Toyota news articles 
Toyota foots the fuel bill this summer
Toyota has announced a summer-long free fuel bonus, where anyone buying a new Aygo, Yaris, Auris, Auris Hybrid or Verso can enjoy six months of driving with Toyota footing the fuel bill. The offer is open to retail customers and applies to all versions of each model purchased between 1 June and 30 September and registered before 31 December. Each new car will be sold with a pre-loaded Visa card covering the cost of 5,000 miles of motoring – ab... [more]
Over three million Toyota hybrid vehicles sold since launch
Around the world Toyota currently offers 16 hybrids in around 80 countries, including MPVs, saloons, hatchbacks and SUVs, plus three commercial vehicles in Japan. Toyota has announced that worldwide cumulative sales of its hybrid vehicles have topped the three million mark. Since the launch of the Toyota Coaster Hybrid EV coach in August 1997 and the introduction of the first-generation Prius – the world’s first mass-produced hybrid – in Decem... [more]
New Toyota Verso-S, small outside, spacious inside
Toyota has a great track record for maximising the room inside its small cars, as witnessed in models such as iQ, Aygo and Yaris. On the outside the new Toyota Verso-S is the smallest of the market’s mini-MPVs. But clever design and packaging mean that the space on offer inside is close to what you will find in a compact family hatchback. With Verso-S every detail has been addressed to make life on board more comfortable for occupants and to b... [more]
Toyota launches 60th Anniversary models for Land Cruiser and Land Cruiser V8
To date more than five million Land Cruiser models have been sold in 188 different countries and regions worldwide. The Toyota Land Cruiser clocks up 60 years this year. The legendary 4x4 remains one of the toughest machines on four wheels: it’s conquered the Arctic (and Antarctic) wastes, traversed deserts, ploughed its way through tropical rain forests and generally taken the worst the world can throw at it in its stride. As Land Cruiser... [more]
Toyota's full hybrid MPV-style Prius v due for market launch in the USA this summer
At the North American International Auto Show, Toyota is presenting the next evolution of Prius with the world debut of Prius v. Due for market launch in the USA this summer, it is a full hybrid MPV-style model designed to bring the benefits of Toyota’s Hybrid Synergy to Drive to a new market segment. Prius v – v for versatility – uses the same platform and full hybrid powertrain as the current generation Prius hatchback, with a more flexible ... [more]
Other Toyota news and reviews
Toyota Seeks U.S. Low-Cost Hybrid Hit Where Honda Fell Short
Toyota Motor Corp., the biggest seller of gasoline-electric autos, wants to spur U.S. demand for its hybrids with a smaller, cheaper version of the Prius, a goal that eluded Honda Motor Co. with its Insight.
Toyota raises annual profit forecast, eyes recovery
Toyota Motor Corp raised its full-year profit forecast by more than a third as it cuts costs, trims spending and expects Japanese government schemes to boost sales, though the guidance was still some way ...
Toyota lifts profit forecast as disaster woes fade
Toyota's quarterly profit slid 13.5 percent on production setbacks caused by last year's tsunami disaster and the flooding in Thailand, but Japan's top automaker raised its annual earnings forecast, saying a recovery is on track.
Toyota profit plunges by half but ups guidance
Japanese car giant Toyota announced a plunge in profits on Tuesday, but said the year might not be quite as bad as previously expected as the world's number three automaker upped its forecasts.
Toyota Advances as Carmaker Raises Profit Forecast: Tokyo Mover
Toyota Motor Corp., Asia’s largest carmaker, climbed to the highest in six months in Tokyo trading after the company raised its profit forecast.
Toyota May Beat Profit Forecasts, Reclaim Lost Market Share
Toyota Motor Corp., Asia’s largest carmaker, raised its profit forecast 11 percent as new models boost sales. The outlook may be even better than the company anticipates, investors say.
Brisk American Sales Lift Toyota’s Profit Estimate
Toyota raised its annual profit forecast Tuesday despite a 13.5 percent decline in the quarter ended in December that followed production cutbacks in the aftermath of Japan’s tsunami.
Toyota Raises Earnings Forecasts After Production Recovers From Disasters
Toyota Motor Corp. raised its profit forecast as rebounding sales in the U.S. help Japanese manufacturers emerge from a year marred by natural disasters at home and in Thailand.
Instant view: Toyota Q3 profit jumps, raises forecasts
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp reported a stronger-than-expected quarterly operating profit, shrugging off a firm yen and the damaging impact of flooding in Thailand, and raised its annual forecast, helped by cost cuts and Japanese government subsidies. COMMENTARY: TOMOICHIRO KUBOTA, MARKET ANALYST, MATSUI SECURITIES CO "They lifted their pretax profit forecast for the year to March 2012 to ...
Brisk U.S. Sales Lift Toyota's Profit Forecast for the Year
Toyota raised its annual profit forecast Tuesday despite a 13.5 percent decline in the quarter ended in December that followed production cutbacks in the aftermath of Japan’s tsunami.
