Toyota News

As the 2012 New York Auto Show creeps ever closer—and April 4 and 5 is less than two weeks away—what's going to be at the show becomes less and less of a mystery. Today, we have five more vehicles that we know ...    Read more

You have a big family. You also have some pride left at stake, and are too image-conscious to be driving what you should be driving: a minivan. So what do you do? What kind of people-mover do you get, especially given the ever-fluctuating nature of gas prices? Fortunately, SUVs aren't what ...    Read more

While the Toyota GT 86 (known in the U.S. as the Scion FR-S and Subaru BRZ) has been getting a ton of buzz from the automotive press, it's the Toyota FT-Bh concept which hints to Toyota's future directions. The Toyota FT-Bh, which stands for "Future Toyota B-segment", ...    Read more

The U.S. Senate passed a proposal this past week urging states to enforce more stringent teen driving laws. The proposal calls for states to adopt a three-stage process: teens would first receive a learner's permit; a second stage would include an intermediate permit before receiving a driver's license; the teen ...    Read more

Rivals must be envious of Toyota at the moment. The automaker is struggling to fill demand of its all-new Toyota Prius c which went on sale this month. The 2012 Toyota Prius c is the second vehicle to join the original Prius in Toyota's hybrid sub-brand, following the larger ...    Read more

Once upon a time, St. Patrick's day involved a traditional church service in the morning and an old time feast in the later hours, consisting of Irish bacon and cabbage. While those traditions might exist in some small remote pockets, these days the "feasting" generally consists of a wee swally; ...    Read more

It only took three days this week for the hot new 2013 Toyota Prius c, the five-door hatchback hybrid, to catch up to and surpass the combined February sales of the Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf. With 1,201 Prius c sold, beginning March 12, the compact Toyota hybrid is one ...    Read more

Toyota unveiled the production version of the entry-level Prius c at this year's Detroit Auto Show where it was quickly followed by positive reviews, and a 2012 Toyota Prius c configurator which went live this week. The automaker is now on a blitzkrieg to spread the word of ...    Read more

The 2012 Toyota Prius c is the latest to join Toyota's ever-expanding hybrid family, and the automaker has released the Prius c online configurator for consumers to build their entry-level hybrid hatchback. The Toyota Prius c configurator offers a breakdown of the four models (unimaginatively called One, Two, Three, ...    Read more

Toyota has issued separate recalls on certain models of its Camry sedan, Venza crossover, and Tacoma pickup truck. According to the automaker, select model year 2009 Toyota Camry sedans and 2009-2011 Toyota Venza crossovers had their stop lamp switches improperly installed. Affected vehicles may suffer issues such as inoperative brake lights; ...    Read more

Three men named "Jim" have walked the hallowed executive halls of Toyota. Former Toyota executive Jim Press spent nearly four decades at the company, reaching the level of president and chief operating officer of Toyota Motors Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., before moving over to Chrysler. Jim Farley joined Toyota ...    Read more

Are we finally moving away from gas-powered cars for good? It may be too soon to tell, but that's not stopping Toyota from planning on it. Standing alongside the Toyota FCV-R hydrogen-powered concept car at the Geneva Motor Show, Didier ...    Read more

Next week, automobile manufacturers, executives, and journalists from around the world will gather in the snowy confines of Geneva, Switzerland. There, they will ignore the lake, the scenery, and pretty much everything else that makes this historic city, well, historic, and instead gather into a convention center (which looks like ...    Read more

The Toyota GT 86 sports car is the first new Toyota vehicle in more than a decade that, at least here in the states, has car enthusiasts excited. To be sold in the U.S. as the 2013 Scion FR-S and the Subaru BRZ, the parent GT 86 has all the ...    Read more

If a Japanese automaker had a weak product in its lineup, it was bound to show up in February. Right at the cusp of spring and between a host of new car introductions, February marks the tail end of winter and the beginning of buying season. And buy customers did. The ...    Read more

The hybrid stereotype is nearly carved in stone these days: They're eco-friendly smugmobiles driven by Hollywood stars, enviro-weenies, and neo-hippies, right? You can't spell "Prius" without getting halfway through "prissy" first, amiright? Well, then there's this tank, see.... Defense contractor BAE Systems has introduced its concept for the next-generation Ground Combat Vehicle—or ...    Read more

The world's most populous nation and home to the "One Child Policy," is apparently growing a taste for large, bulky SUVs. According to a Reuters report out this week, China's economy isn't the only thing booming. Last year 2.1 million SUVs were sold in China, roughly half the number sold here ...    Read more

Before the Subaru BRZ and Scion FR-S—the lovechild of the Toyota and Subaru alliance—are made available to the public, an even smaller hybrid version is already being fleshed out. The Toyota FT-Bh is the Japanese auto maker's latest concept vehicle and is expected to bow at the Geneva Auto Show ...    Read more

Automotive safety system manufacturer Autoliv has come under scrutiny from the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration for faulty side airbag parts. Toyota, Honda, Nissan, and Subaru all employee airbags parts sourced from Autoliv, and all four automakers recently issued recalls pertaining to problems with the side airbag. In total, 2,750 ...    Read more

Car shoppers have never had it so well. If you're shopping for a new car, take a second and ask your parents or grandfather what it's like to have a Dodge Aspen rust on its way back from the showroom, or a Hyundai Excel that did anything but fulfill its ...    Read more

Could your next ride back from the Bellagio be in a Johnny Cab? Now that Nevada is the first state to approve and legislate self-driving cars—a breakthrough in Google's goal of developing the autonomous car—it could very well happen. Google hopes its autonomous cars will be more noted for their ...    Read more

Motor Trend's Ed Sanchez takes on the growing trend by automakers to utilize four-cylinders across the model lineup of their respective brands. Two main reasons are driving the paradigm shift. The first is car buyers' acceptance of four cylinder engines. Sanchez interviewed various automaker representatives who all agree that the ...    Read more

This election year, let Automotive.com lead you through the quagmire and vitriol that defines modern American politics, so we can cut to the deep issues: who's driving what these days, and where? Are Dems more likely to hug the earth in a Toyota Prius C? Is Rush Limbaugh boldly flaunting ...    Read more

Move over, electric cars. The press has been obsessed over electric cars for the past couple of years, especially pure electric vehicles like the Nissan Leaf, Tesla's offerings, and General Motors' hybrid Chevrolet Volt and its range extender engine. (The Mitsubishi i, which went on sale last year as well, ...    Read more

There's a reason Toyota isn't as familiar with the term "fleet special" as other auto makers, like Ford and Dodge are. Fleet sales are seen as less profitable when compared to retail sales to individuals, and they can also hurt the vehicle's resale value and the brand's overall image. In ...    Read more