Toyota Provides 1st Hydrogen Fueled Pace Car
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Toyota Tests 3 Wheel Car
Today, residents of Tokyo will get a chance to drive Toyota's three-wheeled electric car/motorbike. It's part of a trial aimed at creating a global business model that will reduce gridlock and pollution.
Toyota will partner with Park24, a Japanese car sharing service, for a six month experimental trial. Park24 is leasing the i-Road concept vehicle from Toyota. Their goal is to set up a green car sharing business similar to Daimler AG…
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Toyota Unveils Rav4 Hybrid
from Joe Bruzek, Cars.com
NEW YORK -- Toyota seemingly has a gasoline-electric hybrid for every lifestyle with seven models in its lineup, though one omission is a small SUV. Until now, that is. This fall, the automaker expands its hybrid lineup to eight models, adding the 2016 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid, unveiled on Thursday at the New York Auto Show.
Toyota is stingy with specifics on mileage, performance and price this early. The RAV4 Hybrid will…
Plant Swap Day at Marion Toyota
An exciting day for us every year is "Plant Swap Day". That's when our showroom plants are updated with new foliage for the spring season. The old "retired" plants are recycled and turned into happy home plants by Marion Toyota team members.
There are over 4 dozen plants in the Marion Toyota showroom...some over 10 feet tall!
What do you do to improve your environment? Don't forget, Earth Day is April 22nd…
Toyota Prius Continues to Dominate Hybrid Sales Market
Although hybrid vehicle sales have dropped in the last several months due to lower gas prices, the Toyota Prius continues to dominate the hybrid vehicle segment. 27,038 hybrid cars were sold in the U.S. in February. Of those sales, 64% were from Toyota Motor Corporation...and the Prius accounted for nearly all of those sales. Although many believe the Prius to be the "oldest" modern hybrid, it continues to block the success of…
Camry Hybrid SE Lives Up to the Hype
Review reprinted from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Price: $32,987 as tested (a base hybrid starts at $27,995, while a base Camry, $22,970). Among the more expensive options on the test vehicle: sunroof for $915, security system for $359, and remote start for $499. (For more about the $1,300 Entune Premium Audio, see "Play some tunes," below.)
Marketer's pitch: The "Being a Dad…
2 Toyota Vehicles Top Best Cars for the Money List
U.S. News and World Report has released their "Best Cars for the Money" reports since 2008 and Toyota vehicles have traditionally fared well. 2015 is no different as Camry Hybrid and Highlander Hybrid topped the list in 2 of the 21 different automotive classes.
To choose its winners, U.S. News combines the average price paid and five year total cost of ownership data from various sources. This information is then combined with their…
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Toyota Sweetens the Deal on Mirai
The 2016 Toyota Mirai, world’s first production hydrogen fuel cell vehicle, will arrive in California and Japan dealers by the second half of 2015, along with a special perk, free hydrogen fuel for the duration of the lease!
While none of the technologies in the Mirai are particularly new, Toyota put them together in a way that have never been seen in the automotive industry. Like plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, the Toyota Mirai is…
Toyota Gives Away Over 5,000 Patents...Wants More Hydrogen Cars
In a move that invites the industry to the hydrogen future, Toyota has made approximately 5,680 global fuel cell patents available for royalty-free use. 3,350 patents are associated with fuel cell system software, 1,970 with fuel cell stacks, 290 with high-pressure hydrogen tanks, and 70 with hydrogen production and supply. The news was announced today at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show.
At Toyota, we believe that when good ideas are shared, great...
2015 Highlander Continues to Collect Awards
Kelly Blue Book has named the 2015 Toyota Highlander as the "Best Buy" in the ultra competitive mid-size SUV segment. This award comes just a few days after the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) named the Highlander a "Top Safety Pick +" in the midsize class.
