Toyota Media Site: Latest Press Releases
Latest Press Releases
Toyota Matches Up To BSI’s Standards
Toyota has become one of the three marques specified for UK staff of the British Standards Institution (BSI). The agreement was concluded in May and the first vehicle, an Avensis pool car, was delivered in July.
Toyota Adds 1.3-Litre VVT-i Engine To Yaris Colour Collection
From September the popular Yaris Colour Collection range will be available in 1.3-litre VVT-i petrol engine (manual transmission) priced from £8,995 on the road, just £500 more than the 1.0-litre Colour Collection models.
Toyota Announces The End Of Dull Journeys
Toyota is pleased to announce the end of dull journeys with the introduction of I.C.E. – Toyota In-Car Entertainment System
Toyota Adds A Hint Of Caribbean
Toyota adds a hint of Caribbean to the grey British Summer with the exciting addition of the Yaris Colour Collection Blue, priced from £8,695 on the road.
Win A Safari In A Toyota Land Cruiser
Visitors to the CLA Gamefair at Broadlands, Romsey, Hampshire next weekend (26-28 July) will have the chance to win a safari in Tanzania in a Toyota Land Cruiser.
Cleaning Group Expects Tidy Savings From Yaris
Positive experiences with the petrol Toyota Yaris, and possible savings under the new tax rules, have combined to persuade contract cleaning company Bowdraper Group to start switching its entire field-car fleet to Yaris.
Toyota Advances Marketing Of Fuel Cell Passenger Vehicle
Toyota announced today plans to start limited marketing of a fuel cell hybrid passenger vehicle model in Japan and the United States from around the end of this year, earlier than originally planned.
BASF Finds Toyota Chemistry Right
A comprehensive product range, diesel efficiency and competitive whole life costs have led the UK arm of BASF, the world’s leading chemical company, to switch to Toyota as one of the two marques specified for its company car fleet.
Toyota’s Verso Range – Track Stars At Mobility Roadshow
Toyota had a record number of test drives this year at last week’s Mobility Roadshow, with over 500 visitors taking the opportunity to test its wide range of vehicles and adaptations on the famous Donington circuit.
Toyota Corolla Verso ‘Excellent’ Says Weston At Mobility Show
Falklands war veteran Simon Weston OBE has added his name to the growing list of admirers of Toyota’s new-generation Corolla.
Toyota Prius Makes Motorsport History
The world’s first hybrid rally, a Toyota Prius, has finished the gruelling 5,000 mile, three-week Midnight Sun to Red Sea Rally in a provisional 14th place overall.
Toyota Successfully Completes 1st Test Flight Of Small Aircraft
Toyota has successfully completed the first test flight of an experimental aircraft built to verify high-performance, cost-reducing technologies for small aircraft.
The Car In The Front Row Is A Toyota
Forget the image of American High School teenagers on the back seat – the Toyota Corolla Drive-in movie season will be a drive-in with a difference.
Thumbs-Up From Engineers For Toyota Avensis
Six months after award-winning IT solutions company Croft plc switched its service fleet from Rover to Toyota, a survey has revealed overwhelming driver satisfaction – and management is delighted by the low fuel bills.
Toyota Offers Free Car Wash To Its Customers
During the summer months Toyota customers will be treated to a free car wash while they shop.
Visit Simon Weston On The Toyota Stand At The Mobility Roadshow, Donington Park 20 June 2002
Falklands war veteran Simon Weston OBE joins Toyota at the Motability Roadshow 2002 on Thursday 20 June to launch the extended Toyota Mobility range for 2002.
Toyota Surf The Diesel Tidal Wave
There has been a tidal wave in sales of new diesel cars in the past 18 months. Diesel powered car sales increased 39.4 per cent in 2001 and in the first four months of 2002 they are up a further 53.6 per cent, accounting for virtually all of the 9 per cent growth in new car sales overall.
Toyota Prius To Make Motor Sport History
Two rallying amateurs will enter the motor sport record books in June as the crew of the world’s first petrol/electric hybrid rally car.
Beat The Bank Holiday Traffic Blues With Toyota
Feeling angry, lost and ignored? That’ll be the Bank Holiday traffic then.
Toyota Fleet’s Bluelight Provides Emergency Assistance
The tricky balancing act that managers of emergency service vehicle fleets are required to perform has provided the impetus for a major development programme from Toyota Fleet.
Prius Helps City Patrols Keep The Noise Down
Below 10mph the Toyota Prius is soundless – which makes this environmentally friendly car the ideal choice for Westminster City Council’s Charter Mark award-winning 24 Hour Noise Team.
Corolla Verso Voted Best Small MPV In Fleet World Honours
A newcomer to the class, the Toyota Corolla Verso has been voted Best Small MPV in the Fleet World Honours annual prize giving at the RAC Club in Pall Mall this afternoon.
Channel Tunnel Rail Link Contractor Orders 49 Toyota Hilux Pickups
All-terrain ability has helped make the new generation of Toyota Hilux light commercial vehicles the natural choice for an Anglo-French consortium constructing a key section of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL)
RNLI Launches Toyota On The Beaches
The RNLI has chosen Toyota Hilux pick-ups, through leasing company Tuskerdirect, as its patrol vehicles for its Beach Rescue Initiative.
