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In a not-unsurprising move, Toyota has been named the World’s Greenest Brand. Toyota continues to forge ahead with new technologies to reduce the amount of pollutants that our vehicles produce – not just when on the move but when being built too. The Interbrand report says that Toyota is “a leading example of making the […]
Toyota Motor Corporation announced a global recall campaigns for certain Toyota and Lexus models on 24th February. These recalls do not affect right hand drive Toyota or Lexus models sold in the UK. As part of these global campaigns, Toyota is preparing to voluntarily recall some left hand drive European Lexus RX models to address […]
Granted, I can’t remember a movie with the Toyota Hilux in – but Top Gear has made it massively famous around the world. Previously known for being an excellent workhorse of a vehicle, the Hilux became famous for the fact that it could tackle just about any terrain, anywhere. It even survived the challenge of […]
Sometimes concept cars are ludicrous, wonderful and totally off the mark. The Toyota FT-86 II Concept is completely the opposite of this. Set to make a world premier at the 2011 Geneva motor show, it builds on the original concept and gives a not so subtle hint as to what the next Toyota sports car […]
Here’s the latest from Toyota – definitely worth reading if you’re an owner of a vehicle identified… As a result of customer feedback in other markets worldwide, Toyota GB today announced it would recall a number of its Toyota Avensis and Lexus IS 250 models in the UK to carry out modifications to their fuel […]
Here’s the latest news from Toyota in relation to what the Hilux has been up to: Between 10th November and 5th December 2010, four Hilux transported expedition members of the Indian National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research (NCAOR) ? studying snow chemistry, the glacial landscapes and the bedrock hidden beneath the ice ? on […]
Toyota GB today announced it would recall a number of its iQ models in the UK to carry out a modification to the software used to manage the vehicle’s Electric Power Steering (EPS) system. It is working with the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) to contact registered owners and keepers by letter to advise […]
Toyota is celebrating another milestone for Prius, with worldwide sales passing two million since the original hybrid was launched in 1997. Across three generations, approximately 2,012,000 units have been sold in more than 70 countries and regions, up to the end of September this year. UK sales during the same period were 38,600. Whilst this […]
The information provided below is directly from a release from Toyota, as I wanted to ensure that all of the accurate information is conveyed should your vehicle be affected: Toyota announced a recall campaign on 29th July 2010 for 348 of the previous generation Land Cruiser Amazon models that have the potential to be affected […]
Toyota celebrates ten years of the Prius in Europe with 200,000 sales. The full hybrid Toyota Prius, synonymous as the definitive hybrid car, was launched in 2000 to the European market, (1997 in Japan). With sales reaching 100,000 in 2008, that figure has now doubled to 200,000 in just two more years, confirming the significance […]