Deliveries of new cars fell by -1.9% in the UK during November with 153,610 joining the road, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. It is the second consecutive monthly decline, and the third decline in four months, as the market contracts amid the race to meet tough EV market share targets. Demand from private buyers, among whom uptake has waned for two years, dropped by … [Read more...]
Evans wins Rally Japan & Neuville clinches series
After years of near-misses and countless heartbreaks, Thierry Neuville can finally bask in the glory of his maiden FIA World Rally Championship title at FORUM8 Rally Japan, where Toyota Gazoo Racing sealed the manufacturers’ crown after a gripping final day packed with drama. Neuville (above) and co-driver Martijn Wydaghe’s championship was secured in dramatic fashion early on Sunday when … [Read more...]
Toyota to test hydrogen-electric vans
Toyota will begin trials of its newly-developed hydrogen-electric hybrid vehicle on public roads in Australia. The Japanese automaker has been testing hydrogen-powered vehicles in Australia since last year and now its Hiace van hits the road early 2025. The company claims the hybrid system extends the range of the vehicle by 20% to 250km compared with when it runs on hydrogen alone, while … [Read more...]
New car sales slide again but EVs grow
October saw another month of contraction in the new car market, a concerning trend following August's end to two years of continuous growth. This decline is particularly worrying, as it highlights the volatility of the market right now, said Sue Robinson, Chief Executive of the National Franchised Dealers Association. UK new car buyers now have more than 125 different BEV models to choose from … [Read more...]
Toyota want bright sparks to fire imaginations
People and businesses with the brightest ideas are being encouraged to work with the world’s biggest car maker on the next generation of sustainable products. Toyota Motor Europe and partners have launched an open call for the second cohort of the Toyota Open Labs innovation initiative which aims to connect startups with Toyota group business units and support their ambitions to scale up and … [Read more...]
Newslines 28 October
Toyota Manufacturing is celebrating the five millionth car to be built at its Burnaston plant in Derbyshire since it opened in 1981. The milestone model is a Corolla GR Sport Hatchback hybrid, finished in blazing Scarlet Flare paintwork, and parked nose-to-tail, the UK-built Toyotas would form a line almost 14,000 miles long – more than half way around the world or from the Midlands to Japan and … [Read more...]
Neuville days away from WRC crowning
Thierry Neuville is on the verge of shedding his reputation as the FIA World Rally Championship’s “nearly-man” by clinching the 2024 drivers’ title at this week’s Central European Rally (17 – 20 October). The Belgian, who drives an i20 N Rally1 HYBRID for Hyundai Motorsport, starts this penultimate round of the season carrying a 29-point lead over team-mate Ott Tänak, with Toyota men Sébastien … [Read more...]
Diesels surge as private motorists snub EVs
The UK new car market rose 1.0% in the key ‘74’ plate change month of September, to 275,239 units, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders with private buyers turning to more diesels than pure electric models.. In what is traditionally a bumper month for new car registrations, second only to March, the performance was the best since 2020, but still -19.8% off pre-Covid … [Read more...]
Toyota celebrate 1st and 2nd in Chile WRC
Kalle Rovanperä secured victory at Rally Chile Bio Bío on Sunday mastering dense fog and treacherous conditions to clinch his fourth win of the 2024 FIA World Rally Championship season. Driving a Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 HYBRID, the Finn edged out his Toyota GAZOO Racing team-mate, Welshman Elfyn Evans by 23.4sec at the final gravel fixture of the year, which took place on gravel roads across … [Read more...]
Neuville bids for WRC crown this weekend
Thierry Neuville starts this week’s Rally Chile Bio Bío (26 – 29 September) with a mathematical chance of securing his maiden FIA World Rally Championship title. But it will take a perfect weekend - and a little help from his rivals - to clinch the crown with two rounds to spare. The sweeping gravel roads of Chile’s Bio Bío region host the country’s third-ever WRC round, based around the city … [Read more...]
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