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Tue, 01/05/2012
Toyota unveils concepts at Beijing Motor Show

Toyota unveils concepts at Beijing Motor Show
Toyota is staging world premieres for three vehicles at the 12th Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, which opens to the public on Friday.

A compact sedan and hatchback, both known as Toyota Dear Qin, are global-strategic concepts featuring a design aimed at attracting more people to the user base.

Qin means dear or intimate and represents the wish for these models to become cher...

Tue, 10/04/2012
Versatile third member of the Prius family due in may

Toyota Prius v interior
Toyota Prius v – the world’s first full-hybrid seven-seater – will arrive in local showrooms towards the end of May (Overseas model shown).

Toyota’s new versatile Prius v will compete in multiple segments, bringing new buyers to the company’s expanding hybrid family when it arrives in Australia towards the end of May.

As the world’s first full-hybrid seven-seater, Prius v has a unique exterior design while sharing a family resemblance with the standard Prius f...

Thu, 29/03/2012
Toyota's FT-Bh explained: Video

Toyota's FT-Bh explained: Video
Alain Uyttenhoven, Vice President Product Management, Toyota Motor Europe, explains the philosophies behind the FT-Bh concept – a car that points to a super-efficient and affordable hybrid future.

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Tue, 27/03/2012
Smart, stylish and affordable: Toyota's new Prius c

Smart, stylist and affordable: Toyota's new Prius c
Toyota has combined dynamic styling with clever engineering to deliver Australia's most affordable hybrid car and the best fuel economy in the city for any petrol or diesel car.

The new Prius c - compact and dynamic with a fun and youthful attitude - brings hybrid technology to the market from $23,990*, or $6,000 less than any other hybrid vehi...

Tue, 27/03/2012
World's best-sellling Hybrid now even better

World's best-sellling Hybrid now even better
Toyota has refined the quality, performance, owner appeal and value of Prius, the world's best-known and best-selling hybrid car.

The 2012 Prius comes with higher equipment levels and improved ride quality, steering feel and vehicle dynamics as well as fresh styling.

In addition to the upgrades and added features, Toyota has made Prius $1,000 more affordable...

Wed, 07/03/2012
Toyota unveils super-efficient and affordable hybrid future

Toyota is pointing to a super-efficient and affordable hybrid future with the FT-Bh Concept unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show.
Toyota has heralded an affordable compact hybrid car that will cut fuel use and emissions in half without resorting to expensive technologies or manufacturing methods.

Toyota's FT-Bh Concept, which is having its world debut at the Geneva Motor Sho...

Wed, 15/02/2012
Prius c Australia's most affordable hybrid

Affordable and fun – Toyota expects the new Prius c to be the most affordable hybrid car on the market. (Overseas model shown).
Toyota expects to have the most affordable hybrid car on the market when it launches the Prius c hatch late next month.

The company’s executive director sales and marketing Matthew Ca...

Mon, 13/02/2012
Future Hybrids and driving fun from Toyota at Geneva

The Toyota diji concept envisages the driver being able to change the body’s colour and content at will.
The rejuvenation of Toyota can be witnessed “in the metal” at the Geneva motor show, with a display of future showroom and concept models.

Geneva marks the world debut of the Toyota FT-Bh concept, which showcases a “total vehicle” approach to reducing emissions...

Mon, 06/02/2012
Toyota brings seven-seat addition to Prius family

Toyota brings seven-seat addition to Prius family

Toyota Australia announced today it will offer Australian customers a versatile new member of the Prius family – the seven-seat Prius v.

The new Prius v will be the first Toyota production vehicle in Australia fitted with a lithium-ion battery – placed under the centre console between the driver and front passenger.

Toyota’s lithium-ion battery is smaller and lighter than the n...

Mon, 22/08/2011
Toyota Prius gains praise from scientists

Toyota Prius gains praise from scientists

Toyota's Prius delivers "a more than 40 per cent reduction in global warming pollution compared with its closest conventional models"*.

That is the finding of the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), a US non-profit organisation that placed Prius at the top of its hybrid scorecard.

The UCS said Prius achieved the highest rating among non-luxury cars for its environmental improvement thro...

Mon, 23/05/2011
Toyota Prius "Family" coming to Australia

Toyota Prius Family coming to Australia

Toyota will display an extended Prius "family" at the Australian International Motor Show in July.

