Toyota Media Site: Latest Press Releases

Latest Press Releases

10 August 1999

RAV4 Voted Greatest Used 4X4

The Toyota RAV4 has been voted the best used 4×4 for under £8,000 in the Greatest Used Buy Awards for 1999.

9 August 1999

New Celica Debuts at IAA Frankfurt

The new Toyota Celica, which will debut in Europe at the Frankfurt Motor Show this September, represents a bold step forward in the design and engineering of mainstream sports coupes.

3 August 1999

Shadow Minister for Transport Tries the Car of Tomorrow Around the Roads of Westminster

Bernard Jenkin MP, Shadow Minister for Transport, took time out in the last few days of the parliamentary session to try the new Toyota Prius on the busy roads around the Palace of Westminster.

2 August 1999

Toyota Yaris Family Grows With New 1.3-Litre Versions

Joining the successful 67bhp 1.0-litre VVT-i Yaris introduced on 8 April this year, a bigger-engined 1.3-litre version will be made available in the UK from October after a debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show on 14 September.

29 July 1999

Leapfrog Hops to Take Picnics on Board

Toyota Picnic seven-seaters have been chosen by new venture company Leapfrog Day Nurseries to provide safe and spacious transport for the youngsters in its care.

22 July 1999

Toyota Hilux to the Rescue

Transporting Search & Rescue teams to inaccessible parts of the coastline calls for vehicles that are as tough as they are reliable – which is why the Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) has turned to Toyota Hilux 4WD Double Cabs to do the job.

15 July 1999

Toyota on Tap for Scottish & Newcastle Drivers

Toyota cars are joining the 2,500-strong fleet of brewing, leisure and retail giant Scottish & Newcastle.

13 July 1999

It’s a Pick-Up Jim, But Not As We Know It

They do things bigger in America, which in part explains why Toyota has a desert racing pick-up truck with a 500bhp engine. Of course, once you’ve got such a beast it could only be driven by someone known as the “Ironman”.

5 July 1999

It’s a Pick-Up Jim, But Not As We Know It

You against the clock, racing to the summit of a 14,100 ft. mountain on a twisting, dirt covered road. In a 900 bhp Pick-up!

29 June 1999

Toyota Picnic Earns Top Rating in Euro NCAP Safety Tests

Toyota’s popular Picnic MPV has earned top marks in safety tests performed under the European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP). Picnic received a 4-star rating – equal to the highest rating awarded to date.

28 June 1999

Toyota Cares for Social Workers

A leading independent fostering agency is switching its fast-growing car fleet to Toyota – and its social workers have been surprised to find that the manufacturer’s new-generation petrol engines are as economical on fuel as their previous diesel-powered cars.

22 June 1999

Toyotas Get the Blue Light in Derbyshire

Derbyshire Police has boosted its fleet of Toyota RAV4 response vehicles used for rural duties in the Peak District – and on the strength of its positive experiences with Toyota, it is now evaluating Land Cruiser for motorway patrol work and Corolla as a general response vehicle.

17 June 1999

Scottish Power Signs Multi-Million Pound Solus Deal With Toyota

Toyota has secured the biggest single deal in its history in the UK, with a multi-million pound agreement to supply all cars for electricity, water and telecommunications giant Scottish Power.

11 June 1999

Toyota Yaris Engine Voted ‘Best Engine in the World’ by Panel of Top Judges

Toyota’s ‘Mighty Atom’ 1.0-litre engine recently launched in its Yaris supermini has been voted the best engine in the world at the first ‘oscars for engines’.

8 June 1999

Toyota Changes Direction

Reduced running costs and a positive reaction from drivers have been the results of a recent switch to Toyota within the car fleet of Direction International.

3 June 1999

They Think It’s Toyota Fleet… It Is Now!

Thirty-three years on from Sir Geoff Hurst’s moment of World Cup triumph, who would miss the chance to meet the legendary footballer in person and quiz him about those celebrated goals?

28 May 1999

Safety First Gives Toyota a Technological Edge

Safety consciousness has helped Toyota GB secure a major fleet car contract with leading science and engineering innovation business AEA Technology plc, of Harwell in Oxfordshire.

21 May 1999

Sussex Police Put Toyotas on the Beat

Twenty-two Toyota Avensis 1.6S four-door saloons have been recruited by Sussex Police for duty as beat cars. They join a fleet of 720 vehicles, until now mostly Peugeots…

21 May 1999

Toyota Kart Team Plays Its Le Mans ‘Joker’

Flying Scotsman Allan McNish took time out from pre-race testing for this year’s Le Mans 24 hour race to make a surprise addition to the Toyota GB karting team recently. The 29 year-old racer from

20 May 1999

MS Sufferer Wins Toyota for Teenage Son

Teenager Piers Lockhart, aged 19 of Ashtead, Surrey has won a new Toyota Starlet valued at £8,000 in the Disabled Drivers’ Association (DDA) national fundraiser.

14 May 1999

Grey Importer Fined for Misleading Buyers

A recent court judgement proves that customers of ‘grey imports’ should be very cautious of exactly what it is they are buying…

15 April 1999

Toyota Writes History With ‘Crayon’ Commuter System

Environmentally-Friendly, Gps-Guided Fleet to Start Operation in May Toyota is in final preparations for a late May launch of its ‘Crayon’ * electric vehicle commuter system, a 21st century-minded, environmentally-friendly mobility system that combines its

8 April 1999

… And the Most Satisfying Coupe / Small Car / MPV / 4 Wheel-Drive is Made by Toyota!

If the 1999 Top Gear/J D Power Customer Satisfaction Study was the Oscars, Toyota would be the ‘film’ that scooped the most awards.

26 March 1999

Datalect Extend Loyalty to Trusty Toyota

The previous agreement with Datalect, one of the first companies in the UK to be supplied by Toyota Fleet, has now been extended to provide both the popular Avensis and Camry models.

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