Toyota has revealed a multitude of exciting and valuable upgrades for its first battery-electric vehicle, the bZ4X SUV, which bring improvements to battery and motor performance, driving range and design. When it arrives in Australia, the bZ4X line-up will gain a larger 74.7kWh battery. Toyota Australia Vice President Sales, Marketing and Franchise Operations Sean Hanley said the bZ4X upgrades would provide valuable enhancements for Toyota BEV customers. “Launching our first battery-electric vehicle in 2024 was...
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Australia (TGRA) is gearing up for another massive year of local motorsport action, starting with the first round of the TGRA Scholarship Series this weekend at the iconic Phillip Island circuit in Victoria. Now in its third season, the TGRA Scholarship Series plays an important role in fostering emerging Australian motorsport talent, creating a pathway for newcomers or those graduating out of kart racing and looking to experience the high-adrenaline action of...
Toyota’s GR lineup of motorsport-honed performance vehicles has been refreshed for 2025, providing a range of improvements to driving performance, styling and features. Along with the upgrades to the GR86, GR Yaris, and GR Corolla, two new special-edition coupes will also join the local GR line-up with the stylish GR86 Limited Edition now on sale and circuit-honed GR Supra Track Edition set arrive in mid-2025. The raft of upgrades applied to the new range have...
Toyota Australia has discontinued its Granvia premium people-mover in response to changing market conditions and upcoming regulatory requirements. Low customer demand, along with the need for technical modifications to the model to meet a new Australian Design Rule (ADR) standard, prompted Toyota to re-assess the suitability of the Granvia for the Australian market. Toyota Vice President Sales, Marketing and Franchise Operations, Sean Hanley, said as consumer preferences shifted away from people movers into the booming...
Thousands of festival-goers attending the 2025 Toyota Tamworth Country Music Festival have generously donated towards local for purpose organisation, Sora Community Services, raising an outstanding $54,054.89 as Toyota Australia’s official festival charity partner. The amount raised came from the sale of Toyota Australia’s iconic hats, available for $3, and limited-edition pins for $5, that were available to purchase at the Toyota Zone across the 10-days, with all funds going directly to Sora Community Services. Country...
The pinnacle of Australian country music, the 53rd Toyota Golden Guitar Awards, was celebrated this evening in Tamworth, NSW honouring top artists and emerging stars within the industry. Troy Cassar-Daley won multiple awards this evening, picking up the 2025 Toyota Album of the Year Award and Alt/Americana Country Album of the Year, with his coveted 2024 album Between The Fires, which was produced by Matt Simpson and co-produced by Troy Cassar-Daley. Cassar-Daley was also named Male Artist of the Year for 2025, keeping his title as the most...
20-year-old Felicity Kircher from Tingalpa, Queensland has been crowned the 45th Toyota Star Maker winner following her remarkable performance of her original songs Dear Rose and Ultimatum at the Grand Final concert, a highlight of the Toyota 53rd Tamworth Country Music Festival. Felicity Kircher is a multi-instrumentalist and no stranger to the stage with her captivating presence, sweet honey vocals and prowess with rhythm guitar. With a wealth of experience of over a decade, Felicity has toured throughout Australia playing...
Toyota has set a new annual sales record for the Australian car industry, eclipsing the mark it set in 2008. The brand sold 241,296 vehicles in 2024, breaking the previous record of 238,983. It is Toyota’s 22nd consecutive year of market leadership. Almost one in five new cars sold last year were Toyotas, with sales growing by 12.1 per cent in a relatively flat market. The result was driven by the popularity of the brand’s hybrid electric...
Toyota has underlined the rapidly growing popularity of electrified vehicles by delivering its 500,000th hybrid car in Australia. The landmark vehicle, a RAV4 SUV, was driven out of a Toyota dealership last month (December 2024) during the lead-up to the holiday season. It was one of 118,081 Toyota hybrid-electric vehicles supplied by Toyota dealers in 2024, which represents an increase of 45,997 vehicles or 63.8 per cent compared with the 72,084 Toyota hybrids retailed in the...
Toyota’s upgraded range of GAZOO Racing performance vehicles is now on sale in Australia, with improved performance, handling and styling for the GR Corolla and GR Yaris hatchbacks and the GR86 coupe. Joining the recently announced upgrades for the flagship GR Supra coupe, the updated models build on the exciting GR formula that takes the learnings and experience of motorsport participation and applies them to high-performance road cars. Toyota Australia Vice President Sales, Marketing and...
