14 posts tagged “toyota”
Toyota will be the second major Japanese car maker to quit F1. It has been anticipated since long that Toyota would quit F1.
Toyota Motor Corporation has now publicized its policy to leave the FIA Formula 1 World Championship at the end of the 2009 season. And this is because of the company’s current economic crunch. This withdrawal by Toyota will be a blow to the Formula One.
Toyota's connection with Formula One began in 2002. Toyota has been racing for eight seasons. The Toyota F1 team participated in 141 F1 races and accomplished 13 podium finishes. The team never won a race in spite of having an annual budget of around US$300 million. But the Toyota F1 team was fifth in the 2009 Constructors' Championship.
Toyota mentioned that would keenly contribute to other developments of motorsports by supporting grassroots races and setting up events in which it is easy for people to participate. Now, the world's largest car manufacturer will concentrate on its core business of making hybrids and electric cars.
Green seems to be the mantra of all the car makers these days. Making its way through the green world now is Toyota, the Numero Uno car maker of the world.
Toyota unveiled a new lightweight, sporty concept car named FT-86 inspired by an iconic coupe from the 1980s. Toyota claims that this car is its vision for the future Trabant e-car.
The rear-wheel drive FT-86, with a low centre of gravity and a special two-litre boxer engine developed by partner Subaru, is said to handle like a race car but with less damage to the environment. This cherry-red concept car will go on display at the Tokyo Motor Show and aims to rekindle passion for its Corolla AE86 of the 1980s.
The four-seater FT-EV II runs on lithium-ion batteries and has a top speed of more than 100 kilometres an hour.
The electric concept car, less than three metres (9.9 feet) long and has solar panels on its roof and is designed to be easily recharged at shopping malls or at home.
Toyota will also display a new version of its electric concept car -- based on its compact Toyota iQ -- at the Tokyo Motor Show, which opens to the public from October 24 through November 4.
Toyota, the pioneer of petrol-electric hybrid cars, has said it aims to launch an electric car in the United States by 2012.
It is expected that Toyota is planning on launching the CNG edition of its successful model, Corolla Altis, in the Indian market very soon and it is supposed to be available in the country by early next month. With more and more opting for it, in India, CNG has become a very famous alternate fuel. The main reason for why there is a great demand for this fuel is that the CNG can save a lot of money and this is a factor that will attract more customers.
And it is always great to have a CNG kit fitted to the by the company itself. And such company cars are relied most by the customers than the once that come out without a manufacturer guarantee.
There is another problem that will haunt the company authorities and the customers alike and that is the availability of the fuel in the country; there aren’t many fuel stations in the country from where one can fuel their CNG cars. But it is expected that with more CNG cars available in the car market there will be more CNG fuel stations too in the country.
The FIA on Tuesday honored Lotus the 13th spot on the grid for the 2010 season. And this will mark Lotus’s return to Formula One racing. It has been fifteen years since the Lotus has been out of F1. The team, which is originally based in Norfolk, England near the Lotus car factory, is sponsored by a partnership between the Malaysian government and a consortium of Malaysian businessmen.
The headquarters of the team is projected to be relocated to a purpose-built facility at Sepang International Circuit, which is now the home of the Malaysian Grand Prix.
A request from BMW Sauber has been rejected FIA, but the team might get a chance in 2010 in case of any vacancy. FIA is also talk to the teams about expansion to 14 teams and 28 cars for 2010.
Tony Fernandes, owner of the Air Asia airline, will be the team principle Lotus. Mike Gascoyne, who had already been the Technical Director of Force India, Toyota, Renault and Jordan, is having the same role in the Lotus team also. Lotus has reached an engine supply deal with Cosworth.
Toyota and Honda Motors, two Japanese carmakers, have requested the Indian government to transform the standards of classifying small car. And this is because of that the small cars have low tax compared to other car segments. Both the car manufacturers have said that emission norms, passenger safety, and fuel efficiency should be used to classify a car into a small or large car.
Toyota and Honda are both very renowned carmakers of the country and their opinions are expected be viewed seriously by the Indian government. Currently, under the government policy, a car with the length of 4-metre length and has a 1,200 cc petrol or 1,500 cc diesel engine has a lower 8% excise duty compared to 20% duty and there will be an additional Rs 15,000 levied in case of any other cars manufactured in India.
