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Feb
22nd

Subaru sports-car concept for Geneva gets a bit more exposed:

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Subaru is taking its version of the rear-drive sports car that shares a platform with Toyota to the Geneva motor show next week. On Tuesday, Subaru launched a special Web site, www.subaru-global.com/boxersports.
Feb
22nd

Subaru teases ‘boxer sports car architecture’

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First image of Subaru’s rear-wheel drive platform for new sports coupe co-developed with Toyota.


Feb
22nd

Subaru releases images of the RWD BOXER architecture

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Subaru launched a web site today giving us a glimpse of the result of its collaboration with Toyota, i.e., a horizontally opposed Boxer engine that will in all likelihood power the FT-86 and 216a.
Feb
21st

US: Prius plural publicly picked

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It's a question that has vexed the industry for a decade, or at least it has if you sell or own a Toyota Prius and live in the United States.
Feb
21st

Toyota to outline long-term management direction March 9

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Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda will announce on March 9 management's vision for where the world's top automaker is headed over the next decade as it turns a corner on its worst ever safety crisis.
Feb
21st

Toronto 2011: Toyota starts 2011 in better mood

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Toronto, Ontario -- At last year's auto show in Toronto, Toyota was in full damage control. This year they're back to touting the new products on the show floor and those coming down the pipe. They were also anxious to talk about how the recalls enacted lots of changes within the company.
Feb
21st

2011 Toyota Sienna LE Review

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The minivan's advent in the '80s was sparked by Chrysler's Caravan and Voyager twins, and they were powered by a 4-cylinder engine. Young and not-so-young families scooped up the 7-passenger, K-car derived wagons like hot cakes, despite its 96-horsepower mill. Competitors soon followed.
Feb
20th

Toyota says don’t call them Priuses — call ’em the Prii

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The people have spoken, and it's official: All those Toyota hybrids rolling down the roads will henceforth be known as Prii -- not Priuses, Prien or Prium.
Feb
19th

NASCAR: Michael Waltrip’s emotional Daytona truck win

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Ten years to the day that Michael Waltrip won the Daytona 500 he took the checkered flag in the Camping World Series Truck race in a Toyota.
Feb
18th

3 men arrested after Toyotas are vandalized at Chicago Auto Show

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Three men have been arrested for causing $30,000 in damage to seven Toyota vehicles at the Chicago Auto Show, the Chicago Sun-Times reported today. The men told police they were angry about American jobs being sent overseas, the newspaper said.
Feb
18th

2011 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner Access Cab, an AW Drivers Log:

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INTERACTIVE ASSOCIATE EDITOR JAKE LINGEMAN: Car companies spend a lot of time and money these days making trucks less trucky.
Feb
18th

THAILAND: Sales, output up in January

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New vehicle sales in Thailand increased by 38% year on year in January to 68,398 units - the 17th consecutive month of growth, according to data compiled by Toyota Motor Thailand. The market continues rebound after a long period of weakness, helped by still relatively-low interest rates.
Feb
18th

2011 MINI Cooper S Review

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Driving a MINI Cooper S is about craving people's attention. Otherwise, folks who look for a flexible, friendly runabout would happily make do with a Toyota Yaris! Full story...
Feb
17th

SPAIN: Toyota brings its small MPV back to Europe

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Toyota is returning to the B-MPV segment in Europe with the Verso-S currently being launched. Full story...
Feb
17th

SPAIN: Toyota introduces ‘green route’ sat-nav

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Toyota is introducing satellite navigation that can find the 'greenest' route as well as the fastest. Full story...
Feb
17th

Aging Toyota Corolla facing small-car tsunami

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Toyota is bracing for another challenge: the aging of its biggest-selling model - the Corolla - at a time when rivals are introducing new, advanced small cars. Full story...
Feb
17th

Hyundai i40 Tourer revealed

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Hyundai’s Toyota Avensis rivalling i40 Tourer unveiled ahead of its Geneva Motor Show debut.


Feb
16th

First Look: Toyota FT-86 II Concept

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First Look: Toyota FT-86 II Concept
Toyota FT-86 II Concept - 2011 Geneva Motor Show - Automobile Magazine
Toyota plans on showing the FT-86 II concept at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show in March.

It's no secret that Toyota is planning on building a sports coupe in conjunction with Subaru; in fact, the automaker has already given us a sneak peek of the car with the FT-86 concept. It seems, however, that the two-door is moving closer to production, as the company plans on showing the FT-86 II concept at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show in March.



Feb
16th

First Look: Toyota Prius + and Toyota Yaris HSD Concept

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First Look: Toyota Prius + and Toyota Yaris HSD Concept
Toyota Prius + and Toyota Yaris HSD Concept - 2011 Geneva Motor Show - Automobile Magazine.
The Prius lineup is set to expand again with the seven-seat Prius + MPV headed for the Geneva Motor Show alongside the Yaris HSD hybrid concept.

Prior to the debut of Toyota's 2012 Prius V and the Prius C concept, the Japanese automaker launched a new marketing campaign dubbed "Prius Goes Plural," as the Prius lineup expanded. It seems as though that marketing campaign may be applicable overseas as the Prius lineup is set to expand again with the seven-seat Prius + MPV headed for the Geneva Motor Show alongside the Yaris HSD hybrid concept.


Photo Gallery: Toyota Prius + and Toyota Yaris HSD Concept - 2011 Geneva Motor Show - Automobile Magazine.


Feb
16th

Toyota launches small-car hub in Japan’s beef-tongue capital

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Toyota, reorganizing its manufacturing operations to cut costs, will add production of the best-selling Corolla car at a new plant in northern Japan as part of efforts to make domestic output more competitive. Full story...
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