Toyota
Toyota halves production, shuts manufacturing plants
Expecting its first official operating loss in six decades, the automotive superpower has slashed production in Japan and America.
Toyota gets behind local industry
Toyota Australia recently announced that it will pour $123 million into its local manufacturing operations as it prepares to build what it says is a major facelift vehicle from 2015.
Mazda finally adds capped price servicing
Mazda has upped the ante on the customer service front and finally added capped priced servicing to its arsenal.
Holden closure: Toyota’s response
TOYOTA AUSTRALIA RESPONDS TO GM HOLDEN
Bland Aussies: Car colour preferences revealed
Car buying service Autogenie has released data that shows Australian new car buyers are conservative when it comes to colour choice.
2013 VFACTS: Winners and losers
VFACTS data for 2013 reveals the Toyota Corolla as the best-selling passenger vehicle in Australia, just pipping the Mazda 3.
Traditional cabs on the way out in New York City
New York aint Hollywood … Pete McKay sends a postcard from the steamy Big Apple.
Honda Vezel still 12 months away from Oz
Honda’s baby SUV will be offered in diesel as well as petrol variants but no hybrid
Gone! Toyota to leave Oz by 2017
Toyota has announced it will follow Ford and Holden and cease manufacturing in Australia by 2017.
US MAIL: Cash for Clunkers
Old cars destroyed, old car companies resurrected, and the same old faces re-appearing to run them. Wheelsmag’s US correspondent John Lamm reports on the latest from Detroit.
Wheels World news: Mazda hooks up with Toyota, Aston seeks suitor, F1 driver immortalised on own T-shirt
Aston Martin for sale for $800million, Toyota to share next Mazda2, Raikkonen immortalises own phrase on T-shirt
Toyota’s Total Recall
Three days after announcing it’s quitting local production, Toyota has recalled two million Prius Hybrids
Toyota Oz recalls 300,000
Massive global recall impacts popular HiLux and Yaris models in Australia
Telemetry takes Toyota 86 to the virtual track
Data logger system replays real-world hot laps inside a virtual race circuit
Kluger Hybrid remains on hold
Toyota to assess reaction to rival Nissan before committing to hybrid-powered Kluger
Yaris Hybrid-R Concept: Toyota’s 300kW city car
No, that’s not a typo in the headline. This Toyota Yaris – a tiny city car – has 300kW.
Mazda boss: bring on the Toyota 86 convertible!
It might be on again/off again, but Mazda says it would welcome, not fear, the Toyota 86 Convertible if it’s eventually built.
Toyota 86 Convertible axed
Toyota has shelved plans to build a convertible version of the Toyota 86, according to a new report.
FOR SALE: 1967 Toyota – $1.2M ono
Most 1967 Toyotas have long since ascended to that great car yard in the sky, but this very special 2000GT sports car recently sold at auction in the USA for more than a million dollars.
Hyundai and Kia surprise in Seoul
Overshadowed by the simultaneous New York show, Seoul still threw up two significant new concepts from the all-powerful Hyundai and Kia group.
Super Kluger!
Toyota takes the covers off its larger, next-generation, seven-seater, midsized SUV weapon.
Police to charge over $4 million crash
Japanese police are set to lay charges for the infamous supercar pile-up that totalled eight exotic Ferraris, three Mercedes-Benzs and a Lamborghini.
Toyota goes turbo with 86 racer
Toyota in the UK has released details of the first GT4 racing version of the Toyota 86, due to hit the track later this month following completion of the first chassis by UK-based motorsport engineering pioneer GPRM.
Roofless Toyota 86 is go!
Toyota has confirmed it will unveil a concept convertible version of its smash-hit 86 sports car at this year’s Geneva Motor Show (7-17 March, 2013).
