Tag: Toyota

BYD plans to outsell Toyota in Australia

Chinese brand announces ambitious Australian expansion plans BYD Auto has announced an ambitious new model and sales assault on Australia, where the Chinese car-maker says it plans to quickly become a top-five automotive

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Toyota and Lexus to offer ‘steer-by-wire’ system in Europe from 2024

Electric SUVs from Toyota and Lexus will be among the car giant’s first models to adopt ‘steer-by-wire’ technology in Europe, a decade after it was introduced to negative reception by another Japanese brand.

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Toyota Grand Highlander, Buick Envista and some lovely luxury vehicles

Autoblog Staff It’s been a month since we served you with the full lot of Autoblog Editors’ Picks, and that master list is going to continue to grow as more new cars enter

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A US car dealership group just installed 10,000 rooftop solar panels

One of the US’s largest car dealership groups recently completed the installation of 10,000 solar panels on multiple dealerships. Rooftop solar on car dealerships Austin-headquartered Freedom Solar Power, which works directly with automakers

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New car brand’s cheap family SUV arrives – news.com.au

Chinese brand Chery is expanding aggressively in Australia and its Tiggo 7 Pro mid-size SUV has just landed in showrooms. The Toyota RAV4-sized family-hauler joins the smaller Omoda 5 in its local line-up.

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Hyundai brings vital new SUV to Oz

The popular brand has plugged a gap in its Australian line-up and the affordable new model will save owners lots of cash weekly. Now Hyundai has filled the gap between the two with

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Hybrid AWD only for Australian launch

The 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe will launch in Australia with a hybrid all-wheel-drive powertrain initially, creating a starting price likely be more than $20,000 higher than the current entry point. Hyundai’s fifth-generation large

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Elon Musk dismissed hybrid vehicles as a ‘phase’ while Toyota doubled down on them. Now they’re a ‘smoking-hot market’ as EV demand chills

Tesla CEO Elon Musk doesn’t think highly of hybrid vehicles. Last year he dismissed them as a “phase” and said it’s “time to move on.” But Toyota doubled down on them—and the move

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“You never take your position for granted”: Toyota Australia isn’t complacent about its sales lead, saying “the market will determine” if its strategy works against rivals going all-in on electric cars – Car News

“Are we complacent about our position? No,” says Toyota Australia’s Vice President for Marketing and Sales, Sean Hanley, who has spent a fair bit of time over the last couple of years talking

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GWM Tank 700 SUV revealed with plug-in hybrid power

This large SUV from China could take on Australia’s beloved Toyota LandCruiser and Nissan Patrol with its powerful twin-turbo V6 engine and electric motor. China’s answer to the Toyota LandCruiser and Nissan Patrol

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