Category: Toyota News

Toyota Surpasses 100,000 Hybrid Sales in Australia

May 7, 2019

Toyota has clocked up another significant milestone in Australia, announcing it has sold more than 100,000 fuel-efficient hybrid electric vehicles since the Prius first went on sale locally in 2001. Toyota Australia reached the milestone towards the end of April, just ahead of the launch this month of its first hybrid SUV, the all-new RAV4. RAV4 Hybrid joins Camry Hybrid, Corolla Hatch Hybrid, Prius, Prius c and Prius v to form the broadest line-up of...

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Toyota Launches Fashionable Kluger Black Edition

March 29, 2019

Toyota has confirmed that black is always in fashion by unveiling a dashing special-edition Kluger dubbed Black Edition. The Kluger Black Edition is dressed to the nines with exterior treatments featuring bold black hues that dial up the attitude – and appeal – of the family-sized seven-seat SUV. Based on the popular mid-grade GXL, the new arrival is set to turn heads with stylish 19-inch gloss-black alloy wheels and 245/55 tyres, replacing standard 18-inch rims....

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Toyota Updates Style and Technology for 2019 Prius

March 12, 2019

Toyota has refreshed its pioneering Prius with a new sense of style and more advanced technology. With cleaner and more engaging lines, the Toyota hybrid halo five-door hatch features new front and rear treatments and sharper, sleeker headlights and rear combination lights. Inside, the cabin incorporates design tweaks to improve ergonomics, new cloth upholstery and a substantially upgraded multimedia system with advanced functionality to help drivers stay connected while on the road. Toyota Vice President...

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Toyota Unveils GR Supra Racecar Concept

March 4, 2019

Toyota has unveiled a sleek racing concept version of the GR Supra designed to provide an affordable and competitive entry into grassroots motorsport. The GR Supra GT4 Concept has been designed and engineered to comply with international motorsport regulations for GT4 series races – one of the fastest growing categories with international and national competitions across the globe. Toyota Australia chief marketing officer Wayne Gabriel said the GR Supra due in local showrooms late this...

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2019 Dream Car Art Contest Entries

February 25, 2019

At the start of the school year we teamed up with five schools in our local areas. Classes from Mango Hill State School, Albany Hills State School, Holy Spirit School, The Lakes College and Good Shepherd Christian School to participate to the 13th edition of the Toyota Dream Car Art Contest. The contest is a great opportunity for children up to 15 years to express their creativity by drawing their “Dream Car” for a chance...

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Advanced Safety and Impressive New Features for Next-Generation Hiace

February 19, 2019

For the first time in 15 years, Toyota has revealed a new-generation HiAce van and bus range with advanced safety features, powerful new engines, and enhanced ride comfort and specification. A shift to a semi-bonneted design has enabled the development team to implement significant changes with a stiffer frame, stronger straight-line performance, greater stability and manoeuvrability and more pliant suspensions. Arriving in Australia mid-year, the all-new HiAce van will be available with two-seat vans in...

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Toyota RAV4 to Offer Class-Leading Safety on All 11 Models

February 5, 2019

The all-new Toyota RAV4 will offer class-leading safety across the entire 11-model range when it goes on sale in the second quarter of 2019. As part of its leading Toyota Safety Sense* suite of features, every model in the lineup will incorporate active cruise control (ACC), pre-collision safety system (PCS) with pedestrian detection, daylight cyclist detection, road sign assist, lane departure alert and automatic high beam. All models fitted with continuously variable or automatic transmissions...

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Entries Now Open for the 2019 Toyota Dream Car Art Contest

January 21, 2019

Toyota Australia is calling on budding, young artists to let their imaginations run wild and draw or paint their own imaginary car as part of the 2019 Dream Car Art Contest. Entries are now open for the Australian round of the global Toyota contest with submissions closing March 1, 2019. The annual contest, now in its 13th year, calls on artists in three age categories – under 8 years, 8-11 years, and 12-15 years – to...

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Toyota Introduces Warranty Advantage

January 21, 2019

Toyota Australia has announced the introduction of the Toyota Warranty Advantage – a standard five-year^ manufacturer warranty for all new Toyota vehicles sold from January 1, 2019. In a move designed to drive greater value, confidence and loyalty for Toyota owners, the Toyota Warranty Advantage includes unlimited kilometres for private buyers and 160,000km for vehicles used for commercial purposes. The new five-year protection and other benefits apply to all models across the range, from the...

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Hats off for Rural Aid

January 21, 2019

Drought charity, Rural Aid, has been named the charity partner for the 2019 Toyota Country Music Festival, Australia’s largest music festival with funds being raised by the traditional festival hat donations and Travis Collins in Concert in Toyota Park One lucky Australian will also get the chance to win a custom-built LandCruiser 200 Sahara created by Toyota Australia as the major prize in the Raffle for Resilience# launched at the start of Australia’s largest music...

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