Toyota News

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced it has opened an investigation on model year 2006-2007 Chevrolet Trailblazer SUV and MY 2007 Toyota Camry sedan and RAV4 crossover. According to the federal agency, it has received twelve complaints from Chevrolet Trailblazer owners and six complaints from Toyota owners of fires ...    Read more

Anybody who has touched a wrench knows that if you can't get a bolt off, you force it off with an even bigger wrench. Americans want more fuel-efficient cars—at least, that's what the ads tell us we want, and that's what our parents and neighbors believe. Yet, we stubbornly won't stop ...    Read more

What It Is/ Who It's For The 2012 Toyota Prius c is aimed to satisfy the desire of Gen Y -- or Millenials -- for a highly fuel-efficient, smartphone-connected, stylish vehicle costing less than $20,000. Best Thing Doesn't feel like you're driving a hybrid vehicle. Worst Thing The noisy continuously variable transmission, when ...    Read more

Ever wonder what the most and least expensive cars to insure are? Well you're in luck, as Insure.com has compiled a list of the top 20 vehicles for each category. Many factors were taken into consideration while building this list, such as the frequency of crashes for a model, cost ...    Read more

Toyota announced yesterday it plans to expand its Princeton manufacturing facility in Indiana, and will add 400 jobs with it. The added support will increase production of the Highlander and Highlander hybrid. The Highlander is currently exported to Russia and Australia, and the Indiana production facility will be in charge ...    Read more

Toyota has big plans for 2013, and aims to introduce 19 new Toyota, Lexus, and Scion models to the market, including the 2013 Toyota Avalon. We've heard rumblings about Toyota's premium sedan for several months now, that a radical redesign is on the horizon. This news, and more, was unveiled last weekend in ...    Read more

Intellichoice has released its annual list of cars it considers a Best Value of the Year. Analyzing every new car for the 2012 model year, Intellichoice applies cost analysis to determine cars that have low total ownership  costs as well as lower than expected costs over time. Looking beyond the initial ...    Read more

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has said that Toyota is recalling more than 400 of its 2011 model year RAV4 crossovers. The issue involves the vehicle's airbag system, specifically the curtain airbag. According to the federal agency, the wrong propellant was installed with the airbag system. The concern is that ...    Read more

In the classic 1993 comedy “Groundhog Day,” Bill Murray’s character is forced to live one day—the titular Groundhog Day—over and over again. After much soul searching, Murray's character eventually learns not to be a pompous jerk, gets the girl, and even falls in love with the town of Punxsutawney. But ...    Read more

Ignore all the froufrou about the Acura NSX, pictured above, and the sleek, unpronounceable Lexus concept that were hyped up at the last auto show. Some significant Japanese cars came out this month, and their sales figures reflect the shininess: the Toyota Camry, Honda CR-V, and Subaru Impreza ...    Read more

The Super Bowl of advertising is just around the corner, once again coinciding with the actual Super bowl. Good thing too, since it's a sure bet that not all of the millions of people watching The Big Game actually enjoy football. However, all of them do buy stuff on occasion, ...    Read more

What It Is/Who It's For Hybrid hauler for new families or grown adults. Or both. Best Thing Crossover handling, cargo capacity and 40 mpg. Worst Thing Sluggish acceleration. Snap Judgment Full-sized fuel-sipping Toyota Prius comfortable for adults marred by stereotypically slow hybrid engine. ...    Read more

We're believers in the scientific method here at Automotive.com. As people's opinions are as reliable as a politician's words, facts—especially repeatable ones—are as close as inviolable as possible in a world where belief denies global warming and vaccinations are viewed with suspicions. (Personally, we think believers of the latter should ...    Read more

They're the soberest demographic, the most likely to be buckled-in while driving, and...the deadliest. It turns out grandma and grandpa—who are likely not checking their status feeds and replying to texts, who have five decades of experience not five months—may soon be the biggest threat on the road. According to a ...    Read more

In 2006, Audi surprised the racing world—and pleased oil-burner fans everywhere—when it introduced its diesel-powered Audi R10 TDI at Le Mans. The move helped shift public perception of diesel vehicles as smoky, slow-moving obstacles to viable performance machines. Toyota may be hoping to do the same for hybrid vehicles ...    Read more

The past few years has seen major shakeups in the automotive industry, and it shows in a recent survey on brand perception conducted by Consumer Reports. Once dominant players Toyota, Honda, Ford, and Chevrolet remain on top, but each automaker has seen its points gap decrease compared to last year. ...    Read more

Harsh winters take a toll on cars, and electric and plug-in vehicles are no exception. As EVs and plug-in vehicles become more common, automakers are being tasked with creating cars that can function in and withstand varying environments. Cold temperatures are one of the toughest, because the chill can affect battery ...    Read more

The winter represents different things to different people. Many people pack up and head to warmer climates at the first sign of snow. Others wait for it to pile up so a weekend at a favorable ski resort can happen. If you fall into the latter category of those who ...    Read more

Hybrids aren’t as environmentally friendly as you may think. Take a Toyota Prius, for instance. The car is manufactured in Japan and shipped to the U.S. That takes a lot of fuel. But there’s more to it than that. The rare earth metals used in manufacturing the electric motor—neodymium and dysprosium—are ...    Read more

We're happy to resuscitate, reiterate, and recapitulate the top five stories of the week. Without further ado, here's a countdown of the top five noteworthy news items from the third week of January 2012. 5. Advocacy Group Believes Fiat, Jennifer Lopez Responsible if Iran Gets Nuclear Weapons Don't be ...    Read more

The name Toyota, in many Americans' minds, is also synonymous with hybrids thanks to the Toyota Prius. The automaker may now be looking to enter the growing segment of fuel efficient direct injection turbocharged engines as well. Turbocharged engines are nothing new, with automakers like Mitsubishi, Porsche, the late Saab (sob), ...    Read more

Since its inception in 1970, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has handled the task of mandating regulations for highway and road safety. Over the years the NHTSA has been responsible for mandating the use of seatbelts, electronic stability control, and the installation of frontal airbags to name a ...    Read more

“Comparing Volt to Prius v is apples to oranges,” said GM’s Rob Peterson in an email to Bloomberg. Not saying he’s wrong, but the 2012 Toyota Prius v, the tall-roof station wagon variant of the Prius hatchback, did outsell the Volt’s whole year of sales in a little more than ...    Read more

Toyota continues recovering from last year's devastating Japanese earthquake and subsequent tsunami which affected supply lines around the world. The automaker plans to add what it calls a "day of production" starting this Saturday at its San Antonio, Texas plant. According to Automotive News, the plant, which builds both the full-sized ...    Read more

When Toyota introduced the Prius back in 1997, many thought it was the answer to oil prices that continued to swell uncontrollably. A decade and a half later, hybrid vehicles are losing their appeal with the U.S. market as gasoline engines not only continue to be cheaper, but close the ...    Read more