Short-Circuit-Shifting: Toyota recalling 156,000 vehicles for rear doors that may open while driving
Toronto, Ontario — Toyota has announced that it is recalling over 156,000 vehicles in Canada, Japan, Europe and Asia over concerns that its rear doors may open unexpectedly. The recall specifically affects Toyota’s 2023 to 2024 Prius and Prius hybrid-electric vehicles (HEVs), and has to do with concerns that water may enter and cause the […]
Tuesday Ticker: AutoCanada marks ‘record-setting’ quarter; Toyota teases new Prius, despite low model sales
Toronto, Ontario — In this weekly Tuesday Ticker, AutoCanada reports its Q3 financial results, adding more than $45 million in acquisitions to its portfolio. Meanwhile, Toyota teases the fifth-generation Prius amid decreasing global sales numbers, and Volkswagen crosses a finish line far earlier than planned. ‘Another record-setting quarter’ AutoCanada reported financial results last Wednesday, marking […]
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 […]
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 […]
Deflated Pride: Airbag problem has Toyota recall half-a-million vehicles
Toronto, Ontario — February 2, 2018 — Japanese auto manufacturer Toyota has announced a recall of more than half-a-million vehicles, including about 4,500 Canadian cars, in order to fix a problem preventing airbags from triggering in some crashes. The Canadian vehicles being recalled include the 2016 Lexus RX, Prius and both the 2015 and […]