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Toyota

Read the latest Toyota news and recent events.Toyota is one of the world's largest automakers and is known as the quality, durability, and reliability leader in the industry. Toyota's Camry, Corolla, RAV 4 and Highlander define their class. Toyota makes trucks in its Texas plant and most of its cars are made in the markets they serve.

When you think of dependable vehicles in the automotive world, the Toyota brand belongs near the top. Toyota’s entire fleet of cars, trucks and SUVs is known for incredible quality and reliability over time.

The Toyota lineup in the United States consists of many popular vehicles including Camry, Prius, RAV4, Tacoma, Tundra, 4Runner, Highlander, Corolla, Avalon, Sienna, Yaris, Sequoia, Land Cruiser, Corolla Hatchback, C-HR, Supra, 86, Prius Prime and Mirai. Many other popular Toyota models and variations exist all over the world as well.

At Torque News, our team covers the Toyota brand in full detail. We provide you with in-depth vehicle reviews, trim level comparisons, how-to tips and Toyota breaking news and developing stories. We also try to include helpful and useful videos in many of our stories so you can get the most information for your time.

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Toyota update on damage done by the Japanese earthquake

By Patrick Rall on March 15, 2011 - 12:30PM

Japanese automakers have been keeping the world well updated as to their damages stemming from the recent earthquake and ensuing tsunami and Toyota is the latest company to issue a statement, with the largest of the country’s automakers coming out relatively unscathed.

US auto industry hit by supplier shortages in wake of Japanese Tsunami

By Patrick Rall on March 14, 2011 - 7:20PM

Since the massive earthquake and following tsunami hammered Japan, even the American automakers may face shortages throughout their supply chain but the Japanese automakers have obviously been hit the hardest by Mother Nature over the past week.

Toyota stock trading in New York affected by Japan earthquake

By Frank Sherosky on March 14, 2011 - 9:44AM

Damage from the 8.9-magnitude earthquake and resulting tsunami in Japan is causing more than production suspensions at plants in Japan. Pre-market hours trading in New York shows a down opening.

Toyota suspends production to honor tsunami victims, place safety first

By Don Bain on March 14, 2011 - 3:55AM

Though no employees at Toyota’s production plants in Japan were caught in this weekend earthquake and tsunami, the Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) will close all plants Monday, March 14 in honor of the people of Japan, their colleagues and families.

Japanese Tsunami and Earthquake Impact Automotive Production

By Keith Griffin on March 11, 2011 - 11:19AM

The 8.9 magnitude earthquake that struck Japan and caused ensuing Tsunamis across the Pacific is impacting automotive operations for Nissan and Toyota. Suzuki appears to have been spared major damage but sadly a Honda employee was killed.

Toyota marks 3 million hybrids sold globally

By Don Bain on March 10, 2011 - 3:01AM

Having only been available in Japan since 1997 and elsewhere beginning in 2000, Toyota recently announced sales of hybrids have topped 3 million units as of February of this year. Remarkably, the last million have been sold in the short span of time since August 2009.

TrueCar.com Jumps on Charlie Sheen Craze with Winning Cars

By Keith Griffin on March 9, 2011 - 10:18PM

The folks at TrueCar.com have decided to have a little fun and ride the media wave (some would say disaster) that is Charlie Sheen by coming up with a list of The Top 10 Winning Cars for 2011 with the key phrase being winning, which is the former Two-and-a-Half Men star's buzzword.

Toyota recalls 22000 trucks and SUVs over tire pressure risks

By Patrick Rall on March 7, 2011 - 11:56AM

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced that Toyota Motor Company is recalling 22,000 pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles from the 2008-2011 model years because these models do not comply to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards pertaining to factory-equipped tire pressure monitoring systems.

Hyundai Most Fuel Efficient Manufacturer in February

By Keith Griffin on February 28, 2011 - 2:07PM

TrueCar.com is out with a new report that shows Hyundai and Honda were tied as the most fuel-efficient manufacturers based on their sales for February 2011.

Toyota’s first unintended acceleration settlement approved

By Patrick Rall on February 25, 2011 - 7:29PM

Toyota’s first settlement stemming from the unintended acceleration that has spurred a recall of over 14 million vehicles has been approved by the California Superior Court, with $10 million being paid to the family who lost four members when the Lexus ES350 in which they were riding accelerated out of control.

Toyota recalls 2.17 million more for floormats causing unintended acceleration

By Patrick Rall on February 24, 2011 - 10:14AM

Toyota Motor Corp. announced this morning that they are recalling 2.17 vehicles (in the US) from the Toyota and Lexus brands to service the floormats or the area around the floormats to prevent interference between the mats and the accelerator pedal – the alleged culprit in Toyota’s unintended acceleration problems that have now accounted for 14 million recalled vehicles.

Toyota Highlander under government investigation over stalling risks

By Patrick Rall on February 22, 2011 - 5:55PM

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has launched an investigation of 2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid sport utility vehicles over concerns of random, sporadic instances of the engine stalling – similar to the issue with the 1.3 million Toyota Corolla and Matrix recall issued last year.

