Latest articles on Auris 
Toyota Auris comprehensively restyled inside and out(02/02/2010)
Toyota has launched its new Auris 2010, with a sharper appearance inside and out, higher quality materials throughout the cabin and a suspension system tweaked for extra ride comfort and stability. As well as packing much more visual appeal, the range of three and five-door hatchbacks continues to deliver a combination of performance, fuel economy and low CO2 emissions from its line-up of Toyota Optimal Drive powertrains. Restyled exterior Rather than simple styling tweaks, Toyota has gone b... [more]
Toyota to produce a full hybrid in the UK(28/07/2009)
Toyota Motor Europe (TME) has announced plans to manufacture a full hybrid version of its C-segment hatchback, Auris, at its UK-based facility in Burnaston, Derbyshire. Production of Toyota’s first European-built full hybrid will kick-off at Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd (TMUK) in mid-2010. Engines will be produced at TMUK's facility in Deeside, North Wales. The announcement, which coincided with a site visit by UK First Secretary of State and Secretary of State for Business, Innovatio... [more]
Toyota extends iQ range with 1.33-litre engine iQ3 model(23/06/2009)
Toyota's iQ range has been extended for the first time since launch with the introduction to the line-up of a 1.33-litre engine. The efficient lightweight unit, already deployed in Auris, Yaris and Urban Cruiser is offered exclusively in the new iQ3 model. Benefiting from Toyota Optimal Drive technology for a combination of power, fuel economy and low emissions, it uses Dual VVT-i control of both intake and exhaust valves to deliver strong torque at low to medium engine speeds and achieve max... [more]
Toyota Urban Cruiser achieves lowest CO2 emissions for a four-wheel drive car(10/04/2009)
Scheduled to reach UK showrooms in May, Urban Cruiser is the latest Toyota model to benefit from Toyota Optimal Drive, advanced powertrain design and engineering that is making engines more powerful, while at the same making them more fuel efficient and less polluting. Its low emissions performance will add to Toyota’s progress towards achieving an average 140g/km across its full model range during 2009. Toyota’s new Urban Cruiser achieves the world’s lowest CO2 emissions for a four-wheel dri... [more]
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China passenger car sales up 55 pct in February (AP via Yahoo! News)
China's passenger car sales climbed 55 percent from a year earlier in February, despite a long national holiday, on strong demand for smaller cars and sport utility vehicles, an industry group reported Tuesday.
Car sales finally start to speed up (Western People)
CAR sales in Mayo soared last month, giving the industry a much needed boost. 282 new cars were driven out of forecourts in the county in February, compared to 161 for the same month last year – an increase of 75 per cent.
China passenger car sales up 55 percent in Feb (AP via Yahoo! News)
China's passenger car sales climbed 55 percent from a year earlier in Feburary, despite a long national holiday, on strong demand for smaller cars and sport utility vehicles, an industry group reported Tuesday.
Industry posts 36.6% growth in car sales in first 2 months, highest in 14 years (Manila Bulletin)
Total car sales went up 36.6 percent in the first two months this year, an all-time high year to date growth since 1996 as February sales of 12,573 units brought the year to date sales to 24,336 units versus 17,818 units in the same period last year, the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines Inc. (CAMPI) reported.
Feb car sales rise 33% y-o-y: Industry (The Economic Times)
Feb car sales rise 33% y-o-y: IndustryFeb car sales rise 33% y-o-y: Industry
Toyota Incentives Trigger Bounce in Industry Sales, According to Edmunds.com (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SANTA MONICA, Calif.----Edmunds.com, the premier online resource for automotive information, has evaluated early March car sales and determined that so far this month, sales industrywide are stronger than they’ve been in nearly a year.
Businesses driving car sales (GMA News)
Car sales continued to grow in February, largely due to demand for vehicles for business use, industry data released on Tuesday showed.
China passenger car sales up 55 pct in February (San Francisco Chronicle)
China's passenger car sales climbed 55 percent from a year earlier in February, despite a long national holiday, on strong demand for smaller cars and sport utility vehicles, an industry group reported Tuesday. Sales of cars, commercial vehicles and SUVs rose... Sport utility vehicle - Passenger car - China - Commercial vehicle - Business and Economy
Businesses driving car sales (BusinessWorld Online)
CAR SALES continued to grow in February, largely due to demand for vehicles for business use, industry data released yesterday showed.
China car sales soar (CBC.ca)
China's passenger car sales in February climbed 55 per cent from a year earlier, despite a long national holiday, on strong demand for smaller cars and sport utility vehicles, an industry group reportes.
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