• Fix Auto UK partners add Toyota and Lexus badges
    • 24/07/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Four Fix Auto UK franchise partners are celebrating after securing Toyota and Lexus vehicle manufacturer accreditation. They are Fix Auto Leicester, Fix Auto Slough, Fix Auto Mid Devon and its sister site in Newton Abbot. In addition, Fix Auto Malvern, Fix Auto Weston-super-Mare, Fix Auto Wigan, Fix Auto [...]
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  • Toyota turns to Autotech Academy for talent
    • 12/06/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The Toyota Motor Company has announced an exclusive collaboration with Autotech Academy to help create a future pipeline of young automotive talent. The partnership will see the launch of a new initiative, Toyota Talent Powered by Autotech Academy, which will support the motor company’s people strategy and [...]
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  • Thatcham Research joins Toyota’s hydrogen project
    • 02/12/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Thatcham Research is working with Toyota and a consortium of specialist industry partners to develop a hydrogen version of Toyota’s iconic Hilux pick-up. Its insurance risk intelligence and engineering expertise will assess the repair and safety implications of any adaptations made to the standard Hilux [...]
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  • Toyota considers UK manufacturing future
    • 02/08/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Toyota could close its manufacturing sites in the UK if the government presses ahead with proposals to include hybrid models in its 2030 ban. The government has announced it will ban the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles from 2030, with the sale of hybrids to be banned from 2035. However, the five-year [...]
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  • Toyota makes £35bn EV pledge
    • 15/12/2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Toyota has announced it will invest £35bn into electric vehicle development with the aim of selling upwards of 3.5 million EV units by 2030. It will launch 30 new EV models by then, from sports cars to commercial vehicles. The strategy is intended to establish the company as a direct rival with Tesla, and [...]
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  • ACIS supports Toyota training initiative
    • 25/08/2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    ACIS is supporting Toyota in a new initiative to train technicians. The vehicle manufacturer is using a damaged Toyota Supra as a skills training vehicle for technicians at its head office. The Supra was released to Toyota (GB) for use on a collision awareness training event in June, but Toyota has extended the its [...]
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  • Toyota introduces remote assessment technology
    • 12/05/2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Toyota GB has announced that its Toyota and Lexus approved networks will be encouraged to use Audatex’s bodyshop image capture technology. Audatex Bodyshop Image Capture allows users to interact with customers in a digital-first, contactless format. Customers receive an SMS request for images of their vehicle’s [...]
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  • Toyota/Lexus hybrids reach 200,000 sales
    • 13/11/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    When Toyota initially launched its hybrid powered vehicles to the UK market, it’s fair to say the firm made a modest entry with the introduction of the original Prius. What initially seemed like a niche approach to giving motoring a new environmental focus has since proved to be a transformative technology that sits [...]
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  • Toyota to invest £1 billion in AI
    • 09/11/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Toyota announced at a press conference in Tokyo that it will establish a new company, Toyota Research Institute Inc. (TRI), as an R&D enterprise with an initial focus on artificial intelligence and robotics. The headquarters will be located in Silicon Valley near Stanford University in Palo Alto, California. A [...]
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  • Toyota overtakes VW in sales
    • 26/10/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Toyota has retaken to the top spot in global vehicle sales after releasing figures for the first nine months of the year. The Japanese firm sold 7.5 million in the first three quarters of 2015, beating Volkswagen's 7.43 million and General Motors' 7.2 million. After the first six months of the year, VW overtook [...]
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