Toyota has announced a global recall of an additional 5.8 million vehicles fitted with Takata airbags, bringing the total number impacted up to 23.1 million since the scandal broke. Toyota made the announcement yesterday that even more models like the Corolla, Avensis Verso and Yaris produced between March 2007 and […]
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2017 Toyota LandCruiser 70 update now on sale in Australia
The king lives on. Toyota Australia has “significantly re-engineered” the LandCruiser 70 Series for 2017, bringing in a range of updates including some that have helped the single-cab ute version pass ANCAP’s five-star benchmark. Single-cab variants receive an updated frame which is larger and stiffer, according to Toyota, while more […]
Toyota finalises its first hydrogen fuel cell bus, sales start early-2017
Toyota has announced its plans to release a hydrogen-powered bus which can double as an emergency power resource from early next year. As Japan prepares for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic games, Toyota said it plans to produce over 100 fuel cell buses to serve the Tokyo area as soon as […]
2017 Toyota LandCruiser 70 gets 5-star ANCAP rating
Revisions to the Toyota LAndCruiser 70 have helped it pass ANCAP’s stringent crash tests, recently allowing it to be stamped with the five-star seal of approval. The Toyota LAndCruiser 70 is based on the LandCruiser from the 1980s. However, buyers continue to demand that it stays on the market. It’s […]
WRC-inspired Toyota Yaris hot hatch planned – report
Toyota is reportedly considering a flaming hot Yaris to capitalise on its 2017 World Rally Championship contender which was unveiled at Paris last month. A report from Auto Express says the move would make sense to translate the enthusiasm of the racing car to a road-going version. Toyota’s Euro boss, […]
Toyota & Suzuki forge partnership, focus on future technologies
Toyota has teamed up with a lot of other carmakers lately, most notably BMW. The automotive giant is now in talks with Suzuki, who has admitted that it “is increasingly feeling a sense of uncertainty” in relation to the industry’s headstrong transition into autonomous and electric technology. To Toyota’s end, […]
Toyota Prius recalled for potential park brake issue, 340,000 affected
Toyota has announced a recall of 340,000 Prius units after a fault in the Prius’s parking brake was identified, which could potentially result in the brake not working. Toyota has confirmed that Prius units produced between August 2015 and October 2016 are impacted by the recall, with affected vehicles in […]
Toyota remains most valuable car brand in the world
Toyota has remained atop the automotive world’s rich list once again, taking out Interbrand’s survey of global brand value for the 13th consecutive year. Interbrand’s survey, in its 17th year, features US$178.1 billion Apple, Google, Coca-Cola in the top three, with Toyota coming in fifth position overall with a nine […]