Toyota News

In 2005, three years after the Mini Cooper's surprisingly strong debut in the United States, brand executives wondered how many more buyers there could be for a 12-foot car.

Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index has risen more than 40 percent so far in 2013, to roughly 14,000, thanks in part to the falling yen.

The beloved RAV4 was strategically reborn as a compact crossover this year, and Toyota is betting on capturing the hearts of SUV-loving Koreans by competing with Honda's CRV, Volkswagen's Tiguan and, more importantly, Hyundai's Santa Fe.

Big, puffy and comfortable, the Avalon has served Toyota like a trusty Barcalounger.

Toyota Motor Corp is planning to increase production of lithium-ion batteries by six times, as the automaker prepares to eventually use them in its flagship Prius gasoline-electric hybrid cars, the Nikkei business daily reported on Sunday.

General Motors paid special attention to smoothness and quietness, neither normally associated with big pickups, in redesigning its full-size trucks for 2014.

Like many offerings in the Kia lineup, the Sorento has distanced itself from its modest beginnings when the Korean automaker produced mainly affordable cars that often came with a "cheap" tagline.

Sometime in the next few weeks, the 100,000th plug-in electric car will be sold in the U.S. But they're still mostly a mystery to the average new-car buyer, and there are a few key principles that get shared over and over again.

European-built cars sold in the U.S. typically have a prestigious or rarefied air to them, usually hailing from Germany, Italy or the U.K. The Volkswagen Golf has been one of the lowest-priced models to come across the Atlantic in recent years.

The dilemma: We have a 2001 Renault Scenic which needs to be replaced this year.

Just when you thought the Mercedes S-Class sedan couldn't get any grander, it has.

When Virginia Maiden woke up on Tuesday, she realized that someone had stolen her 1995 Toyota 4-Runner. Shit .

Millions of potentially dangerous cars are on the road right now. The manufacturers have recalled them, but the problems haven't been fixed.

They say he was last seen wearing a brown Oklahoma Highway patrol cap and blue jeans.

In this Wednesday, May 15, 2013, file photo, people are reflected on the electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo.

The Toyota Prius has put in its time as the benchmark for hybrids and fuel efficient vehicles on American roads.

If you've been keeping up with my recent gadget diary posts, you'll know that I've been interested in wirelessly charging my Samsung Galaxy S3.

The city is projected to save $36,000 in general fund money with the purchase of four hybrid vehicles for its code enforcement staff.

Toyota Motor Manufacturing France has started production of the Toyota Yaris compact car for export to the US, Canada and Puerto Rico.

First the bad news. During a week of mixed driving, the 2013 Ford C-MAX Hybrid did not get its EPA-estimated 47 miles per gallon.