It was at the 2011 Tokyo Auto Show that Toyota first unveiled their iQ Supercharger. One year later at the 2012 Tokyo Auto Salon, the company confirmed its development and announced that the car is ready for production. This iQ Supercharger will be produced by Toyota partner Gazoo Racing. It will possess the same 1.3 liter four cylinder engine as was seen in the earlier iQ model but much sturdier thanks... 

With a number of auto companies heading the turbo petrol and direct injection way, Toyota has also decided to jump into the fray. While Hyundai and Kia have already entered the markets, Honda and Toyota are new and rather late entrants. Hybrid engines are the need of the hour and becoming ever popular though they have yet to reach the limits achieved by turbocharged internal combustion engines. Toyota... 

Reports suggest that General Motors have regained their title as the largest auto manufacturer in the world. During the year 2011, GM sold 9.03 million units. Exact figures are not all in as yet but it is a clear indication that GM has maintained their position in the auto sector. Volkswagen sales were at 8.16 million units, an increase of 14.3% as compared to what Volkswagen sold during 2010 which... 

BMW and Toyota have entered into a new agreement whereby the two auto majors will share engines and hybrid technologies to ensure sharing of cost of development for these highly efficient engines. BMW has stated that 1.6 liter and 2.0 liter four cylinder diesel engines would be used in certain Toyota models from 2014. However, it is yet to confirm how much of technology and components these two companies... 

Auto brands such as Toyota, Honda, Ford, Chevrolet and Hyundai are among those which are most likely to be researched by prospective buyers. Shoppers who rely on internet for their information are most likely to gain more inputs for these brands as compared to any other brands by other manufacturers. In a study conducted it was found that Hyundai was in the top five lost with a 7.5% share of interest... 

Much earlier Honda had announced their plans of producing cars in the United States and exporting them around the world.  Now, Toyota too has similar plans where they plan on exporting Camry to South Korea starting from January 2012.  Toyota plans on shipping at least 600 such vehicles per year.  Under normal circumstances, these vehicles would be supplied from Korea, but taking into consideration... 

By early next year, Toyota is all set to its own in house performance tuning shop or Toyota Racing Development in India. This will be on show at the New Delhi Auto Expo in January. Mr. Sandeep Singh, deputy Managing Director of Toyota Kirloskar Motors said that this TRD would either be launched at the Auto Expo or within three months. TRD would offer accessories and performance accessories such as... 

With increased need being felt for a cleaner and greener environment, auto companies are devising ways of realizing this dream.  The need for green battery operated vehicles is the need of the hour and top auto companies, Toyota and BMW have come together for just that purpose. Research is on for cleaner next generation car batteries with zero emissions and fuel economy.  These two companies are... 

Toyota has taken the wraps off their new FCV-R Concept vehicle at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show 2011.  The sedan type concept with fuel cell is an impressive looking vehicle with next gen hydrogen powered technology.  Toyota plans on launching this vehicle in auto markets by 2015 and it will have a 70 MPa fuel tank capacity to contain hydrogen for upto 700 km or 435 miles. On its exterior, FCV-R from... 

Honda Motor Co is staying true to developing small compact cars and diesel engines to meet specific Indian auto market demands. Chief Officer (Development Operations), and Honda R&D Co (Automobile R&D Center) Managing Officer, Yasuhisa Arai had this to say. "We are aware of the petrol price increase in India but we consider that as a sign of growth in the Indian market... definitely we are...