Toyota of Torrance Blog

Toyota strives to lead in all technology when it comes to automobiles. Their latest venture may help protect us from the sun. "Toyota has invented an innovative glass technology that claims to reduce ultraviolet (UV) light penetration into the front of the car by approximately 99 per cent," according to reports.

The front-door glass will be used in various new Toyota cars to be launched on international markets during 2011 - and maybe soon set to launch in the United States.

"Combined with UV-reducing windscreens, the use of the new front-door glass will result in an approximate 99 per cent reduction…

2011 Toyota Highlander and Toyota Highlander Hybrid crossover sport utility vehicles are not only designed to be more stylish. They feature additional standard amenities and updated technologies, making them leaders in the segment of active and passive safety features.

The 2011 Toyota Highlander design showcases a new front fascia, hood, and fenders. The profile is sleeker with chrome-accented black rockers. To complement the new look, the headlights, taillights and 17-inch alloy wheels are also redesigned. In addition, the Limited Grade offers larger 19-inch wheels and silver roof rails, and the SE grade has a new power-lift gate.

While the 2011…

Toyota will continue hiring at its North Mississippi plant, where it will manufacture seats and other interior materials for the all new 2012 Corolla. The announcement was made last Friday at the site of the $46 million parts plant. The Corolla will be built at the Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi plant located near Blue Springs.

"We have begun and will continue to fulfill our promise to invest in the community and create new jobs in the region," Masaki Katsuragi, CEO of Toyota Boshoku America, said. The equipment needed to begin production has been ordered and will be installed in December…

The United States Environmental Protection Agency, aka the EPA, and Department of Energy have released the latest Fuel Economy Guide. This list contains the most fuel-efficient vehicles available in the United states.

Toyota Prius tops this chart once again, schooling the competition with an EPA ratings of 51/48 miles per gallon city/highway.

Toyota Motor Corp.'s best-selling gasoline-gas hybrid, The Prius, sold 22,263 vehicles in the month of October 2010 alone. The Prius went on sale for the first time in 1997, beating out their rivals as the first mass-produced commercially available hybrid vehicle. Toyota's hybrids…

2010 SEMA presented a few new cool vehicles, including Toyota's Swagger Wagon Supreme concept van - based on the 2011 Sienna, it's a stretched out concept vehicle unlike any other. It takes the minivan to a whole new level. The Swagger Wagon Supreme features a wheelbase stretched out by 44 inches, creating more room, but still retaining its seven-seat configuration.

Sienna's carpet has been replaced with wood flooring from the front seats to the tailgate. The second row "captain's" chairs now swivel and have been moved towards the rear to make room for a new spa seat…

Becoming a new Toyota owner just got a little nicer. Not only are you getting yourself one of the most reliable cars built in the world but now the Japanese auto maker is offering two years of free maintenance for new buyers.

This is the first time that any mass-market auto maker has offered over a year of free repairs to their customers.

The offer includes normal factory-scheduled maintenance, (oil changes, tire rotation, etc.) as well as 24-hour roadside assistance for two years or 25,000 miles, whichever comes first.

Toyota is now making the maintenance plan a permanent offer…

Toyota is showing off their upcoming models out in the fun land of Las Vegas. They hope to rally US dealers and gave its American consumers and fans an advanced look of the new Camry, FT-86, Prius, and teases of the new Prius minivan.

There were no huge info leaks from the Las Vegas dealer conference this year, but Automotive News reports "the mood among attendees was generally upbeat, despite a rough year focused on high-profile recalls."

More than 1000 dealers headed to Mandalay Bay casino and hotel, where Toyota chief Akio Toyoda assured his followers that new products are…

In today's highly competitive world of automotive engineering a manufacturer needs to make partnerships with the competition in order to make it to the top. In that tradition a major Japanese auto maker and top German car company might be joining forces to share hybrid technology.

Toyota has always been in the forefront with innovations in alternative energy and hybrid technology. Almost all Japanese auto makers share their work with other Japanese companies, but few head outside of those boarders to build partnerships.

It does make sense; Toyota has been the only company to successfully sell hybrid cars all…

Back in 2007, a Toyota hybrid pickup truck concept was revealed at the Detroit Motor Show. It was surrounded in mystery before this unveiling, and even more so after.

The concept slipped into obscurity while the Japanese auto maker attempted to build up its already highly successful Prius nameplate.

Now that the company is thinking of branding off Prius into its own sub-brand (the sedan, and sportier coupe and other models) their supposed Prius pickup is back in the spotlight.

Toyota called it A-BAT Concept and by the time is came to the 2007 North American International Auto show Detroit…

The Toyota Prius is the world's best selling and probably quietest hybrid car. Once the electric engine takes control of the car, it is hard to hear it drive by. This has become an issue in some areas, especially those with high foot and bike traffic.

Accidents over the years involving a collision between hybrid cars and those walking or biking has raised concerns that the Toyota Pius is too quiet. Toyota is hard at work on a solution to this issue.

The auto maker will start selling a $148 speaker system in Japan, which will play sounds under…