Toyota Dismiss Quit Rumors, Stay Committed to F1
26 May 2009, 08:25 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Toyota team president John Howett ruled out that the Japanese car maker has already made up its mind on quitting their F1 operations in 2010. He told the media that Toyota is still under a lot of pr...
Toyota Aurion Touring Special Edition Launched in Australia
25 May 2009, 13:54 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Toyota has just debuted the Aurion Touring Special Edition, a new version of the Aurion which is especially supposed to celebrate the company's 50th anniversary in Australia. Obviously, the spe...
Toyota RAV4 Upgraded with Avensis Diesel
21 May 2009, 09:46 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Toyota is continuously looking to upgrade its product range so it today announced that the RAV4 model range will be upgraded with a new diesel powerplant sourced from the Avensis. The new RAV4 will ...
Subaru's Gasoline-Electric Hybrid by 2012
21 May 2009, 08:19 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Obama's recently-announced national fuel standard that requires automakers to meet an average of 35.5 mpg by 2016 is surely forcing car manufacturers to change their minds and concentrate more ...
Toyota Boosts 1.6-liter Car Production in China
20 May 2009, 08:58 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / We all knew small cars with smaller displacements engines more concentrated on fuel economy and CO2 emissions rather than on performance figures represent the most appropriate way to tackle the rece...
Toyota Prius Prices Released for Japan
18 May 2009, 14:17 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / And the battle begins... Following a wave of some 80,000 orders, Japanese manufacturer Toyota has announced the prices for its third generation Prius. The hybrid will battle Honda's insight at ...
Toyota, Massive Restructuring
17 May 2009, 20:43 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese manufacturer Toyota is setting the scene for the biggest, most extensive changes in its top management ever made by the company. Akio Toyoda, grandson of the Japanese manufacturer’s ...
Toyota Receives 75,000 Orders for the New Prius
15 May 2009, 14:07 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / With the hybrid battle still gaining attention every time it is brought back in the spotlights, Toyota and Honda, the two rival companies, announce enthusiastic results for their Prius and Insight h...
Toyota to Lease Plug-in Hybrids in Europe
14 May 2009, 13:33 UTC · By: Tudor Raiciu / Following in Mini's footsteps, Toyota is building a special testing and leasing program of its own, albeit this time in Europe. Toyota Motor Europe announced today that it will lease over 1...
Third-Generation Prius Marketing Campaign Revealed
14 May 2009, 13:20 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / As they say, there is no bad publicity, but just publicity. That is why we cannot share an opinion regarding the marketing campaign released by Toyota Motor Sales and Saatchi & Saatchi advertisi...
Spyshots: Lexus LF-A
14 May 2009, 07:46 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / And we are not talking about the concept, first shown at the 2005 North American International Auto Show. Apparently, Lexus has got a grip on things and may after all release the supercar, even if n...
Renault to Announce F1 Quit
13 May 2009, 10:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The plot thickens in the Formula One world. After yesterday Ferrari made its decision and announced it "does not intend to enter its cars in the next Formula 1 World Championship,” should...
Ferrari F1 Quit Official!
12 May 2009, 15:15 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ferrari has confirmed that it will not enter next year's Formula One Championship unless the budget cap proposal for 2010 is revised by the International Automobile Federation. The Italian car ...
2010 Toyota Sienna Pricing Unveiled
11 May 2009, 09:25 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Toyota today unveiled pricing for the 2010 Sienna van which will be mostly the same with the 2009 model year prices. The Japanese manufacturer says the refreshed version is expected to arrive in aut...
Red Bull Racing Join Boycott of 2010 Rules
11 May 2009, 08:31 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Red Bull Racing are the 4th team to announce they will not take part in next year's Formula One Championship if the current FIA regulations on the voluntary budget cap are kept. The Red Bull-ba...
Toyota Predicts Huge Loss in 2009
8 May 2009, 15:43 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Toyota, the world's largest manufacturer, has revised its financial expectations for the current year and now braces for a $8.6 billion loss, coming from about 1 million less vehicles than init...
Lexus Prepares 1-Series Rival Based on Prius Hybrid
6 May 2009, 09:43 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Lexus isn't as popular in Europe as its chief executives would desire but it may seem like things are going to change very soon. A report issued by Top Gear hints that Lexus is now considering ...
Honda Insight Goes to the Museum
5 May 2009, 14:35 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The hybrid wars continue in the UK with yet another move made by Honda. Its Insight model will be "put to work" by the British Science Museum. Loosely translated, the Insight will be used,...
Nakajima Admits Toyota Help to F1 Entry
5 May 2009, 08:34 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Kazuki Nakajima admitted it was Japanese manufacturer Toyota who paved his way into Formula 1, but insisted it was all him to secure his seat with Williams F1 for a second consecutive season. Althou...
Toyota Revise Aero Package for Barcelona
4 May 2009, 15:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / As all teams are preparing plenty of new aerodynamic features for their European debut next weekend, Toyota are certainly no exception from that rule. Having previously tested at Barcelona during th...