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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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2012 Toyota RAV4 gets slight price increase

Prices for 2012 Toyota RAV4 Reflect Competitive Segment

By Keith Griffin on December 20, 2011 - 11:54AM

Responding to a competitive marketplace in the compact SUV class, Toyota has basically held the line on price increases for the 2012 Toyota RAV4 and in some instances even offered slight decreases.

The interior teaser of the new Lexus Concept

Toyota Motors teases the Lexus Concept bound for Detroit

By Patrick Rall on December 20, 2011 - 11:35AM

Last week, Toyota issued a tightly cropped teaser shot of the new Lexus Concept set to debut at the 2012 North American International Auto Show in Detroit and we now have our newest teaser of what looks to be a new Lexus sports car – this time focusing on the interior of the luxury concept.

The 2013 Lexus GS450h engine bay

By Patrick Rall on December 20, 2011 - 11:05AM

The 12.3" information screen of the 2013 Lexus GS450h

By Patrick Rall on December 20, 2011 - 11:04AM

The 2013 Lexus GS450h rear corner

By Patrick Rall on December 20, 2011 - 11:02AM

The 2013 Lexus GS450h front corner

By Patrick Rall on December 20, 2011 - 11:00AM

Toyota announces the price of the 2012 Prius Liftback

By David Herron on December 19, 2011 - 4:56PM

The 2012 Toyota Prius Liftback received updates and enhancements, and a slightly higher MSRP, reflecting a price increase ranging from 2.0 percent to 4.3 percent.

2012 Toyota Sienna minivan will help kids in California

By Hawke Fracassa on December 18, 2011 - 7:49PM

(TorqueNews) Providence TrinityKids Care has taken delivery of a 2012 Toyota Sienna minivan, the latest among 100 vehicles given away to U.S. nonprofits by the Japanese carmaker through its heralded 100 Cars for Good program.

Toyota Camry is most searched car ever in 13 years on leasing site

By Hawke Fracassa on December 18, 2011 - 6:47PM

(TorqueNews) The Toyota Camry, newly redesigned for 2012, is the most searched for vehicle of all time on LeaseTrader.com since 1998, excluding luxury and premium cars, the Web site said.

California wants you to kick the 3,000-mile oil change habit

By Katherine Tompkins on December 17, 2011 - 2:12PM

California’s Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) launches its "Check Your Number" campaign to reduce impact of oil changes on the environment

This Hyundai XG300 might sell for as little as $5 in Maryland

Used cars selling in Maryland for as little as $5

By Don Bain on December 15, 2011 - 7:22PM

You’ve heard the soaring sales reports of the major manufacturers – new cars are selling at near their record-setting 2007 levels. A Toyota and Hyundai dealer in Lexington Park MD is holding a one day sale to clear the overabundance of used trade-ins from the lot, marking down prices until some may sell for as little as $5.

Honda Civic is most researched vehicle on KBB.com for 2011

Honda Has Three of Top Five Most Researched Vehicles for 2011 on KBB.com

By Keith Griffin on December 13, 2011 - 2:50PM

It's a conundrum. Honda gets slammed for having visually boring cars, yet it has three of the top five most researched vehicles on the KBB.com list for 2011.

The 2012 Toyota RAV4 is really something to tweet about. © Toyota

Toyota looking for holiday tweets during second annual Shareathon

By Don Bain on December 12, 2011 - 5:48PM

Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. has just launched the second annual Shareathon program, allowing their customers to tweet their plans to buy or a lease a new Toyota, possibly earning a $500 preloaded debit card.

New Lexus Concept teased ahead of Detroit debut

By Patrick Rall on December 12, 2011 - 1:30PM

The start of the 2012 North American International Auto Show in Detroit is just 28 days away and joining the stream of Detroit Auto Show news is the announcement by Toyota USA that there will be a new Lexus Concept unveiled when the show opens on January 9th, 2012.

Car leases average less than 16 months now

By Hawke Fracassa on December 11, 2011 - 11:13PM

There have been more model year leases in 2011 on LeaseTrader.com than in any other year, setting a record for the most same-year leases with three weeks still left to go in the calendar year.

Toyota assembling cars and trucks fast to fulfill North American demand

By Hawke Fracassa on December 11, 2011 - 10:17PM

It's full speed ahead for the production and shipment of 2012 Toyota cars and trucks to American and Canadian vehicle buyers.

Google self-diriving car Toyota Prius Hybrid

Self-driving Toyota Prius Car Seen in Google Campus (Photo)

By Armen Hareyan on December 9, 2011 - 8:59AM

A self-driving small size Toyota Prius hybrid, with Google name on it, has been spotted in Google campus.

