Toyota staged the world premiere of its Hybrid X concept at the 2007 Geneva Motor Show. The Hybrid X offers hints at Toyota’s new design DNA for its hybrid vehicles, as well as showcasing future hybrid technology.
With a similar, one-box shape to the current Prius, the Hybrid X concept could be previewing styling cues that […]

Toyota is the dominate player in hybrids, but it’s not Toyota’s way to rest on its laurels and let others catch up. That’s why it is working on developing a plug-in hybrid vehicle, said Toyota North America President Jim Press. Toyota hasn’t announced plans for a production plug-in hybrid, but it is in product development […]

As we have previously reported, the Land Cruiser, the oldest vehicle of Toyota’s lineup, will be redesigned for the 2009 model year. While we have seen similarly disguised vehicles in the past, the big news is that the next-generation Land Cruiser will be available with a new 4.5L V8 turbodiesel. Output for the new engine […]

Toyota today announced it would invest $1.3 billion to build its eighth North American assembly plant — and fifth in the U.S. — in northeastern Mississippi. The new plant will be built in Blue Springs, Miss., just outside of Tupelo.
Toyota’s new assembly plant is scheduled to begin production in 2010, and will build the Toyota […]

While the car’s name sounds like it is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Camry Hybrid — which is still 49 years off, the limited edition Camry Hybrid 50th Anniversary Edition celebrates Toyota’s 50 years of business in the United States.
The Camry Hybrid 50th Anniversary Edition features a unique, brilliant white Blizzard Pearl paint, unique […]

Toyota has said that plans to build a new factory in India are not “concrete”, but it is considering a new small car to tap increased demand in emerging markets.
“We don’t have any concrete plans for a new plant in India,” said Toyota spokesman Paul Nolasco. Nolasco also said that Toyota continually evaluates overseas expansion […]

Toyota will unveil its Hybrid X Concept at the 2007 Geneva Motor Show in March. The Hybrid X “proposes a new design language for hybrid models while also acting as a technology showcase for future hybrid cars.” This teaser image of the previews a vehicle that is inspired by the Prius.
Toyota will also stage the […]

Caught again by spy photographers during testing in Australia, the next-generation Toyota Land Cruiser updates the styling of the current models, but is longer, lower, and wider than the current model. Spy photographers say the Land Cruiser — and the new Lexus LX — will get an air or hydraulic suspension which lowers the vehicle […]

Toyota is planning to build a new factory in India by 2010, according to a report in the Nikkei business daily. The plant will produce small cars for the growing automobile market in developing countries. Toyota’s new plant will cost between 40 billion yen to 50 billion yen ($330 million to $413 million), and built […]

Toyota is worried that growth of its U.S. labor costs could cut into the automaker’s future profits. According to a internal high-level report, Toyota wages and benefits in the U.S. are among the highest in the auto industry and are growing faster than the company’s profit margin.
The report by Seiichi (Sean) Sudo, president of Toyota […]