Toyota Australia Prepares for 21-Day Shutdown
17 Dec 2013, 10:53 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Tomorrow, the workers at Toyota’s Altona plant in Australia will put their tools down for a 21-day holiday shutdown, the longest one among all the other automaker’s plants around the wor...
Toyota Considering Pickup Production Boost
16 Dec 2013, 13:16 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The US dealers’ increased demand for Toyota pickups are making the automaker pondering a production increase at its plants in Texas and Mexico. "Dealers are telling us they could sell ...
Toyota Group Expects 2014 Auto Parts Export of $1 Billion
13 Dec 2013, 15:09 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Toyota Group is expecting that the exports of auto parts will surpass the $954 million estimated for this year and reach $1 billion in 2014. The report is based on 2014 plans shared by each indiv...
Australia Wanting Toyota Not to Leave
13 Dec 2013, 10:29 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Holden’s decision to stop producing vehicles in Australia made Toyota state that this would place “unprecedented pressure on the local supplier network and our ability to build cars in A...
Toyota Targeting To Sell Around 10,000 Fuel Cell Vehicles Per Year
12 Dec 2013, 16:28 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Along with the unveiling of the FCV concept fuel cell vehicle at this year’s Tokyo Motor Show, Toyota promised to put out a production model for it in 2015, hoping to cut down the fuel cell co...
Toyota Pondering Its Future in Australia
11 Dec 2013, 09:35 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Holden’s decision to stop manufacturing in Australia has led Toyota to question whether it can survive as the only automaker in the country. Starting with 2017, Holden will stop its product...
Toyota Indiana Preps for Highlander Hybrid and Exports
6 Dec 2013, 09:55 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Toyota Indiana recently reported starting production of the 2014 Highlander midsize SUV. The company also said that it will make a hybrid version and it will also export the model to a couple more r...
Toyota Indiana Starting 2014 Highlander Production
6 Dec 2013, 09:09 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana just celebrated the start of production of the all-new 2014 Highlander midsize SUV. The popular Highlander is responsible for a $430 million additional investme...
New Toyota Verso To House BMW Diesels Engine
2 Dec 2013, 11:18 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The Toyota Verso 1.6 D-4D will be the first model equipped with an engine supplied by the BMW Group under a contract signed between the two companies two years ago. “At Toyota, we believe t...
Toyota South Africa Plant Preparing for New Investment
29 Nov 2013, 16:27 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / It was only this week when the Toyota plant in Durban, South Africa, rolled of its line the 1 millionth Corolla model, achieving a new milestone and a possible new investment from the Japanese motor...
Toyota South Africa Celebrating 1 Million Corolla Vehicles Made
26 Nov 2013, 12:18 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Toyota’s subsidiary in South Africa celebrated last week its 1 millionth Corolla model produced at the company’s Prospecton Plant in Durban. The milestone was achieved with a white To...
Subaru Plant in Indiana Stopping Toyota Camry Production
14 Nov 2013, 14:31 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Subaru of Indiana Automotive Inc., which also assembles the Toyota Camry alongside its own models, will reportedly drop the production of the former vehicle by 2017. According to U.S media report...
Toyota FJ Cruiser Officially Gets the Axe
6 Nov 2013, 10:07 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Sculpted from nearly a half-century tradition of tough off-road performance provided by the legendary FJ40, the original 4Runner and the 4x4 compact pickups, the FJ Cruiser reached its final version...
Toyota Beginning Land Cruiser Prado Production in China
24 Oct 2013, 08:26 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Toyota Motor Corporation announced that the Sichuan FAW Toyota Motor (SFTM) joint venture in China will start producing the 2.7-liter Land Cruiser Prado at the Chengdu plant in 2015. The new mode...
Toyota Texas Celebrates 10th Anniversary, Donates 10 Trucks
18 Oct 2013, 10:29 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / After celebrating its 1 millionth truck rolled out of the assembly line last month, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas came to another milestone - celebrating its 10th anniversary. Toyota broke gro...
Toyota Defying Engine Downsizing to Go for Bigger Atkinsons
15 Oct 2013, 13:19 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / With the stricter fuel consumption and CO2 emissions regulations these days, all automakers are downsizing their engines and are fitting them with turbochargers to still offer power. All, but Toyota...
Toyota Australia Cutting Jobs and Lowering Costs
15 Oct 2013, 09:27 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / As the auto industry in Australia is nowhere near nourish, Toyota’s local subsidiary is said to cut down on jobs and diminish manufacturing costs in order to keep its operations viable. Toy...
Toyota Australia Makes Two-Millionth Locally Built Car
10 Oct 2013, 10:48 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Along with Toyota’s 50th anniversary in Australia, the automaker has achieved another manufacturing milestone, recently reaching its two-millionth locally built car for the market. The 75-h...
Toyota Reaffirms Fuel Cell Cars' US Introduction in 2015
3 Oct 2013, 15:59 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Toyota Chairman Takeshi Uchiyama, also known as the Prius’ father, has strongly reaffirmed the company's commitment for developing and introducing a hydrogen-powered vehicle in the US. ...
Toyota Continues Building European Minicars with PSA
20 Sep 2013, 14:10 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Despite the financial problems that ended the French automaker’s partnership with BMW, PSA Peugeot Citroen will continue to collaborate with Toyota in order to provide minicars to the European...