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The all-new FG Falcon has become the first Australian-built car to receive a 5 (five) star rating from the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP). The petrol FG Falcon sedan range was awarded the maximum 5 (five) star safety rating rating with a total score of 34.6 points (out of a possible 37 points), giving it the highest score ever recorded by a locally produced car in Australia by a significant margin. Read more>
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Toyota tops Hybrid awareness survey |
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12/9/2008
Australian motorists view Toyota as the company doing the most to bring new technologies to market, according to an independent survey carried out by global research organisation Synovate.
The survey, made up of 500 respondents, was conducted before Toyota announced plans to manufacture hybrid Camry locally from 2010.
Toyota recently sold its 10,000th Prius in Australia.
Globally, Toyota expects to be selling one million hybrid vehicles per annum in the next decade.
In delivering its findings, Synovate said Toyota ranks the highest among all automotive brands for reliability, environmental friendliness and fuel efficiency.
The survey found ratings for two leading German luxury car brands "are also consistently high, however not to the same extent as Toyota on average".
The survey said there is a significant sentiment towards petrol electric hybrid vehicles such as Prius, and that a majority of consumers would consider a petrol-electric hybrid.
Forty per cent said they intended to purchase a conventional petrol vehicle, while 24 per cent intended to buy a petrol-electric hybrid. This was the next highest response.
Toyota's Hybrid Synergy Drive that powers Prius combines an efficient four-cylinder petrol engine, an electric motor and a battery pack.
"The survey results confirm that Toyota is a leader in delivering the technology to market, and the majority of buyers have trust in the brand's capacity to produce reliable products," Toyota Australia's senior executive director sales and marketing David Buttner said.
"Toyota first introduced Hybrid Synergy Drive to Australia almost seven years ago with the launch of Prius, and the research results confirm that an increasing number of people are aware of hybrid technology and considering it in their future vehicle purchase.
"As the world's most trusted vehicle brand, Toyota provides the most trusted hybrid technology, which is at our core in terms of planning for all of our models in to the future," Mr Buttner said.
Toyota Prius can travel for short distances on electric power only. The petrol engine shuts down automatically when the car is stationary or coasting, which saves fuel and cuts emissions.
Prius never has to be plugged in. The hybrid battery is automatically recharged while driving, and Prius also captures "kinetic" energy from regenerative braking.
Prius uses just 4.4 litres of regular unleaded fuel to travel 100km* - the best fuel economy of any five-seat car sold in Australia.
It also emits less carbon dioxide than any other vehicle on the market at 106 grams/km, according to the Federal Government's Green Vehicle Guide.
For more information, visit: www.toyota.com.au/prius
* Fuel consumption will vary depending on driving conditions/style, vehicle conditions and options/accessories. Source of fuel consumption data: ADR 81/01 combined cycle. |
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Toyota first to export 100,000 cars |
19/12/2008
Toyota Australia is set to become the first Australian carmaker to export 100,000 vehicles in a calendar year.
The milestone car is due to be shipped from Melbourne on Christmas Eve, bound for the Middle East.
It will be among more than 2,100 Australian-built Toyota cars leaving Australia that day aboard the Positive Leader. |
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