Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. While Tesla and BYD (not in that order) dominate EV headlines globally, Japan’s EV sales success for three consecutive years is a tiny 11-foot-long kei car that costs roughly $14,000 after subsidies and offers just 112 miles of range. The Nissan Sakura has become more… Continue reading Clean Technica: Op-Ed: How A $14,000 Electric Kei Car Became Japan’s Best-Selling EV & Saved Nissan004291
Tag: Toyota
BYD Dolphin G: PHEV hatch coming in 2026 to take on Golf GTE
BYD will take the fight to the Volkswagen Golf GTE and Toyota Prius next year with its first bespoke European-market model: a plug-in hybrid hatchback called the Dolphin G. The latest addition to BYD’s ranks is described as a B-segment hatchback and will effectively serve as a PHEV alternative to the Dolphin electric hatchback. Technical details are… Continue reading BYD Dolphin G: PHEV hatch coming in 2026 to take on Golf GTE
November 2025 new car pre-registration figures
SMMT released figures for November pre-registrations in the UK new car market. The data shows the number of cars disposed of by vehicle manufacturers in November 2025 that were defined as pre-registrations. The Supply of New Cars Order 2000 requires motor manufacturers to publish the number of pre-registered cars supplied and the gross income received… Continue reading November 2025 new car pre-registration figures
@Toyota: TOYOTA GAZOO Racing to Exhibit at Tokyo Auto Salon 2026
Dec. 16, 2025 TOYOTA GAZOO Racing (TGR) plans to exhibit at Tokyo Auto Salon 2026*1 to be held at Makuhari Messe (in Chiba City, Japan) for three days from January 9 to 11, 2026. TGR’s booth at the event will showcase TGR’s new GR GT and GR GT3 flagship models, as well as other vehicles… Continue reading @Toyota: TOYOTA GAZOO Racing to Exhibit at Tokyo Auto Salon 2026
@Toyota: [Toyota Times] The Pain and Humiliation Behind Ever-Better Carmaking – New Sports Models World Premiere
Sports car development is like Ise Jingu’s Shikinen Sengu ceremony. … In 1967, Toyota brought out many sports models, including the 2000GT and 1600GT. One of the junior mechanics working on these cars was Hiromu Naruse. Forty years on, Naruse-san is now the master craftsman, passing on his skills and expertise to young engineers, mechanics,… Continue reading @Toyota: [Toyota Times] The Pain and Humiliation Behind Ever-Better Carmaking – New Sports Models World Premiere
@Toyota: Toyota fortalece su compromiso con el descubrimiento musical con una donación de $75,000 a Music Will
Acerca de Toyota Toyota (NYSE:TM) ha sido parte del tejido cultural de EE. UU. durante casi 70 años, y está comprometida con el avance de la movilidad sostenible de última generación a través de nuestras marcas Toyota y Lexus, además de nuestros casi 1,500 concesionarios. Toyota cuenta con casi 48,000 empleados directos en Estados Unidos,… Continue reading @Toyota: Toyota fortalece su compromiso con el descubrimiento musical con una donación de $75,000 a Music Will
@Toyota: Serving With Purpose: Toyota Team Members Hand Out Meals and Smiles at Minnie’s Food Pantry
On a hot and sunny day in October, a group of Toyota team members spent their day supporting a local food pantry. Dressed in blue jeans and red Toyota t-shirts, members handed out bags of groceries to residents from the Dallas–Fort Worth (DFW) community, unpacked new clothes and organized educational books and winter holiday decorations.… Continue reading @Toyota: Serving With Purpose: Toyota Team Members Hand Out Meals and Smiles at Minnie’s Food Pantry
@Toyota: TOYOTA GAZOO Racing to Exhibit at Tokyo Auto Salon 2026
Dec. 16, 2025 TOYOTA GAZOO Racing (TGR) plans to exhibit at Tokyo Auto Salon 2026*1 to be held at Makuhari Messe (in Chiba City, Japan) for three days from January 9 to 11, 2026. TGR’s booth at the event will showcase TGR’s new GR GT and GR GT3 flagship models, as well as other vehicles… Continue reading @Toyota: TOYOTA GAZOO Racing to Exhibit at Tokyo Auto Salon 2026
@Toyota: [Toyota Times] The Pain and Humiliation Behind Ever-Better Carmaking – New Sports Models World Premiere
Sports car development is like Ise Jingu’s Shikinen Sengu ceremony. … In 1967, Toyota brought out many sports models, including the 2000GT and 1600GT. One of the junior mechanics working on these cars was Hiromu Naruse. Forty years on, Naruse-san is now the master craftsman, passing on his skills and expertise to young engineers, mechanics,… Continue reading @Toyota: [Toyota Times] The Pain and Humiliation Behind Ever-Better Carmaking – New Sports Models World Premiere
Toyota C-HR+ here in March to rival Skoda Elroq at £34,495
The Toyota C-HR+ electric crossover will arrive in the UK in March, priced from £34,495. The SUV is the Japanese brand’s third battery EV and sits between the bZ4X and smaller Suzuki-twinned Urban Cruiser. Described as the “core” model in Toyota’s EV line-up, the C-HR+ will give the Japanese firm a foothold in the popular electric C-SUV segment. When it goes on… Continue reading Toyota C-HR+ here in March to rival Skoda Elroq at £34,495