Toyota Cars
GRI tests Toyota DNA
The leading biotech supply company GRI Ltd has taken delivery of seven Toyota Yaris T3 diesel D-4D models – having noted the reliability of other Toyotas, often driven by senior management, in the company's fleet.
Toyota sets new 2008 European and worldwide sales targets
Toyota Motor Europe (TME) today announced it aims to exceed 1.2 million unit sales in Europe in 2008, thereby achieving its 2010 sales target two years ahead of time.
From 80p to £800 there is a slot car for every pocket
There could be a fortune stashed in your loft in the shape of old slot cars. Slot cars, like those made by Scalextric, have been a popular toy and hobby for 50 years and just as with full size cars old ones have become rare and valuable, many now worth hundreds if not thousands of pounds to collectors.
Top politician joins the “greens” with Toyota Prius
One of Wales’s senior statesmen has become the latest political figure to opt for the environmental benefits offered by the Toyota Prius. Dafydd Wigley, a leading figure in Plaid Cymru who has served both as a Member of Parliament at Westminster and a Welsh Assembly Member, took delivery of his privately purchased new car at Toyota’s Deeside engine plant in North Wales.
Engineers’ thumbs up fires Prius growth
Positive feedback from engineers is driving the expansion of Toyota Prius hybrid cars within the fleet of one of the UK’s most respected independent fire systems companies.
Prius goes gumball
Two Sussex students are hoping to set a record for economy in the inaugural Student Gumball rally which has set out from Dover for Croatia on 3 September.
Life begins at 40 for the Toyota Corolla
Cars come and go but the Toyota Corolla – much like Dr Who – has regularly regenerated to meet the demands of time and outlasted most rivals. This year the world’s biggest selling car is celebrating its 40th birthday – and it is not finished yet.
Toyota supports the stars of Channel 4’s Shipwrecked in the first Student Gumball Rally
The Aygo-ing’s good for star competitors in the first Student Gumball Rally with Toyota backing the participation of nine of the cast from Channel 4’s sun-and-surf reality show, Shipwrecked.
Toyota honours its top apprentices
The skills of Toyota and Lexus apprentices from across the country have been put to the test in the 2006 Toyota Apprentice of the Year Competition. The two-day event took place at the Toyota Academy in Nottingham on 27 and 28 July, with 24 entrants vying for top honours.
Watford Special Constables go ‘green’ with Toyota Prius
Hertfordshire Special Constabulary has taken delivery of a new Toyota Prius T3, which has been donated by Andrew Rowley Toyota in Watford and will be used primarily to carry out daily ‘nuisance patrols’ to help combat anti-social behaviour.
Recycling company Bywaters puts Toyota Prius in the mix
One of London’s biggest recycling companies is the latest addition to what is becoming a mass movement in the capital to adopt Toyota’s hybrid technology.
Everyone’s a winner as young Blues enjoy first cars
At the start of the last Championship football season, goalkeeper Shane Supple was one of six Ipswich Town Academy youngsters to be given a new Toyota Yaris on passing his driving test. The move was part of an innovative sponsorship deal masterminded by Blues fans Ipswich Toyota.
Toyota reveals new engines for Hilux
A powerful new range of diesel engines and styling enhancements are set to boost the popularity of the latest generation Toyota Hilux. The changes will ensure the Hilux remains a top selling pick-up across Europe, offering strong customer appeal in both the leisure and utility vehicle markets.
Toyota muscle dominates Dragstrip Challenge
Toyota blitzed the competition in a dominant performance at the latest JapShow event at the Santa Pod Raceway. The hard-fought Pro-Shootout competition, which pits the cream of professionally-prepared Japanese machines against each other in timed runs along the famous drag strip, resulted in an all-Toyota final on 25 June.
Toyota turns up the Motor Show heat with first indoor F1 test
In the space of just over a week, Toyota’s Formula 1 activities have taken it from the legendary wide open banking of Indianapolis to a course just 384 metres long inside ExCeL, the new home of the British International Motor Show.