It is also interesting to note that both the companies, Toyota and Honda, are launching small cars in the near future
Toyota Fortuner was launched in the Indian car market on August 24th and it received a very warm welcome from the Indian car lovers. The booking of the car extended the actual number of units that is been allotted for the country. And it seems that this acceptance by the Indian customers has rooted a new thought in the company’s mind.
The company is planning to expand its business in the country which they think is essential to compete with the growing demands in the Indian car industry. And as a part of its expanding plans the company is looking to expand its dealership network in the country. And Toyota is planning to open more outlets, around 150 outlets by 2010.
The company is expecting to increase its business base in India in the next few years. The company is also planning to launch a new small car by 2011. And all of this will be helped with the emerging dealerships of the company.
Toyota has just launched Fortuner in India. After a long wait the SUV was launched in India on August 24th. Initially the company had announced that it would launch the Fortuner in September, but the company then thought of not making its customers wait further and launched it a month earlier.
Toyota has high hopes on its SUV, Fortuner; it is targeting to attain a market share of 50 per cent in the SUV segment in the Indian market and to sell at least 2,000 units by the end of 2010.
The Fortuner is a fulltime four-wheeler drive that has a 3-litre Advanced Common-Rail Diesel engine. The SUV is available in the diesel variant and the petrol version of the model will not be available initially. The company, with this luxury model, targets mainly at the urban customers more than the rural ones.
This sports utility vehicle will be a good competition for Ford Endeavour and Chevrolet Captiva in India and is expected to do good business for the company in India. TKM will bring the Fortuner to India as a knocked down unit, which will be assembled at its plant in Bidadi. The car is priced at Rs 18.45 lakh (ex-showroom New Delhi).
Toyota Kirloskar Motors Ltd (TKM) has launched the facelifted Camry on July 31st, last week, the company has now announced, putting an end to the long wait, that the SUV Fortuner that was supposed to launch in September will be launched on August 24th. This sporty SUV is expected to improve the company’s business in India and increase its sales in the country
After the launch of Toyota Fortuner, the company is planning to not focus on anything else but on launching its new compact car. The company is expected to launch the car by the end of 2010.
The new compact car from Toyota is codenamed 800L is expected to bring in a new wave of change for the company. The company’s plant at Bidadi plant will roll out the new cars. The company has invested Rs 3,200 crore for the cause of the new compact cars and the plant will be equipped to roll out more cars.
Both sedan and hatchback versions of the car will be available with the price similar to that of Maruti Swift and Skoda Fabia.
Toyota has given a new face for its existing model Toyota Camry, and Toyota is expecting this new 2010 Toyota Camry to excel in sale in the luxury sedan segment. This new Camry that belongs to the seventh generation was first unveiled at the 2009 North American International Auto Show. The car has improved style and looks. The car will be launched on July 31st.
The 2010 Camry has a list of new features including new fog lamps, new fog lamps, headlights, front grille, LED tail lamps, and ten spoke alloy wheels. It provides the best audio system with Aux input and USB connectivity. Other features include vehicle stability control with traction control and a built-in camera in the navigation system. Beige Mica Metallic and Dark Green Mica Metallic are the new additional paint options.
The price of the car is not available but it is expected to be priced higher than the existing model. Toyota aims at rolling out over 400 units of Camry in the Indian car market.
The never ending list of cars that are been debuted and launched in the Indian car market is just marvelous and unimaginable. But this list is for sure capable of quenching the thirst of the Indian car lovers who is not ready to settle for anything less, they always need the best. The car manufacturers are acting like a ‘genie in the bottle’, providing them with want ever necessary at the right time.
The new look Toyota Kirloskar Motors has given to its Toyota Camry is enchanting. Toyota Camry is a sedan, which has created a global impact. Even though nothing much about the car is still not available the car is expected to be an upgraded version of Toyota Camry and the new look of the car is sure to allure the car lovers worldwide.
The new look of the car will include a range of new things including indicators on rear view mirror,new fog lamps, headlights, front grille, ten spoke alloy wheels and audio system with Aux input. Beige Mica Metallic and Dark Green Mica Metallic are two new colours of the car.
There are almost 400 cars that have been allotted by Toyota for the Indian market and these cars are sure to make a style statement pushing aside most other luxury cars.
