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Toyota has opened registrations for the Etios Motor Racing Driver Training Program, which is the first step to be part of the Etio Motor Racing Trophy. The one-make race championship will take place for the first time in 2013 and the selection process has begun. Drivers between the age of 15 to 24 years with [...]

The Indian auto market has been all about the compact hatchback class and who can make a mark in that segment. The Japanese auto maker, Toyota also planned to enter into this segment and gain some market share and thus developed the Etios and the Etios Liva, the Etios Liva being the compact hatchback while [...]

Toyota has unveiled the concept cars for its Etios Motor Racing Trophy, which is a one make racing series. This motorsport championship will be supported by TRD (Toyota Racing Development) and will start in the second half of 2013. There will be 6 individual race events wherein the Etios Sedan Petrol will race in the [...]

The Toyota Etios might not be such a massive success in India but that doesn’t stop the Japanese automaker to export the low cost vehicles to other markets. Toyota will start sending the Etios and Etios Liva to South Africa from March 2012. However, these vehicles which are set to be exported will be slightly [...]

Toyota, the Japanese company which is known for quality is recalling 41000 units of the Etios and Etios Liva in India. Both the cars are affected with a faulty inlet pipe, which connects to the fuel tank. Although this is technically a recall, the company chose to call it a safety campaign. The filler hose [...]

Toyota has managed to enter the mass market for hatchback and entry level sedan via the Etios and Etios Liva but the both the cars are not doing that great because of no diesel engine option. Toyota when launching Etios said that the diesel version will be coming too and finally that day has come [...]

Toyota will be launching the Etios and Etios Liva with diesel power later this week (9th September) and till date everyone was expecting a 76 BHP oil burner to power these India made models. Toyota is using the same 1.4-liter D-4D motor which does duty in the Corolla Altis, sans the variable geometry turbo. Thus [...]

Toyota was doing decent numbers of the Etios and Etios Liva, when the interest and fuel rates were hiked. To make matters worst for Toyota, Honda and Maruti launched the new Jazz and Swift respectively. However, Toyota was ready for all this and will unleash its diesel attack on its competitors with the launch of [...]

Toyota recently unleashed its attack on Maruti Suzuki by launching the Etios sedan and following it with the Etios Liva hatchback. Now the company plans to launch the Etios diesel in September 2011, giving tough competition to the Maruti Suzuki’s Swift DZire. The diesel powered Etios will come at a premium of Rs. 75,000/- over [...]

What is similar between India and Brazil? Well, both of our car buying tastes and requirements are quite similar and thus Toyota plans to launch the Etios sedan in the Latin American country. The company has started work on its new vehicle plant in Sorocaba, Brazil, where they will manufacture the Etios by the end [...]