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Toyota

Read the latest Toyota news and recent events.Toyota is one of the world's largest automakers and is known as the quality, durability, and reliability leader in the industry. Toyota's Camry, Corolla, RAV 4 and Highlander define their class. Toyota makes trucks in its Texas plant and most of its cars are made in the markets they serve.

When you think of dependable vehicles in the automotive world, the Toyota brand belongs near the top. Toyota’s entire fleet of cars, trucks and SUVs is known for incredible quality and reliability over time.

The Toyota lineup in the United States consists of many popular vehicles including Camry, Prius, RAV4, Tacoma, Tundra, 4Runner, Highlander, Corolla, Avalon, Sienna, Yaris, Sequoia, Land Cruiser, Corolla Hatchback, C-HR, Supra, 86, Prius Prime and Mirai. Many other popular Toyota models and variations exist all over the world as well.

At Torque News, our team covers the Toyota brand in full detail. We provide you with in-depth vehicle reviews, trim level comparisons, how-to tips and Toyota breaking news and developing stories. We also try to include helpful and useful videos in many of our stories so you can get the most information for your time.

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Toyota to add 400 jobs in North America related to Lexus RX350 and RX450h

By John Goreham on July 24, 2012 - 6:04PM EDT

Another 400 jobs added by Toyota in North America will bring total to 1500 this year alone.

The 2012 Toyota Prius V Five: impressively efficient and surprisingly peppy

By Patrick Rall on July 24, 2012 - 4:06PM EDT

I recently spent time in a loaded up 2012 Toyota Prius V Five models and while the roomy hybrid was as fuel efficient as I had expected – the larger Prius was actually a great deal more powerful than I had expected.

The panoramic moon roof of the 2012 Toyota Prius V Five

By Patrick Rall on July 24, 2012 - 4:03PM EDT

The interior of the 2012 Toyota Prius V Five

By Patrick Rall on July 24, 2012 - 4:02PM EDT

The dash area of the 2012 Toyota Prius V Five

By Patrick Rall on July 24, 2012 - 4:02PM EDT

The back end of the 2012 Toyota Prius V Five

By Patrick Rall on July 24, 2012 - 4:01PM EDT

Customer loyalty still ranks GM, Ford over Toyota, Honda

By Don Bain on July 24, 2012 - 2:45PM EDT

Few verifiable statistics are more telling about automotive quality than when a customer repeats purchasing a particular brand. In those terms, GM and Ford are at the head of the pack in front of Toyota and Honda.

DENSO Steps Into The Vehicle To Home Power Supply Race

By Nicolas Zart on July 24, 2012 - 2:43PM EDT

DENSO Corporation has developed a vehicle-to-home, V2H power supply system that allows electric vehicles, EV to supply electricity for homes in tandem with Toyota’s.

Ford, GM, Toyota, Nissan following different paths to electric car nirvana

By David Herron on July 21, 2012 - 10:06PM EDT

If electric cars are our future, the automakers are following different paths to that goal, where most are focusing attention on one or two flagship electric vehicles, Ford is working on an across-the-board electrification strategy which will take several years to play out.

Hybrid And Electric Cars Surge Dramatically In June

By Nicolas Zart on July 19, 2012 - 4:21PM EDT

June is a strange month for car sales and this past one saw a dramatic rise in hybrid and electric car sale, up by 164%.

Toyota announces prices for 2013 Corolla, Land Cruiser, Matrix, Sienna, Tacoma, and Scion xD and iQ

By Aaron Turpen on July 15, 2012 - 6:43AM EDT

Toyota has announced North American pricing for several of its most popular models, including two under the Scion nameplate. Most are seeing slight increases from 2012, but several are still under $20,000.

Toyota 2000GT SEV in the UK for Goodwood Festival of Speed

Is Toyota developing an electric sports car to rival the Tesla Roadster?

By David Herron on July 14, 2012 - 5:27PM EDT

An appearance of the Toyota 2000GT SEV at the Goodwood Festival of Speed has sparked rumors of Toyota "going after Tesla" with an electric sports car.

Next generation Lexus LS to debut on July 30th with 4 new models

By Patrick Rall on July 12, 2012 - 4:36PM EDT

Toyota Motor Co has announced that the next generation of their Lexus LS full sized luxury sedan will make its formal debut on July 30th at an invite-only event n San Francisco – introducing the new flagship with four trimlines including an F Sport package and a hybrid option.

