Spyshots: 2012 Toyota FT-86
18 May 2011, 13:15 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Every time we write about the Toyobaru, we get that “oh come on, hurry up and put it into production” feeling deep in our hearts. But truth be told, we are starting to understand why the...
Toyota Awards Visteon for Fuel Pump Controller
18 May 2011, 10:46 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Presented by one of the biggest suppliers in the industry, Visteon, as a possible game changing part, the low-cost fuel pump controller (FPC) developed in collaboration with Toyota has landed Visteo...
Toyota Says Prius v Still On Track for Launch in the US
14 May 2011, 15:48 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / A couple of months ago, rumors were circulating the internet that the launch of the Prius v and Prius + in Europe and North America could be delayed due to the massive earthquake that hit Japan. It ...
Toyota Wants to Cut Domestic Car Production
13 May 2011, 13:40 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Toyota Motor Corporation has announced it could scale back its automobile production in Japan, a move that could cost tens of thousands of jobs. The announcement was made on May 11th, when Satoshi O...
Toyota Announces Ideas for Good Challenge Winners
12 May 2011, 06:54 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The North American division of Toyota has finally concluded its Ideas for Good initiative, announcing the five winners of this challenge that invited consumers to share their ideas on how to repurpo...
Toyota Announces $1,000 College Graduate Rebate Promotion
6 May 2011, 08:20 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / As many new college grads need financial support in purchasing their new vehicle. Toyota decided to lend them a hand and is offering qualified college graduates a $1,000 rebate toward the purchase o...
Toyota Reputation Drops Significantly in Prophet Report
5 May 2011, 15:17 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Automakers have been through a lot in recent years - high gas prices, recalls, the economic downturn - but it seems that most are recovering nicely now, with ever increasing sales and the first gre...
Confirmed: 2012 Toyota FT-86 Will Have Boxer Engine, 6-Speed Gearboxes & LSD
2 May 2011, 06:51 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The wait for this car has gone on way to long, but at least Toyota knows how to keep us interested in what could do for the carmaker what the MX-5 did for Mazda - the FT-86 sports coupe. The Japanes...
Toyota, Charged by WiTricity
30 Apr 2011, 07:42 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The advancements in communications and infotainment technologies for the automotive market are stirring up both the auto industry and the communications one, as companies from both fields of activit...
Toyota Chased by GM, Volkswagen, on the Sales Chart
29 Apr 2011, 03:38 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Financial crisis, recall, recall, recall, earthquake, tsunami... Manmade and natural disaster that have nearly brought to its knees the biggest auto producer in the world, Toyota. Disasters that hav...
Toyota Awards First Teen Drivers
29 Apr 2011, 03:30 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The activities surrounding the education of teens when it comes to driving is intensifying in the automotive world, with nearly all of the names that stand for something in the industry getting invo...
Hyundai Posts 46% Profit in Q1
28 Apr 2011, 10:44 UTC · By: Cosmin Voicu / Sales in China, Europe and the United States increased for Hyundai and, as a result, the manufacturer’s Q1 profit reached 46%, according to Automotive News. Net income consisted of $1.75 bi...
Toyota Announces 100 Cars for Good Finalists
27 Apr 2011, 06:07 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Launched at the beginning of March, the 100 Cars for Good campaign ended this week, as the Japanese automaker announced the names of the 500 nonprofits that have been selected to have a shot at gett...
Toyota Recalls 51,000 Tundra Models
27 Apr 2011, 06:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Plagued with problems in the recent years, and most especially in the past two months or so, Japanese automaker Toyota seems to get no break. With the quake and tsunami twin disaster expected to aff...
African-Americans Like Toyotas
27 Apr 2011, 05:53 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Being such a diverse nation when it comes to the people that inhabit it, the US poses an interesting challenge for all those companies that plan to do business in the country, regardless of their ar...
Lexus to Keep Focus on Vehicle Quality
22 Apr 2011, 09:06 UTC · By: Cosmin Voicu / Lexus has just lost the title for the top luxury automaker in 2011 in the United States after being the leader for 11 years, but the head of Toyota Motor Corp.'s Lexus division isn't worri...
Toyota to Resume Full Production in Seven Months
22 Apr 2011, 07:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Two months after the twin disaster that struck Japan nearly brought to its knees the automotive industry, the pieces of the puzzle are beginning to come together, at least as far the production proc...
Scion Delays 2012 IQ Launch
22 Apr 2011, 07:21 UTC · By: Cosmin Voicu / Due to Toyota’s part supply shortages, the 2012 Scion iQ debut will be postponed. According to The Detroit Bureau, Scion blames Japanese part supply shortages from Toyota for the postponeme...
Toyota Recalls Models Over Airbag Sensor
22 Apr 2011, 06:41 UTC · By: Cosmin Voicu / Japanese automaker Toyota reports that it’s recalling two models in its range, the RAV4 and the Highlander. 214,000 RAV4 units, 94,000 Highlander units and Highlander HV models will be reca...
Japan Watching Radiation Levels on Its Cars
20 Apr 2011, 05:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Soon after the March 11 tsunami crippled important parts of Japan, the automotive industry was struck by a disastrous parts shortage. With more production freezes than production days on the calenda...