[PHOTOS] Toyota Sienna Heads to New York With a Fresh Face
For the last two years, the Toyota Sienna has enjoyed the title of best-selling minivan in America, and Toyota is keen on being able to keep making that claim. Earlier…
Toyota to be the Official Automotive Partner of the 2015 Special Olympics World Games
Toyota is the Official Automotive Partner of the 2015 Special Olympics World Games Last week, reports announced that Toyota would be the official automotive partner of the 2015 Special Olympics…
Toyota Yaris History
Toyota Yaris History The Toyota Yaris was first introduced to the market way back in 1999 under the name of the Toyota Echo. Meant to supplement the rush towards creating…
Next-Gen Supra Won’t Be Cheap, Toyota VP Says
Photo: ©Toyota The long-awaited successor to the acclaimed Toyota Supra is coming, but sports car enthusiasts on a budget may be disappointed to learn it will not be cheap. Developed…
Toyota Hybrid Sales Reach 7 Million Mark
2014 Toyota Prius If there’s one thing Toyota’s known for, it’s hybrid vehicles. The Prius was the world’s first mass-produced hybrid vehicle, beginning sales in Japan in 1997 and the…
Get a Second Baby Seat: Toyota Jan Is Pregnant Again
Jan looks different in recent commercials… There are few automotive brand spokespeople we at The News Wheel love as much as Toyota Jan. Portrayed by actress and sketch comedian Laurel…
2016 Toyota Highlander Overview
The 2016 Toyota Highlander For drivers who need extra seating in their rides but don’t want to go the minivan route, a three-row SUV like the 2016 Toyota Highlander is…
Toyota Will Swap Your Hybrid if You’re Not Happy with It (and Irish)
There are lots of reasons one should wish to be Irish, from Ireland’s beautiful countryside and Viking-inspired names to its delicious breakfasts and tea and the fact that they created…
2017 Toyota Sienna Overview
The 2017 Toyota Sienna is a seven- or eight-passenger minivan that continues a long line of excellent family transportation. The Toyota Sienna is built to do it all without compromising…
Sayōnara: Toyota Confirms Discontinuation of RAV4 EV
Toyota Confirms Discontinuation of RAV4 EV For the last two years, Toyota has offered an all-electric version of its small crossover RAV4. Last week, we learned that Tesla, which had…
2015 Toyota RAV4 Overview
2015 Toyota RAV4 Since the RAV4 entered a new generation with the 2013 model year, the 2015 version remains largely unchanged. A couple of differences between this RAV4 and the…
The 2020 Toyota Supra is Finally Here, and It’s Oh So Good
Photo: Toyota We waited for it, we heard all of the rumors, we cheered when it was officially announced, and now it’s finally here: the 2020 Toyota Supra. It will…
WEC Announces New Hypercar Class, Toyota Confirms Involvement
Photo: Toyota Today at Le Mans, Toyota confirmed it is extending its involvement in the FIA World Endurance Championship and that it will participate in the new Hypercar class, which…
Toyota Wins 1-2 at Le Mans
After years of trying, Toyota has finally done it and won Le Mans—what’s more, it did it with a near-perfect 1-2 drive from the front row and so convincingly that…
Toyota to Create Largest Connected Car Proving Ground in the World
Ann Arbor will soon become a real-world proving ground for connected vehicles Photo: Gavin Clabaugh As technology advances every day, we get closer and closer to a time when all…
Toyota to Build a ‘City of the Future’ Prototype under Mount Fuji
Photo: Toyota Toyota has announced at CES 2020 that it plans to build a “city of the future” prototype under Japan’s Mount Fuji. Named Woven City, it will span across…
2014 Toyota Sienna Profile: “Mommy Like”
The 2014 Toyota Sienna is the perfect family car. When you think of a mini-van, you don’t normally think it’s got “swag.” Well, think again—the new 2014 Toyota Sienna has…
Toyota GR Corolla Hot Hatch Has 300 HP, Manual Only
Photo: Toyota Toyota has unveiled the GR Corolla, an all-new hot hatch with 300 horsepower and customizable all-wheel-drive system. Years ago, the automaker teased a “three brothers” sports car lineup…
