Toyota is celebrating 60 years of operations in Australia with 2019 marking the 60th anniversary of the first official imports of Toyota vehicles into the country by Thiess Toyota. In 1959, Thiess, a subsidiary of construction company Thiess Holdings, became the official Queensland distributor for Toyota commercial vehicles – making Australia the first official export market for the Japanese brand. To commemorate this proud heritage, Toyota Australia has embarked on a year-long social history project...
The TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Australia (TGRA) rally team’s Harry Bates and co-driver John McCarthy have won the driver’s and co-driver’s titles in the 2019 Australian Rally Championship (ARC) after a sensational run in the penultimate rally of the season in the Adelaide Hills over the weekend. This is the TGRA driver’s fifth straight win this year, giving him his first ARC driver’s title. Speaking after the win in South Australia, Harry Bates said he was...
The all-new Toyota RAV4 has won the 2019 CarsGuide Car of the Year award ahead of a list of finalists that included vehicles from BMW, Volvo, Tesla, Hyundai, Volkswagen and more. The Toyota RAV4 was also awarded Family Car of the Year in the prestigious awards that evaluated more than 100 new or significantly updated passenger cars, SUVs, utes and vans that arrived in showrooms in the 12 months to 1 September, 2019. Toyota Australia...
Toyota Motor Corporation today announced Australians have bought more LandCruisers than any other country as the iconic vehicle brand passes 10 million global sales. Local sales exceed 1.065 million vehicles, an impressive 10.6 per cent of the global tally that includes today’s LandCruiser Prado, 70 Series and 200 Series and their predecessors. LandCruiser is Toyota’s longest-selling nameplate. It was originally launched in 1951 as the Toyota BJ and renamed LandCruiser in 1954 – 12 years...
The all-new Toyota Granvia will be priced from $62,9901 when it goes on sale on 14 October, offering Australians a stylish, premium people mover packed with luxury features at a value-for-money-price. Available in two grades – Granvia and Granvia VX – with a choice of six or eight seats in both, the new addition to the Toyota lineup delivers supreme comfort, premium appointments and a high level of safety features. Toyota Australia Vice President Sales and...
Avid Toyota fan Mark Trueno has become the proud owner of the first GR Supra delivered in Australia, following a special presentation at the local Toyota dealership in Taringa, Brisbane. The passionate Supra enthusiast became the first to drive away in the new model after he was selected in a randomised ballot process during the first online sales window on 19 June. But last weekend, Mark couldn’t have been happier as he got behind the...
Toyota is extending the benefits of its TNGA (Toyota New Global Architecture) program to small cars with announcement of a new GA-B platform. The TNGA philosophy has already delivered a step-change in the ride, handling and design of a series of new models since its debut with the current-generation Prius in 2016. The GA-C platform for compact cars has also been deployed for the C-HR crossover and the new Corolla, both of which have earned...
DAY 1 – 141 KMS Townsville to Charters Towers Team Torque started with an easy roll out of Townsville to a favourite stop at the CWA Hall Woodstock for an early morning tea, before taking on the Mingela Range and crossing the mighty Burdekin River. They then made their way into Charters Towers, a beautiful old gold mining town, where they were hosted by the local School of the Air community. DAY 2 – 198...
Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota), worldwide partner of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, announced today that it has launched a dedicated page on its global website to support and share the stories and activities of approximately 240* athletes from 43 countries and areas around the world, to be called “Global Team Toyota Athletes,” as they embody a spirit of ‘challenge’ and ‘continuous improvement’ to push themselves to qualify for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020....
Toyota Australia has strengthened its support for local and international rally motorsport, signing up as a major sponsor of Rally Australia for the third year in a row. Rally Australia – the final round of both the Australian Rally Championship (ARC) and World Rally Championship (WRC) – will be held on the fast-flowing gravel roads around Coffs Harbour on the northern NSW coast from November 15-17. The sponsorship announcement comes as the TOYOTA GAZOO Racing...
