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The sales charts in Australia have been shaken up over the past year with more and more Chinese brands emerging.However, Toyota still firmly is the best-selling brand in Australia.Toyota Australia Vice President of Sales and Marketing Sean Hanley said the company continues to be extremely strategic despite its success.“It’s competitive. Never take position for granted,” said Hanley.“Every day you wake up, it’s a new challenge. Every day you wake up, it’s a new way of thinking.“The automotive industry is evolving and moving like every other industry. Quick rapidly.“So to say it’s business as usual would be an incorrect statement. But we’re certainly not panicking.“We certainly feel confident and we feel in control of our destination. We have a good purpose. We have a great team of people and dealer network that’s working towards that purpose.“We’ve been very clear strategically for the last 10 years on what the next 10 years will look like.“So therefore, when you’ve got a common goal and a purpose that people buy into, including consumers, then you can be confident about your future, but it’s not business as usual.“The fact is we work hard all the time to try to get it right and there are times when we don’t get it right. We’re not perfect.“What I love about Toyota is when we don’t get it right, god, we try hard to get it right. We don’t hide from it. We face up.“In my 38 years , that’s the reason why Toyota is one of the most trusted brands in Australia and why it’s the most trusted automotive brand .In the first eight months of 2025, Toyota has sold a total of 163,491 new vehicles in Australia. The next best-selling brand is Mazda (63,208 sales), followed by Ford (62,581 sales).While sales for these established mainstream brands are all down slightly as this year is forming as a cooler year for overall new car sales, brands such as China’s BYD and Chery are experiencing astronomical sales growth.GWM has also asserted itself as a top 10 player in the new car sales charts. It plans to be in the top five by 2030.Despite the influx of emerging Chinese brands, a vast array of Toyota vehicles remain at the top of their respective segments. These include the Corolla, Camry, RAV4, Prado and LandCruiser.Where it has lost its footing is on the budget end of the spectrum with vehicles such as the MG3 overtaking the Yaris, the Mazda CX-3 outselling the Yaris Cross and the GWM Haval Jolion outperforming the Corolla Cross.Sales for its bZ4X electric vehicle (EV) are a splash in the pan compared to top-selling rivals like the Tesla Model Y and BYD Sealion 7.Over the next 12 months Toyota is poised to introduce another EV in the form of the larger bZ4X Touring.It will also introduce a new-generation of its top-selling RAV4 mid-size SUV with the inclusion of a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) power option for the first time in Australia.Toyota is launching a new petrol-electric hybrid version of the LandCruiser 300 Series in the first half of 2026 to sell alongside the existing turbo-diesel variants.

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We are on the cusp of a mini 4WD bonanza.Toyota’s mini LandCruiser FJ has been at the centre of rumours for the past few years, and it could be about to be revealed at the 2025 Tokyo motor show in October.New patent filings to the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) by Toyota, which include an image of what appears to be a production version of this revived FJ Cruiser, have only poured fuel on the fire.Not to mention Toyota Australia has trademarked the FJ LandCruiser name in Australia.Reports from Japanese outlet, Best Car, have given us a good indication of what it’ll be like.It really will be compact, measuring about 4500mm long, 1830mm wide and 1850mm tall, which is about the same size as a Toyota Corolla Cross or Hyundai Kona.It will have 210mm of ground clearance and full-time four-wheel drive.Power will come from a choice of either a 2.4-litre turbo-diesel engine or a 2.7-litre petrol motor, which are both found in entry-level HiLux utes.It will likely be based on the IMV-0 platform that is used for emerging market vehicles such as the HiLux Champ in South-East Asia.Toyota isn’t alone in developing a baby off-roader.Mercedes-Benz will build a mini version of its burly G-Wagen according to reports.Mercedes-Benz boss Ola Kallenius said previously the company was considering a baby G-Wagen this decade, but now the company appears to have confirmed it will be here sooner rather than later.It is expected to be based on the MB.EA platform that lies underneath the recently debuted electric Mercedes-Benz GLC.That model can charge at speeds up to 330kW via a DC pylon and 22kW via an AC charging point.The electric GLC has potent performance with 360kW and a driving range of more than 700km.Those figures could translate well in a compact off-roader.Land Rover is getting in on the act, too.Recent spy shots show a heavily camouflage shrunken Defender testing in Europe.It is believed it will be dubbed the Defender Sport, and is expected to be the little brother to the full-size Defender.Spy shots show the test car wears the same blocky, chunky styling of the full-size Defender.The Defender is available in multiple sizes, but will likely be a similar size to the Defender 90, which measures about 4320mm long.It is expected to be all electric, in a similar vein to the baby G-Wagen, and ride on the brand’s new EMA platform.This will enable 350kW charging via its 800-Volt architecture. Dual motors will give it pace and it will need to be more than capable off-road to wear the Land Rover Defender badge.Land Rover is expected to debut the model next year with production slated for 2027.Chinese brands such as BYD's Denza and Chery's Jetour, could also produce something similar eventually, too.For now the the Suzuki Jimny remains the only option for Australian buyers.

Toyota has revealed an update for the GR Corolla in its home nation, bringing a sharper-driving and better-sounding car, the brand said.On top of that, Toyota said it has addressed “the supply system for the Japanese-market model” so that the updated 2026 Toyota GR Corolla will be more readily available than previous model years.The “partially improved” GR Corolla has been bestowed with more structural adhesive, an increase of 13.9 metres of application compared to the 18.8 before, totalling 32.7 metres of adhesive in the hot hatch.Toyota said this will “enhance body rigidity while minimising weight increase” to account for more intense track driving. Toyota said it has found overseas circuits generate “more intense vertical and lateral G-forces than circuits in Japan”.To stabilise the G16E-GTS engine’s temperature and outputs, a “high-engine-speed-activated cool air duct” has been added as part of the secondary intake, which draws in air “directly from the front grille” from outside where the air is cooler than in the engine bay.The cooler air will help keep the turbocharged 1.6-litre three-cylinder engine more regularly able to achieve its maximum 221kW and 400Nm.Finally, Toyota said it’s improved the JBL sound system to deliver what it calls an “emotional motorsports-evoking sound experience even during city driving”.A subwoofer now brings total speakers from eight up to nine, meaning GR Corollas with the JBL sound system come with Active Sound Control, which uses synthesised “sporty sounds” that match the car’s acceleration and engine speed. It also mimics the anti-lag exhaust ‘burble’.As of now, the update is only confirmed for Japan, though as with many changes to the brand’s GR models, it’s likely to hit other markets next time an update is due. Toyota Australia launched an update for the GR Corolla and GR Yaris earlier in 2025.Toyota is also expected to reveal a hotter version of the Corolla to sit above it, potentially as a more limited-edition version under its GRMN badge - a model which had been leaked earlier this week from a dealer event in North America.

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