oduced and sold in Japan. Therefore, on July 31, Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) sent a summary of the cases to authorities in those countries and requested them to recheck the compliance with the standards. The six models are the past production models of the Prius α, the Lexus RX, and the Camry, and the current production models of the RAV4, the Harrier, and the Lexus LM. The Prius α was certified in the...

News  Updated at: 2024/08/02

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

Toyota Europe reveals all-new Prius Plug-in Hybrid On June 30, Toyota Europe unveiled an all-new, next-generation Prius C-segment hatchback. Available in Europe exclusively as a Plug-in Hybrid Electric, the fifth generation is named Prius Plug-in Hybrid in Europe.Based on the second-generation GA-C platform of the Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA), the all-new Prius is equipped with TNGA 2.0-liter engine producing 112 kW and a new 120 kW tran...

News  Updated at: 2023/07/03

periences through the endless development of automotive technology, especially the coming of EVs. The event was participated by well-known international automotive and motorcycle brands, including Ford, BMW, MINI, Mercedes-Benz, Great Wall Motors, Rolls-Royce, Aston Martin, Maserati, Peugeot, Jeep, Toyota, Lexus, BYD, MG, Mazda, Suzuki, Isuzu, Hyundai, Hyundai Bus & Truck, Audi, Honda, Mitsubishi Motors, Nissan, NETA, Volvo, Porsche, Bentley, Kia...

News  Updated at: 2023/03/21

Achilles’ electrically conductive cover material adopted for all-new Prius seats Achilles Corporation (Achilles) announced that its “electrically conductive cover material” has been adopted as a material with a static elimination function for the “static elimination stabilizing plus seat” of Toyota Motor Corporation’s all-new Prius. With cooperation from Toyota, Achilles has developed the new cover material by utilizing its anti-stati...

News  Updated at: 2023/03/15

ng with the Toyota Yaris scheduled for launch in February 2020, the new cell will be installed on Toyota models using lithium-ion batteries. The recovery rate of braking energy, which was wasted, will improve, enhancing the fuel efficiency. According to Moritaka Yoshida, executive vice president at Toyota, fuel cost of the Yaris HV, which will be announced at the end of 2019, will be the best among all HVs in the world. It is highly likely that t...

News  Updated at: 2019/10/18

uing to grow.Lexus sees its extensive hybrid portfolio as an advantage in Mexico with its higher gasoline prices and local government regulations that sometimes limit the use of gasoline- and diesel-powered vehicles.The fact that hybrids and electric cars are exempt from those limits has benefitted Toyota, which rose to fourth position in market share from sixth position only five years ago based in part to the Prius and other hybrid offerings.Sa...

News  Updated at: 2019/04/26

ied vehicles, increasing 1.3 percentage points y/y. Subaru marked the largest growth in the sales of HVs. Subaru’s sales volume of HVs substantially grew 355 times y/y owing to strong sales of the all-new Forester, Subaru’s first vehicle equipped with the e Boxer mild hybrid system. HV sales by Toyota, which sold the largest number of HVs, were down 0.2% and almost remained at the same level as that in the previous year. A total sales volume ...

News  Updated at: 2019/04/08

and. For 2019, the winners of each category were: Toyota Avalon hybrid (Large car), BMX X5 (Luxury SUV), Toyota Camry hybrid (Midsize Car), Subaru Ascent (Midsize SUV), Audi A4 (Compact Luxury Car), Subaru Forester (Compact SUV ), Toyota Yaris (Subcompact Car), Hyundai Kona (Subcompact SUV), Toyota Prius (Hybrid/electric Car), and Ford F-150 (Full-size Pickup).The top ten brand ratings went to: (1) Subaru, (2) Genesis, (3) Porsche, (4) Audi, (5) ...

News  Updated at: 2019/02/22

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 loses trademark rights over Prius name in India On December 18, Toyota lost a legal battle for exclusive trademark rights over 'Prius' to Prius Auto Industries in India. Toyota may not be able to sell their best-selling hybrid car, which is globally known as ‘Prius’, by using the name ‘Prius’ in India.Haryana based Prius Auto registered the name ‘Prius’ in India in 2001. In India, Toyota registered the name Prius in 2010.Toyot...

