Toyota Press Releases General 2008

Toyota and Royal College of Art announce new partnership agreement

EDF Energy and Toyota have teamed up to road trial the first Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle (PHV) introduced by a car manufacturer to the UK.

Toyota has released more images of the three new models to be revealed at the Paris motor show on 2 October.

New Toyota iQ images with the addition of driving shots are now available on the Toyota media site.

Hilux, Toyota’s heroic pick-up, is to benefit from a raft of styling, technical and equipment upgrades for 2009, making it an even stronger proposition in the work/leisure/adventure crossover market.

Toyota will invest an additional €80 million (£65 million) in its European Technical Centre located in Zaventem, Belgium – the first step in a two-phase expansion plan that will initially create 250 new jobs.

Toyota has secured a major new deal with GMB, Britain’s General Union, to provide their field staff with the environmentally friendly option of driving a Toyota Prius.

An all new, British-built, Toyota Avensis will make its world debut on 2 October at the fashionable Paris motor show.

Toyota will be one of the leading exhibitors at the 2008 National Association of Police Fleet Managers Conference, presenting four models in full squad car livery.

There are many good reasons to test drive a Toyota, but this summer the best of all is the fact it could win you a new car.

Toyota has doubled the diesel choice in its Auris TR range with the introduction of its lightweight, economic 1.4 D-4D 90 engine to the line-up. Lightweight, smooth and highly efficient, the unit delivers strong fuel economy and low emissions.

The new RAV4 SR180 brings both sporting performance and high value to Toyota’s compact SUV range, a model that ably combines spirited on-road driving, contemporary good looks and the kind of off-road ability that more than meets the demands of most motorists.

Toyota, with a long-term aim toward enhancing its ability to flexibly respond to rapid fluctuations in North American market demand and toward facilitating a stable supply of North American-made vehicles, announces the following changes to its North American production structure:

New Toyota models making their UK debuts at the British International Motor Show will be out on the nation’s roads within a year.

Toyota Land Cruisers will again be proving their off-road ability at the CLA Gamefair which takes place at Blenheim Palace near Oxford from 25 to 27 July.

Toyota’s “shopping supercar”, Aygo Crazy, will make an unexpected early public debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed on 11-13 July.

The Toyota Verso SR has been a great standard-bearer for quality and value in the compact MPV segment, a car that is both well-equipped and keenly priced.

It is hard to find much the British, the French and the Germans have agreed on over the years, but it seems Toyota has found the answer: They all love the Toyota Prius.

A YEAR ago Hilux was on top of the world, the first car to be driven through the Arctic wastes to the Magnetic North Pole. Now it is top of the pile again with a new range-topping model that is Britain’s most powerful production pick-up.

The new Toyota Land Cruiser V8 has been voted number one in the large 4x4 category at the British Insurance Car Awards.

The Toyota Yaris has been named Green Car of the Year 2008 by the Environmental Transport Association (ETA). The announcement comes ahead of the start of Green Transport Week (14 – 22 June).

Aygo Crazy is the perfect antidote to all those wild concept cars that look great on the show stand but never turn a wheel. It is a unique machine that has been developed from the start to deliver no-holds-barred maximum driving pleasure, an unforgettable, fun experience.

Toyota announced today that it is to start production of a Camry Hybrid model in Australia and Thailand as part of its on-going efforts to develop the popularity of hybrid vehicles worldwide.

Toyota has developed a new fuel cell hybrid vehicle that travels more than double the distance of its predecessor model, increasing the maximum cruising range from 205 miles to 515 miles.

As one of the UK’s leading engine manufacturers and importers, E. P. Barrus Ltd knows all about power plants.

Toyota is out in force at the 2008 Mobility Roadshow displaying a dozen models for both static display and accompanied track test drives.

For the second year running Toyota Verso has been named Best Small MPV in the Fleet World Honours.

The Toyota Prius has gained a second J.D. Power and Associates award after emerging as the highest scoring individual model in the 2008 UK Customer Satisfaction Index StudySM, retaining the position it held in 2007.

There’s blue, then there is Aygo Blue. This spring Toyota’s award-winning city car has a fresh look with a new dedicated Slate Blue metallic paint finish.

The chance to watch movies or play computer games while on the move has helped banish back-seat boredom for millions of motorists.

The FIA Institute and Toyota have combined technology and expertise to help improve safety in high speed racecar accidents.

There are few challenges left for Toyota’s mighty Hilux, a car that has toughed it out in the world’s most extreme environments for decades and which only last year made history by conquering the Arctic to become the first car to drive to the Magnetic North Pole.

Go Green Car and Van Rental, Britain’s first green car hire company based at Crewe, Cheshire, has taken possession of eight new Toyota Prius hybrid cars boosting their fleet of super environmentally friendly vehicles to 12.

Auris is evolving to meet the needs and preferences of even more motorists with two new grades joining the line-up this spring.

Richard Balshaw has been appointed General Manager Toyota Fleet, replacing Tim Copland, who takes on a new role as General Manager Dealer Development.

Toyota has reached agreement to supply Sainsbury’s with Britain’s largest fleet of hybrid power vehicles. The company is to take delivery of 400 Prius models, in a move towards cleaner and greener motoring for its staff. This is the largest ever UK fleet deal for Prius.

Toyota has given its new Urban Cruiser small SUV its European debut at the Geneva motor show, the latest addition to its distinguished 4x4 vehicle heritage. The new model is aimed firmly at the urban all-road market, where European sales have almost doubled since 2002.

Toyota has given the production design of the new iQ its world premiere at the Geneva motor show. First presented as the Concept Car iQ at the Frankfurt motor show last year, the new model will go into production late in 2008 with UK sales scheduled to start in spring 2009.

As the doyenne of British consumer journalism, there is probably no tougher customer to please than Esther Rantzen. That makes her choice of a Toyota Prius for her personal transport all the more telling.

Take one Yaris. Add highly desirable styling and exclusive equipment features. Price competitively and sell. It is as simple as that. Toyota has comprehensively upgraded the specification of its 1.3 VVT-i and 1.4 D-4D Yaris SR models to create one of the most impressive supermini prospects on the market.

Toyota is thinking big by creating a new generation of small cars designed to address the demands of modern motoring and the preferences of today’s drivers. Two new models will take centre stage at the Geneva motor show.

Changes to the Central London Congestion Charge announced today open the way for even more Toyota vehicles to travel in the capital for free. From 27 October, cars in bands A and B for Vehicle Excise Duty – those emitting less than 120g/km of carbon dioxide – will receive a 100 per cent discount.

High-quality solutions to computer and IT problems are the speciality of CPW Computing. But now the Needham Market company has also found a way of making a small business fleet more eco-friendly and cheaper to run at the same time – by going all-Toyota.

What’s the hottest prospect on a race track: a road-spec’ 21st century MR2 Roadster or a fully-tuned and kitted 1990s-vintage Supra?

Jemca Toyota has been named the overall 2007 Toyota Business Centre of the Year at an award ceremony which took place at The Belfry last week.

The new Land Cruiser V8 replaces the Amazon and is the eighth generation of Toyota’s legendary Land Cruiser large-scale SUV.

Torrance, CA – Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., returns to its compact pickup truck roots with its latest concept vehicle A-BAT.