Toyota Wins 6 Hours of Bahrain as LMP1 Era Comes to a Close
Toyota Gazoo Racing scored the overall win at the 6 Hours of Bahrain this weekend, marking the end of the 2017 World Endurance Championship and bringing the Japanese manufacturer’s victory…
Toyota Disqualified From Easy 1-2 Victory at 6 Hours of Silverstone
Toyota had little trouble scoring its third 1-2 finish of the 2018-19 World Endurance Championship super season at the 6 Hours of Silverstone, until it was excluded from the results…
Toyota Wins Second Straight Le Mans, But Not Without Drama
Photo: Toyota Toyota scored its second consecutive win at the 24 Hours of Le Mans race this weekend, finishing 1-2 and concluding the 2018-19 World Endurance Championship at the very…
2016 Toyota Sequoia Overview
The 2016 Toyota Sequoia While more and more drivers are turning to crossovers for their utility and efficiency, there are still plenty of consumers looking for a true truck-based SUV.…
Toyota, Honda, Volkswagen Oppose Biden’s EV Tax Credit
Photo: Toyota Toyota, Honda, Volkswagen, and other non-unionized manufacturers are opposing a new proposal that would introduce a $2,500 EV tax credit for vehicles produced by union labor. The current…
Toyota Beats GM as Bestselling U.S. Automaker for the First Time
Photo: Toyota Toyota Motor North America closed the month of September with 152,916 vehicle sales or 16.5 percent of the U.S. auto market share, beating General Motors’ 13.1 percent to…
Toyota Removes Olympic Ads in Japan
Photo: Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport via CC Toyota is one of the Tokyo Olympics’ biggest sponsors but less than a week from the opening ceremony, the automotive…
BMW Unveils its Official MINI Electric Concept
MINI Electric Concept 2: Electric Boogaloo It has been nearly a decade since the MINI E concept was first announced. Unfortunately for the all-electric MINI Cooper, BMW’s electric endeavors were…
ICYMI: “Mini Motorways” Announced at Nintendo Indie World Showcase
Photo: BeatEmUps via CC Nintendo has been offering a variety of fun and complex video games on its consoles throughout the years. Not only does the brand work with big-name…
Did Toyota Jan Have Her Baby?
A decidedly un-pregnant Toyota Jan in her latest commercial Back in May, we covered the story that Toyota had written actress Laurel Coppock’s pregnancy into her character Jan’s storyline so…
Toyota Announces Updates for Japanese Crown Sedan
Toyota Crown Athlete G-T Offered in Japan for an incredible 60 years, the Crown sedan has become somewhat of a legend in Toyota’s home country. In order to celebrate the…
Toyota Prius Two Eco is Good Housekeeping’s Best New Hybrid of 2017
Photo: © Toyota Good Housekeeping has announced the winners of its Best New Car Awards for 2017, the full results of which will appear in the magazine’s February issue. Teaming…
Toyota Canada Reports Record March Sales
The Toyota Highlander Hybrid AWD was a top sales performer in March. Photo: Toyota It’s been over 12 months since last year’s COVID-19 shutdown began and Toyota Canada has done…
Toyota Investing in Wind Power for Clean Hydrogen Fuel Source
Toyota is implementing wind-powered hydrogen production in Japan Earlier this week, Toyota addressed concerns about hydrogen fuel cell technology’s reliance on fossil fuels. Currently, hydrogen fuel cells are pitched as…
Classic Mini Cooper Breaks Reverse Parallel Parking World Record
The classic Mini Cooper breaks the reverse parallel parking world record It seems like these days, there’s a Guinness World Record for everything. From the world’s largest biceps to the…
[VIDEO] Toyota Hilux: Tenacious and Unstoppable
The Toyota Hilux is ready for anything If you live in North America, chances are you’ve never heard of the Toyota Hilux, unless you’re a serious truck enthusiast. That’s because…
Toyota Teases All-New RAV4 Ahead of New York Debut
