Toyota begins shipping Le Yaris to America
May 17, 2013 by Paramo Bloggers · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Budget , Europe , Plants/Manufacturing , Hatchback , Toyota Our tiniest Toyota ( Scion iQ notwithstanding) is about to get a little French flair. The Japanese automaker announced Thursday that its Toyota Motor Manufacturing France facility would begin building Yaris models destined for North America – specifically, the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada. This will mark the first time in history that Toyota has exported vehicles to North America from Europe
Toyota Me.We concept is a multifunction Tupperware car [w/video]
April 24, 2013 by Paramo Bloggers · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Concept Cars , Videos , Toyota , Design/Style Not to be outdone by the Renault Twin’Z concept penned by Welsh designer Ross Lovegrove, Toyota has partnered up with French designer Jean-Marie Massaud to create the 2013 Toyota Me.We Concept.
BMW, Toyota mulling expansive partnership
June 25, 2012 by Paramo Bloggers · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Hybrid , Technology , BMW , Toyota , Diesel In December of 2011, BMW and Toyota signed an agreement to collaborate on lithium-ion battery development , and the deal included a provision where BMW would small-displacement diesel engines for Toyota products sold in Europe. It was brought up at the time that the partnership could expand further, and seven months later, it apparently has: Reuters reports the two companies ” have now agreed several projects” in “other fields of cooperation.” The Reuters report, based on an article in Germany’s Der Spiegel , said there were no more specifics but that the two company CEOS would make an announcement “in the near future.” A story in Germany’s Manager magazine went further, however, citing the same Der Spiegel piece and saying that BMW and Toyota would form an alliance around “joint projects in hybrid technology, fuel cells, vehicle electronics” and lightweight technology
Watch Toyota racer Anthony Davidson’s terrifying airborne crash at Le Mans
June 17, 2012 by Paramo Bloggers · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Motorsports , Coupe , Safety , Videos , Toyota , Racing The LMP1 racer standing on its nose is the No. 8 Toyota TS030 driven by Anthony Davidson, having just recently begun his driving stint and only five hours into the 24 Hours of Le Mans, while the red car next to it is the No
Watch a night lap at Le Mans in an Audi R18 e-tron
June 16, 2012 by Paramo Bloggers · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Motorsports, Coupe, Videos, Audi, Chevrolet, GM, Racing If you have a hard time fathoming what it must be like to drive in a 24-hour endurance race, you’re going to want to watch the video after the break. You’ll see an Audi R18 e-tron quattro – the fastest cars on the race track at Le Mans, by a smidge, over the similarly hybrid-powered Toyota TS 030 machines – lap the famed French track after the sun has gone down.
Dodge Extends Partnership with NASCAR Canada as the Official Vehicle of the NASCAR CANADIAN TIRE SERIES
May 17, 2012 by Paramo Bloggers · Leave a Comment
For the sixth year in a row, Dodge – in partnership with NASCAR Canada – returns to the racetrack as the official vehicle of the NASCAR CANADIAN TIRE SERIES. Featuring the country’s top drivers, the NASCAR CANADIAN TIRE SERIES is Canada’s only national racing series and runs across the country from May to September
2012 Toyota Camry leaked in Canadian auto guide
August 11, 2011 by Paramo Bloggers · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Spy Photos , Sedan , Toyota , Canada Trying to keep a floodgate closed is no easy task.
