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2026 Toyota RAV4 creates buzz at dealerships with new Arene operating system

Dealers say customers already are excited about the 2026 Toyota RAV4, unveiled in Texas at Toyota’s North American headquarters.

May 23, 2025 01:44 PM
Column: Toyota CEO pulls off chairman’s dream of ‘just talking’

Unshackling company leaders from their staffs’ PowerPoints and spreadsheets is something that Akio Toyoda has been trying to do for years.

May 22, 2025 03:02 PM
Japan automakers seek emergency stimulus, tariff breakthrough

Japan’s auto industry lobby wants the government to reach a tariff breakthrough similar to other U.S. deals.

May 22, 2025 10:36 AM
Toyota joins race for humanoid robot workers, pledges to amplify — not replace — people

Toyota has joined the race for humanoid robot factory workers. But the Japanese carmaker pledges the robots will augment human employees, not replace them, all while unleashing a wave of productivity and a new era of hyper-customized vehicles.

May 22, 2025 05:00 AM
PHOTOS: 2026 Toyota RAV4

The redesigned 2026 Toyota RAV4 gets an all-hybrid strategy, boosted power and safety plus new trim levels and infotainment systems.

May 21, 2025 10:07 PM
Toyota’s Ted Ogawa: Stretch life cycles to improve affordability

In an exclusive interview, Toyota Motor North America CEO Ted Ogawa said that affordability can be helped by stretching some vehicle life cycles.

May 21, 2025 01:49 PM
Toyota explores compact pickup for U.S. to slot below Tacoma

Toyota executives say the Japanese automaker is listening to U.S. dealer requests for a pickup smaller than the brand’s bestselling midsize Tacoma.

May 21, 2025 01:40 PM
Toyota’s Arene, debuting in the 2026 RAV4, launches a new era of advanced software

Toyota is finally making its cars more like smartphones, with the launch of a pivotal software system in the top-selling RAV4 crossover, after more than five years of development.

May 21, 2025 10:45 AM
Toyota adds cheaper RAV4 plug-in hybrid version in Europe to broaden SUV’s appeal

The new PHEV version will bridge the gap between the full-hybrid base model and the PHEV four-wheel-drive model, currently a €12,000 difference.

May 21, 2025 08:27 AM
More powerful 2026 Toyota RAV4 will be hybrid-only, with U.S. production boost possible

The 2026 Toyota RAV4 will follow the Camry and come standard with a hybrid powertrain, with a PHEV available as an option. The sixth-generation RAV4 arrives in U.S. showrooms this fall, Toyota said.

May 21, 2025 01:00 AM
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