Yet another major automaker has been fined for cheating on diesel emissions. Hino Motors, a company within Toyota Group, agreed to a settlement totaling $1.6 billion resulting from “false and fraudulent CO2 emissions test data” submitted to the National Highway…
In the early 1990s, Toyota saw that environmental awareness and tighter emissions regulations would shape the future of the automotive industry. The company aimed to create an eco-friendly, efficient vehicle that would meet future standards. In 1997 Toyota introduced the…
TOKYO, Jan 17, 2025 – (JCN Newswire) – TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team will embark on a 2025 FIA World Rally Championship campaign full of new challenges when the classic season opener, Rallye Monte-Carlo, takes place on January 23-26.…
Yazeed Al-Rajhi outgunned factory Toyota rival Henk Lategan in a customer Hilux to claim an against-the-odds victory in the Dakar Rally. With newcomers Ford and Dacia still finding their feet in cross-country rallying and last year’s winner Audi having pulled…
Toyota driver Ty Gibbs isn’t as experienced with dirt racing as some of the other big NASCAR names (like Kyle Larson and Christopher Bell) taking on the Chili Bowl Nationals this week. But the challenge has him fired up. “It’s…
Toyota showed off a lot of interesting stuff at the 2025 Tokyo Auto Salon, but the displays and information from the Gazoo Racing division were clearly the most exciting. For one, a software upgrade for the GR86 was revealed that…
Despite the original Toyota Land Cruiser being a certifiable workhorse, starting in the 1980s, it began its transition into premium family transport. And as capable as the legendary Land Cruiser was, its pricing and size put it out of reach…
A Toyota division that manufactures trucks will pay more than $1.6 billion and plead guilty to violations related to the submission of false and fraudulent engine emission testing and fuel consumption data to regulators and the illicit smuggling of engines…
After a thrilling battle with Kyle Larson, the Toyota-powered entry of Christopher Bell came away with the win at the Non-Wing Outlaw Golden Driller in the Tulsa Shootout earlier this month. Climbing from his car victorious, he shouts, “I’ve got four words:…
Toyota expects Kalle Rovanpera’s return to a full-time World Rally Championship drive will make team-mate Elfyn Evans “much stronger” this year. The Japanese squad is gearing up to begin a tilt at both the drivers’ and manufacturers’ titles next week…