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Bathurst Winner And First Champion Wildcard To Enter New Zealand Grand Prix
Wednesday, 9 December 2020, 6:19 am | Toyota New Zealand
Bathurst winner and 2016 Supercars champion Shane van Gisbergen is the first big name wildcard driver secured for next month’s New Zealand Grand Prix at Hampton Downs. Shane van Gisbergen is a high profile addition for the 2021 New Zealand Grand ... More >>
International Drivers Get Green Light For Castrol Toyota Racing Series
Saturday, 5 December 2020, 5:38 pm | Toyota New Zealand
International drivers will be allowed to enter New Zealand for the three round 2021 Castrol Toyota Racing Series. International drivers have a window of opportunity to travel to New Zealand to compete in the 2021 Castrol Toyota Racing Series. Picture ... More >>
Financial Incentive Such As ‘feebate’ Scheme Urgently Needed
Friday, 4 December 2020, 12:57 pm | Toyota New Zealand
Media Statement by Neeraj Lala, Chief Executive Officer, Toyota New Zealand If we are not careful, New Zealand will become the Cuba of the South Pacific, a dumping ground of Europe’s dirty diesels and high carbon-emitting petrol-fuelled cars. ... More >>
Kiwi Legend Confirms 50th New Zealand Grand Prix Drive
Friday, 4 December 2020, 11:10 am | Toyota Racing
Kiwi motor racing legend Kenny Smith will line up for his 50th New Zealand Grand Prix in the 66th running of the event at Hampton Downs early next year. Kiwi motor racing legend Kenny Smith will line up for his 50th New Zealand Grand ... More >>
Big Motorsport Names Do Their Bit For The Next Generation
Wednesday, 2 December 2020, 6:34 am | Toyota New Zealand
Several major motorsport names will team up with the stars of tomorrow for Toyota 86 endurance racing this weekend at Pukekohe Park. Picture Bruce Jenkins. Some of the biggest names in New Zealand and Australasian motorsport are all set to lend ... More >>
The 66th New Zealand Grand Prix Will Be At Hampton Downs
Wednesday, 25 November 2020, 9:32 am | Toyota Racing
Hampton Downs International Motorsport Park has been confirmed as host of the 66th running of the New Zealand Grand Prix in January - the first event of the three round 2021 Castrol Toyota Racing Series. It will be the first time the Grand Prix has been ... More >>
Murph Junior Joins Toyota 86 Ranks And Will Race Enduro With Former A1GP Star
Tuesday, 17 November 2020, 5:57 am | Toyota New Zealand
Up and coming Kiwi racer Ronan Murphy is a high profile entry for the second of the TOYOTA GAZOO Racing mini enduros at Pukekohe Park over the weekend of December 4-6 and he will be joined on debut by former Black Beauty A1GP racer Chris van der ... More >>
Made of fun Yaris family adds the Yaris Cross
Friday, 6 November 2020, 9:07 am | Toyota New Zealand
With the arrival of the entirely new Yaris Cross compact SUV, the Toyota Yaris family continues to strengthen with a vehicle for all small car customer needs. From the fun to drive Yaris Hatch, to the exhilaratingly fun GR Yaris, the Yaris Cross rounds ... More >>
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing NZ Confirms Biggest Ever NZ Motorsport Prize Fund
Friday, 16 October 2020, 3:02 pm | Toyota Racing
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand (TGRNZ) will enhance the Best Bars Toyota 86 Championship’s status as the number one stepping stone for up and coming Kiwi racing talent with the biggest ever prize pool for a New Zealand motorsport series. ... More >>
Dayle ITM Confirms Strong Driver Pairing For Toyota TR86 Enduros
Tuesday, 13 October 2020, 4:01 pm | Toyota Racing
Dayle ITM Racing's Christina Orr-West will team up with endurance driver Rowan Shepherd for the forthcoming two round Toyota 86 Endurance championship in what promises to be one of the strongest combinations on the grid. TOYOTA ... More >>
Toyota New Zealand Confirms Boost For Kiwi Racers
Wednesday, 23 September 2020, 7:00 pm | Toyota New Zealand
Toyota New Zealand has announced today a COVID-19 support package of up to $500,000 to help Kiwi up and coming single seater drivers, and to continue their support of motorsport in New Zealand. The fund will be managed by the Kiwi Driver Fund. Focused ... More >>
Hat-trick For TOYOTA GAZOO Racing And Double For Hartley At Le Mans
Monday, 21 September 2020, 11:29 am | Toyota Racing
Toyota GAZOO Racing made it three in a row with its win at Le Mans on Sunday while Toyota driver, New Zealander Brendon Hartley, added the title to his previous Le Mans win. Brendon Hartley, Sébastien Buemi, and Kazuki Nakajima ... More >>
Where are Crumpy’s bush-bashing, river-running Hiluxes?
Friday, 28 August 2020, 2:50 pm | Toyota New Zealand
The hunt is on for two iconic Toyota Hiluxes that were stars of arguably the most beloved advertising campaign ever in New Zealand, Barry Crump’s 1980’s Toyota Hiluxes. More >>
Low Carbon-emitting Hybrids Dominate Sales Tables
Wednesday, 19 August 2020, 12:38 pm | Toyota New Zealand
Commercial customers such as Frucor Suntory and Griffins move to hybrid fleets Every time Toyota sells a new hybrid vehicle, which happens, on average, 15 times a day, the resulting lower carbon emissions are good for the customer, ... More >>
Orr-West Move To Toyota 86 Sets Challenge For Young Guns
Monday, 17 August 2020, 4:01 pm | Toyota Racing
One of the country's best ever female racers will make her Best Bars Toyota 86 Championship debut at the season finale at Hampton Downs, ahead of a full campaign in the category next season. Christina Orr-West will race the ... More >>
Strong interest for the 2020/21 Best Bars Toyota 86 Champion
Monday, 10 August 2020, 12:32 pm | Toyota New Zealand
Castrol Toyota Racing Series Announces 2021 Dates
Thursday, 30 July 2020, 9:12 am | Toyota Racing
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand has today confirmed its 2021 Castrol Toyota Racing Series dates. The 2021 series will run over its traditional five weekends beginning on January 22nd - 24th. The championship's final round will take place over the weekend ... More >>
100 Highlander SUVs To Help Small Businesses Recover
Monday, 6 July 2020, 10:30 am | Toyota New Zealand
After a nationwide call for applications, 100 small businesses from Invercargill to Kaitāia have been chosen from a total of 4000 entries to receive the free lease of a Toyota Highlander for 12 months. The Small Business Driver initiative ... More >>
Breaking My Back Was Only A Hurdle, Not A Road Block - Chelsea Herbert
Wednesday, 1 July 2020, 1:07 pm | Toyota Racing
New Zealand racing driver Chelsea Herbert has been putting the last few months to good use and is now '95%' healed after her Castrol TRS crash at Teretonga Park back in January. The popular racer (21) is now itching to get back ... More >>
Toyota New Zealand appoints new Chief Executive Officer
Thursday, 25 June 2020, 9:09 am | Toyota New Zealand
Toyota New Zealand has promoted current Chief Operating Officer Neeraj Lala, to the Chief Executive Officer role effective from the 1st July 2020. More >>
