News By Topic: Toyota

April Sales of Electric Cars Fall Despite High Gas Prices in USA

May 2, 2012

electric vehicles had a mostly tough month in April despite near-record high gas prices. About 3,500 electric vehicles were sold in April in the U.S., down from about 4,000 sold in March, the best-ever month for electric car sales. General Motors Co. said it sold 1,462 Chevy Volts in April, up 200 percent from the 493 ... Continue reading

Toyota At The Heart Of Hybrid's Rising Fortunes

May 2, 2012

The days when hybrid could be dismissed as a passing technical novelty are well and truly past: figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders chart a steady rise in annual UK sales over the past five years, with Toyota and Lexus models accounting for more than 75 per cent of all hybrids taking to the road ... Continue reading

Toyota GT86 And Its Creators Honoured With Three Vehicle Dynamics International Awards

May 2, 2012

Toyota has succeeded in its aim of recapturing the classic sports car experience in its new GT86, according to the expert judges of the 2012 Vehicle Dynamics International Awards. ... Continue reading

2012 Toyota Prius c Three Review by Carey Russ +VIDEO

May 1, 2012

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2012 Toyota Prius c Three Since its debut in the US over a decade ago, the Toyota Prius has become almost synonymous with the gasoline-electric hybrid car. Over half of the hybrids sold have been Toyotas, with the Prius the most popular of those. But there's room for improvement, a ... Continue reading

Toyota Sales Increase 11.6 Percent In April 2012

May 1, 2012

Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today reported sales of 178,044 units, an increase of 25.5 percent compared to April 2011 on a daily selling rate (DSR) basis. Unadjusted for 24 selling days in April 2012 versus 27 selling days in April 2011, TMS sales were up 11.6 percent over the year-ago month on a raw volume ... Continue reading

Toyota to Debut All New RAV4 EV at EVS 26

Apr 30, 2012

Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., will debut the all new RAV4 EV at the 26th International Electric Vehicle Symposium (EVS26) in Los Angeles. Toyota's news conference will be held on Monday, May 7 at noon in the West Hall of the Los Angeles Convention Center. ... Continue reading

Toyota Announces 100 Cars For Good Finalists

Apr 25, 2012

Toyota today announced the 500 nonprofit organizations selected as finalists in its 100 Cars for Good program, a national philanthropic program in which the automaker will give away 100 vehicles to 100 nonprofits over the course of 100 days. Winners will be selected each day by the public through voting on Facebook. A ... Continue reading

Toyota And Wyland Foundation Recognize 30 Environmental Heroes In Southern California

Apr 24, 2012

Toyota and the Wyland Foundation are proud to congratulate the winners of the 2012 Earth Month Heroes, a Southern California program created by the organizations to annually recognize 30 exemplary citizens who find ground-breaking ways to work toward sustaining a healthy planet. The Wyland Foundation, Toyota and region ... Continue reading

Toyota Boshoku Exhibits at Auto China 2012

Apr 18, 2012

Toyota Boshoku Corporation (TOKYO:3116)(President Shuhei Toyoda) will present its first exhibit at Auto China 2012 in Beijing, which will take place from April 25th (Wednesday) to May 2nd (Wednesday). Toyota Boshoku group's high technological development capability will be actively promoted with the aim of expanding ou ... Continue reading

Toyota Triple Triumph In 2012 Driver Power Satisfaction

Apr 13, 2012

When it comes to lasting value for money, you can't do better than a Toyota. That's according to the views of UK motorists who rate Aygo, iQ and Prius the top performers in terms of running costs in Auto Express's 2012 Driver Power survey. ... Continue reading

4-H Advances Environmental Science Education with $1.1 Million from Toyota

Apr 12, 2012

National 4-H Council is pleased to announce that Toyota will continue its support of 4-H's youth-focused water quality and conservation programming. This $1.1 million gift will fund the expansion of 4 H2O Community Projects and sponsor the 2012 4-H National Youth Science Day. 4-H O Community Projects is a national envi ... Continue reading

Toyota Triple Triumph in 2012 Driver Power Satisfaction Survey

Apr 12, 2012

When it comes to lasting value for money, you can't do better than a Toyota. That's according to the views of UK motorists who rate Aygo, iQ and Prius the top performers in terms of running costs in Auto Express's 2012 Driver Power survey. ... Continue reading

Toyota France Adopts Emailvision's Campaign Commander Enterprise Edition

Apr 11, 2012

Emailvision and Axoa provide a high-performance online relationship marketing solution to Toyota France dealers Emailvision, the international leader in software as a service (SaaS) for online relationship marketing, in partnership with Axoa, specialists in integrating client relationship management and business portal ... Continue reading

Zipcar to Feature Latest Advanced Technology Vehicles from Honda

Apr 11, 2012

Zipcar, Inc. , the world's leading car sharing network, and American Honda Motor Co., Inc. today announced that Honda has become a Zipcar preferred vehicle manufacturer with a focus on hybrid and electric vehicles. The agreement will give Zipcar members access to Honda's most technologically advanced, lowest emission v ... Continue reading

Prius Plug-In: Less Charge For Your Power

Apr 10, 2012

Prius Plug-in, which reaches showrooms in July, offers all the familiar virtues of Prius, and then some. ... Continue reading