Toyota Media Site: Latest Press Releases
Latest Press Releases
Wheelchair Ramblers Celebrate Historic 100-Mile Trek
The team of eight wheelchair ramblers from around the country arrived exhausted yet jubilant at the finish line of the week-long Toyota 100-mile Endurance Ramble from Bath to Maidenhead across the rugged Ridgeway. Their aim
Press Bite on Toyota
Press Day at Earls Court is bound to be packed with Press conferences, unveilings and speeches. But not at Toyota.
Toyota Accelerates Towards the Millennium at the London Motor Show
Visitors to the London Motor Show at Earls Court 20-31 October 1999 will have to catch their breath thanks to the rapid pace of change at Toyota.
What Every Woman Wants
The New Toyota Yaris has been declared the best small car in the AA/Good Housekeeping Woman-Friendly Car Awards. It was praised for its low cost of running, high level of standard equipment and nippy performance.
Toyota Backs Disabled Group in Historic 100-Mile Ramble
Toyota is the first manufacturer to sponsor a team of wheelchair bound ramblers from around the country when they trek from Bath to Maidenhead next month (6 –11 September 1999) across the rugged Ridgeway. The
Yaris Verso
The London Motor Show (22-31 October) will mark the UK debut of Toyota’s new flexible friend – the Yaris Verso. Verso is the latest derivative of the new and very successful Yaris hatchback.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Toyota on Tap for Scottish & Newcastle Drivers
Toyota cars are joining the 2,500-strong fleet of brewing, leisure and retail giant Scottish & Newcastle.
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”.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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’.
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.
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?
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.
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…
