April 29, 2020
How to best accommodate your growing family in your car Expanding your family? Congratulations! This is without a doubt one of the most exciting times in your life, but you could be faced with some important decisions – such as how to best accommodate your growing family in your car. Particularly if your newest addition means you’ll have two kids or more, you may find you’ve outgrown your current vehicle and need something a little...
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April 28, 2020
Toyota has utilised its advanced design, technology and production expertise to help assist the medical community in protecting them from the COVID-19 virus by developing and manufacturing desperately needed face shields. The face shields were designed and prototyped in-house by Toyota’s Product Planning and Development (PP&D) team in Port Melbourne using Computer Aided Design (CAD). A production line using high-precision CNC routers to cut the design has also been established in the PP&D facility with...
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April 24, 2020
Australia’s love affair with robust, high-riding SUVs is set to intensify late this year when Toyota introduces its newest and most affordable crossover, based on the next-generation Yaris. The Yaris Cross, unveiled today in a global digital media conference, will join Toyota’s C-HR and RAV4 in offering both petrol and hybrid powertrains. Toyota Australia Vice President Sales and Marketing Sean Hanley said Yaris Cross will meet the changing tastes of consumers for SUVs that has...
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April 8, 2020
If, like us, you’re going a little loco spending all this extra (but very important!) time at home, you’re probably looking for ideas on how to keep busy and entertained. Remember, you don’t need to stick to inside your house – why not get out into the fresh air (even if it’s just your yard or driveway) and involve your vehicle too? Once you’ve exhausted the lego towers, pantry reorganisation and DIY projects, and when...
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March 17, 2020
What your tyre wear and tear is telling you about your car Tyre wear and tear is an inevitable part of car ownership, but did you know that tyre wear patterns can offer tell-tale signs that something is awry in your vehicle? Tyres are designed with ‘patterns’ on their surface to create traction between the tyre and the road, to prevent skidding, and to ensure safe braking and handling. Normal wear and tear happens over...
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March 6, 2020
Local sales of Toyota’s hybrid vehicles have soared to all-time records on the back of surging demand for their combination of performance and fuel-efficiency. Australian customers have bought a record 7,597 Toyota hybrids so far this year, a gain of 166 per cent over the same period last year, with hybrids accounting for more than half of all RAV4, Corolla and Camry sales. The hybrid tally so far in 2020 represents almost one-quarter of the...
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March 6, 2020
Toyota has dressed up its top-of-the-range Prado SUV with the launch of a Prado Kakadu Horizon special edition featuring a number of exterior styling enhancements to give it a more elegant look. Among the new features for the Horizon special edition are a front bumper spoiler and spats for the rear bumper, chrome side moulding and chrome-accented mirror covers, metallic/pearl paint finish, clear rear combination lights and an exclusive Horizon badge. Inside, it gains two...
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March 3, 2020
Toyota Australia has succeeded in stopping a large body parts and panels supplier from importing, advertising and selling counterfeit grilles in contravention of Australian laws. Investigation and quick action by Toyota led to SSS Auto Parts withdrawing the counterfeit grilles from sale, offering a refund to purchasers, forfeiting remaining stock and paying compensation to Toyota. Toyota Australia’s Brand Protection Manager Fabiola Dos Santos said consumers could have been misled into believing the grilles were genuine,...
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March 3, 2020
Perhaps your family has outgrown your current vehicle, or maybe you’ve just earned yourself a fancy upgrade? Whatever the case, when you’re in the market for a new car it can seem like a minefield – but it doesn’t have to. With a few tips and tricks from the experts, you can be saying a stress-free konnichiwa to your new wheels in no time at all! Here are our top tips to help make your...
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February 11, 2020
As Toyota continues to celebrate the 60th anniversary year of its formal establishment in Australia, it has launched the limited edition LandCruiser 200 Sahara Horizon. It features bespoke styling treatments including a unique grille with a dark finish, black headlight and smoked chrome front foglight surrounds, semi-aniline leather-accented seats with unique stitching and “LandCruiser” embossed into the backrest, and a black leather-accented heated steering wheel, with just 400 units to be made available. Toyota Australia...
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