Toyota Land Cruiser with two starts at classic car rally

The Land Cruiser is celebrating its 60th Birthday. Reason enough for Toyota to participate with two copies of off-road legend of the three-day vintage car rally, "Hamburg-Berlin Klassik". The FJ45 was built in 1968, and the BJ42 is from 1982. The younger of the two Land Cruiser controls the World Rally Champion and Toyota brand ambassador Isolde Holderied.

The J4-series was built between 1960 and 1986, and again and again varied. The body with the striking, almost free-standing front fenders goes back to the previous J2 on the uniformity rally to be held for the fourth time, 190 vehicles are taking part. It starts on 26 May in Hamburg, leads over Bolton at the Baltic Sea and Land Fleesensee in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Great Dölln to Berlin, where the Old and classic car event on 28 May end.

Toyota is the most valuable car brand

Toyota is the most valuable brand in the automotive industry. In the "BrandZ Top 100" of the world's most valuable brand, the company was able to improve on the previous year by eleven percent, reversing after a second place last year to first place in the category "Cars" back. They are followed by BMW and Mercedes-Benz.

The brand value of Toyota is to 24.2 billion U.S. dollars (about 16.9 billion euros) puts the success of Toyota, the authors of the study, among other reasons for the increasing importance of efficient powertrain technologies and the leadership role with the Toyota Prius fills and other hybrid models in this area.

Toyota most popular brand for hybrid and electric cars in Europe

Toyota is by European consumers as the brand with the highest competence and the highest level of awareness regarding perceived hybrid and electric vehicles. This is the result of a study that was carried out in cooperation of Glass and the English marketing and research company Harris Interactive among 5,000 people in France, Germany, Spain, Italy and England.

It showed 30 percent of respondents are interested in electric or hybrid vehicles. Thus, the potential of environmentally friendly engines is significantly higher than what has actually been realized in the market sales. The result confirms the view of Toyota, the hybrid system that is a key technology for future mobility.

60 years Toyota Land Cruiser: adventure everyday

Isolde Holderied had a very special order, the 60th Anniversary of the Toyota Land Cruisers on the off-site in Bad Kissingen. It should show that an automotive Dick ship like the V8-country is to force cruiser with its 4.5 liter eight-cylinder diesel and 210 kW / 286 PS on asphalt in the drift, but only with the off security systems and vigorous use the hand brake.

Later we drove the Land Cruiser J15 with the four-cylinder diesel with less than three liters of displacement and 140 kW / 190 hp and maximum torque of 420 Newton meters per 1600-3000 rpm. With him we did not get the idea to try it with a drift. We did - as always - to do more, such as a car around him in everyday life with ordinary people moving at the wheel.

Toyota in "green" Rallye Monte Carlo success

The Monte Carlo Rally for alternative drives with 108 cars is the biggest rally for low-CO2 technologies in Europe. It took place this year for the fifth time, the race ran from 1 to 3 April in the Southern Alps of the French countryside. Among other things successfully at the start: Toyota - the winner in the uniformity of scoring.

In the examination, won Raymond Durand / Vialar Bernard (France) Toyota Auris hybrid team before Agehm / Conti (Italy) Honda CRZ and Massimo Beltrami / Giovanni Merzari (Switzerland), also on Auris hybrid. At a first rally were used to the car and the Yokohama tires specially developed for hybrid cars "BluEarth.

Driving report Toyota Land Cruizer: mums Light Cruiser

In the U.S., it is striking: in the strong and large SUV the weaker sex is at the wheel, preferably in the Hummer. Sheer size, high waistline and small windows just gives a feeling of security. Corners and edges as in military vehicles to support that yet. Said, it is who can transfer these rules bodies, should appeal to the ladies.

For example, like the designers of the Toyota Urban Cruiser thought. He looks like a small cross in the urban traffic flow. It may be the parallel to military systems will trigger on the Urban Cruiser owners wonder. But this Toyota has some martial-edged, which formerly the American and later the Japanese off-road vehicle was proper.

Toyota and Lexus to convince U.S. used-car study

At this year's customer satisfaction study by JD Power in the U.S. for three-year-old Toyota and Lexus vehicles could persuade again. In seven categories, a model of the marks awarded as best in class. Another ten models were in their segments in the top three. The winners of the Toyota Prius are in the compact middle class and the Lexus RX in premium SUVs.

Other first places won by the models not available in Germany Tacoma, Tundra, Sienna and 4Runner, Toyota Scion xB and the. Here, the pick-up Tundra finished the sixth consecutive year, the top position. The JD Power consumer survey is one of the most prestigious customer surveys in the United States.

Japan: Toyota production left to rest three days

After the severe earthquake can Toyota production for first three days rest to see if all its employees and the employees of subcontractors, including their families healthy and safe. At the same time, the company launched convoys started in the most affected regions in the north-eastern Japan. A truck convoy loaded with food, among other things, blankets and portable toilets, and several vehicles with fuel and water supplies are already on site to provide people with the most essential things.

Heiner Brand is the Lexus GS300 faithful

Ulrich Selzer, CEO of Toyota Germany has handed over to Heiner Brand, handball coach a Lexus GS300. For fire, it is the second Lexus GS300 and the fourth, he will go under the cooperation between the German Handball Federation and Toyota. The GS300 is one of eleven vehicles that make Toyota the German Handball Federation and the Handball Bundesliga available.

