News By Topic: Scion

New Telematics Car Insurance Services Knows How You Drive - No Secrets

Apr 13, 2016

Consolidating Toyota's Data, Financing and Insurance Knowhow to Help Make Driving Safer and More Convenient Toyota City, Japan, Apr, 13 2016 - Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance Co., Ltd. (AD), Toyota Financial Services Corporation (TFS) and Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announced that their respective U.S. subsidiaries estab ... Continue reading

March 2016 Toyota Motor Company U.S. Sales - Toyota, Lexus, Scion

Apr 1, 2016

TMS, Toyota, and Lexus divisions set March sales record in light trucks RAV4 up over 15 percent Lexus LUV sales up 9.5 percent March 2016 Sales Complete Chart TORRANCE, Calif. (April 1, 2016) – Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today reported March 2016 sales of 219,842 units, a decrease of 2.7 percent from ... Continue reading

First-ever IIHS New Car Headlight Ratings - Most Need Improvement

Mar 30, 2016

ARLINGTON, Va. — The Toyota Prius v is the only midsize car out of 31 evaluated to earn a good rating in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's first-ever headlight ratings.The best available headlights on 11 cars earn an acceptable rating, while nine only reach a marginal rating. Ten of the vehicles can't b ... Continue reading

New-Car Sales To Jump 8 Percent In March 2016

Mar 28, 2016

IRVINE, Calif., March 28, 2016 -- New-vehicle sales are expected to increase 8 percent year-over-year to a total of 1.66 million units in March 2016, resulting in an estimated 17.2 million seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR), according to Kelley Blue Book www.kbb.com, the vehicle valuation and information source tru ... Continue reading

Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association Announces New Leadership

Mar 23, 2016

WASHINGTON—The Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA), an industry association which comprises Japan’s fourteen manufacturers of passenger cars, trucks, buses and motorcycles, announced the promotion of Manny Manriquez to General Director effective April 1. Manriquez joined JAMA in 2013 a ... Continue reading

2016 Scion tC Review By John Heilig +VIDEO

Mar 22, 2016

2016 Scion tC Coupe Review By John Heilig ... Continue reading

Most And Least Expensive Places In USA To Own a Car

Mar 21, 2016

LOS ANGELES, March 21, 2016 -- There's a $7,216 cost difference between owning a car in Michigan and New Hampshire, finds a new study from personal finance website GOBankingRates.com. The study considered the costs of six key factors affecting the expenses of owning a vehicle in all 50 U.S. states and the District of C ... Continue reading

Toyota Holds Scion Going Away Party In NY

Mar 17, 2016

Scion-ara Celebration at New York International Auto Show Includes JDM-inspired tC Coupe and Classic Concepts TORRANCE, Calif. (March 16, 2016) -- Scion is not going away quietly. With a final Kei Miura-inspired tC Release Series 10.0, a display of some of its most impressive project cars, and cool swag, the Scion by T ... Continue reading

Sigh-on Model Names Being Toyota-ized

Mar 17, 2016

TORRANCE, Calif., March 17, 2016 – With its new home comes a new name and more. The former Scion FR-S will debut as the 2017 Toyota 86 at the New York International Auto Show with interior and exterior changes, as well as suspension and powertrain upgrades. The new Toyota 86 will go on sale at all Toyota dealershi ... Continue reading

2016 World Car of the Year - Top Three Finalists In Five Categories Revealed in Geneva

Mar 9, 2016

By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor The Auto Channel GENEVA, Switzerland. March 2, 2016. During a press conference at the Geneva Auto Show on Tuesday, the top three finalists have been announced in five categories. The winners of the 2016 World Car of the Year, World Luxury Car, World Performance Car, World Green Ca ... Continue reading

2016 Geneva Motor Show - TOYOTA C-HR Hybrid Crossover Debuts

Mar 2, 2016

TOYOTA C-HR Crossover ... Continue reading

Toyota Reorders Worldwide Management Structure - Complete Details

Mar 2, 2016

Toyota City, Japan, March 2, 2016―In keeping with its overarching goal of making ever-better cars by promoting the continued development of a talented workforce, Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) will make substantial changes to its structure in order to streamline work processes on a company-wide basis. The changes ... Continue reading

Toyota Canada Inc. Reports February Sales Results

Mar 2, 2016

February sales record for TCI and TCI hybrids Fourteenth straight monthly record for TCI truck sales and seventeenth straight for Lexus TORONTO, March 1, 2016 - Toyota Canada Inc. (TCI) sold 14,284 Toyota, Scion and Lexus vehicles in February, up 9.9% compared to 2015. It's a new February record, which follows a new Ja ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz U.S.Auto Sales February 2016 - Sales Of 25,632 Units

Mar 1, 2016

ATLANTA, March 1, 2016 -- Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today reported February sales of 22,941, with 2,269 units for Daimler Vans and 422 units for smart. Vans marked a best-ever February with an increase of 35.5% from the previous year. MBUSA reported a grand total of 25,632 vehicles. "Despite runout of two high-volume m ... Continue reading

Toyota U.S. Auto Sales February 2016; 4.1 Percent Increase

Mar 1, 2016

TORRANCE, Calif.—Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc. today reported February 2016 sales of 189,852 vehicles, an increase of 5.2 percent from February 2015 on a volume basis. With the same number of selling days in February 2016 and 2015, sales were also up 5.2 percent on a daily selling rate (DSR) basis. Toyota ... Continue reading