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Toyota Australia Recalls Vehicles Due to Vehicle Stability Control System Software

April 14, 2022

Toyota Australia has today announced that it will initiate a safety recall involving Toyota Kluger Hybrid, RAV4 Hybrid, LandCruiser 300 and Mirai vehicles produced between March 2021 – April 2022 (inclusive). There are approximately 26,000 vehicles involved in the Australian market. Under particular circumstances, a software error may cause the Vehicle Stability Control system (VSC) to not default to the ‘ON’ status when the vehicle is next started. These circumstances are: if the VSC switch...

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Toyota GAZOO Racing Australia to Showcase GR Yaris AP4 At Formula 1® Heineken® Australian Grand Prix 2022

April 7, 2022

Toyota GAZOO Racing Australia’s GR Yaris AP4 rally car will swap the dirt track for the race track as part of a demonstration challenge at the Formula 1® Heineken® Australian Grand Prix 2022.   TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Australia (TGRA) will swap the dirt track for the race track when the Australian Rally Championship-winning GR Yaris AP4 lines up on the grid this weekend at Albert Park as part of the Formula 1® Heineken® Australian Grand...

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World premiere of Toyota GR Corolla

April 4, 2022

World premiere of GR Corolla (overseas pre-production model shown) Toyota has unveiled the long-awaited GR Corolla sports car, promising a spirited driving experience by combining essential GR Yaris underpinnings with an athletic five-door version of the world’s best-selling nameplate. Scheduled to arrive locally in the final quarter of 2022, GR Corolla will be the fourth GR sports-car model to be launched in Australia, joining the GR Supra, GR Yaris and the upcoming GR86. GR Corolla’s...

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All-New GR Sports Car World Premiere

March 29, 2022

All-new GR sports car (overseas pre-Production model shown)   TOYOTA GAZOO Racing (TGR) will unveil an all-new GR sports car in a streaming event from the United States at 12.30 p.m. AEDT on April 1. Ahead of this world premiere, TGR has released preview images. You are invited to join us for the full reveal and press conference at: vimeo.com/event/1928953.

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Toyota’s New LandCruiser Named 4×4 Wagon of the Year

March 27, 2022

2022 Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series VX   Toyota’s all-new LandCruiser 300 Series has been judged the best 4×4 wagon in the country, according to the experts at the leading off-road publication 4X4 Australia. Naming the LandCruiser VX as 4×4 Wagon of the Year, editor Matt Raudonikis said Toyota understood the recipe for success in Australia’s harsh local landscape, describing the new model as an industry leader for another generation of off-roaders. “Seventy years of experience...

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Toyota Connected Services Delivers Greater Functionality

March 9, 2022

Toyota has expanded the availability and functionality of Toyota Connected Services offering more customers greater peace of mind and enhanced convenience (Indicative image only).   Toyota has expanded the availability and functionality of its advanced Toyota Connected Services1 (TCS) technology, delivering greater peace of mind and enhanced convenience to even more customers. The new TCS convenience features are now available on the all-new LandCruiser 300 Series, HiLux, Fortuner, Yaris Cross, Camry, Granvia, and HiAce. All the...

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Toyota Wins Two Drive Car of the Year Awards

March 8, 2022

Toyota Corolla SX – named Australia’s best first car (petrol hatch shown).   Toyota’s popular Corolla SX is the best choice for Australians wanting to purchase their first new car, according to experts at leading automotive website, drive.com.au. And if your motoring needs require a large SUV, then the Drive team recommends buying the popular seven-seat family SUV, Toyota Kluger. Corolla SX and Kluger won their respective categories in the 2022 Drive Car of the Year...

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Toyota Australia Recalls Vehicles Due to Millimetre Wave Sensor

February 25, 2022

Toyota Australia has today announced that it will initiate a safety recall involving Toyota C-HR, Yaris, Yaris Cross and GR Yaris vehicles produced between May 2020 – August 2021 (inclusive). There are approximately 18,490 vehicles involved in the Australian market. The subject vehicles are equipped with a Millimetre Wave Sensor (radar sensor) and a camera to detect objects, such as another vehicle in front of the subject vehicle. The radar sensor used by the Pre-Collision...

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Toyota Takes Cowboys Partnership into Third Decade

February 24, 2022

Toyota VP Sean Hanley and Cowboys CEO Jeff Reibel with Toyota LandCruiser GR Sport.     Toyota Australia and the company’s North Queensland dealers have extended their partnership with the North Queensland Toyota Cowboys rugby league team for at least the next three seasons. The new agreement ensures the long-term partnership, now entering its 20th year, will continue until the end of the 2024 season – ranking it as one of the most enduring in...

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Early Adopters Drive a Hydrogen Future with the Toyota Mirai

February 14, 2022

Dr Alan Finkel, Special Adviser to the Australian Government on Low Emissions Technology refuels his new Toyota Mirai at the Toyota Hydrogen Centre at Altona, Victoria   Progressive organisations and businesses are continuing to drive the development of a hydrogen-fuelled transport future with Dr Alan Finkel, energy retailer Red Energy, hydrogen fuel-cell bus and truck manufacturer Hyzon, Telstra, and Melbourne’s Yarra Council among the latest to take delivery of a new Toyota Mirai fuel-cell electric...

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