U.S. Transport Secretary Ray LaHood has been on a courtesy visit to Toyota Motor Corporation’s headquarters today and he stated he felt encouraged by the steps the company has put in place to improve vehicle safety but is still a bit reticent. He did say, however, that he will only be fully convinced when Toyota’s
The American House of Representatives is proposing legislation that will beef up car safety regulations as a direct reaction to Toyota‘s recent recall issues. The bill forwarded is most likely to be attacked by foreign car makers as it urges manufacturers to supply technologies that cannot be quickly made available.
Toyota announced that they completed a massive part of the fabled, very mediated and very expensive recall of their cars. The recall involved seeing more than three million Toyota and Lexus brand vehicles fixed so far.
We all knew Toyota’s recall handling would lead to problems and that America is a country with a bit of a suing culture. Put the two together and you have the recipe for something momentous in terms of lawsuits and court action. What has happened is that Toyota is now facing an incredible number of
It seems like the best selling car from the world, Toyota Corolla which reached tenth generation got a few changes to keep up with the competition and with modern times. The new model got a new frontal spoiler and the back bumper was slightly modified, the same thing happened with the registration plate place. Changes
Lotus just released a concept where the Norfolk performance company use the Toyota Venza as a base and start a project where the goal was to trim the fat, ultimately reducing CO2 emissions. Officially, they are trying to show off a project called “viable mass reduction strategy” and the base car will be transformed into
It looks like Toyota Prius will extend its range in the near future with a new version, a bigger one having the ability to provide comfort for several passengers in the same time. I’m talking about an MPV model, and Japanese peoples are known for their preferences regarding to this type of models. I’m surprised
In case you were thinking that Toyota Recall news have stopped you’re wrong. This time the recall is voluntary and not court actions or victims have appeared. The latest recall from Toyota concerns the Sienna Minivans and spans from 1998 to 2010 models.
A world wide renown pickup truck since the first time it was made, the Toyota Hilux has always had workplaces in some of the toughest conditions known to man. Whether they carry Top Gear‘s crew to the North Pole, run down Australia’s Outback or ferry guerilla forces against the UN Armies the Hilux has become
It would appear that the recent blow to Toyota’s image was just a hurt ego as the company has managed a year on year increase of 41% from 132,802 to 186,863 cars moved in the US. The Japanese market has also seen a considerable increase of 51%. The main reason behind this sales phenomenon is
Scion tC in USA is considered a car for teens, and now was presented at New York 2010 in a new and modern appearance. Scion model from Toyota is a car dedicated to young peoples, and the tC version is a coupe with a lot of attraction for those who just got their driver license.
German tuners from Delta 4×4 tried to give the Toyota Land Cruiser something more style. After modifications, the Japanese SUV got a more attractive look. Also, after modifications, the Toyota Land Cruiser is capable to develop more power. Delta 4×4 tuners, specialized in modifications of large models, designed for rough terrain, have tried their creativity
I bet that when most of you look at the exterior photos with this car, the first thing that comes in your mind is that this is a cheap car and it isn’t so impressive as you wish but after you look more carefully at the exterior photos or easier, after looking at the photos
The time is passing and the thing keep changing so Toyota felt like she was remaining behind so she decided to bring something new, modern, more fit for this times. I’m talking about the Toyota RAV4, being a facelift is not something totality new, but this car looks better now between other modern cars. Toyota
Toyota felt that is time to make a new and improved version of Toyota Passo, so they put their plans on the wheels and created a second-generation of the well known Toyota Passo which by the way was characterized as “simple and unpretentious”. Toyota had some negative publicity recently so you might say that this
NHTSA announced that will evaluate 83 complaints relating to defects at servo direction for Corolla model in the United States. After three large Toyota recalls announced in less than three months globally, the company continue to have problems in the U.S.. NHTSA Organization, which deals with road safety, said it will investigate the electric servo
Toyota has received dozens of complaints in North America and Japan on braking issues of the popular Prius hybrid. Toyota is a pioneer in terms of ecological models and any questions about security of the Prius hybrid could be a major setback to its efforts to recover from heavy losses caused by the recall of
The latest Toyota recall is now a very common subject. If in the first phase we didn’t know if this recall will affect Europe, now, we know with confidence. Auris, Aygo, Avensis, Corolla, iQ, RAV4, Verso and Yaris are the models that Toyota will call to services for inspection. In total, the recall reach 1.8
Three months after announcing a recall of over four million cars, Toyota U.S. recall to service other 2.3 million units due to potential technical problems. Besides the fact that U.S. economic problems have weakened the momentum of the Toyota cars sold in this market, the Japanese manufacturer’s customers are facing a wave of recalls that
If you go at Tokyo Auto Salon in Japan and you don’t find a modified Prius to your taste then you will never find. There were a very large number of customized Prius on Makuhari Messe exhibition center, but Toyota impress us with no two, but three different concept versions of the hybrid model. Toyota
