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Making its Canadian debut at the Canadian International Auto Show today, Toyota showcased the Prius v midsize hybrid, part of the expansion of the Prius into a family of innovative hybrid-powered vehicles. The Prius v arrives at Canadian dealerships in late summer 2011. “With 60 per cent of the Canadian …

Toyota Canada announced that it will conduct a voluntary Safety Recall involving approximately 12,600 2011 Model Year Sienna vehicles produced before early November 2010 to replace the stop lamp (brake light) switch bracket. When the parking brake is fully applied, the stop lamp switch bracket could, in limited circumstances, be …

Toyota announced it will repair 7,300 Prius vehicles in Canada from model years 2004-2007 to correct a possible water-pump condition that could cause coolant to overheat resulting in reduced power output. The water pump is part of a system designed to cool the hybrid powertrain components and is separate from …

It’s been ten long years since Toyota launched the gas/electric hybrid craze with their then-diminutive Prius. And to celebrate, it would appear Toyota is trying to convince their U.K. buyers that it can be both economical and cool… economicool, perhaps? But sadly, it doesn’t look as if the “Generation X” …

When it debuted a few years ago, it didn’t take long for the latest Tundra’s bandwagon to find itself ridiculously overladen. A favourite of critics and opinionated bloggers, the bigger, better Tundra was billed as nothing short of the second coming within the truck market, set to dethrone the F-150 …

Toyota 4Runner Grand Prize Winner John Banovich BC John Banovich of Surrey selected from approximately 200 approved video entries As part of his video entry in Toyota Canada Inc.’s (TCI) “Win a 4Runner Video Contest”, John Banovich went to the woods and climbed a hill while making truck noises – …

TESLA MOTORS, INC. (Tesla) and TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) today announced that the two companies have signed an agreement to initiate the development of an electric version of the RAV4 as announced in May of this year by Elon Musk and Akio Toyoda. With an aim to market the EV …

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has announced that the 2010 Highlander and Venza have each earned “Top Safety Pick” status. The “Top Safety Pick” is the highest safety designation awarded by the IIHS. To qualify for the award, a vehicle must earn the highest rating of “good” in …

Toyota canada announces voluntary safety recall on certain 2003 model-year Sequoia vehicules to upgrade vehicule stability system Toyota Canada Inc. (TCI), has announced it will conduct a voluntary safety recall on approximately 1,500 2003 Model-Year Toyota Sequoia sport utility vehicles to upgrade program logic in its Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) …

Taking more control of their environmental footprint, Torontonians are headed to the Green Living Show in Toronto this weekend. Part of the Green Living Shows since its inception, Toyota is proudly displaying its Prius Plug-In Hybrid and exclusively sponsoring the Farm Fresh Fare feature. “Toyota is committed to supporting the …