Toyota Australia today revealed plans to launch at least three EVs in three years, starting with the bZ4X SUV late this year. The company said electrified vehicles – including hybrid-electric and other technologies – would account for more than half its sales in 2025. Last year, customers bought a record 72,815 Toyota hybrid-electric vehicles, representing 31.5 per cent of the 231,050 new Toyota vehicles delivered to customers. Toyota has further underlined its commitment to EVs...
Toyota has unveiled new heights in performance and design for Australia’s best-selling vehicle with the world premiere of the HiLux GR Sport revealing a sporty off-road-focused vehicle equipped with more power, wider tracks, tuned suspension and bigger disc brakes. Benefiting from GAZOO Racing’s experience in motorsport, the new halo variant of the HiLux range builds on the renowned durability and rough-road performance of the core model with its tough Dakar-inspired design, intuitive handling and powerful...
Toyota has navigated global supply challenges facing the auto industry to post its highest sales tally in 14 years, according to official figures released today. Industry VFacts data show Toyota accounted for more than one in five new vehicles delivered across the nation last year, lifting sales by 3.3 per cent to a total of 231,050 cars, SUVs and commercial vehicles. Toyota HiLux The industry statistics confirm that the timeless HiLux is Australia’s top-selling car...
Toyota has previewed the forthcoming introduction of its next generation C-HR with the unveiling of the C-HR prologue, a concept vision for the new small SUV. When it was first launched in 2016, the C-HR provided a bold styling direction for Toyota and the new concept takes that further with a precision organic design language, bigger wheels and shorter overhangs, giving the concept a more sporty, stronger aesthetic. Toyota Australia Vice President Sales, Marketing and...
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Australia’s (TGRA) Lewis Bates has taken out the Driver’s Championship title in the 2022 Australian Rally Championship (ARC) for the first time following a tense battle and plenty of drama in the final round at Coffs Coast in NSW. After a win in the last round in South Australia in October, Lewis had a narrow 27 point lead over older brother and reigning champion Harry Bates going into the Coffs Coast Rally and...
Toyota Australia has upgraded its popular RAV4 medium SUV, introducing Toyota Connected Services1 functionality, Toyota’s latest multimedia system and new, intelligent active safety features. Arriving in local showrooms in December priced from $36,550 plus on-road costs2, headlining the updated RAV4 is Toyota’s latest-generation multimedia system that debuted on the all-new Corolla Cross compact SUV, along with an increase in touchscreen display size on certain variants. Toyota Australia Vice President Sales, Marketing and Franchise Operations Sean Hanley...
Toyota’s updated HiLux Rogue flagship pick-up is set to arrive in local showrooms in October, sporting significant mechanical upgrades that improve both on- and off-road performance. The upgraded HiLux Rogue will be priced from $70,200 plus on-road costs1, meaning the upgraded suspension, brakes and body enhancements will be offered to customers with no price increase. Toyota Australia Vice President Sales, Marketing and Franchise Operations Sean Hanley said the upgraded HiLux Rogue would provide customers with...
Toyota has updated its popular Corolla hatch and sedan ranges with a raft of upgrades, introducing Toyota Connected Services1 functionality, a new multimedia system and the latest-generation hybrid powertrain. Arriving in local showrooms this month, the refreshed Corolla range is priced from $28,1302 plus on-road costs for the petrol Ascent Sport as both hatch and sedan. Toyota Australia Vice President Sales, Marketing and Franchise Operations Sean Hanley said the latest upgrades would be welcomed by customers. “With...
Australians have recognised Toyota as the most trusted automotive brand as part of a national consumer survey presented by independent market research expert Roy Morgan. Toyota’s reputation for quality, durability and reliability, forged over decades of performance in Australia’s harshest climates, was an important factor in determining the accolade. Roy Morgan Research surveyed a random cross-section of citizens across the country, asking participants which automotive brands they trust in the most. The award, for the...
The all-new Toyota Corolla Cross small SUV has arrived in Australian showrooms with advanced safety and connected technologies, excellent packaging and practicality, and the choice of petrol and hybrid powertrains and two-wheel drive or all-wheel drive. Sitting alongside the C-HR between the smaller Yaris Cross and family favourite RAV4, the all-new Corolla Cross is set to raise the benchmark in small SUVs with class-leading technology designed to connect drivers with their cars more than ever...