Toyota has announced that the all-new, fifth-generation 2019 RAV4 will make its world debut on Wednesday, March 28, at the 2018 New York International Auto Show—and provided us with a…
Toyota Arizona Helps Hawks Have a Handsome Home
SCREEEEEEEEECH!!!!! Toyota is known for welcoming wildlife to its facilities across the US. First, Toyota established 10 honeybee hives at its Georgetown, Kentucky plant to help the endangered creatures thrive.…
New Toyota GT86 Concept Pays Homage to Initial D
Every car enthusiast remembers a movie or TV car from their youth that captured their imagination and stoked their excitement for automobiles. For many, that car was the panda-colored Toyota…
Toyota Challenges Students to Build and Race Fuel Cell Vehicles
Toyota has announced a new partnership with Horizon Educational Group that will combine learning in STEM fields with racing and alternative fuels. Toyota will help the Horizon Education Group bring…
Toyota’s Next-Gen Voice Assistant Won’t Require the Internet
Photo: Toyota Toyota has announced that in partnership with Google Cloud, it will bring the tech company’s newest AI-based speech services to its latest multimedia system, which can already be…
Toyota Leads Mainstream Brands in Used Car Value
Toyota has been named the top mainstream brand for used car value in the annual Pre-Owned Value Awards by ALG, which named an impressive number of Toyota models as being…
Toyota Gazoo Racing Confirms Alonso Will Race at Le Mans
Toyota Gazoo Racing has confirmed that two-time Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso will race for the team throughout the 2018-2019 World Endurance Championship super season. The Spaniard will get…
Toyota Camry Gets Minor Price and Major Power Bump
The highly-anticipated and re-engineered 2018 Toyota Camry will finally arrive in showrooms this summer and with it will come a minor price bump along with a major increase in power…
Toyota & Mazda Choose Alabama for New US Manufacturing Plant
From left: Secretary Greg Canfield, Mazda Motor Corporation President and Chief Executive Officer Masamichi Kogai, Alabama Govornor Kay Ivey, Toyota Motor Corporation President Akio Toyoda, Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle, Commission…
Toyota to Add 400 Jobs & Invest $600 Million in Indiana Plant
Toyota will build 40,000 more Toyota Highlanders in 2017 After Trump threatened several automakers with hefty import taxes should they dare to create jobs in countries other than the United…
Toyota Could Use Uber Tech in Self-Driving Cars
Toyota and Uber are reportedly discussing the possibility of installing the latter’s self-driving system in the former’s vehicles. According to Nikkei, a Japanese business daily, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi met…
Toyota Teams Up With SoftBank on Driverless Car Project
In the autonomous vehicle business, partnerships are everything. The cost and complexity of developing self-driving technology is such that auto and tech companies are striking alliances left and right in…
Toyota Supra Manual Will Start at $53,595
Photo: Toyota The most highly anticipated new feature of the 2023 Toyota Supra is its manual transmission, which up until this point wasn’t available on the A91-generation car. The Toyota…
This Special Gundam Toyota Car Based on Char Anzable Deserves Your Attention
The relationships between automotive marketing and pop culture lend themselves to a lot of possibilities for crossover promotions. From celebrity endorsements by the likes of Godzilla to animated promotions borrowing from…
Toyota Mirai Goes 1,000 KM with One Tank of Hydrogen
Photo: Toyota On Wednesday, May 26, a second-generation Toyota Mirai set a new world record for distance driven with one fill of hydrogen. The journey started at a hydrogen station…
How Toyota Financial Services is Tackling COVID-19
Though Toyota has shut down production all across North America, Toyota Financial Services has boosted the capacity of its call centers to better accommodate customers who may have difficulty making…
