Toyota Canada reports record 2018
Bt CRM staff Toronto, Ontario — January 7, 2019 — Toyota has announced its best ever year in Canada after selling 231,646 vehicles in 2018. That figure is up 3.2 per cent on 2017 thanks in part to a spectacular December that saw sales of 15,865 units – a 25.8 per cent increase on the previous […]
Van stolen with baby inside
By CRM Staff Toronto, Ontario — December 4, 2018 — A stolen van with a two-month-old baby inside was recovered at Italian Gardens in Toronto Sunday night. At approximately 7:40 p.m. police responded to a call that a brown Toyota Sienna van had been stolen with an infant boy inside. Const. David Hopkinson explained that an […]
Can you believe this?! – November 15, 2018
By CRM staff Toronto, Ontario — November 15, 2018 — In this week’s Can you believe this?! we have a few amazing stories to share with you, which include a first-generation Subaru Forester that made it to one million kilmetres and a man caught with a lion cub in a Lambo, plus much, much more. […]
Seniors could lead the transition to self-driving vehicles
By CRM staff Toronto, Ontario — November 1, 2018 — Self-driving vehicles are slowly making their way into the automotive industry, and a recent study conducted by the Traffic Injury Research Foundation (TIRF) suggests senior drivers in Canada have taken a strong liking to this innovation. In fact, seniors might develop a leadership role in the […]
Bid rigging investigation wraps up
By CRM staff Toronto, Ontario — October 22, 2018 — A nine-year investigation regarding the international bid-rigging conspiracy scheme of Toyota Corolla parts manufactured and sold in Canada has wrapped up, resulting in 13 guilty pleas and record-breaking fines totalling more than $86 million. Japanese car parts manufacturer INOAC Corporation, was the thirteenth guilty plea resulting in […]
Toyota issues worldwide Prius recall
By CRM Staff Toronto, Ontario – October 5, 2018 – A defect causing vehicles to stall while driving has forced Toyota to recall approximately 2.4 million hybrid cars worldwide. The Japanese car manufacturer announced Friday that the recall will affect roughly 807,000 Prius cars in the U.S. Vehicles affected by the recall include select 2010 […]
Friday Fun: Toyota’s sky high innovation
By Jordan Porter Toronto, Ontario – September 27, 2018 — New technology has drastically transformed the automotive world in so many ways in the past ten years. With fully electric vehicles, enhanced connectivity, and autonomous self-driving vehicles just around the corner, there seems to be no end to the imagination and ingenuity of today’s auto […]
Taking a look at the sports version of the Toyota Century
By CRM staff Toronto, Ontario — September 18, 2018– The Toyota Century’s super luxury vehicle has generated a sport version, referred to as the Century GRMN from Toyota’s performance sub-brand. With potentially competing against vehicles like the Mercedes-AMG S65, Toyota has created a one-off Century GRMN. Carsensor, a Japanese news outlet reported, “this one-off project also […]
Lexus Releases Mirrorless Cars
By CRM Staff Toronto, Ontario – September 17, 2018 – Last week, Toyota Motors announced that their mirrorless concept car will be available for sale late October in Japan. The automaker said that the side mirrors of higher-grade Lexus SE sedans will be replaced by small cameras, with the addition of a monitor on […]
Toyota issues recall for over one million hybrid vehicles
By CRM Staff Toronto, Ontario – September 7, 2018 — Toyota has issued a recall of over one million of its hybrid vehicles worldwide, due to potential fire hazards. The Japanese manufacturer announced that it will be recalling 7,200 Prius vehicles in Canada, after already recalling 554,000 in Japan and 192,000 in the […]