Geneva Show will feature smart forspeed concept electric vehicle

By Keith Griffin on February 22, 2011 - 7:03AM

A lot of the concept vehicles being presented at the Geneva Motor Show are just steps away from production but common sense indicates the smart forspeed electric vehicle may never get the green light.

Toyota announces the plural of Prius is Prii

By Don Bain on February 20, 2011 - 8:17PM

Toyota announced today the public referendum on what multiple models of the iconic Prius should be called was decided to be Prii, presumably pronounced “pre-eye.” The polling on the plural Prius name began Jan. 10 during the 2011 NAIAS industry event in Detroit.

New Toyota Campaign Explains Why It's Number One

By Keith Griffin on February 18, 2011 - 1:47PM

Toyota's new marketing campaign carries the bold theme "#1 for a Reason."

Toyota seeks dismissal of unintended acceleration suits

By Patrick Rall on February 18, 2011 - 12:02PM

Since the first unintended acceleration lawsuit closed last year with Toyota paying out a hefty $10 million dollars, the Japanese automaker has been bracing for the impact of the class action suits based around their problematic vehicles but with the NHTSA/NASA announcement that no electronic defects were found, Toyota has requested that the class action suits be dismissed.

Edmunds Says Hyundai CEO Claim of Price War Premature

By Keith Griffin on February 16, 2011 - 3:20PM

Edmunds.com is out with a statement today that claims of a price war are premature, in what appears to be a direct contradiction of what Hyundai CEO John Krafcik said last week in Chicago.

Grand Cherokee Selected Official Winter Vehicle of New England

By Keith Griffin on February 15, 2011 - 2:09PM

The New England Motor Press Association has overwhelmingly selected the Jeep Grand Cherokee as its Official Winter Vehicle of New England.

DOE funding for hydrogen technology reduced by more than 40 percent

By Frank Sherosky on February 14, 2011 - 11:37PM

U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu detailed President Barack Obama's $29.5 billion Fiscal Year 2012 budget request for the Department of Energy, which now affects hydrogen power development.

Toyota stock flying high since being cleared for electronic flaws

By Frank Sherosky on February 14, 2011 - 8:07PM

Since Toyota (NYSE: TM) received a clean bill of health that ruled out electronic flaws, the market has rewarded the stock with higher highs and higher lows.

Automotive Marketplace Will Notice Japan No Longer Second Largest Economy

By Keith Griffin on February 13, 2011 - 9:03PM

Japan is no longer the world's second largest economy, an honor now claimed by China, which has huge implications in the global automotive marketplace.

Jeremy Rifkin opens Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy 2011 Conference and Exposition

By Frank Sherosky on February 13, 2011 - 10:11AM

Jeremy Rifkin, famed author and hydrogen proponent, believes a new paradigm in the world's economic future is about to come to fruition as he opens the 2011 FC&HE.

NASCAR to run fuel injection in 2012

By Patrick Rall on February 11, 2011 - 6:29PM

This morning, NASCAR announced that their flagship racing circuit – the Sprint Cup Series – will join the age of electronic technology as all cars will be required to run a fuel injection system in the 2012 season.

Five Best Things To See at the Chicago Auto Show

By Keith Griffin on February 11, 2011 - 11:18AM

The Chicago Auto Show, which officially opens today and runs through Feb. 20 at McCormick Place, has lots to do but here are the TorqueNews five best things to see at the show.

Not so fast with that government apology to Toyota, Mr. Cavuto

By Frank Sherosky on February 10, 2011 - 1:08PM

While Neil Cavuto of Your World on FOX wants the government to apologize to Toyota, I say sit back and consider the situation in its totality.

How to handle your next auto recall

By Frank Sherosky on February 9, 2011 - 2:09PM

One auto recall is bad enough, but four in two years is a bit much for any auto owner. So, you get a little experience with handling the process.

The US Gov't finds no electronic problems in Toyota's acceleration recalls

By Patrick Rall on February 8, 2011 - 2:53PM

Shortly after 2pm today, the US Federal Government announced the results of their 10-month electronic testing of Toyota’s acceleration system – no computer glitches or electronic failures were at fault in the unintended acceleration issues that caused Toyota to recall over 11 million vehicles worldwide.

Government findings on Toyota's electronics to be released today

By Patrick Rall on February 8, 2011 - 10:24AM

The US Federal Government is set to release the results of their 10-month investigation into the Toyota acceleration systems possibly responsible for the unintended acceleration incidents that have cost people their lives around the world.

Toyota stock rises in pre-market hours for forward statements

By Frank Sherosky on February 8, 2011 - 9:48AM

After Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announced financial results for the nine months ending December 31, 2010, the stock rose in pre-market hours due to key forward-looking statements.

Fast Five trailer runs during Super Bowl XLV

By Patrick Rall on February 7, 2011 - 4:37PM

Fast Five – the fifth installment of the legendary Fast and the Furious (FATF) movie series is set to hit theaters on April 29th but the millions of viewers of last night’s Super Bowl XLV got a good look at the action packed go-fast flick featuring Paul Walker, Vin Diesel and wrestling superstar Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.

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