How to save money on your next Toyota service

Toyota servicing is now much cheaper, for those in the know.

Thanks to European legislation, you no longer have to be tied to high Toyota service costs, dictated by your local dealer.

In October 2003 new European legislation affecting the motor industry came into force called “Block Exemption Regulation” 14002002 (BER), and this now means that you can book your next Toyota car service online and save up to 50% on what you might pay at your local Toyota dealer.

Before the law changed it was difficult to have new cars within their warranty period serviced outside a franchised dealer. If you wanted to shop around for the best prices on Toyota servicing, your hands were tied.

The change in the law now gives every car owner the freedom to service their car away from the main dealers, and still have their warranty protected.

James sets about putting the Toyota to a final destructive test on this free episode of BBC’s Top Gear.

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4 friends, 1 crash helmet, 1 Toyota RAV4, and 10 giant bowling pins. Let’s bowl!!

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Japanese automaker Toyota has been breaking records for a while now. It is set to become the largest automaker in the world by next year. On its way to being the largest company of its kind, Toyota has broken sales records and has celebrated milestone after milestone. Recently, the Japanese automaker celebrated yet another milestone as they have sold 2 million pre-owned Toyota vehicles in the United States since 1996.

The buyer of the 2 millionth Toyota Certified Used Vehicle is Mr. Brian Kabat of Bellevue, Washington. The two millionth Toyota Certified Used Vehicle sold to Mr. Kabat was a 2004 Toyota Sienna. Initially, Mr. Kabat was apprehensive about buying the vehicle because of the added cost of its luxury features. His grandchildren though made it easy for him to decide as they expressed their liking for the Sienna’s features.

The introduction of Tundra to the press is made phenomenal by Toyota. Press people present in the event said that the introduction belongs to a different species of automotive press event.

Usually, reporters from farming, construction, aftermarket trades, towing, hunting and fishing, RV, and motorcycle magazines do not come all at the same ride and drive. Toyota brings them together to take part in a remarkable press event. So far, it is the largest press gathering Toyota has spearheaded in its 45 or so years in the United States.

“People in construction, farming, mining, will help give us credibility,” said Michael O’Brien, product planning manager, who added that, among other things, the commercial sales fleet has been charged with finding high-visibility operations, such as road construction and maintenance companies to sign up for fleet purchases of the truck.

Ernest Bastien, VP vehicle operations group, said Toyota is treating the launch of its Tundra full-size pickup as if it were launching an entirely new division, including reorganizing its marketing and product development teams. “We have co-located planning, advertising, PR, event planning, distribution, accounting, and the company’s University of Toyota,” he added.

Tundra is a full-size pickup truck that was nominated for the North American Truck of the Year award. For the year 2000, Tundra was named Motor Trend’s Truck of the Year. Auto Toyota Tundra body parts are engineered to stand the demands of towing, transporting and other needs of real truckers. Further, auto parts Toyota truck are now also given more attention than before. The emphasis is to penetrate the loyal truck market of the industry.

Toyota is also making a Scion dealer sales-force training program beyond the traditional. In addition, the automaker is running a 4-day product and marketing immersion called “Truck Champions.” “The only dealer training immersion we have done that even comes close to that was for the Prius launch,” said Bastien, who added that Toyota ’s dealership training road show in January is also much larger than before. “We will train some 24,000 salespeople,” he said. “For the Camry launch we trained 18,000.” Auto parts for Toyota Camry exude quality and performance.

The new plant of the automaker in San Antonio, Texas has 200,000 units of capacity. For Princeton, Indiana plant the capacity is 100,000. Toyota intends to sell about 200,000 vehicles next year.

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Anthony Fontanelle asked:


The popularity of the gas-electric hybrid Toyota Prius in the United States cannot be denied. Its fuel efficiency made it a favorite among car buyers as the awareness concerning the threat of global warming increases. The increasing price of gasoline has also made the Prius a favorite among car buyers.

Recently, Japan’s largest car manufacturer Toyota reported that they have sold more than a million units of hybrid cars all over the world. The company announced that there are approximately 1,047,000 units of the fuel efficient vehicles as of the 31st of May this year with Prius having the bulk of the sale.

The Prius made its debut in Toyota’s home country of Japan in 1997 as well as in Europe. After the positive acceptance of Japanese car buyers of the Prius and the increased demand for fuel efficient vehicle in the United States, Toyota introduced the Prius in the country and the vehicle was received with much praise. The Prius was introduced in the United States auto market in 2000.

In 2003, the Toyota Prius received its first major redesign. Toyota made the car larger so that it can attract more attention from Americans who are looking for roomy vehicles without sacrificing fuel economy.

The redesign made the second generation of the Prius into a hatchback. Aside from the body style change, fuel efficiency was improved, thanks to an improved powertrain which is called the Hybrid Synergy Drive. Toyota made changes to the way the vehicle powers its air conditioning unit thus reducing the load on the small internal combustion engine.

As far as the construction of the second-generation Prius is concerned, it was made more aerodynamic. During the release of the redesigned Prius, it has the second lowest coefficient of drag of only 0.26. The Honda Insight is the only vehicle then that has a lower coefficient of drag at 0.25.

Another improved aspect of the Prius in 2003 is its regenerative braking system. This means that the car’s battery pack is provided with more power. According to the company, the improved regenerative braking system does not rely heavily on the friction-type brakes. With that improvement, Toyota claims that the stock brake pads will last for the entire life of the car.