The 2012 Scion tC - fun, efficient and affordable

By Patrick Rall on July 11, 2012 - 1:36PM EDT

While the arrival of the new rear wheel drive FR-S may overshadow the front wheel drive Scion tC, those who want a very low priced, front wheel drive sports coupe that offers impressive fuel economy without compromising power should check out the Scion tC.

The front seating area of the 2012 Scion tC

By Patrick Rall on July 11, 2012 - 1:33PM EDT

The dash of the 2012 Scion tC

By Patrick Rall on July 11, 2012 - 1:33PM EDT

The panoramic moon roof of the 2012 Scion tC

By Patrick Rall on July 11, 2012 - 1:31PM EDT

The rear end of the 2012 Scion tC

By Patrick Rall on July 11, 2012 - 1:30PM EDT

The side profile of the 2012 Scion tC

By Patrick Rall on July 11, 2012 - 1:29PM EDT

Dodge Grand Caravan leads minivan sales through first half of 2012

By Patrick Rall on July 6, 2012 - 10:51AM EDT

Even though Ford and GM have essentially pulled out of the minivan segment, it remains a hotly contested portion of the American auto industry and through the first half of 2012, the Dodge Grand Caravan holds a fairly substantial lead over the Honda Odyssey and the Toyota Sienna.

Most electrics are just Compliance Cars

By Aaron Turpen on July 6, 2012 - 1:49AM EDT

Most electric vehicles that are releasing in the next couple of years are not really meant for a wide audience, but instead exist only to make California regulators happy.

Toyota launching TMG performance brand for future sports cars

By Denis Flierl on July 4, 2012 - 12:58PM EDT

Toyota Motorsport GmbH (TMG) is set to become the high-performance division of Toyota for sports cars coming out of the partnership with BMW.

BMW-Toyota partnership could bring back sporty Toyota nameplate

By Denis Flierl on July 3, 2012 - 6:51PM EDT

The new partnership between BMW and Toyota could bring back the Supra to the Toyota lineup with a BMW 6-Series architecture.

The 2012 Toyota Camry Hybrid XLE. Photo by Don Bain

Toyota Camry edges out Ford F-150 on American-Made Index

By Don Bain on July 2, 2012 - 1:47PM EDT

Today’s vehicles are built in the global market and most contain parts from around the world. That’s why the Toyota Camry can be More American than the Ford F-150 that’s built in Ft. Wayne IN, but of only 80 percent domestic parts, according to SciTech.

The Toyota contest page showing the winner Samuel Arnett. Photo courtesy of PRN

Stanford grad student raps way to new Toyota Corolla

By Don Bain on June 29, 2012 - 6:52PM EDT

Stanford University graduate student Samuel Arnett has won an on-line video contest promoting Toyota Financial Services' $1,000 College Rebate program and the keys to a brand new 2012 Toyota Corolla.

Toyota expands unintended acceleration recall, adding 154k Lexus SUVs

By Patrick Rall on June 29, 2012 - 4:48PM EDT

It has been a long time since anyone has talked about the massive Toyota recalls from 2009 that were designed to help prevent “unintended acceleration” but today Toyota announced that they were expanding that original recall, now calling back the 2010 Lexus RX350 and RX450h to address the same floor mat issue that was among one of the causes of unintended acceleration a few years back.

Toyota to build a sports supercar with help from BMW

By Denis Flierl on June 29, 2012 - 8:41AM EDT

BMW Group and Toyota Motor Corporation signed an agreement today to collaborate to build a future sports car.

2013 Toyota Avalon going hybrid

By Aaron Turpen on June 27, 2012 - 6:35AM EDT

The all-new 2013 Toyota Avalon will have a hybrid option with a 40mpg combined EPA rating.

Toyota GT 86 aero kit could preview Scion FR-S upgrades

By Denis Flierl on June 18, 2012 - 9:54PM EDT

Toyota has announced that the GT 86 sports car has received a new factory aerodynamic package that could signal future Scion FR-S upgrades.

Feds upgrade Toyota door fire investigation, expanding to over 1.4 million vehicles

By Patrick Rall on June 18, 2012 - 3:11PM EDT

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has upgraded their investigation relating to possible fire hazards in the door of select Toyota vehicles to an engineering analysis, while also adding new models years and a large spread of popular models that could potentially be included in a recall – a recall that could reach over 1.4 million vehicles.

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