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Toyota Prius Sells More Than 2 Million

October 18, 2010

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 [...]

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Toyota Recall For Previous Generation Land Cruiser Amazon

August 2, 2010

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 [...]

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Toyota Sells 200,000 Prius Models In Europe

July 20, 2010

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 [...]

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Toyota Hilux Drives To Volcano

April 22, 2010

Whilst Toyota has had a run of bad press and luck recently with some vehicle problems, the Hilux is known for the opposite – being practically indestructable, whatever is thrown at it. In this case, the mighty Hilux took on the ice and fire of Iceland’s Eyjafallajökull volcano, just hours before its eruption brought chaos [...]

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Toyota Pauses Production Of The Lexus GX460

April 20, 2010

The Mail Online is reporting that Toyota is having more car worries – this time with the premium brand Lexus. The car in question is the Lexus GX460, an extremely large four by four vehicle with significant electronics on board. Apparently, the problem arises when the car is driven into a corner and the accelerator [...]

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Toyota – Now Offering Peace Of Mind

March 30, 2010

In the latest news to win back customers after the accelerator debacle of some of their cars, Toyota is now offering a great deal in order to create some piece of mind. The latest deal covers all new cars purchased from 27th of March 2010 and means that you can choose either a warranty that [...]

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Alert: Third Generation Toyota Prius Recall

February 9, 2010

As per the previous announcement of recalls from Toyota, I will provide the words direct from the manufacturer so none of the meaning is lost: Toyota today announced a global recall on the latest, third-generation Prius built before 27 January 2010. This will involve 8,500 cars in the UK. To date, there have been no [...]

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Toyota’s Recall Campaign

January 30, 2010

Once again, I thought I’d share the information directly from Toyota so that you can quickly find out if you own a car that is affected by the accelerator pedal problem noted on with some models. Toyota Motor Europe announced today the recall of 8 Toyota models in Europe, to solve a potential accelerator pedal [...]

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Urgent: Toyota Accelerator Pedal Recall In Europe

January 28, 2010

As this is such a serious matter, here are the words (without filter) direct from Toyota. Stay safe out there folks and please heed the following advice if you have a new Toyota. Note, my emphasis. “There is a possibility that certain accelerator pedal mechanisms may, in rare instances, mechanically stick in a partially depressed [...]

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The Toyota Auris HSD Full Hybrid Concept

September 12, 2009

Toyota’s new concept car is the Auris HSD full hybrid concept. What the ‘full’ part means is that the car is capable of being driven by petrol, electric power or a combination of both. Partial hybrids are not set up to do this, being permanently a synergistic setup. The concept previews at the Frankfurt Motor [...]

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