The Blue Springs, MS Toyota manufacturing facility has only been producing new Toyota vehicles for about six months now, but that hasn't stopped the facility from quickly ramping up its capacity. Recently, the plant began its second production line shift, and it plans to be at maximum capacity soon. When this happens, the facility will have the ability to produce about 150,000 Toyota Corolla vehicles each year.

2012 will be a great year for Toyota Racing. With speedy new models as a part of the Japanese automaker's lineup, it's sure to be a fierce competitor in all the races in which it participates. One of these will be the Goodwood Festival of Speed at Goodwood House, Sussex, England, from June 28,1012-July 1, 2012.

Recently, Toyota launched a youthful new marketing campaign to promote its all-new 2012 Prius c two-door hatchback. The c stands for "city" because this is where the vehicle is at its best. In the Prius c, it's easy to park, easily move through traffic, and bypass gasoline stations due to its high fuel economy ratings.

Last month was a great one for Toyota. Though the brand has always seen a large amount of interest in its Toyota Prius models, as the automaker continues to add more hybrid and environmentally-friendly models, it's nice to see that they are being so well received. Last month (January 2012) saw a huge spike in customer interest in four eco-friendly Toyota models: the Toyota Prius, the Toyota Prius v, the Toyota Yaris, and the best-selling Toyota Corolla.

The Toyota Highlander, a sporty SUV with a cool personality, has always been built in Japan, headquarters of Toyota, but with the rise in value of the Japanese yen, Toyota and other Japanese automakers have begun to produce vehicles elsewhere. This year, the Toyota Highlander will move its production to the U.S., and Toyota has stated it will invest $400 million to expand its Princeton, Indiana plant. The plant already builds the Highlander, but it will now do so on a much larger level. Toyota has also enlarged production at its new Mississippi plant with a second shift to…

Toyota had a goal to impress Tokyo Auto Salon attendees recently, and the automaker certainly succeeded with its turbocharged variant of the popular Toyota Yaris (or Vitz, as it's called in non-American markets) with help from its motorsports partner GRMN. While the vehicle may not ever make it to production lines, it did provide us with an interesting idea: Toyota will be working on smaller, turbocharged, direct-injection engines, instead of focusing all of its energy on the gas-electric hybrid engine market.

Everyone loves the Toyota Prius family, and we mean everyone. So much, in fact, that the new Toyota Prius v outsold the Chevy Volt with just ten weeks on the market.  The Prius v premiered in late 2011 (the last week of October, to be precise) and managed to rack up sales numbers of 8,399 delivered units, while the Volt only managed numbers of 7,671 units.

Wow! A vehicle that gets 83 mpg? That would certainly save you some money at the gas pump. Introducing: the Toyota 2012 Aqua Hybrid- a fresh-faced gasoline-electric compact hybrid car that was named "Aqua" when it was showcased on December 26, 2011. The bad news? The Japanese company plans to sell twelve thousand models every month- only in Japan.

Japanese automaker Toyota hasn't always been on the top of Consumer Reports' list of favorite brands, but this year, they've made the cut. The 2012 Toyota Camry officially went on sale in October 2011, and received a "recommended" review from the magazine, which has been critical of some other models. The Camry was evaluated for the February 2012 issue of the magazine, which is published by Yonkers, NY-based Consumers Union-a non-profit organization. The editors note: "The Camry has a nicer interior, more responsive handling, and better fuel economy than before. In fact, the four-cylinder model's 27 mpg…