toyota

Toyota considers UK manufacturing future

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 […]

Toyota makes £35bn EV pledge

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 […]

ACIS supports Toyota training initiative

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 […]

Toyota introduces remote assessment technology

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 […]

Toyota/Lexus hybrids reach 200,000 sales

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 […]

Toyota to invest £1 billion in AI

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 […]

Toyota overtakes VW in sales

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 […]

Toyota recalls 6.5 million cars

Japanese carmaker Toyota has said it will recall 6.5 million vehicles worldwide over a faulty window switch. The power switch could potentially short-circuit, causing parts to overheat and could lead […]

Toyota unveils bold new environmental targets

With the aim of contributing to global environmental sustainability, Toyota has developed an ambitious set of goals to be achieved over the next 35 years. Addressing key global environmental issues […]

Toyota self-driving cars by 2020

Toyota has unveiled its vision for self-driving cars, promising to start selling autonomous vehicles in Japan by 2020. Toyota demonstrated on a Tokyo motorway what it called the ‘mobility team-mate […]

Spies Hecker tops Toyota competition

The winner and runner-up of the 2015 Toyota Paint Technician Skills competition are from Spies Hecker bodyshops. The winner, Martin Moss from RRG Toyota in Bolton, Lancashire, will now go […]

Toyota invests $50m in autonomous cars

Toyota is making a major investment into developing intelligent and self-driving vehicles alongside two leading US universities. Over the next five years, Toyota Motor Corporation will invest approximately $50 million (about […]