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Toyota Unveils All-New Premium C-HR SUV

June 26, 2023

Toyota has taken the wraps off the all-new stylish, premium C-HR SUV ahead of its Australian launch in the first half of 2024. The all-new model builds on the original 1st generation C-HR with its bold, sophisticated styling, new generation hybrid powertrains, high levels of safety, Connected Services and convenience features, and improved driving characteristics, set to broaden its appeal. Toyota Australia Vice President Sales, Marketing and Franchise Operations Sean Hanley said the all-new C-HR...

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Toyota Australia Recalls Yaris Vehicles Due to Front Lower Suspension Arm

June 23, 2023

Toyota Australia has today announced that it will initiate a safety recall involving certain Toyota Yaris vehicles produced between May 2020 – May 2023 (inclusive). There are approximately 7,600 vehicles involved in the Australian market. During the manufacturing process, the ball joint insertion portion of front lower suspension arm may have developed minor cracking. If the vehicle is repeatedly driven on bumpy and/or uneven road surfaces, the cracks may spread, and the front lower suspension...

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Fire-Breathing Toyota GR Corolla Morizo Edition Lands in Australia

June 21, 2023

Following the launch of the hotly anticipated GR Corolla performance hatch in February earlier this year, Toyota has taken performance to a whole new level with the arrival of the strictly limited Morizo Edition – an even more focused version of the acclaimed GR Corolla. Limited to just 25 units for Australia, the Morizo Edition adds a range of focused enhancements over the GR Corolla GTS designed to maximise precision handling and track-day performance. Toyota...

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Toyota Shines a Light on the Challenges of Becoming a Licensed Driver

June 16, 2023

Toyota has assisted four Australians to obtain their driving license in order to raise awareness of the challenges that some people face when attempting to pass their driving test. For many people, things such as language barriers, disability, severe anxiety, financial hardship or other life factors make getting their driver’s licence a challenge often seeming too difficult to overcome. This in turn, can lead to greater isolation, particularly in regional areas, or difficulties in gaining...

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Toyota Drives Strong Start for North Queensland Toyota Cowboys Nrlw Squad

June 7, 2023

Toyota Australia and the North Queensland Toyota Dealers have assured the future of the North Queensland Toyota Cowboys inaugural NRLW squad in a milestone Principal Partnership. The multi-year partnership will see the Toyota logo displayed front-and-centre on the NRLW Cowboys’ home and away jerseys, training shirt and polo, from the start of the NRLW Premiership season in July 2023. Cowboys Chief Executive Jeff Reibel said Toyota’s investment in the club’s first elite women’s squad was...

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Toyota Celebrates Hybrid Advances With Le Mans Concept Car

June 6, 2023

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing has unveiled a radical Prius sports concept car to celebrate the significant contribution of motorsport in developing technologies for hybrid-electric road cars. The striking Prius 24h Le Mans Centennial GR Edition concept car – based on the vehicle synonymous with Toyota’s hybrid vehicles – is the centrepiece of a tribute to Le Mans where Toyota has competed with hybrid-electric race cars since 2012. The tribute includes an exhibit that highlights options towards...

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Toyota GR86 Racecar Now on Sale for 2024 Tgra 86 Series

May 29, 2023

**Fully-built GR86 racecar ready for 2024 TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Australia 86 Series priced at $89,990** **Toyota GR86 racecar developed and built by Neal Bates Motorsport** **Toyota committed to supporting TGRA 86 Series through to end of 2026** Toyota is offering its new GR86 racecar to anyone wishing to compete in the 2024 TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Australia (TGRA) 86 Series, with the turnkey package priced at $89,9901. Unveiled late last year at the 2022 Bathurst TGRA...

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Toyota Australia Recalls Corolla Cross Vehicles Due to Electronic Parking Brake Software

May 25, 2023

Toyota Australia has today announced that it will initiate a safety recall involving Corolla Cross petrol variants produced between February 2022 and April 2023 (inclusive). There are 1,285 vehicles involved in the Australian market. For involved vehicles, there is a possibility that the brake actuator assembly may falsely detect an overcurrent condition of the electronic parking brake (EPB) actuator and enter a failsafe mode. This mode illuminates the malfunction indicator lamp (MIL), displays the message...

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Reader’s Digest Judges Toyota Australia as Most Trusted Car Brand for 18th Consecutive Year

May 12, 2023

Toyota Australia has been judged Australia’s Most Trusted Car Brand in the annual Reader’s Digest Trusted Brands Survey, marking the 18th consecutive year Toyota has come out on top in the respected publication’s survey. The survey results were based on responses from 2800 members of the Australian public, who were asked for their opinions on which brands are most important to them. The 24th annual survey was conducted independently by reputed consultancy Catalyst Research, giving...

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TOYOTA ‘GOOD FOR’ PROGRAMS HIT $15 MILLION MILESTONE FOR GRASSROOTS SPORTS

May 4, 2023

Toyota Australia is celebrating helping grassroots football and cricket clubs raise $15 million through its Good for Footy and Good for Cricket Programs, since its inception in 2008. Since it began, thousands of local cricket and football clubs across Australia have been supported with much-needed funding for several initiatives including purchasing new gear, equipment, and facility upgrades. The most successful fundraising tool local clubs can access through the Good For program is the Raffle, which...

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