Toyota North America Confirms Lexus LS Recall
20 May 2010, 07:40 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Toyota North America has issued a press release following the announcement that Toyota Japan has decided to recall certain Lexus LS models globally due to steering system concerns. “Toyota ...
Toyota's Dark Room: the Kurapika Box
19 May 2010, 09:31 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese carmaker Toyota announced today it will start a new pedestrian education program, designed around what it calls the "Kurapika Box," an educational tool to be used to showcase the ...
Toyota Pays $16.4 Million Fine
19 May 2010, 08:51 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / On Tuesday, Japanese carmaker Toyota came through on its commitment to pay the $16.4 million fine (the largest in history given to a carmaker) dictated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Adminis...
Toyota to Recall 11,500 Lexus LS Sedans
19 May 2010, 07:12 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Toyota Motor Corporation is preparing to recall 11,500 Lexus vehicles sold worldwide for problems related to steering. The company plans to recall 7,000 vehicles overseas (including 3,800 in the...
Toyota Auris Hybrid Official Info Released
18 May 2010, 12:28 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Toyota UK has released the official specifications for the Auris Hybrid, including the vehicle’s pricing and equipment levels. The hybrid version of the Auris uses a 1.8 liter VVT-i petrol ...
Toyota Has No Intention of Returning to Formula 1
18 May 2010, 08:40 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / After dropping out of Formula 1 last year, Toyota has no intention of returning to the sport because it considers it out of touch with the automaker’s customer base, says the head of Toyota&rs...
Carmakers to be Hit by Transnet Strike
17 May 2010, 14:31 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A strike led by unions in South Africa is threatening carmakers' operations in the country, after almost a week of protests of workers from the country's biggest transport operator, Transn...
Toyota Training Courses for Auris Hybrid Production
17 May 2010, 12:49 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / British workers at Toyota’s Burnaston and Deeside factories have benefited from extensive training courses in hybrid vehicle manufacturing and wider environmental issues, aimed at supporting p...
Steve Berman to Lead Litigation Against Toyota
17 May 2010, 07:29 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Following the first hearing in Toyota's unintended acceleration cases, held on May 13, James Selna, the judge appointed by the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation to overse...
Toyota to Close Thai Plant
14 May 2010, 14:20 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / One of the four plants Toyota is operating in Thailand will shut down at the end of this month, as a result of the sharp drop in exports in the country. The plant in question, in Samrong, has been p...
Toyota Hilux, a Super Mower Mover
13 May 2010, 13:10 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Some of you may remember our report from last November, which referred to a new lawn mower land speed record attempt scheduled to take place this summer. The Project Runningblade team is determined ...
Toyota Auris Hybrid Entering Production
13 May 2010, 10:38 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / This month, Toyota Manufacturing UK (TMUK) will debut the production of the Auris Hybrid, the first mass-produced hybrid car to be built in Europe. The new hybrid hatchback, which has carbon dio...
2010 Toyota RAV4 Facelift UK Pricing Announced
13 May 2010, 10:00 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The British division of Toyota announced today the 2010 RAV4 facelift is now available in nationwide showrooms, with pricing starting at £22,410 OTR. The revised range not only has new styling...
Toyota, Honda, Alfa Romeo and Ford Reportedly Interested in WTCC Entry
13 May 2010, 08:33 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Four new important automakers could join the FIA World Touring Car Championship, according to Marcello Lotti, promoter of the competition, quoted by Auto123. Toyota, Honda, Alfa Romeo and Ford co...
Toyota Reduces Its Operating Loss in Europe
11 May 2010, 14:13 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Toyota Motor Europe managed to drastically lower its operating loss through aggressive cost cutting despite a sharp sales decline in the fiscal year ending in March, according to the Automotive News...
Toyota Reborn, Posts Full Year Profit
11 May 2010, 08:24 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After last fiscal year Japanese carmaker Toyota posted a huge loss (437 billion yen or $4.7 billion) and with all the quality issues affecting its image, a positive result for the fiscal year which ...
Toyota Risking Another $16.4 Million Fine for Delayed Recall
11 May 2010, 07:21 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Toyota waited nearly a year in 2005 to recall trucks and SUVs in the US with faulty steering rods, despite issuing a similar recall in Japan and receiving dozens of reports from American motorists a...
LaHood Warns Toyota on Safety During Visit
10 May 2010, 14:52 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As the problems Japanese manufacturer Toyota had to face in the recent months seem to fade away, the US appears to be determined not to let the carmaker forget both its commitments in terms of safet...
Toyota to Offer $50,000 Fuel-Cell Vehicle by 2015
9 May 2010, 14:31 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The new energy vehicles are becoming more and more present in the everyday automotive landscape, as the industry develops improved solutions, which can be applied without requiring enormous costs. ...
Toyota Stirs Wrigley Field Debate
9 May 2010, 13:04 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Struggling to regain the customer confidence after the recall madness of the beginning of the year, Japanese carmaker Toyota announced it has signed a sponsorship agreement with Major League Baseba...