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Toyota continues to recover from the tsunami in Japan and floods in Thailand that crippled the company through most of 2011. It sales are up significantly, and it just moved up one spot to 10th in Interbrand's 2012 Best Global Brands Repo...

Toyota has announced it will unveil the new RAV4 EV on May 7 at the 26th International Electric Vehicle Symposium in Los Angeles.  Toyota mentioned this vehicle during its press conference at the North American International Auto Sho...

Toyota has demonstrated its hydrogen fuel cell vehicles at the two-day Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Drive ‘n’ Ride to European Parliament members and other dignitaries in Strasbourg, France.  The event demonstrates hydrogen...

Toyota has developed an accident avoidance system that works at up to 80km/h (49mph). The system uses front-mounted, millimeter-wave radar to detect impending rear-end collisions with the car ahead. First, it warns the driver with an audible w...

Toyota is showing its concept of what the future of a society linked to cars will look like. Called the Fun-Vii, the vehicle defies almost what it means to be a car. The Fun-Vii allows drivers to display pictures on the outside and inside. So ...

Toyota is the one automotive company most associated with hybrid cars. Its hybrids rank among the most efficient and easy to drive in the world, but in the last decade as its built a reputation as the world leader in hybrids, other engines have be...

It has not committed to a return to factory supported rallying

Toyota has built a prototype Yaris WRC car based on its Yaris R1A rally car to decide whether it wants to make a return to the World Rally Championship. The prototype rally car is being built by Toyota Motorsport GmbH in Germany that also runs...

It is still working on a refreshed model

It seems like internally Toyota has been happy to create ideas for a tweaked version of the GT86, and we have heard about turbocharged, hybrid and larger displacement versions. One version that will not be hitting the roads will be the GT86 conver...

The two companies will develop them individually

Toyota has ended its agreement with Ford to develop a hybrid system for light trucks and SUVs. The two companies first announced the agreement in August 2011. The two companies will develop hybrid technology separately.  Ford says that it...

Toyota won its third race of the season at the 6 Hours of Shanghai to end an amazing season for the team. It won by over a lap ahead of the #2 Audi R18 E-Tron Quattro driven by Allan McNish and Tom Kristensen. The third place finish by the #1 Audi...