Toyota
Toyota dethrones GM as US sales leader after nearly a century on top
Japanese automaker Toyota has pipped General Motors Co to be named the best selling car brand in the US, ending GM's 80 years of dominance.
The Story Behind New Zealand's Most Iconic Ad
In this episode of Eyewitness Sonia Yee takes a look at why The Great Crunchie Train Robbery was a runaway success at a time when the advertising industry hit a turning point. Audio
Working smarter not harder - the lean approach to dairying
When Jana Hocken moved from working as a business consultant in Brussels and Sydney to living on a Manawatu farm she couldn't believe the inefficiencies she saw in dairy farming. She's now practising… Audio
Toyota NZ announces massive shake-up
Toyota says declining car ownership among younger city dwellers, advancing technologies and climate change have forced it to shake up the way it does business. Toyota has been among a number of… Audio
80-year-old mechanic back in NZ for Toyota Racing Series
The Toyota Racing Series winds up this weekend with the New Zealand Grand Prix at Manfeild, and it is a big day for boy racers young and old. Most of the field of up-and-coming drivers from around the… Audio
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There’s been heaps of coverage of Team New Zealand’s triumph in Bermuda lately, but lots of it came courtesy of the organisers, the teams and their sponsors. RNZ’s man at the Cup tells Mediawatch it… Audio
Rats under the hood cause expensive repairs
Eco-friendly wiring used on some makes of new cars is good for the environment but unfortunately for their owners, irresistibly tasty to rats. Audio
Young people put the brakes on driving
Fewer young people are learning to drive. And automotive analyst Dave Moore talks about the Toyota Hilux Moose Test fail. Audio
Toyota expands car recall over faulty airbags
The world's biggest carmaker, Toyota, is recalling another 5.8 million cars worldwide over potentially faulty air bags made by supplier Takata.
NZ caught in global Toyota recall
Toyota is recalling 1162 hybrid cars in New Zealand because of airbags that can deploy by themselves.
Steve Thomson: Making Marques
Jim Mora explores the history of car logos with a creative director at Auckland agency Brandspank. Audio
Hamlin and Toyota win Daytona 500
Denny Hamlin won the Daytona 500 Nascar motor race in a photo-finish over Martin Truex Jr. to put Toyota in Victory Lane for the first time at the Great American Race.
Ute for sale after 1.2 million kilometres with one owner
It's travelled 1.2 million kilometres and somehow it's still in good nick. A Toyota Hilux ute with the hefty odometer count has surfaced for sale on Turners car auctions' website, after a lifetime… Audio