Toyota News

Earlier this year we reported on a vehicle-to-vehicle communications system being developed by a consortium of European manufacturers, and now Toyota and Honda have joined the growing ranks of carmakers working on the future safety technology. The two carmakers have now announced plans to show off...

Though it was up against the likes of Godzilla, the tiny Toyota iQ has come out on top at the 2008 Japan Car of the Year (JCOTY) awards. The win is seen as a potential selling point against competition like Daimler's Smart ForTwo micro car, especially in a segment that's differentiated largely on...

The 2010 Toyota Prius hybrid has officially been revealed at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show. Click here for all the details and images. Toyota has launched a new microsite for its 2010 Prius hybrid, along with the requisite debut countdown clock for the exact second when the car will finally be...

News of a Toyota-Subaru joint sports car project has inspired mixed feelings - trepidation on the part of Subaru owners that loathe Toyota's influence, yet also hope for Toyota fans that long for the days of the Supra and Celica, or even the AE86 Corolla and MR2. Now word that the car will be...

Tata's Nano famously promised to bring the opportunity of four-wheeled transport to the world's emerging markets - places such as India, Brazil and the African continent. Now Toyota is reported to be working on a similar car, though its initial price target is roughly double the Nano's originally...

Following Toyota’s official announcement back in August that it was reducing its global sales target for 2009 by 700,000 vehicles comes a new report that claims the industry juggernaut has cut its annual earnings forecast to less than a third of what it was the previous fiscal year. The new...

Joining the Five Axis Yaris Club speedster, which Toyota unveiled earlier today, is a barrage of modified SUVs and trucks ranging from the mid-size X-Runner right up to the custom Tundra ‘Dually’ pickup. Most have been modified with the aid of Toyota’s own in-house tuner TRD, but...

Toyota has taken a somewhat paradoxical tack at creating a stripped-down single-seat club racer out of a front-wheel-drive Yaris econo car. The company says the design harks back to the racing heritage of the Can-Am Group 7 category Toyota 7 from the late 1960s. The little car certainly looks...

Sales of Toyota’s heavy SUV and pickups have been on the decline in the U.S. for the past several months with rising fuel prices and growing environmental concerns shifting consumer demand towards smaller and more economical vehicles. The carmaker, which usually prides itself on productivity...

The negotiations between General Motors and Chrysler are reportedly going well, with some major hurdles being overcome this week. However, discussions on how GM plans to finance Chrysler's estimated $10 billion of debt are proving to be a major snag in the process, with cash-strapped GM struggling...

It's been known for some time that Toyota is very interested in competing in LeMans, sending squads of racing engineers and observers to the races both in Europe and the American series. Last week word has broke that Toyota may be considering a switch from the costly and thankless world of Formula...

While most of its rivals all reported significant losses through the first half of 2008, Toyota managed to increase market share to 16.8% and post a $3.8 billion profit for the second quarter. Despite this, both analysts and the carmaker itself are predicting a drop in year-on-year sales volumes...

Israel and Denmark have already started work to build the first nationwide infrastructures designed to support electric cars. Now Better Place has announced Australia will become the third - and most geographically challenging - nation to join the program, at an estimated investment of $676...

City cars like the Toyota iQ and Daimler's Smart ForTwo have been gaining in popularity lately, with more companies looking to offer similarly-sized cars. Now Toyota's getting ready to take the next step, with an iQ-platform based roadster possibly coming to the Tokyo Motor Show in 2009 as a new...

Toyota’s iQ minicar officially went on sale in Japan this month and to coincide with the launch the company also revealed several new styling packs under the guise of its in-house accessories brand Modellista. Two different Modellista iQs are on offer - the Maxi and Mixture - and both are...

Earlier this year, Toyota claimed it would have a hybrid in every facet of its lineup by the decade beginning in 2020, and company executives have since confirmed that plan. Emphasizing the importance of the automobile’s environmental impact and the role hybrids can play in reducing the...

The downturn in vehicle sales around the world is affecting nearly every carmaker in some way or another, but not equally in each market. Volkswagen, for example, has been on a four-year downturn in the U.S., with 2008 merely marking a particularly rough spot. But the company is working to turn...

Cars are often described with adjectives like 'cute', 'sexy' or 'masculine'. But such anthropomorphic characterizations are generally the domain of savvy marketing agents, not neuro-scientists. A new study shows that's not always the case, however - and people prefer angry-looking cars. Ascribing...

Ford’s upcoming second-generation Ka isn’t the only fuel-efficient urban runabout being considered for a United States launch, with latest reports indicating both Audi and Toyota are also considering bringing their latest minicar creations Stateside. Such an idea was almost unheard of...

After universally sour September sales, the car industry is reeling despite the longer-term boon that the $25 billion loan deal may provide. Weak credit is believed to be the primary culprit of the especially low sales figures, and so Toyota is taking steps to combat that problem by offering its...