2013 Toyota Avalon to offer Qi wireless charging
Buyers of the 2013 Toyota Avalon can do away with car chargers and their spaghetti of wires, because the full-size sedan is the first car in the world to be made available with Qi wireless […]
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Toyota to regain No 1 spot in 2012, with 9.7 mil units
Reports indicate that Toyota is set to regain the world No. 1 automaker ranking for 2012, after having dropped down to third place in 2011, a slide brought about by severe production disruptions that occurred […]
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Toyota Dream Car Art Contest, global contest for kids
UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) is bringing the Toyota Dream Car Art Contest, an annual Toyota international art contest, to Malaysia. The contest, now in its seventh year, has been expanded to include entries from over […]
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Toyota NAV1 – the Noah minivan goes to Indonesia
Toyota last week introduced its NAV1 in Indonesia. The eight-seater MPV – assembled locally at the Bekasi plant – is essentially the Noah minivan with a slightly altered front-end. Initially, the NAV1, which derives its […]
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2013 Toyota RAV4 makes world debut in Los Angeles
The fourth-generation Toyota RAV4 has made its first public appearance at the ongoing LA Auto Show, all grown up – quite literally, as it’s longer, wider and lower than the previous model. Measuring in at 4.57 metres […]
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Toyota Motorsport to debut TMG Sports 650 at Essen
Here’s something with pace as well as space – Toyota Motorsport GmbH (TMG) has released images of its Sports 650 high-performance sedan, based on the Lexus LS. It’s no slouch – a twin-turbocharged 5.0 litre […]
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Toyota to launch 20 new models in China by 2016 – Etios-based sedan and hatch to lead the way
Following on the report yesterday that Toyota is set to introduce two brands exclusively for the Chinese market beginning next year, word has it that the automaker is planning to introduce 20 new models in […]
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Toyota to launch two China-only brands next year
Toyota Motor Corp is planning to introduce two brands exclusively for the Chinese market beginning next year, a senior executive has told Reuters. The brands will be launched through the Japanese company’s two Chinese joint ventures, […]
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Toyota developing next-gen sodium-ion EV batteries
Toyota has developed a positive electrode material that can significantly boost the capacity of sodium-ion batteries, and says the new material could lead to the development of batteries that can power electric vehicles for 500 […]
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Toyota recalls 2.7m cars due to steering, water pump issues – 2 units of 2nd gen Prius in Malaysia involved
Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) has announced that it will recall 2.7 million cars worldwide because of separate problems with the steering and water pump systems. The voluntary recall affects nine models, including the second-generation Prius […]
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Toyota plays catch-up in direct injection and downsizing, new turbocharged engine out in 2014
You can’t have it all, they say. So it’s not surprising that Toyota, the main proponent of hybrids and the leader in that sector, isn’t as advanced as some rivals in the advancement of the […]
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Toyota to rebadge Mazda2 for North America in Mexico
Toyota and Mazda have announced a partnership to produce a new vehicle for the North American market. Mazda will manufacture the subcompact vehicle, based on the Mazda 2 (pictured), at its Guanajuato State, Mexico plant […]
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Toyota Prius c TRD Sportivo: orders open, RM104k
UMW Toyota Motor announced today that order-taking has started for the 2013 Toyota Prius c TRD Sportivo. Individual private-reg prices are as follows: Peninsular Malaysia RM103,990, Sabah RM105,886.90, Sarawak RM105,936.90, Langkawi RM98,236.90 and Labuan RM99,203. […]
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DRIVEN: Toyota Hilux 2.5 Intercooler VNT launched – we test it out on a trip to Belum Forest Reserve
The wonderful world of cars means that there is a vehicle for pretty much any purpose you can think of, and the sheer variety of that world means that there are as many jacks of […]
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Honda, Toyota, Nissan and Hyundai sign MoU for Nordic introduction of fuel cell electric vehicles
Last week, Honda, Toyota, Nissan and Hyundai signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with organisations from the Nordic countries to support the market introduction of fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) and hydrogen refuelling infrastructure between […]
