The onslaught of new models from Toyota continues apace with the all-new, third generation of its compact MPV. It is more spacious and versatile than its predecessor, with particular attention paid to comfort and driving dynamics.
All of the seats are now easier to fold and the luggage space is claimed to be increased, while underfloor [...]
When car buyers think of hybrids, the name that most often springs to mind is the Toyota Prius since it was the first really practical hybrid to come to market and has sold more than any other examples. Yes, of course, the original Honda Insight beat the Prius to market in the U.S. by about [...]
The small crossover segment, where the neo-sorta-trucks live, is one of the hottest battlegrounds for consumer dollars. Small skirmishes go on in the border regions; confused vehicles don’t know whether to be mud-slingers with brash attitudes or optioned-up urban sophisticates. Toyota’s RAV4 certainly brings sophistication, and though it can venture off road a bit, it’s [...]
Last quarter’s financial news has been brutal for all that have reported, but the biggest blow has just come from one of the world’s most successful automotive powerhouses. Toyota has posted a last-quarter loss of $7.7 billion; the worst loss of the company’s 71-year history and worse than even GM’s just-reported loss of $6 billion. [...]
The Toyota Sienna minivan already shares a lot of the Camry’s yeoman components, and for 2011 the two vehicles are going to converge even more. A mule’s been snapped by The Detroit News’ sharpshooters, and it doesn’t look too different from the van you can buy in your local Toyota showroom. Don’t be deceived, though. [...]
With April’s sales volume down over 41% and Ford pushing it aside in the numbers race, the Toyota division is motivated to move units in May. At the request of dealers, the automaker is boosting production of its best-selling Toyota Camry and popular RAV4 SUV. In addition, a new ad campaign, called “Perfect Timing,” started [...]
What’s this? Somehow, the natural order of things in the automotive world has been upset to the point that Ford (129,898 total units) has outsold Toyota (126,540 total units) in the United States in the month of April. For those keeping track of such things, this is the first time in over a year that [...]
Some Toyota Tundra owners are reportedly experiencing inordinately heavy amounts of premature rust, and they want the Japanese automaker to take action to address the problem. WCVB TV in Boston has been investigating the Toyota rust situation for about a year, and they’re reporting that at least two dozen 2000-2001 Tundra owners have complained to [...]