Aside from the Prius, the Hybrid Synergy Drive has been used by the company on other auto models. The Toyota Camry has a hybrid version as well as the Toyota Highlander. The hybrid version of the Highlander uses the electric motor to enhance its performance which is considered to be similar in performance to a Celica equipped with a Toyota Celica cold air intake system.

Aside from the Camry and the Highlander, the company also offers hybrid versions of their Lexus vehicles. The Lexus RX350 has a hybrid version known as the Lexus RX400h.

The Prius and other hybrid vehicles from Toyota are being marketed in more than 40 countries across the world. In Japan, Toyota reported a sale of 345,000 units of their hybrid vehicles. Outside Toyota’s home country, the company sold 702,000 hybrids. The Prius is currently the best selling hybrid vehicle. According to the company, the more than 1 million hybrid vehicles sold contributed to a reduction of an estimated 3.5 million tons of carbon dioxide emission.



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Kaye Leery asked:


Toyota Boshuku Japan, Toyota’s main automotive interior systems supplier, is spending 1.2 billion baht to purchase a local automotive seat producer, the Thai Automotive Seating and Interior Co (TASI).

Earlier, Toyota Boshuku held a stake of 50 percent in TASI. NHK Spring in Thailand with 35 percent and NHK Spring Japan are other stake holders. The deal has been made through Toyota Boshuku Asia Co., Toyota Boshuku’s Thai operation. Toyota Boshuku Asia general manager Akihiko Shimanouchi said that Toyota Boshuku Japan and Toyota Boshuku Asia would hold 50 percent each in TASI after the acquisition.

Toyota Boshuku Asia’s capital that would be raised to 210 million baht this month from 30 million would finance the investment. Operating cash flow and loans would also be the sources of 500 million baht funds.

Mr. Shimanouchi said that Toyota Boshuku Asia was mainly involved in research and development for automotive interior systems. Accordingly, it has revenue of 13.41 billion baht last year and is the group’s second-largest revenue contributor in Asia.

Two hundred ninety-two (292) billion baht was Toyota Boshuku Japan’s recorded total revenue in 2006 from its global operations. From these figures, 13.5 percent or 40 billion baht was earned from Asian operations.

With registered capital of 250 million baht, TASI recorded revenue of 3.5 billion baht last year, which were mainly from sales to Toyota for its passenger cars.

Every year, Toyota Motor Thailand produces nearly 140,000 passenger cars.

Mr. Shimanouchi continued that the acquisition would mark the Toyota Boshuku Asia as the group’s production base in Southeast Asia. Toyota, with total management control, could share its facilities and transfer technology from the parent company. It could also coordinate marketing initiatives.

He added that they envision a strong opportunity to grow in line with the automotive sector in Thailand. Furthermore, he said that all major car makers including Toyota have invested in large production in the country, which recently has made a big expansion. They also foresee an opportunity to take one step higher to take orders from other car makers aside from Toyota.

TBAS plans to invest more in research and development and production. Moreover, it plans to use TASI as a base to further export its products outside the country.

About Toyota

In 2006, Toyota, maker of quality Toyota cold air intake was engaged in several projects which were designed to solidify its foundations while continuing to grow.

Lexus, being the front product, launched its new flagship model – the LS – and the new global Camry went on sale. In Japan, a new Corolla range was introduced, highlighting the significance of this best-selling car.

As regards manufacturing, various new projects were initiated around the world. In May, manufacture of the Camry began in Guangzhou, China. Aside from this, the United States (Kentucky plant), which in October celebrated 20 years of production, began manufacturing the first Toyota hybrid vehicle to be built in North America – the Camry Hybrid. Furthermore, the Texas plant in November began producing the new Tundra truck, a key vehicle in Toyota’s North American lineup. And in Japan, the Toyota Motor Kyushu, Inc. began full-scale operations at its engine factory, while Toyota Motor Tohoku Co., Ltd. augmented its manufacturing capacity.



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With a brand new factory in Texas, Toyota Motor Corp., a Japanese automaker takes aim at Ford and Chevy. In the American truck war, Toyota’s gamble will be its 2007 Tundra much larger Tundra.

2007 Tundra, which was launched at the Chicago Auto Show, is made larger than Chevrolet Silverado, Ford F-Series, Nissan Titan and Dodge Ram its mighty rivals in the truck segment. The latest model boasts that the enhanced Toyota Tundra parts paved way for greater towing capacity and truck performance. There are 3 available engine choices – 4.0 L V6, 4.7 L V8, and new 5.7 L V8.

The upcoming arrival of Tundra sends quiver to other auto giants. In fact, General Motors has hired John Mellencamp, Indiana-born rock star, to record a patriotic song entitled “Our Country” for a television ad for its Chevy Silverado. The ad says: This is our country; this is our truck. Said ad is designed to capture customers in the heart of America and to save its slipping sales in said territory.

Those people and car aficionados who do adore the Toyota Corolla are sure waiting as per what kind of changes and what kind of features would this exemplary and very popular car bring about come the 2007 model year. Well, the wait is soon to come to a close for one of the announcement straight right out of the mouths of the aftermarket auto body parts for Toyota Solara creator is that they would be bringing in not just one new Toyota Corolla version but two new versions for the Toyota Corolla.

In the Australian auto market, these two new Toyota Corolla models are going to be sent out. In fact, Australia has already considered this vehicle model to be actually their very favorite small car. And with the changes that the vehicle would be holding for the 2007 model year, most people are quite interested on how it will look and how the change would actually affect the vehicle’s performance in sales and in the business.