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The Toyota Corolla is the world’s largest-selling car, with more than 35 million sold worldwide, including well over one million in Australia. Following this facelift, all Corolla hatch models will have Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) and Traction Control (TRC) as standard equipment. In addition, all models will have four SRS airbags as standard equipment, with the facelift addition of front-seat side SRS airbags.

Toyota Corolla Hatchback Conquest and Levin ZR have seven SRS airbags as standard equipment, including driver’s knee airbag and full-length curtain-shield airbags. Toyota Corolla Ascent and Levin SR can be specified with the optional enhanced safety pack, which includes seven airbags in total. Corolla Hatchback’s facelift also includes new audio systems, new exterior colours and interior trim and alloy wheel designs, new steering wheels, a new front mask and new rear look.

Toyota Corolla Ascent Sport Special Edition

Toyota Corolla is a huge seller in Australia and has been for decades. Not content to rest on its laurels, Toyota Australia has announced a special edition called the Corolla Ascent Sport. It is based on the standard Corolla Ascent hatch – no sedan

Toyota to boost Chinese production with third plant in 2012

Toyota will boost its Chinese production to close to one million vehicles per year after confirming the addition of a third plant in early 2012. Production commencement at the 3.8 billion yuan ($602 million) Changchun plant was put on the backburn

Toyota sells five-millionth car in Australia

Toyota has sold its five-millionth vehicle in Australia after commencing sales here in 1963. Toyota says that although it is impossible to determine the exact vehicle, date or customer, its records indicate the milestone was reached sometime in th

Toyota Corolla gets VSC standard across the range

Australia's most popular small car just got a whole lot safer with Toyota offering vehicle stability control (VSC) as standard across the entire Toyota Corolla range. Each Toyota Corolla produced since December has received the standard fitmen

Toyota sales up 17.8 per cent in February

Toyota Australia saw a solid increase in sales during February recording a 17.8 per cent rise over the same month last year. Toyota sold 16,814 vehicles last month, an impressive 15.5 per cent gain on January's effort, and some 5601 vehicles - or

Toyota Corolla steering complaints under investigation USA

*Update* Toyota Motor Corporation - Japan has advised the electric power-steering system used in Corolla models sold in Australia is different from that used for models sold in the United States. In another twist in the Toyota recall saga the US

Ford introduces incentive program as Toyota recalls spread

Following the lead of General Motors, Ford US has introduced an even more aggressive incentive program to encourage Japanese car buyers to abandon their brands in the wake of Toyota’s accelerator recall issues. From today until March 1, Ford is