Toyota Corolla 2019 News

This new plug-in hybrid powertrain could save buyers tens of thousands of dollars
By Matt Campbell · 10 Dec 2019
A smaller, smarter powertrain will soon drive down the cost of plug-in hybrid models globally.
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Is Toyota finally cool?
By Stephen Ottley · 17 Nov 2019
Toyota has long fought against the stereotype that it produces nothing but "whitegoods on wheels".Born from the fact that it sold sensible, if somewhat boring, like the Corolla and Camry, the Japanese carmaker has been working hard to change its brand per
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Toyota offers to retrofit smartphone mirroring on select models
By Tung Nguyen · 01 Nov 2019
Toyota Australia will now offer to retrofit Apple CarPlay and Android Auto smartphone connectivity to select models, but will charge up to $199 for the update.Only the Camry mid-size sedan, Corolla hatchback and Prius hybrid sold before October this year
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Can anything stop Toyota?
By Stephen Ottley · 27 Oct 2019
Toyota has for so long been derided as 'whitegoods on wheels', but Toyota is now riding high atop the Australian car industry and there seems to be no end in sight to its dominance.For decades Holden and Ford duked it out at the top of the sales charts, b
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September new-car sales numbers: Mitsubishi, Mazda and Kia shine in downward market
By Tung Nguyen · 03 Oct 2019
With one quarter to go before the end of 2019, Australia's new car market continues to haemorrhage sales as September's figures reveal a drop of 6.9 per cent to 88,181 units compared to the same month last year.Only the SUV market managed to find growth l
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Uber safety mandate comes into effect
By Tung Nguyen · 01 Oct 2019
Uber has announced that all new drivers from today will require a full five-star Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) vehicle, while existing drivers will have two years to move to the new standard.As for vehicles that have yet to be tested by
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August new-car sales shocker: Australia declared one of the "most difficult markets in the world"
By Andrew Chesterton · 04 Sep 2019
New-car sales have continued their slump in August - the 17th consecutive months of declines - with Australia now declared one of the most difficult markets in the world.Car makers reported 85,633 sales in August, which is around 10 per cent less than we
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Toyota range set for go-fast makeover: GR Sport versions coming to "each core model"
By Andrew Chesterton · 08 Aug 2019
Toyota has further lifted the lid on its performance aspirations, confirming each of the brand's core models are set for GR Sport go-fast makeovers.That's the word from Toyota in Europe, where the brand's sales and marketing boss, Matthew Harrison, confir
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July new-car sales show light in the tunnel
By Neil Dowling · 05 Aug 2019
Toyota maintained its stranglehold on the Australian market in July, taking out most popular new vehicle and runner-up, and holding an unchallenged total market share.
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New Toyota Corolla hatch, RAV4 hybrid, Prius and Camry being quarantined over brake defect as mass sales stop continues
By Andrew Chesterton · 17 Jul 2019
Toyota has been forced to quarantine some of its most popular models as it awaits a fix for an ongoing brake issue as the brand's mass sales stop rolls into its fifth week.The issue impacts the brand's popular Camry, Corolla Hatch, RAV4 Hybrid and Prius m
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