Avalon
Toyota seeks breakthrough in reworked cars
April 22The relatively low-volume Avalon and Corolla hatchback offer a preview of stablemates that are more critical for Toyota North America: the reworked Lexus ES, which will debut this week in Beijing, and the coming Corolla sedan.
No slowdown for Toyota's Ky. car plant
Jan. 22Plant manager Susan Elkington says the infusion of fresh product will spark sedan sales and keep the Georgetown line humming.
Toyota polishes 5th-generation Avalon, introduces Apple CarPlay
Jan. 15Toyota's next-generation Avalon flagship sedan features more aggressive bodywork, an updated platform to improve driving dynamics and the company's first implementation of Apple CarPlay after years of remaining one of the few holdouts on smartphone integration.
Toyota Avalon relaunch signals faith in sedans
Dec. 8, 2017Consumers may be abandoning traditional midsize and large sedans in droves, in favor of crossovers and SUVs, but Toyota remains faithful to the segment with plans to redesign the Avalon.
Lincoln, Mercedes, Toyota large cars receive top IIHS safety ratings
July 6, 2017The Lincoln Continental, Mercedes-Benz E class and Toyota Avalon earned top honors among six large cars tested for crashworthiness by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The Tesla Model S fell short in some tests.
AutoNews Now: Toyota keeps the faith in large cars
Dec. 11, 2017With Avalon redo, Toyota keeps the faith in large cars; BMW countersues megadealer Braman; GM's message to Wall St.; Million-dollar McLaren; Parked VW diesels survive the big one.
AutoNews Now: Plug-in Panamera proves popular at Porsche
Dec. 8, 2017Plug-in Panamera proves popular at Porsche; Toyota plans Detroit debut for new Avalon; Behind ZF CEO's downfall; EU, Japan hammer out trade deal; Where lumbar meets Lambo.
