Toyota Media Site: Latest Press Releases

Latest Press Releases

6 March 2013

Five-Star Safety Ratings For New Toyota Auris And RAV4

New models achieve top ranking in 2013-standard Euro NCAP testing

5 March 2013

Toyota At The 2013 Geneva Motor Show

Toyota will take the wraps off two contrasting new concepts at the Geneva motor show and also pave the way for two new model introductions that will strengthen its European model range in the coming months.

5 March 2013

Toyota Adds Hybrid Driving Opportunities To Surrey’s Climate Week Programme

Toyota took its hybrid power message to its own local authority this week, providing two of its latest low-emissions vehicles for a ride and drive event organised as part of Surrey County Council’s Climate Week activities.

Toyota Design Studies Take The Spotlight At Geneva

First appearance for Auris Touring Sports Black, RAV4 Premium and RAV4 Adventur

4 March 2013

Toyota GT86 Is Car Buyer’s Coupe Of The Year

The accolades keep coming for the Toyota GT86, newly honoured as Car Buyer magazine’s Coupe of the Year.

4 March 2013

World Premiere For Toyota I-Road At Geneva Motor Show

Toyota’s new i-ROAD personal mobility vehicle (PMV) makes its world debut at the Geneva motor show, a new, flexible form of transport designed for city streets.

1 March 2013

World Debut For Toyota FT-86 Open Concept

Toyota will present its new FT-86 Open concept for the first time at the Geneva motor show, a car created to test the water for the possible introduction of a convertible version of its globally acclaimed GT86 sports coupe.

22 February 2013

Toyota Hosts Dream Car Art Competition

On Tuesday this week Toyota GB’s Surrey headquarters became an art gallery of the future displaying the winners and hosting the ceremony for the UK awards of the Toyota Dream Car art competition.

22 February 2013

Toyota Announce Pricing And Specification Details For Auris Touring Sports

Pricing and specification details have been announced for the British-built.

19 February 2013

Toyota Expands UK Training Facilities

To provide the specialist training necessary to service and maintain its wide and technologically advanced range of vehicles, Toyota (GB) is expanding its training facilities.

19 February 2013

Marine & Industrial Transmissions Navigate Hybrid Route

One of the UK’s prime suppliers of spares and service for marine gears and associated products for drive line and propulsion systems is adding Toyota Prius and seven-seat Toyota Prius+ full hybrid vehicles to their fleet. The Prius are likely to lead to further hybrid vehicles and possibly the new Proace van later in the year.

19 February 2013

Toyota Racing Unveils 2013 Le Mans Hybrid Challenger

Toyota Racing has unveiled the revised TS030 Hybrid car which will spearhead the team’s quest for victory in the Le Mans 24 Hours and the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) this season.

14 February 2013

The New Toyota Auris Touring Sports

The new, British-built Auris Touring Sports introduces a wagon/estate car body style toToyota’s Auris range for the first time. It’s also the first model in its class to offer the choice of a full hybrid powertrain, marking further diversification of Toyota’s Hybrid Synergy Drive technology.

8 February 2013

Toyota GT86 TRD – It’s Official

Since its launch last year, the Toyota GT86 has revitalised Toyota’s reputation for building cars that are all about the pure pleasure of driving.

New Toyota GT86 Racer Ready For Testing

The first GT4 racing version of the Toyota GT86 will hit the track later this month following completion of the first chassis by Buckingham-based motorsport engineering pioneer GPRM.

4 February 2013

Future Of Hydrogen Powered Cars Mapped Out

Over one and a half million hydrogen powered vehicles could be on UK roads by 2030 according to a joint Government-industry study published today.

31 January 2013

Embarque On A Journey With Toyota Prius+

Embarque, the new executive minicab service operating inLondonand all the major airports will be transforming its vehicle fleet by adding 22 seven-seat Prius+ models through January and February.

30 January 2013

Toyota Honoured As Car And Van Manufacturer Of The Year In LowCVP Awards

Toyota’s leadership in reducing the environmental impact of everyday motoring has helped secure it the title of Car and Van Manufacturer of the Year in the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership awards, presented at a ceremony in London last night.

24 January 2013

BMW Group And TMC Deepen Collaboration By Signing Binding Agreements

BMW Group and Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) are pursuing their successful strategic long-term cooperation in the field of sustainable mobility today by signing binding agreements aimed at long-term collaboration between the two companies for the joint development of a fuel cell system, joint development of architecture and components for a sports vehicle, and joint research and development of lightweight technologies.

21 January 2013

Toyota Hilux Battles Through To Second On Dakar Rally

The Toyota Hilux crewed by Giniel de Villiers and Dirk von Zitzewitz has claimed second place in the world’s toughest off-road motorsport event, the Dakar Rally, after two weeks and 8000km of gruelling competition through

14 January 2013

Toyota Releases New Images As Proace Launch Approaches

Toyota has released a raft of new images of Proace, the new model that will return the company to the heart of the medium duty van market later this year.

11 January 2013

Toyota Shows Its Wilder Side With New Custom Car Concepts At Tokyo Auto Salon

KEY POINTS Toyota lines up 10 models for the 2013 Tokyo Auto Salon, the world’s largest custom car show Two racing concepts from GRMN based on Yaris and GT86 G Sports concepts developed from the

9 January 2013

The Trend Continues: Toyota Launches Revised Yaris Line-up for 2013

Toyota has announced a revision to their Yaris UK grade line up, aimed at continuing the strong success of the car since its launch in late 2011.

8 January 2013

Toyota Toasts Sales Success in 2012

Toyota had a year to remember in 2012. Official figures for the year show sales of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles for the brand at 92,318, a 12.6 per cent increase over 2011.

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