Toyota reportedly to market Prius GT300 in Super GT racing instead of GT 86

By David Herron on December 6, 2011 - 4:11PM

Do hybrid cars like the Toyota Prius have to be consigned to modest cars with pokey speed? Toyota's Prius GT300 rumors suggest otherwise.

Toyota research is constant as this 2008 TEMA robot shows.

Toyota pushing limits of automotive safety with four new projects

By Don Bain on December 6, 2011 - 3:43PM

Toyota's Collaborative Safety Research Center (CSRC) has announced four new research projects plus three new research partnerships focused to advance innovative vehicle safety technologies across the industry. Initially launched in January 2011 with an investment of $50 million, the CSRC pursues research via a collaborative model that prioritizes sharing talent and technology with a broad range of institutions.

Toyota will sell U.S. built 2012 Camry sedans in South Korea

By Don Bain on December 5, 2011 - 2:45PM

Toyota has just announced plans to export U.S. assembled 2012 Camry sedans to its distributor in South Korea - with roughly 6,000 units annually being sent to South Korea beginning next year.

Hybrid sales go up 30% at Toyota and Lexus

By Hawke Fracassa on December 4, 2011 - 9:16PM

The news out of Torrance, Calif., is all good entering the Christmas rush as Toyota and Lexus report serious boosts in the popularity of select vehicles, and hybrids. The two car companies saw hybrid sales rise across the board by more than 30% in November.

Toyota previews electric Scion iQ with its 3rd generation FT-EV concept

By David Herron on December 3, 2011 - 4:35PM

Going for hip urban youth, Toyota introduced this week at the Tokyo Auto Show the FT-EV III, the third generation of their electric Scion iQ concept vehicle.

Toyota introduces Aqua at Tokyo Auto Show, foreshadowing the Prius C

By David Herron on December 2, 2011 - 7:48PM

This week at the Tokyo Auto Show, Toyota took the wraps off its Aqua concept, revealing what, in the U.S., will be called the Prius C.

How Toyota and BMW will benefit from clean car cooperation

By Armen Hareyan on November 30, 2011 - 6:49PM

Today Toyota and BMW confirmed that they will collaborate on next-generation environment-friendly technologies. Particularly this involves a cooperation in the field of next-generation lithium-ion battery technologies.

The 2012 Prius c will join the Prius family next Spring. Photo courtesy Toyota

GreenCarReports names the Prius Family the 2012 Best Green Car to Buy

By Don Bain on November 29, 2011 - 2:35AM

The 2012 Toyota Prius family of vehicles has been named GreenCarReports.com “Best Green Car to Buy 2012.” During the coming year, the Prius family will expand to four vehicles, including the now available the third-generation Prius Liftback, and Prius v, plus the still to come Prius Plug-in Hybrid, and Prius c.

Check Out Toyota's Fun-Vii Initiative: Smartphone Car

By Armen Hareyan on November 28, 2011 - 5:10PM

One of the Toyota representatives recently said that there will be no more boring Toyota models and the newly unveiled Fun-Vii concept, to be shown at 2011 Tokyo Auto Show, just comes to confirm that.

The FT 86 concept emerges as the Toyota GT 86 during Tokyo Motor Show

By Don Bain on November 27, 2011 - 8:24PM

The Toyota GT 86 will debut at the Tokyo Motor Show, Dec. 3-11, ending the wait for the one of the most anticipated cars in history. This is the culmination of the FT-86 concept unveiled near the end of 2009, then taken to the next level with the FT-86 II concept in Geneva earlier this year. This is the new Toyota sports car!

Drivers Obsolete? Toyota to showcase driverless Prius at 2011 Tokyo Motor Show

By Adam Yamada-Hanff on November 24, 2011 - 12:43PM

Toyota is set to debut a few special Prius cars at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show. However, it won't be another redesign or update of the popular hybrid car, these cars will be completely autonomous, making you, the driver, obsolete!

Since breaking ground 25 years ago, the Georgetown, Ky., plant has built 6.5 mil

Toyota marks 25 years of auto production at Kentucky's TMMK

By Don Bain on November 21, 2011 - 4:20PM

Toyota originally broke ground on the 1,300-acre Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. (TMMK) Plant 25 years ago. Today, the nearly 7,000 American employees at that facility are closing in on the production of their 9 millionth vehicle. It is Toyota’s largest production factory outside of Japan.

Toyota begins assembly of 2012 Toyota Corolla in Mississippi

By Hawke Fracassa on November 20, 2011 - 7:09PM

Toyota this week celebrated the opening of Toyota Motor Manufacturing in Blue Springs, Miss. TMMMS, as it is called by Toyota, is the Japanese carmaker's brand spanking new $800 million plant where workers assemble the 2012 Toyota Corolla passenger car.

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