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Toyota Motor Corporation was founded in 1937 in Japan. The brand is known for durable volume models, hybrid leadership (Prius lineage), and global manufacturing. Lexus is Toyota’s luxury division.
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BYD Chairman Aims to Overtake Toyota in Sales Within Five Years
BYD's chairman, Wang Chuanfu, has declared the company's ambition to become the world's largest automaker within five years, surpassing giants like Toyota and Volkswagen Group. This bold proclamation was made during the company's annual shareholder meeting in Shenzhen. A key…
Toyota Prius vs. Camry Hybrid: MPG Showdown Revealed
With gasoline prices hovering near four-year highs, fuel efficiency has become a top priority for buyers shopping for a new car. Toyota, which commands nearly half the hybrid market in the U.S., offers two strong contenders: the Prius hatchback and…
Toyota will off-road your old RAV4 for $2,050 — just not in America
Toyota is offering owners of older RAV4 SUVs in Japan a factory-backed off-road upgrade package that transforms pre-facelift models into rugged, lifted trail-ready machines. The package includes a 50 mm front and 40 mm rear suspension lift, LED headlights from…
Toyota, Lexus, and Subaru recall nearly 21,000 EVs over battery ECU glitch that can cut power to the wheels
Toyota, Lexus, and Subaru are recalling nearly 21,000 electric vehicles in the U.S. due to a critical battery ECU software defect that can abruptly cut power to the wheels without warning. The recall covers 20,991 vehicles, including 11,495 Toyota bZ…
Toyota Slashes RAV4 Output as Dealers Burn Through Stock in Hours
Toyota is scaling back global production by 100,000 units through February 2027, with its best-selling RAV4 taking a major hit. The cuts come as the automaker grapples with weak demand in the Middle East and East Asia, where high fuel…
Opel’s Next Astra Ditches Hatchback for Wagon—Here’s Why
Opel is breaking from convention with its next-generation Astra, dropping the traditional hatchback body in favor of a wagon. Speaking to Auto Express, Opel CEO Florian Huettl confirmed that the successor—built on Stellantis’ new STLA One platform—will skip the familiar…
Toyota’s new GR GT3 race car snarls on track with a twin-turbo V8
Toyota has confirmed a new supercar that will spawn a dedicated GT3 race variant, the GR GT3, and a new video has revealed its ferocious soundtrack. The GR GT3 is powered by a 4.0-liter twin-turbocharged V8 engine built to FIA…
This Cute Beach Buggy Is Street-Legal—But Costs More Than a Toyota Corolla
Meet the Amble One, a pint-sized electric beach buggy that’s street-legal but comes with serious caveats. Priced from $25,000 (plus VAT), it’s already on sale with a $100 deposit, though deliveries won’t start until 2028. Under its playful, polymer-clad shell,…
Jim Farley: Ford’s Four-Year Fight to Tame Quality Issues Finally Pays Off
Ford Motor Company has clawed its way to the top of JD Power’s 2024 Initial Quality Study, vaulting from a dismal 15th-place finish among mainstream brands just three years ago to claim the No. 1 spot in the influential survey.…
Lexus scrapped its next EV sedan, then greenlit its replacement the same day
Lexus has officially killed the LF-ZC, its planned electric sedan concept, but the Japanese brand gave the green light to a direct successor on the very same day. The move preserves years of engineering work, including the gigacast modular platform…