Prius tops Japan’s car sale chart

It sold 22,292 Prius vehicles in June, from 6,231 in the same month a year earlier and from 10,915 in May said the Japan Automobile Dealers Association.
A new model had helped bolster sales, analysts said.
In May the Prius had already become the top-selling car – a category that excludes popular mini-vehicles with engines of up [...]

Toyota to launch sedan from small car platform

Toyota Kirloskar Motors, the Indian subsidiary of the Japanese giant, Toyota Motor Corporation, will make multiple use of the new compact platform its parent company is developing for the launch of a small car in India later next year.
Since the company is developing a completely new platform from scratch, it will use it to build [...]

Toyota FT-EV Battery Electric Vehicle

Seems shrinking gas prices haven’t deterred Toyota’s need for hybrid developin’ speed. Starting with the third generation Prius and the new Lexus hybrid, the HS250h, which are being unveiled at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, the car company has announced that it will launch as many as 10 new hybrids by the [...]

Toyota unveils Land Cruiser

Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt. Ltd. (TKM) on Tuesday launched its internationally successful premium sports utility vehicle (SUV), the Toyota Land Cruiser.
The eighth generation Land Cruiser, which offers superior four-wheel-drive and is loaded with advanced technology and comfort features, was unveiled here by TKM Managing Director Hiroshi Nakagawa. Mr. Nakagawa said, “not only is the Land [...]