed from the start to deliver no-holds-barred maximum driving pleasure, an unforgettable, fun experience.
Toyota To Produce Camry Hybrid In Australia And Thailand
Toyota announced today that it is to start production of a Camry Hybrid model in Australia and Thailand as part of its on-going efforts to develop the popularity of hybrid vehicles worldwide.
Toyota Develops New Fuel Cell Hybrid With Improved Cruising Distance Of More Than 500 Miles
Toyota has developed a new fuel cell hybrid vehicle that travels more than double the distance of its predecessor model, increasing the maximum cruising range from 205 miles to 515 miles.
Engine Specialist Opts For Toyota Reliability
As one of the UK’s leading engine manufacturers and importers, E. P. Barrus Ltd knows all about power plants.
Toyota At The 2008 Mobility Road Show
Toyota is out in force at the 2008 Mobility Roadshow displaying a dozen models for both static display and accompanied track test drives.
Double Top For Toyota Verso In Fleet World Honours
For the second year running Toyota Verso has been named Best Small MPV in the Fleet World Honours.
Prius Ranked Highest Car In J.D. Power and Associates/What Car? 2008 UK Customer Satisfaction Index Study
The Toyota Prius has gained a second J.D. Power and Associates award after emerging as the highest scoring individual model in the 2008 UK Customer Satisfaction Index StudySM, retaining the position it held in 2007.
Aygo Cool With New Blue Hue
There’s blue, then there is Aygo Blue. This spring Toyota’s award-winning city car has a fresh look with a new dedicated Slate Blue metallic paint finish.
Take A Back Seat For The Best Show On Wheels
The chance to watch movies or play computer games while on the move has helped banish back-seat boredom for millions of motorists.
Toyota’s Virtual Crash Test Dummies Help Racecar Safety
The FIA Institute and Toyota have combined technology and expertise to help improve safety in high speed racecar accidents.
Toyota Unleashes High Power Hilux At CV Show
There are few challenges left for Toyota’s mighty Hilux, a car that has toughed it out in the world’s most extreme environments for decades and which only last year made history by conquering the Arctic to become the first car to drive to the Magnetic North Pole.
Toyota Prius Joins The Green Crewe
Go Green Car and Van Rental, Britain’s first green car hire company based at Crewe, Cheshire, has taken possession of eight new Toyota Prius hybrid cars boosting their fleet of super environmentally friendly vehicles to 12.
Auris Soars Into Spring With New SR and TR
Auris is evolving to meet the needs and preferences of even more motorists with two new grades joining the line-up this spring.
New Appointment At Toyota Fleet
Richard Balshaw has been appointed General Manager Toyota Fleet, replacing Tim Copland, who takes on a new role as General Manager Dealer Development.
Toyota Seals Record UK Prius Fleet Deal With Sainsbury’s
Toyota has reached agreement to supply Sainsbury’s with Britain’s largest fleet of hybrid power vehicles. The company is to take delivery of 400 Prius models, in a move towards cleaner and greener motoring for its staff. This is the largest ever UK fleet deal for Prius.
Toyota Unveils Urban Cruiser
Toyota has given its new Urban Cruiser small SUV its European debut at the Geneva motor show, the latest addition to its distinguished 4×4 vehicle heritage. The new model is aimed firmly at the urban all-road market, where European sales have almost doubled since 2002.
World Premiere Of The New Toyota iQ
Toyota has given the production design of the new iQ its world premiere at the Geneva motor show. First presented as the Concept Car iQ at the Frankfurt motor show last year, the new model will go into production late in 2008 with UK sales scheduled to start in spring 2009.
That’s Life With A Toyota Prius
As the doyenne of British consumer journalism, there is probably no tougher customer to please than Esther Rantzen. That makes her choice of a Toyota Prius for her personal transport all the more telling.
Toyota Yaris SR: A Winning Recipe
Take one Yaris. Add highly desirable styling and exclusive equipment features. Price competitively and sell. It is as simple as that. Toyota has comprehensively upgraded the specification of its 1.3 VVT-i and 1.4 D-4D Yaris SR models to create one of the most impressive supermini prospects on the market.
