Toyota Media Site: Latest Press Releases
Latest Press Releases
New Director Appointments At Toyota GB
Toyota GB announces the appointment of two new Directors effective from 1 May.
Autohorn Goes Greener With 40 Yaris Hybrid
Autohorn, one of Yorkshire’s largest fleet service specialists, has given its business a greener profile by adding the Toyota Yaris Hybrid to its fleet of 800 cars and vans.
Toyota Presents The ME.WE Concept
The ME.WE concept is the result of a partnership between Toyota’s European Design and Development centre (ED2) and the renowned French designer and architect Jean-Marie Massaud. Revealed today at Le Rendez-vous Toyota in central Paris, the car challenges traditional vehicle design and engineering.
Toyota Sprint Series Is The Perfect Motorsport Baptism
Toyota’s support of grassroots motorsport will continue to grow on Sunday (28 April) at Blyton Park in Lincolnshire, the venue for the opening round of the Toyota Sprint Series
Toyota Man Morgan Climbs The BTCC Points Table
Morgan made clear his intentions in Saturday qualifying, netting sixth on the grid. He wasn’t the highest-placed Toyota driver, however – that honour went to Dynojet Racing’s Frank Wrathall, who was second fastest in his Avensis, only five-hundredths of a second off the pole.
Toyota And Lexus Global Hybrid Sales Top Five Million
Worldwide sales of Toyota and Lexus hybrid vehicles have passed five million and the pace of growth continues to accelerate. The cumulative figure reached 5.125 million units1 at the end of March, including all Toyota, Lexus and other Toyota Motor Corporation-owned brand hybrids sold since 1997, when the first generation Prius was introduced.
Donington ‘Home Game’ For Toyota BTCC Independents
Toyota’s BTCC independents return to the fray at Donington Park at the weekend (20/21 April) looking to build on their encouraging start to the new touring car season at the home track of the Avensis. All four of the Toyotas fielded by the Speedworks, Ciceley and Dynojet teams began their lives 10 miles away from the track, at the Burnaston plant.
Toyota Racing Ready For Silverstone Season Opener
Toyota Racing begins its first full season in the FIA World Endurance Championship at the Six Hours of Silverstone this weekend.
Prius Plug-In Helps Fuel Shetland’s Future Transport Debate
City streets are a familiar environment for the Toyota Prius Plug-in, but the “no compromise” full hybrid with its rechargeable battery has been demonstrating its worth in the remote, wide open spaces of Shetland.
New RAV4 And Auris Lead Toyota Family Car Range Growth In March
The rejuvenation of Toyota’s family car range has seen sales figures forward in the plate change month of March.
Top 10 Pace For Toyota Men In Opening BTCC Battles
Toyota’s quartet of independent Avensis racers enjoyed an encouraging start to the 2013 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship as the new season roared into life at Brands Hatch.
Specifications And Prices Announced For New Toyota Proace
Full details of UK Proace range revealed
NEW TOYOTA PROACE PRIMED FOR BRITISH TOURING VAN CHAMPIONSHIP
If it’s got an engine, you can race it. True to that principle, Toyota is lining up its new Proace van for a summer of high speed track action in the new Touring Van Championship.
Toyota Joins Mayor’s London Hydrogen Partnership
International car manufacturer Toyota has joined the Mayor’s London Hydrogen Partnership (LHP), committing to work together to bring hydrogen and fuel cell technology to the capital.
RECAP: a digest of recent Toyota news
RECAP: a digest of recent Toyota news (March 2013)
Jackson Joins Avensis Quartet For 2013 BTCC
There will be four Toyotas on the BTCC grid this season. It was confirmed today that the second Avensis seat in the Speedworks Motorsport team has been filled at the last minute by former GT
Toyota And Lexus Fleet Services Field A Winning Team At Derby County Football Club
Toyota and Lexus Fleet Services kicked off a new programme of ride and drive events for potential business customers on home ground last week (14 March). It brought more than a dozen of its latest models to Pride Park, home of Derby County, just a few miles from its UK manufacturing base at Burnaston.
E.ON Powers Ahead With Toyota Hybrids
Energy company E.ON has chosen the Toyota Auris Hybrid for its Venues and Events teams across the country. Twelve of the cars were recently handed over to E.ON at Toyota’s Burnaston factory in Derbyshire, home of Auris Hybrid production.
Toyota Celebrates Sporting Glories Past And Present At 2013 Goodwood Festival Of Speed
Toyota will celebrate its past and present sporting achievements with an illustrious array of race and rally machinery in action at the 2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed (12 – 14 July).
New Grades, Same Great Quality For 2013 Toyota Avensis
Toyota’s Avensis range of saloons and tourer estate cars receives a gentle refresh for 2013.
Toyota Action On Business CO2 Emissions Yields Big Results
A nationwide programme of energy saving measures is delivering significant reductions in carbon emissions across Toyota’s dealership network, with a 15 per cent fall achieved in the past year.
MR2 Championship Ready For A Successful Season
The successful ‘grassroots’ British racing series for Toyota MR2s looks set for another thrilling season of competition, and to gaining an even wider following thanks to the addition of regular TV coverage. Seven of the
Hilux Rescues Ice Road Truckers
Standard Toyota Hilux hauls articulated lorry up icy incline The icy blast that has wreaked havoc for motorists in East Sussex is no match for Toyota’s Hilux. The car, supplied by SLM Motors of Uckfield, successfully
Younger Generation Samples Toyota BTCC Power
Sixteen-year-old Charlie Robertson became the youngest-ever driver to go behind the wheel of a Toyota Avensis touring car yesterday (Tuesday) when he took up his prize for winning the 2012 Ginetta Junior Championship.
