Toyota Media Site: Latest Press Releases
Latest Press Releases
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).
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.
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.
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
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
RECAP: a digest of recent Toyota news
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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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
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
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
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
TEAM TOYOTA GB BRITCAR 2012: LIVE RACE STREAMING
Team Toyota GB mark their return to competitive action this weekend at the Britcar 2012 24 hour race at Silverstone. You can follow the race live via our blog, including live streaming of the race
TEAM TOYOTA GB BRITCAR 2012 DRIVER BIOGRAPHY: CHRIS HODGETTS
Racing the Team Toyota GB GT86 will represent a homecoming for Chris, who won back-to-back touring car championships with the team in the car’s spiritual forebear, the Toyota Corolla GT AE86. The elder statesman of
TEAM TOYOTA GB BRITCAR 2012 DRIVER BIOGRAPHY: STEFAN HODGETTS
Stefan, 30, is one of the gradautes from Chris’s racing academy and began his career in karting before switching to single-seater racing in 1998. He finished fifth in the Formula Vauxhall Championship and fourth in
TEAM TOYOTA GB BRITCAR 2012 DRIVER PROFILE: RICHARD MEADEN
Motoring journalist Richard Meaden may be best known for his reviews and road tests of high-end sports cars in evo Magazine, of which is a contributing editor, but he has a long and varied racing CV
TEAM TOYOTA GB BRITCAR 2012 DRIVER PROFILE: NEIL PRIMROSE
Banging the drum for Team Toyota GB at the Britcar 24 Hours, Neil Primrose is an accomplished driver having raced in the historic Le Mans Classic and at the Nürburgring 24 Hours. He also runs a historic
