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Tokyo, Japan | AFP | Japanese automaker Toyota said Thursday it was suspending tests of its self-driving cars so staff could “emotionally process” after an autonomous Uber car killed a pedestrian in an accident. Ride-sharing giant Uber has already suspended use of self-driving cars after one of its vehicles struck …

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | Japanese car giant Toyota announced Monday that it will stop selling diesel cars in Europe, beginning the phase-out this year. “Diesel will be phased out in our passenger cars in 2018,” Johan van Zyl, president of Toyota Motor Europe, said in Geneva, where Europe’s first …

Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | Toyota South Africa Motors said Thursday it had issued a notice to recall more than 700,000 vehicles over airbag safety concerns, with some affected models dating back over 15 years. The Japanese carmaker said the recall was needed to replace front airbag inflators produced …

How does a car remain so popular for so long? Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sometime in 1996, a new type of vehicle called the Toyota RAV4 – which stands for Recreational Active Vehicle with 4-Wheel Drive – hit the American market. It was the start of a journey that …

What went wrong with `poor man’s Benz’? Kampala, Uganda | MOTORING GURU | When it hit the Ugandan market in the early 2010s, the Toyota Progrès was a hit. It received two main reviews; the first was that it was a “poor man’s Benz”, and the other was that it was a continuation …

VIDEO: Counterfeits distort large Import bill of machinery in Uganda Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA | Uganda’s import bill on machinery equipment, vehicles & accessories hit nearly $1 Billion dollars (3.6 Trillion), according to the latest report issued by government on Wednesday. But automobiles fitting into this large import bill on …

Toyota has been ranked the top motor company in the annual BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands Study. This marks the ninth time that Toyota has topped the automotive category in the report’s 12-year history. | THE INDEPENDENT | Conducted by market research firm Millward Brown, the study lists …

  Japanese car-maker serious about reducing forward blind-spot with clever, cheap solution to help you ‘see’ through your car’s A-pillars Toyota has filed new blueprints with the United States Patent and Trademark Office that could help drivers avoid accidents related to blind-spots. The latest innovation is claimed to be a …

This 2,000-horsepower SUV hits a supercar-rivaling 370kph Toyota rolled into the 2016 SEMA Show last November with a 2,000-horsepower, twin-turbocharged Land Cruiser. It claimed this beast, dubbed the Land Speed Cruiser, could hit a top speed of 355kph. As it turns out, Toyota was a bit conservative. The Land Speed …

Toyota’s Corolla has succeeded like no other car model. Its 50-year run has resulted in more than 40 million Corollas being sold, most of any model. The new 2017 Corolla furthers that value statement while remaining highly reliable and actually a bit more stylish than in years past. Toyota has …