bal production and sales exceeded 5 million units for the first time, and the ratio of HVs exceeded 30%. The automaker has been successfully allocating profits earned from HVs to the development and production of electric vehicles (EVs) according to its plan. Sales in Japan are particularly strong. Toyota, which fully redesigned its main vehicle models, such as the “Prius”, “Crown”, “Alphard”, and “Vellfire”, sold 790,000 vehicles...

News  Updated at: 2023/11/02

at ends in March 2024 (FY 2023). For the Japan Mobility Show (former Tokyo Motor Show), which will be held in 2023 for the first time in 4 years, many automakers plan to launch new vehicle models in the second half of FY 2023. Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) will release new models in succession. Toyota, which released its all-new “Alphard and Vellfire” in June, plans to launch its new “Crown Sport” and “Crown Sedan” this autumn. Ho...

News  Updated at: 2023/08/09

Toyota, Nissan and Honda increasing variety of HV powertrains Powertrains for hybrid vehicles (HV) are becoming increasingly diversified. Toyota Motor Corporation has released the new Crown with a new hybrid system that emphasizes driving performance over fuel consumption. Honda has adopted a system that enhances both environmental and sports performances for its all-new Civic. Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. utilizes variable compression (VC) technology ...

News  Updated at: 2022/08/02

FAW Toyota launches all-new Crown Kluger flagship SUV featuring Toyota's next-generation hybrid system On August 27, Crown Kluger, the first flagship SUV under the Crown brand owned by FAW Toyota, was launched. The new vehicle has a total of 6 models featuring either 2WD or 4WD, retailing for between CNY 275,800 and CNY 350,800.The new car is developed using the TNGA-K platform. Designed with a low center of gravity and incorporating the “Crown...

News  Updated at: 2021/09/01

[Auto Shanghai 2021] Toyota announces new battery electric vehicle series Toyota bZ and exhibits concept version of series’ first model On April 19, 2021, Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota), FAW Toyota, GAC Toyota and the Lexus brand exhibited their products at the Auto Shanghai 2021. Toyota held a global premiere for the all-new Toyota bZ battery electric series and exhibited the Toyota bZ4X Concept, a concept version of the series’ first m...

News  Updated at: 2021/04/21

hile the unit sales of vehicles with engine displacements over 660 cc decreased by 4.2% y/y to 1,732,358 units, unit sales of vehicles with engine displacements below 660 cc (mini vehicles) increased by 2.7% to 1,000,120 units for the second year in a row. The unit sales declines of top brands like Toyota, Nissan, Honda, and Subaru, pushed down total market sales. Toyota Motor Corporation, which has the largest share, reported a two-digit y/y dec...

News  Updated at: 2018/07/03

Toyota to launch new Crown and Corolla Hatchback at a time Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) will launch the all-new Crown and Corolla Hatchback simultaneously at the end of June. It is unusual for Toyota to launch more than one popular model at the same time. The company will hold a press release to explain its new connected car concept and product lineup. It will emphasize the appeal of connected cars to expand sales of these two models. The pr...

News  Updated at: 2018/04/18

June sales in China: all four Japanese OEMs keep y/y increases By July 6, Nissan, Toyota, Honda, and Mazda announced their sales results in China for June 2017. Sales at all four companies increased year-over-year (y/y), with Honda, Mazda and Toyota achieving double-digit increases. Nissan obtained the top June sales ranking among Japanese automakers.Nissan announced that it sold 118,769 vehicles in China, which was a 8.9% rise y/y contributed by...

News  Updated at: 2017/07/21

April sales in China: all four Japanese OEMs achieve y/y increases By May 16, Nissan, Toyota, Honda, and Mazda announced their sales results in China for April 2017. Sales at all four companies increased year-over-year (y/y), with Honda and Mazda achieving double-digit increases. Honda topped the April sales ranking among Japanese automakers. Nissan announced that it sold 105,324 vehicles in China, which was a 9.5% rise y/y.The company’s year-t...

News  Updated at: 2017/05/17

Toyoda Gosei boosting supply of pop-up hood actuators Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. is enjoying growing sales of its actuators for pop-up hood systems, which reduce the impact on a pedestrian in the event of a collision. The company initially supplied its hood-lifting actuators for the Mazda Roadster. Additionally, Toyoda Gosei won the second actuator contract for the new Toyota Crown released last December. As the global crash safety tests are slated ...

News  Updated at: 2013/03/08

Toyota develops engine dedicated to hybrid vehicles with world's highest thermal efficiency of 38% Toyota Motor Corporation is installing a new 2.5-liter engine developed exclusively for hybrid vehicles in the all-new Crown hybrid, which will go on sale shortly. The new Crown is scheduled to be released by the end of this year, but its hybrid model will be offered later in early 2013. It will be the first model to be equipped with the new engine ...

News  Updated at: 2012/09/28

Toyota to build Lexus Super Sports model at Motomachi Plant Toyota Motor Corporation is intending to produce its Super Sports model of the Lexus brand "LF-A" slated to be launched at the end of 2010 at the Motomachi Plant in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, instead of plants dedicated to mass production of Lexus models. The LF-A is a Lexus brand high-end sports car powered by a V...

News  Updated at: 2009/09/03

Toyota develops the world's first automotive seating that repels dust mites allergen On January 31 Toyota Motor Corporation announced that the company and Toyota Boshoku Corporation jointly developed automotive seating coated with the agent that reduces the activity of dust mites allergen. This seat will be introduced to the new "Crown" to be launched soon, gradually expan...

News  Updated at: 2008/02/01

Toyota Motor Corp. Toyota Motor Corp. will scale down the lineup of its domestic sedans. Toyota will review the present lineup in which there are often more than two models in a segment, and will structure a new one with one big-volume model for each segment. It will stop marketing models which are basically the same but have different badges, a long-standing practice by Toyota, and will instead concentrate on one model for each segment to benefi...

News  Updated at: 2004/11/11