Toyota today revealed the all-new Toyota RAV4 electric vehicle at the 26th annual Electric Vehicle Symposium in Los Angeles.

The RAV4 EV has an expected driving range rating of approximately 160km and charging time of approximately six hours on a 240V/40A charger.

Toyota's popular HiLux has grabbed the crown as Australia's best-selling car with an emphatic victory revealed by sales figures released today.

A total of 3,565 customers bought a HiLux in April, marking a return to normal supplies of the popular workhorse following shortages caused by natural disasters in Japan and Thailand.

Toyota has succeeded in its aim of recapturing the classic sports car experience in its new 86, according to the expert judges of the 2012 Vehicle Dynamics International Awards.

Toyota is staging world premieres for three vehicles at the 12th Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, which opens to the public on Friday.

A compact sedan and hatchback, both known as Toyota Dear Qin, are global-strategic concepts featuring a design aimed at attracting more people to the user base.

The launch of 3.5-litre V6 quad cam Toyota Aurion has completed the roll-out of Toyota's portfolio of new locally made models.

Toyota's new 86 sports car will undergo serious track time ahead of its Australian launch in June.

The company has announced that two 86 sports cars will compete in next month's 24 Hours Nürburgring endurance race.

Toyota's new versatile Prius v will compete in multiple segments, bringing new buyers to the company's expanding hybrid family when it arrives in Australia towards the end of May.

As the world's first full-hybrid seven-seater, Prius v has a unique exterior design while sharing a family resemblance with the standard Prius flagship.

Toyota's HiLux has resumed its best-seller status with stock arrivals back to normal for the first time since last year's Thailand floods halted production.

HiLux 4x2 and 4x4 were the top-selling vehicles in their respective segments last month with combined sales of more than 3,500 vehicles.

Precision driving team Toyota V6 HiLux Heroes has backed up the unbreakable reputation of the Toyota HiLux by confirming it will continue this year with the same fleet of stunt vehicles it debuted with in 2007.

The team will also be renamed Unbreakable HiLux Heroes for 2012 in a direct tribute to the toughness of its own HiLux fleet and of Toyota HiLux in general.

Toyota has refined the quality, performance, owner appeal and value of Prius, the world's best-known and best-selling hybrid car.

The 2012 Prius comes with higher equipment levels and improved ride quality, steering feel and vehicle dynamics as well as fresh styling.