Toyota Media Site: Latest Press Releases

Latest Press Releases

23 October 2012

West Midlands Fire Service Adds Toyota Hilux To Fleet

The West Midlands Fire Service is putting the Toyota Hilux Invincible to the test as part of a review of its fleet of Brigade Response Vehicles.

22 October 2012

Search Is On For The Oldest British-Built Toyota

In December 1992, history was made when the first Toyota Carina E rolled off the line at Toyota’s newly opened factory at Burnaston, in Derbyshire. Twenty years on, it’s time to celebrate and Toyota is hoping to mark the occasion by tracing the oldest surviving example still in daily use.

22 October 2012

Victory For Wrathall, Dynojet And Toyota At Brands Hatch

Frank Wrathall and the Dynojet Racing team returned Toyota to the BTCC victory podium for the first time in nearly 20 years this afternoon at Brands Hatch, the independent Avensis driver claiming an emotional and popular maiden win in the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship in the final race of the season.

19 October 2012

British Deal Kickstarted 75 Years Of Toyota

The formation of the Toyota Motor Company in 1937 established a business that has grown to become one of the world’s most successful and respected global manufacturers.

15 October 2012

Final Fling For Toyota BTCC Men At Brands Hatch

Toyota’s trio of independent racers will bring their BTCC seasons to a close at Brands Hatch this weekend, each hopeful of ending the year on a high note.

15 October 2012

Toyota Racing Scores Thrilling Home Victory At Fuji

True to the saying “there’s no place like home”, Toyota Racing secured its second victory of the season in the penultimate round of the 2012 FIA World Endurance Championship at the Fuji circuit in Japan yesterday (14 October).

15 October 2012

Toyota GT86 Named Best Coupe In 2012 Scottish Car Of The Year Awards

The Toyota GT86 has received its first UK honour, being named best coupe in the 2012 Scottish Car of the Year awards.

14 October 2012

Toyota Serves Up The New Proace Van

The new Toyota Proace will expand Toyota’s presence in European LCV markets, a medium-sized van that will feature bespoke Toyota design details and branding.

10 October 2012

Toyota window switch recall: Clarification on media reports of ‘fire risk’ issue

Toyota has today announced a recall of 138,000 Yaris, Auris and RAV4 cars in the UK. This involves the electrical contact in the driver’s side Power Window Master Switch (PWMS), which may over time come

10 October 2012

Notification of RAV4, Yaris, Auris and Corolla Recall – 138,000 vehicles in the UK

Toyota places the highest priority on customer safety and the quality of our vehicles.  We are constantly monitoring the performance of our vehicles through a variety of sources.  From time to time, we become aware

9 October 2012

RECAP: a digest of recent Toyota news

Missed out on the news? Catch up here and click the links to access the full stories and pictures.

8 October 2012

Morgan Makes The Top Eight For Toyota At Silverstone

Toyota independent racers Adam Morgan, Frank Wrathall and Tony Hughes overcame a host of difficulties at Silverstone today to score more valuable Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship points, with series rookie Morgan shining at the wheel of his Speedworks Motorsport Avensis in the final race of the day to secure another personal best.

5 October 2012

Buoyant Toyota And Lexus Fleet Sales Buck The Market Trend

Toyota and Lexus sales to fleet and business customers enjoyed a healthy 15 per cent increase this year, with the low tax and running cost benefits of hybrid power in particular proving highly attractive. Hybrid’s share of Toyota and Lexus’s fleet business increased to 30 per cent.

4 October 2012

Toyota Plant Visit For BTCC Racer Wrathall

BTCC racer Frank Wrathall dropped in at the factory yesterday to meet the people who helped create his Toyota Avensis touring car, and to help celebrate 20 years of production at Toyota’s Burnaston facility.

4 October 2012

Yaris leads Toyota’s 62-plate September sales success

Toyota sales soared by 18.6 per cent in September, the rush for new 62-plate cars helping the company increase its share of the UK market to 4.25 per cent. Top performer among the Toyota models was the new Yaris, the supermini posting an exceptional 73 per cent increase in sales – including the new Yaris Hybrid – compared to the same month last year.

3 October 2012

Toyota makes it nine in a row as most valuable auto brand

Toyota was named the world’s most valuable automotive brand for the ninth year running in the recently published Best Global Brands report 2012, compiled by Interbrand. This year’s report sees Toyota’s brand valuation improve by 9% to over $30 million. The brand secured 10th position across all industries, an improvement of one place over 2010.

2 October 2012

Toyota Introduces Rewarding Recycling For End-Of-Life Vehicle Disposal

Toyotas are renowned for their longevity, but when they finally reach the end of the road there is a new system for ensuring they are responsibly and efficiently disposed of, with a fair price paid to owners. Launched today, Rewarding Recycling, gives customers peace of mind and ensures that end-of-life vehicle recycling is carried out to the highest environmental standards and in line with legal requirements.

2 October 2012

Toyota Motorsport GmbH Breaks NÜrburgring Record Again

TOYOTA Motorsport GmbH (TMG) continued its record-breaking success with the TMG EV P002 by setting a new electric record on the legendary 20.8km Nürburgring Nordschleife circuit in Germany. Using TMG’s motorsport-tuned electric powertrain, driver Jochen

1 October 2012

Passenger and Commercial Vehicles Price List (March 13)

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27 September 2012

THE NEW TOYOTA AURIS TOURING SPORTS

Touring body style revealed for new Auris First estate version in the family car market with a full hybrid powertrain 285mm longer than five-door hatchback, with increased luggage space The new Toyota Auris Touring Sports

27 September 2012

2012 Paris Motor Show Toyota Press Kit

1. New Auris (link to images) 2. New Auris Touring Sports (link to images) 3. New Verso (link to images) 4. 2013 Yaris Trend (link to images) 1. THE NEW TOYOTA AURIS• Confident design adopts

25 September 2012

New Toyota Auris Prices And Specifications Announced

KEY POINTS New Auris to be introduced in four grades – Active, Icon, Sport and Excel On-the-road prices from £14,495 All powertrains, including Hybrid Synergy Drive, available from launch Introduction of new park assist system,

GT86 CLAIMS TOP-EIGHT FINISH IN BRITCAR 24 HOURS

Team Toyota GB is celebrating a remarkable UK racing debut for its GT86 sports car, which claimed eighth place overall and third in its class in Britain’s toughest race, the Britcar 24 Hours on its

24 September 2012

MORE BTCC TOP TENS FOR TOYOTA DRIVERS

Toyota’s touring car independents scored well at Rockingham today despite difficult conditions and a variety of technical issues. The highlight for Dynojet Racing’s Frank Wrathall was a fifth-place finish, with Speedworks Motorsport Avensis driver Adam

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