Lately, it seems that Toyota can’t catch a break from Mother Nature’s wrath and fury. We’ve certainly been diligent in reporting on the aftermath of the Great East Japan Earthquake and the tsunami and aftershocks that followed, and now, half a world away, another Toyota facility is down but not out because of a natural […]

An all-too-brief article by Mark Rechtin of Automotive News titled Why a Scion? Because scion said so contains a couple of interesting bits on the whole Scion vs Toyota branding debate surrounding the upcoming FR-S coupe engineered in conjunction with Subaru. For one, the decision went all the way to the top, to company scion […]

With Toyota having set its pared-down post-earthquakes and tsunami Japan production schedule all the way until Friday 3 June, it is hardly surprising that the carmaker’s other production locales would soon follow suit. Here is how those plans currently stand: North America News releases on both the USA and Global Toyota Newsrooms extend North America […]

The last time we checked in on Toyota, Scion and Lexus’ Japan production schedule, the plan was set until the end of the traditional annual Golden Week holiday date of Monday 9 May. On Friday 15 April, however, Toyota announced via both its USA and Global Newsrooms that production will resume at all of Toyota’s […]

No sooner had we posted our 1-month anniversary update on the Japanese natural disasters’ aftermath and repercussions on Toyota and Subaru production that more news came our way. Here’s the latest information: TOYOTA Following on the Thursday 7 April cancellation of planned overtime at Toyota’s United Kingdom facilities, Toyota Europe announced that production would be […]

Everyone is anxiously awaiting the next “FUN” car to come from Toyota. Just last month  Toyota unveiled the Toyota FT-86 II Concept at the Geneva Motor Show. We’ve always wondered if we would get the FT-86 as a Toyota or something else. With this newest video teaser, it looks like Scion may get the highly […]

On Friday 11 March, northeastern Japan was hit by the double whammy of a 9.0 earthquake, among the five strongest ever recorded, plus the numerous aftershocks and intense tsunami it unleashed. The repercussions were almost innumerable, and today, a month later, are still being felt, and undoubtedly will be for many more months to come. […]

Amidst the recalls and drama that plagued Toyota and their #1 selling hybrid icon, they have announced the sale of their 1 Millionth Prius in the United States. This is a huge milestone in the Prius’ 10+ year existence in the US! The Prius has literally become the next “Corolla” as their best selling “hybrid” […]

Check out what I put up on Club Lexus not too long ago! This looks pretty promising despite the Audi-looking grille. This is a hot topic of discussion on our forums too! Check them out: Car Chat: LF-Gh Concept Teaser Leaks Lexus Prototypes: Lexus LF-Gh Concept Images Courtesy of Lexus Europe

That’s right, if you want an ultra rare piece of historical machinery, this is your chance. With only 351 produced for the world and 84 produced as left hand drive models, only 62 of those cars came United States. Like the limited production Lexus LFA (500 worldwide, approx 171 USA), the Toyota 2000GT have a […]