In addition, the 18 Bundesliga clubs are supported with a total of 18 Toyota Hiace. Toyota is the official name since 2007 and jersey sponsor of the Handball Bundesliga as well as shirt sponsor of the national handball team. In the first year of cooperation between the contract was extended early in 2012.

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Toyota has sold over three million hybrid vehicles

Toyota has now sold more than three million hybrid vehicles. Since the introduction of the first Prius, 14 years ago have produced over 3.03 million cars with a combined gasoline and electric drive and handed over to customers. With 2.185 million units, around two thirds of all hybrid vehicles sold by Toyota accounts for the Prius, which was introduced in December 1997 on the Japanese market in 2000 in North America and Europe was launched.

Toyota selected the "Best Brand

Toyota is the most successful brand in the "Best Value in America Awards" 2011th With ten wins, the company decided in the seventh edition of the U.S. Award almost a quarter of all categories of its own. Among other things, Toyota won the title of "Best Brand" in the passenger car segment. "Best Brand" in luxury cars and trucks were Volvo and GMC.

Besides price, the best brand chose Toyota and nine vehicles for themselves, with the models of Land Cruiser, Camry Hybrid, Highlander Hybrid, 4Runner, Avalon, FJ Cruiser, Tacoma and Venza and Prius, the sixth time in the category of hybrid vehicles very forward lay. The award of "Best Value in America Awards" based on the evaluation of total operating costs of a vehicle.

Toyota iQ-Store opens in Berlin

Toyota has opened yesterday in Berlin its first German iQ Store. In the district of Kreuzberg-Friedrichshain, directly at the Spree, the iQ will present an exhibition area of 300 square meters. But also as a venue for various events from fashion shows to party scene can serve the iQ Store. The concept was developed by the Spree Automobile-Vertriebs-GmbH & Co.

KG, a member of the Levy Group. At the opening were the four renowned Berlin design Floor 5, André M. Wyst, Mario Lombardo and hoard their own version of the smallest 4-seater in the world. The result was four cars with very different visual.

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Toyota celebrates 40 years in Germany

In February 1971, Toyota has sold the first Corolla to a German customer. Fall in with just three models - Corolla, Corona and Celica - Toyota in Germany looks back on 40 successful years. Highlights from the past and some views of the future will be published during the year on the Toyota website. Currently only three images are online, once a week comes to a new subject.

For all images, there is one brief explanatory text. All motifs and texts can be downloaded in different sizes and formats down so that everyone is a little scrapbook of Toyota's history can (s) together.

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Geneva 2011: Toyota iQ 2012 brings the electro-

Toyota is at the Geneva Motor Show (public days: 3 to 13/3/2011) as the European premiere of the iQ with electric drive. The prototype has a range of just over 100 kilometers. Using a newly developed, extremely flat and compact lithium battery allows cannon ensures that the space remains the iQ. Toyota to test electric cars in the course of the year in Europe.

2012 EV iQ is then under a lease offer on the market. (Ampnet / jri)

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Toyota Yaris celebrates ten years of production in France

Toyota Yaris celebrates ten years in production Fankreich: On 31 January 2001 in Valenciennes, the first model rolled off the assembly line. Toyota Motor Manufacturing France (TMMF) started with a capacity of 150 000 vehicles a year and 2,000 employees. Over time, the annual production increased to up to 270 000 vehicles, representing a car per minute.

Our productivity has been achieved by the possibility of a three-shift operation in production now with 3268 employees. The total production has now reached 1.9 million vehicles. Valenciennes covers the entire European Toyota Yaris demand. It is the best selling Toyota model and is sold in 36 countries in Western and Eastern Europe.

Toyota Verso comes on 19-S March in the trade

Toyota Verso is the S-19 in Germany March 2011 launch. 3.99 The long minivan to the space to move into the compact class. The Kofferraumolumen of 429 liters can be extended to 1388 liters. As the only model in its class, the Verso-S also possible to put the back seats easily convert from the trunk to a flat load floor.

The Toyota Verso-S has, among other things, a retractable load compartment floor, and 19 different storage compartments. The glove compartment has three levels. Prices for the new Toyota start at EUR 14 950. (Ampnet / jri)

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Toyota extended warranty mobility

Toyota is expanding its all-inclusive package ": The Euro-Care Mobility warranty is now up in case of accident, the complete package. Taken will include the cost of relief on the ground, towing to the nearest Toyota contractors, accommodation, a replacement vehicle, the transit and a replacement part shipping abroad.

So far, under the new car warranty free three-year unlimited mileage guarantee mobility occurred only in case of breakdown in power. Toyota € Care can be part of the annual inspection after the three-year new car warranty, renewable for a further twelve months. In addition, the services of € Care in the used car warranty "Toyota Car Warranty" mentioned that for twelve or 24 months completed and can still be extended by twelve months.

Toyota is recalling Avensis

Toyota calls worldwide over 1.3 million back Avensis. These are the models with 2.0-liter and 2.4 liter gasoline direct injection engines that were produced between July 2000 and September 2008. In Germany, 23 527 cars are affected first and second generation model, in Europe there are 135 040 vehicles.

By varying the chlorine content in the fuel can, a sealing ring on the non-return valve of the high-pressure fuel pump and the high-pressure fuel line in those engines have become brittle and may result in leaks. Worldwide customers in 117 cases have challenged the fuel smell is in Europe so far no case is known.