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Toyota tops Interbrand Best Global Green Brands second year running
By Toyota_Blogger on 2012-06-27 14:52
Toyota retains the number one position in the second annual “Best Global Green Brands” report published by Interbrand* this week. The report gauges the gap between public perception of a brand’s environmental performance (or “green image”) compared to actual environmental practices using publicly available data and information.
• Toyota Etios reach top 3 sales position in first month
• Locally produced Quantum and Ses’fikile driving higher sales
• Toyota remain top local manufacturer and exporter
Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM) today celebrates two major milestones with its announcement of 9,162 Toyota, Lexus and Hino sales in May.
Toyota South Africa Motors CEO honoured for outstanding contribution
By Toyota_Blogger on 2012-05-25 16:31
Dr Johan van Zyl, President and CEO of Toyota South Africa (TSAM), was today honoured by the North West University’s Potchefstroom Campus (NWU-PUK) for his exceptional contribution to academia and industry when he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Faculty Economic and Management Sciences.
Worldwide sales of Toyota and Lexus full hybrid vehicles top 4 million
By Toyota_Blogger on 2012-05-24 11:05
Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) this week announced that global cumulative sales of its full hybrid vehicles have topped the 4 million mark as of April 30. Cumulative sales of full hybrid vehicles in Europe reached 423,000 units.
• More than 750 species, represented by around 1 450 individuals, collected
• Very rare snail specimen, last recorded in 1800, and rare fish species found
• Toyota Enviro Outreach project commended by Government
The alien invasion of the Western Cape came under the close scrutiny of scientists from universities and institutions around South Africa when the fourth annual Toyota Enviro Outreach project moved into the Klipbokkop Mountain Reserve area close to Worcester where the fynbos kingdom merges with the little Karoo.
4x4 enthusiasts to celebrate 21 years of Toyota support for the Rust de Winter jamboree this year
By Toyota_Blogger on 2012-04-20 08:59
This year’s Toyota Rust de Winter jamboree, the 33nd consecutive year that this event will be held, is indeed special as this popular 4x4 gathering will be celebrating 21 years of on-going support by Toyota South Africa Motors.
To celebrate this milestone Toyota has invited all owners of Toyota 4x4’s which are 21 years or older to be part the celebrations on the weekend of 27 April to 30 April 2012 on the banks of the Elands River – and they will stand a chance to win some handsome prizes as well!
The 2012 Toyota Enviro Outreach project, which started earlier this week at the Klipbokkop Mountain Reserve in the Western Cape and runs until April 27, will this year address one of the biggest ecological challenges in Africa and globally: the invasion and spread of alien species.
The 2012 Toyota Enviro Outreach project, which started earlier this week at the Klipbokkop Mountain Reserve in the Western Cape and runs until April 27, will this year address one of the biggest ecological challenges in Africa and globally: the invasion and spread of alien species.
During the 13 days of the project, scientists will visit several reserves in the Western Cape to collect specimens from a broad range of invasive and native species and to produce DNA barcode records for all of them.
Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM) today formally announces its intention to assemble the Quantum and Ses’fikile at its Prospecton plant in Durban.
To date the Quantum and Ses’fikile taxi, which share basic platform and mechanical components, have been manufactured in Japan and imported in fully built up form.
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Sales of new vehicles, including commercial vehicles and trucks, grew by 6.4% to 52 356 units in February as reported by the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (Naamsa).
“The market continues to outperform the industry’s initial estimates of a stable or even declining total vehicle market in 2012. This is especially true in the commercial vehicle market, where we see a continuation of the momentum that started to pick up towards the end of 2010 and which has continued throughout 2011,” says Dr Johan van Zyl, President and CEO of Toyota South Africa Motors.
Carmen Blumrick and friends
We caught up with Carmen Blumrick, our Innova Holiday Competition winner, to reflect on her experience.
ToyotaBlog: How was your trip?
Carmen: When I heard I had won I thought I was answering the phone in a dream. I had to pinch myself to make sure I wasn't dreaming.
The planning had begun for a holiday of a lifetime sponsored by Toyota.
