Toyota Media Site: Latest Press Releases

Latest Press Releases

3 February 2003

New National Leasing & Rental Manager For Toyota Fleet

Newly responsible for leasing and rental for Toyota Fleet is Tim Copland 34, who takes on the role as the company’s new National Leasing & Rental Manager.

31 January 2003

The New Toyota Avensis: Superior Quality That Won’t Punish Your Pocket

The new Toyota Avensis will bring premium car quality into the upper medium D segment when UK sales begin on 1 March, but without punishing owners’ pockets.

27 January 2003

Toyota Announces Paul Philpott As New Commercial Director

Toyota GB today (27 January, 2003) announced the appointment of Paul Philpott as its new Commercial Director with effect from 1 February, 2003.

27 January 2003

LPG Supplier Turns To Toyota Dyna

Jefferson Calor, principal dealer for Calorgas and associated products throughout Sussex and Surrey, has taken on eight Toyota Dynas for deliveries – and the manoeuvrability of the dropside-bodied chassis-cabs was a key factor in its decision.

16 January 2003

Toyotas Provide Reliability Factor For Atlantis

A leading vehicle-wash supplier and a Toyota dealer have come up with a productive two-way arrangement…

14 January 2003

Toyota Announces Pricing For New Avensis

The new Toyota Avensis will go on sale in the UK on 1 March. Prices will range from £13,995 to £21,495.

13 January 2003

Toyota Hiace Best In Breed For Newcastle’s Dog Wardens

A trio of Toyota Hiace vans is proving the perfect transport for a team of Midlands dog wardens. Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council has taken delivery…

10 January 2003

Tenth Year Of Record UK Sales For Toyota

Despite toughening economic conditions, Toyota GB will remember 2002 as its tenth year of record vehicle sales in the United Kingdom.

2 January 2003

New Year News From Toyota

First there was red, then there was blue. Now silver becomes the third addition to the Colour Collection range from the Toyota Yaris. The Yaris Colour Collection Silver is on sale from 2 January, priced from £8,895 on the road.

1 January 2003

The Essence of TPS 2003

The Thinking Production System: TPS as a winning strategy for developing people in the global manufacturing environment.

20 December 2002

Toyota Pre-Crash Safety: Protection That Works Before An Accident Happens

Today’s cars are equipped with increasingly sophisticated equipment to help you avoid an accident, but there are still times when a collision becomes inevitable.

17 December 2002

Top Telecoms Provider Calls For Toyota And Lex

One of the UK’s leading providers of voice, data, Internet and call-centre services, Thus plc, is moving its 300-strong operational fleet over to Toyota.

11 December 2002

New Land Cruiser Hammers Competition On Ownership Costs

Best-in-class insurance groups and repair pricing for the new Toyota Land Cruiser show that it has the opposition soundly beaten on cost of ownership.

6 December 2002

The All-New Toyota Land Cruiser

The launch of the new Toyota Land Cruiser is a landmark in the history of one of Toyota’s most enduring models. For more than 50 years the Land Cruiser has embodied Toyota’s core values, establishing a heritage of strength, reliability and rugged performance.

6 December 2002

The All-New Toyota Land Cruiser

The launch of the new Toyota Land Cruiser is a landmark in the history of one of Toyota’s most enduring models. For more than 50 years the Land Cruiser has embodied Toyota’s core values, establishing a heritage of strength, reliability and rugged performance.

28 November 2002

Toyota Launches Sports Accessories Range

A bespoke range of sports accessories has been launched by Toyota for MR2 Roadster, Celica, Yaris T Sport and RAV4 models.

22 November 2002

Scion Keeps Up Standards With Toyota Dyna

The Scion Group, which provides a wide range of buildings and land services, has ordered 30 of Toyota’s new Dyna 3.5-tonne commercials.

22 November 2002

Two New Derivatives For Successful Corolla Range

The choice of models in the new Corolla range has been widened with two further derivatives. For the sporty driver with a family there is now a…

19 November 2002

New Toyota Avensis: Quality And Innovation

The all-new Toyota Avensis is a car designed and built in Europe, for Europe. On sale in the UK from 1 March 2003, it will set new standards in the highly competitive upper…

8 November 2002

Leasing Companies Vote Toyota Top For Reliability For Second Consecutive Year In FN50 Survey

Leasing company fleets covering nearly half a million vehicles voted Toyota top for reliability for the second consecutive year in the Fleet News FN50 survey, revealed today.

4 November 2002

You’ll Never Be Lost Again With Toyota’s Improved Satellite Navigation And Electronic Traffic Avoidance System

Almost 10,000 hotels, 4,000 restaurants and 11,000 petrol stations covering the length and breadth of Britain mean that Toyota customers…

30 October 2002

Drivers Vote For RAV4 To Sell Airtime

Five Toyota RAV4s will be sending out a strong signal to radio listeners and advertisers in the North Midlands, after being voted onto the media sales fleet of Staffordshire and Cheshire’s premier radio station.

30 October 2002

Local Heroes

Toyota has not one, but two F1 cars on its motor show stand at the NEC – and you can “drive” one of them as it is a full size simulator – but the focus for motor sport day on Friday, 1 November will be on rallying and Local Heroes.

29 October 2002

News In Brief

Toyota has improved the MR2 Roadster for 2003 with additional features that, among others, enhance both driving pleasure and safety, along with a reduced on-the-road price.

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