News  Updated at: 2017/12/22

at the import tariff for alternative energy vehicles will fall from the current 35% to 5%, 2% or 0%.The benefit is limited to 6,000 units over the next three years and may only be used by Agrale, Ford, GM, FCA, Honda, Iveco, Mercedes-Benz , Nissan, PSA, Ralitor, Foton, BAIC, Kandi, Renault, Scania, Toyota, VW, and Zanella automotive terminals located in Argentina.In Category 1, complete hybrid vehicles arriving in the country ready to sell will p...

News  Updated at: 2017/05/16

and environment friendly technology through series of interactive sessions.  Toyota ensures safety and environmentally sustainable future by leveraging the best technology & practices to offer safest driving experience with minimal impact on the environment at all stages of the vehicle life cycle. Toyota, at the event, also showcased its hybrid vehicle ‘’All New Prius”. With “Toyota Caravan”, it hopes to educate and inform all stakehol...

News  Updated at: 2016/11/25

ers' (excluding Mitsubishi Motors and Suzuki) increased, and as a result, eight automakers' production volume totaled 621,349 units for the first increase (9.2% y/y) in three months. Toyota increased its export volume, as well as production volume of Japanese models including the Sienta, Passo, and Prius. Nissan increased the production volume of the new Serena sold in Japan, and the export volume of the new Armada and Rogue for the North America...

News  Updated at: 2016/09/29

Toyota, Honda planning to release next-generation PHVs The second stage of efforts aimed at the popularization of plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHVs) are beginning among Japanese automakers. Toyota Motor Corporation plans to release its new Prius PHV in October, and will again pursue a sales target of 30,000 units per year. Sales of the current Prius PHV failed to reach the automaker's target because of its short electric range, and the necessity of c...

News  Updated at: 2016/07/25

Toyota Wins Prius Trademark Lawsuit in India On July 8, Toyota has won a trademark case in India over the use of the Prius name. In 2009, Toyota filed a case in the Delhi High Court against a proprietary firm and a company by the name of Prius Auto Industries and Prius Auto Accessories Private Limited over the use of name of its first hybrid car - the Prius. After nearly seven years of the case, the Delhi high Court delivered the final judgment...

News  Updated at: 2016/07/13

Toyota, Honda, FHI enjoy higher than expected sales in Q1 In April-June 2016, vehicle sales at Toyota, Honda, and Fuji Heavy Industries (FHI, the maker of Subaru vehicles) outpaced the levels originally expected by each company. Automakers will inevitably have to revise their FY2016 (ends March 2017) targets downwardly due to a planned consumption tax hike being delayed to October 2019, but the three companies' first-quarter sales were higher tha...

News  Updated at: 2016/07/05

Toyota to develop four types of batteries for HVs Toyota Motor Corporation will use four different types of battery packs in its hybrid electric vehicles (HVs) that have a front-engine, front-wheel-drive layout. Each battery pack will be designed for C-segment vehicles like the new Prius, B-segment vehicles, D-segment vehicles, or recreational vehicles (RVs). These battery packs differ in cell count, with the number of cells being optimized for ...

News  Updated at: 2016/06/24

e NYIAS to display its long-awaited new-generation Titan pickup truck, following the Titan HD from last year.Audi actually did bring an open-top car, the R8 Spyder, as did Mazda with its new MX-5 Miata RF (retractable fastback) version of their roadster.Toyota took the opportunity to reveal its new Prius Prime plug-in hybrid, with new styling to differentiate it from the basic Prius.Almost as an attempt to upstage Toyota, Hyundai showed its new I...

News  Updated at: 2016/03/24

Signs of fourth boom in EVs and PHVs; New models from Nissan, Toyota, and Mitsubishi to be launched There are signs of the fourth boom in electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHVs). Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. will release the new Leaf with an extended driving range of 280 km/charge in December 2015. In 2016, Toyota Motor Corporation will launch the next-generation Prius PHV featuring an extended electric driving range of 50 to 60 km. ...

News  Updated at: 2015/11/10