Toyota plans eventually to start manufacturing engines in India and export small cars from the country, a senior local executive said.
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Victory for Sebastian Vettel and RedBull in Japan, Jarno Trulli with Toyota is second, which offers a podium to the Japanese constructor in front of his public.
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If you owned a subcompact ten or fifteen years ago, you might think that today's offerings are still cramped, noisy and cheap transportation devices. A lot has changed since the Pontiac Firefly and Toyota Tercel.
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The hottest rumour at the Suzuka circuit on Saturday is that McLaren is contemplating splitting completely with Mercedes at the end of the season. Meanwhile, Robert Kubica on Saturday appeared to express concerns about moving to the Renault or Toyota teams in 2010. "I would not like to be in the same situation I'm in with BMW-Sauber -- that in the middle of the season the company is announcing it's retiring from formula one.
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Toyota Motor president Akio Toyoda on Friday called the current dollar-yen rate "very tough", saying the weak US currency made it difficult to return to profit on an unconsolidated level.
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Legendary coupe makes a comeback in the form of a stunning new rear-wheel drive sports car
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Toyota's motorsport boss John Howett said that the Williams F1 team has been asked to be released from their Toyota engine contract.
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Robert Kubica has emerged as a leading candidate to switch to Toyota next year, and team president John Howett also admitted at Suzuka that he would happily sign Kimi Raikkonen.
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Timo Glock sat out the initial practice sessions at Suzuka because he is not feeling well, Toyota announced on Friday morning.
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A federal judge in Texas has issued a sweeping temporary restraining order to prevent the Toyota Motor Corporation, its subsidiaries, and members of its in-house legal team from destroying any documents about the crashworthiness of all vehicles manufactured by the company.
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Toyota and Ford are likely to outsell General Motors in the US market by 2015 when industry sales will finally return to levels last seen in 2000, according to IHS Global Insight.
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As India's car market enjoys a buoyant festival season, a number of cars such as Maruti's Dzire and Ritz, Honda's City, Hyundai's i20 and Toyota's Fortuner SUV are reportedly in short supply.
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A senior Toyota executive has said that quitting Formula One racing was an option, partly in view of the costs involved, Japanese media have reported.
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Toyota on Wednesday said it would hire 1,600 temporary workers starting next month. Three weeks ago, it had said it would recruit 800.
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Toyota is to recall 3.8m vehicles in the US - reportedly its largest ever recall in that market - to check for incorrectly installed or incorrect driver's floor mats that could jam the accelerator pedal. The move followed the deaths of four people earlier this month in a new Lexus dealer demonstrator apparently fitted with the wrong mats.
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Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. takes public safety very seriously. It believes its vehicles to be among the safest on the road today.
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Montreal -- Exactly how good are consumers at grasping and accepting the new technologies used by hybrids and electric vehicles? The organizers of PHEV'09, an international conference and trade show held this week in Montreal, raised that question along with representatives from the auto industry and environmental groups.
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Toyota's team boss has indicated the Japanese manufacturer might decide to pull out of formula one.
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Toyota Motor plans to consolidate purchases of resin materials among group companies to cut costs and strengthen its bargaining power, the Nikkei business daily has reported.
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