The spacious Prius v – the v stands for versatility – is aimed at widening the appeal of Prius, especially for growing families with active lifestyles.

While its footprint is similar to the current Prius, it is an all-new vehicle with a...

Wed, 11/05/2011
Five-star safety rating for Camry, Camry Hybrid

Five-star safety rating for Camry, Hybrid Camry

Toyota Australia’s Camry and Camry Hybrid have been awarded the maximum five-star crash rating by ANCAP.

As one measure of safety, ANCAP – the Australasian New Car Assessment Program – plays an important role in providing information to potential customers.

The five-star rating confirms...

Wed, 11/05/2011
Toyota announces a step forward for Hydrogen cars

Toyota announces a step forward for Hydrogen cars

Toyota has opened the first hydrogen fuelling station in the US with hydrogen supplied directly from a pipeline rather than tanks.

The station will provide hydrogen for Toyota,s fuel-cell hybrid vehicle demonstration program as well as the fuel-cell vehicle fleets of other manufacturers.

Located on Toyota land leased to Shell for a nominal fee, the station is designed to show how effortless pipeline supply of hydrogen can be to a...

Fri, 08/04/2011
Global demand lowers Prius price

Global sales of more than two million cars have made Toyota’s Prius more affordable (i-Tech with 17

Toyota Australia has reduced the price of its Prius petrol-electric range as hybrid technology begins to enter the mainstream.

The decision to lower prices on Prius and Prius i-Tech by thousands of dollars comes as global Prius sales have surged past two...

Fri, 25/03/2011
Toyota to resume production of Hybrid Vehicles

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) today announced that it will resume Japan production of Prius along with the Lexus CT 200h and HS 250h on Monday 28 March.

The Prius production will be restarted at TMC’s Tsutsumi plant, while the Lexus CT 200h and HS 250h will resume production at Toyota Motor Kyushu.

Today’s announcement comes one week after TMC in Japan restarted production of replacement parts, and three days after reopening some of its plants which produce parts for overseas production.

TMC will continue to assess parts supply as it considers the restart of other vehicle plants in Japan.

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Tue, 22/03/2011
Australians hold key to Prius city car

Prius c Concept – under study for Australian car buyers.

Patrons at this year’s Australian International Motor Show will help determine the fate of Toyota’s upcoming hybrid city car.

Their feedback will be crucial in helping the local company decide whether the production version of the Prius c Concept should come to Australia.

The Prius c Concept is the inspiration for a future small hybrid with...

Wed, 09/03/2011
Toyota Hybrids Selling at Record Pace

Three million Toyota hybrids have been sold around the world, including Hybrid Camry.

Toyota says consumers are buying its hybrid vehicles at the fastest rate ever – one every 47 seconds.

That’s how often Toyota’s hybrids have been driven out of dealer showrooms around the world in the past 18 months.

More than one million Toyota hybrids, including Prius and...

Thu, 03/03/2011
Toyota’s Seven-seat Hybrid: Prius+

Toyota’s Seven-seat Hybrid: Prius+

Toyota has further expanded the Prius family with the world debut of the Prius+ seven-seater full hybrid at the Geneva Motor Show.

The new car brings the appeal of the Prius environmental credentials and advanced technology to the widest customer base yet.

As its name suggests, the Prius+ provides a significant increase in space and passenger accommodation with three, independent, spli...

Thu, 03/03/2011
Yaris HSD Concept has world debut at Geneva

Yaris HSD Concept has world debut at Geneva

The Yaris HSD concept, unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show, represents the first down-sizing of Toyota’s Hybrid Synergy Drive® technology.

The concept car inherits all the clever DNA of the Yaris as well as the smooth, sophisticated driving experience of Toyota’s full hybrid powertrain.

Its new, more advanced and sophisticated style points to the forward-looking design dire...

Thu, 25/11/2010
Hybrid Camry wins two Major Awards

Toyota Australia's locally built Hybrid Camry has won its first two major Australian awards.

Toyota Australia’s locally built Hybrid Camry has won its first two major awards – Fairfax Drive Green Innovation and People’s Choice Awards.

It is the second year running that a Toyota petrol-electric hybrid has claimed these two prestigious awards, following last ye...