Toyota News

Toyota City—TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announces today organizational changes to take effect on January 1, 2010, as outlined below. 1. Organizational Changes 1) Main objectives To reinforce necessary functions and ...

Tokyo — TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announces its production, domestic sales and export results, including those for subsidiaries Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. and Hino Motors, Ltd., for November 2009. November 2009 Results ...

Tokyo—TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) and AISIN SEIKI CO., LTD. (Aisin) announce they will provide a total of 30 residential, solid-oxide fuel-cell (SOFC1) cogeneration systems developed jointly by Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. (Osaka Gas), Kyocera Corporation (Kyocera), TMC and Aisin to five Japanese gas companies, as part of the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization's (NEDO's) ...

Tokyo—TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) and HINO MOTORS, LTD. (Hino) held a line-off ceremony today to mark the consolidation of production of their jointly developed Toyota "Dyna" and Hino "Dutro" light-duty trucks at PT. Hino Motors Manufacturing Indonesia (HMMI).  The consolidation, which brings the end of production of light-duty trucks at PT. Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia (TMMIN), ...

Tokyo — TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announces the introduction of the "Prius Plug-in Hybrid", a plug-in version of the third-generation "Prius" gasoline-electric hybrid vehicle, into key markets.  Approximately 600 units will be introduced in Japan, the United States, and Europe over the first half of 2010, for use by governments and businesses. Prius Plug-in ...

Tokyo—TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announces that it has started discussions with potential users in Japan of the newly developed "Prius Plug-in Hybrid".  Approximately 200 units will be leased through a leasing company to designated parties such as government ministries, local governments and energy companies that are actively promoting environmentally considerate vehicles. The designated parties ...

Tokyo — TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announces the introduction of the "Prius Plug-in Hybrid", a plug-in version of the third-generation "Prius" gasoline-electric hybrid vehicle, into key markets.  Approximately 600 units will be introduced in Japan, the United States, and Europe over the first half of 2010, for use by governments and businesses. Prius Plug-in ...

Mercedes, Toyota and BMW show off their hybrid and electric vehicles, which are taking part in a UK government scheme aimed at accelerating the availability of low carbon cars to consumers.

The full-size pickup Toyota Tundra is Motor Trend's 2008 truck of the year, the magazine announced Tuesday. Motor Trend's editors said the Tundra is a match for Detroit rivals the Ford F-150, Chevrolet Silverado and Dodge Ram in dimensions and performance. The Silverado won the award a year ago. ``The question on everybody's mind was ...

Toyota began recalling 264,000 luxury passenger vehicles over faulty fuel pipes Thursday, including flagship Lexus cars sold in Canada and other overseas countries, the company said. Included in the recall are Lexus models produced in Japan in 2005 and sold overseas, and Lexus, Mark X, and Crown models sold in Japan, according to Toyota Motor ...

French, Italian and Japanese car manufacturers made the most environmentally friendly automobiles for sale in Europe last year, a study released Thursday said. The report, by an independent European group campaigning for cleaner modes of transport, said France's PSA Peugeot Citroen SA sold the lowest carbon dioxide-emitting fleet of cars in 2006. The company's cars emitted ...

Toyota recalled 470,000 vehicles in Japan Wednesday for engine, steering and motor problems in the latest sign of growing quality problems as the automaker embarks on ambitious global growth. None of the recalled models were exported, Toyota Motor Corp. said. There were no reports of accidents related to the defects, but more than 300 problems were ...

Toyota chose a swerving Formula One racing course to show its new luxury Lexus sportscar Thursday, to make sure reporters got the message the new IS F model is about revved up engine muscle and the thrill of nimble handling. Toyota Motor Corp. is planning to sell 7,000 Lexus IS F cars globally next year, ...

Ford's U.S. sales plummeted 21 per cent in September on deep cuts in sales to car rental agencies. Toyota sales slipped four per cent, but General Motors and Honda fared better in a tough economic climate. General Motors Corp. said sales were flat compared with last September. The biggest U.S. automaker got a boost from ...

TOKYO (AP) _ A key Japanese auto parts supplier partially resumed operation Monday, a week after a major earthquake ravaged its production line but top carmaker Toyota said it will keep its own production on hold at least another day. Factories of Toyota Motor Corp. and other major automakers have been shuttered because of lack ...

DETROIT (AP) _ Japanese automakers are driving North Americans toward a cleaner environment, while their U.S. counterparts are producing cars and trucks ranked among the worst when it comes to smog emissions and global warming, according to a report released Tuesday by an environmental group. Honda and Toyota lead the ...