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Happy 60th Toyota Land Cruiser: a Veritable Off-roading Icon
Happy 60th Toyota Land Cruiser: a Veritable Off-roading Icon

2 Aug 2011, 07:08 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / A full 60 years have now passed since Toyota revealed the first generation BJ on August 1st, 1951. Over six decades, the design has changed and evolved to stay relevant, but the core value of all-wh...

 
Toyota Is the World's Greenest Brand
Toyota Is the World's Greenest Brand

29 Jul 2011, 05:22 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Toyota now holds the title of the world's greenest brand, with the company receiving the distinction in a new global survey from the internationl brand consultancy Interbrand. The first Best...

 
Bride in Wheelchair Receives Special Needs Sienna Van from Toyota
Bride in Wheelchair Receives Special Needs Sienna Van from Toyota

26 Jul 2011, 13:57 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / About a year ago, heading home from her bachelorette party, Rachelle Friedman entered a bad accident that left her paralyzed. So far her mother had been carrying her in and out of her SUV, until sh...

 
2012 Scion iQ Official Details Announced
2012 Scion iQ Official Details Announced

21 Jul 2011, 06:17 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Shortly after the Scion iQ made its debut in California, when initial pricing information leaked, Toyota’s North American arm released full details of its premium micro-subcompact, which is cl...

 
Toyota to Use Prius as Electric Generator for Japan Households
Toyota to Use Prius as Electric Generator for Japan Households

20 Jul 2011, 14:41 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / You know those little train sets you used to have as a kid? They usually come with an alternative current to continuous current converter that you could use to power every other electric motor in a ...

 
2012 Toyota RAV4 EV Will Be Offered to the General Public
2012 Toyota RAV4 EV Will Be Offered to the General Public

20 Jul 2011, 09:30 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Rumors circulating the Internet in the past few days suggested that the Japanese carmaker Toyota will not sell their RAV4 Electric Vehicle to the general market, instead opting to offer it only to f...

 
2012 Toyota Hilux UK Pricing Announced
2012 Toyota Hilux UK Pricing Announced

15 Jul 2011, 12:02 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The workhorse of Toyota’s model lines has just been revealed to have received a facelift for the 2012 model year. Changes brought to the vehicle include a restyled front end, a better and more...

 
First Toyota Yaris Rolls Off Production Line
First Toyota Yaris Rolls Off Production Line

14 Jul 2011, 08:34 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The first unit of the all-new, third generation Toyota Yaris has been assembled today at the Japanese carmaker’s manufacturing facility in Valenciennes, France. The landmark compact car is a ...

 
Toyota Reveals 2012 Hilux, New Design and More Power Added to the Mix
Toyota Reveals 2012 Hilux, New Design and More Power Added to the Mix

13 Jul 2011, 12:07 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Toyota Hilux is one of the most imposing utility vehicles out there, and it just got even more so with the Japanese company announcing design changes and more power for the 2012 model year. T...

 
There's Still Hope for Toyota: European Sales Slightly Improved in First-half 2011
There's Still Hope for Toyota: European Sales Slightly Improved in First-half 2011

11 Jul 2011, 14:48 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / You know that an automaker is in trouble when new surrounding it is predominantly about declining sales figures and mass recalls. However, all is not lost for Toyota, on the Old Continent at least. ...

 
Toyota Still Confident It Can Beat 2010 Prius Sales
Toyota Still Confident It Can Beat 2010 Prius Sales

8 Jul 2011, 15:01 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Back in March, when the earthquake hit Japan, Toyota could only keep one day’s worth of Prius units on dealers’ lots, but the Big T is still confident it can beat last year’s sales...

 
Is This the Shape of the 2012 Toyota Camry?
Is This the Shape of the 2012 Toyota Camry?

4 Jul 2011, 16:48 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Late last weak, Toyota started playing the teasing game by showing us the first shot of the 2012 Camry - the right headlight. The importance of this car can not be overstated. Everything about the n...

 
2011 Goodwood Festival of Speed Finds Its Fastest Car: 800HP Toyota Celica
2011 Goodwood Festival of Speed Finds Its Fastest Car: 800HP Toyota Celica

4 Jul 2011, 14:17 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / This year’s very much anticipated Goodwood Festival of Speed came to an end yesterday, with a special Toyota Celica clinching the overall fastest car of the event title. The 800-horsepower Cel...

 
Toyota Says Electric Scion iQ Coming in 2012
Toyota Says Electric Scion iQ Coming in 2012

2 Jul 2011, 17:45 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Toyota recently announced that the Prius v is still on track to arrive in the US this fall and that the Prius c will hit the market in early 2012. Although there were problems due to the recent eart...

 
2011 Toyota Prius PLUS Performance Package Now Available in the US
2011 Toyota Prius PLUS Performance Package Now Available in the US

1 Jul 2011, 08:10 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The Prius PLUS Performance Package was first introduced at the 2010 SEMA Show and aimed at providing the hybrid with a sporty looks and improved handling. Now, the North American division of Toyota ...

 
Toyota Recalls 2006-2007 Highlander Hybrid and RX 400h in the US
Toyota Recalls 2006-2007 Highlander Hybrid and RX 400h in the US

29 Jun 2011, 06:48 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / While The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is investigating the Highlander Hybrid over engine stalling issues, the North American division of Toyota announced today it has deci...

 
Where My Kids At: Toyota Makes Rapping Family Minivan Ad
Where My Kids At: Toyota Makes Rapping Family Minivan Ad

25 Jun 2011, 17:21 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Using rap music is the perfect solution for transforming a plain automobile into one with attitude and presence. Sure, Audi’s attempts at making a commercial for the A6 Avant have resulted in ...

 
UK-built Toyota Avensis to Be Exported to Japan
UK-built Toyota Avensis to Be Exported to Japan

24 Jun 2011, 12:59 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / In a bit of news that seems to be an April Fools’ joke or to have come from bizarro world the Toyota Avensis, built exclusively at Toyota’s UK factory in Burnaston, will be exported to J...

 
Toyota Unveils GRMN Sports Hybrid Concept II
Toyota Unveils GRMN Sports Hybrid Concept II

23 Jun 2011, 08:09 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Last year, Toyota wowed us with a concept study that dropped a hybrid 3.3-liter V6 petrol and an electric motor into a body that looked like an old MR2 on steroids. The car was came of the Japanese ...

 
Toyota US to Reach Full Production Levels in September
Toyota US to Reach Full Production Levels in September

17 Jun 2011, 07:35 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / As one of the automakers hit by the disaster that struck Japan in the beginning of 2011, Toyota factories had to face countless shutdowns or partial operations. Back in April, Toyota said that produ...