Defra, the government department responsible for the environment, food and rural affairs, is replacing a significant proportion of its diesel company car fleet with British-built Toyota Auris hybrid electric models. The changeover, expected to cover more than 400 vehicles, is already under way and will continue throughout 2018 in a rolling replacement process. The cars will be used by four Defra organisations: Environment Agency, Marine Management Organisation, Rural Payments Agency and Animal and Plant Health Agency.
Toyota has revealed the all-new, fifth generation RAV4 SUV at the New York International Auto Show. It is the first RAV4 to be built on a Toyota New Global Architecture platform. Toyota says the new RAV4 remains true to its heritage as the original pioneer of the recreational SUV segment, making significant advances in powertrain technologies, dynamic performance, intelligent safety provisions and all-round quality.
Toyota Motor Europe (TME) announced today that the third generation Toyota Auris will be built at Toyota Manufacturing UK’s (TMUK) car plant in Burnaston, Derbyshire (UK). TMUK’s factory in Deeside, North Wales will be the main source for its engines
The third generation Auris will make its world debut at the Geneva Motor Show. Featuring what Toyota describes as a more dynamic exterior design and with a new 2.0 litre full hybrid powertrain joining the engine line-up, it marks the debut of Toyota’s dual hybrid strategy.
The increasing popularity of Toyota’s petrol-electric hybrid vehicles helped propel the manufacturer to a 5.5 per cent increase in new vehicle sales in 2017 – in a UK market that declined overall by 5.6 per cent
