The Latest Breaking News from Akio Toyoda

DAT is being tested in race cars but will be offered in road-going models.

Akio Toyoda has already asked the executive team to revive the sports car.

The three-time constructors’ champion became synonymous with the WRC in the 1990s and 2000s winning drivers’ titles with Colin McRae (1995), Richard Burns (2001) and Petter Solberg (2003).

Car maker’s involvement in the management of motorsport programmes has been thrust into the spotlight by the 'football manager' style turnover of senior staff at the Alpine Formula 1 team. It doesn’t take an expert to realise that seven team principals across 10 years for the Enstone team is not…

1. Rovanpera crashes out but still leaves impact on rally

Some have begun to work with Tesla and become more aligned on global electric vehicle growth ambitions.

Takero Kato, the president of Toyota's BEV Factory EV business unit, said he wants to change the future of cars, production, and work through BEVs.

The 18-time WRC rally winner will forsake his role as Toyota WRC team principal for a weekend to pilot a fourth GR Yaris at the gravel rally, alongside reigning world champion Kalle Rovanpera, Elfyn Evans and Takamoto Katsuta.

One minute and 22 seconds. That was all that separated Toyota from a sixth consecutive victory at the Le Mans 24 Hours. And what shouldn’t be forgotten is what a historically slim margin that is in the context of the French enduro that was celebrating its centenary running.