Talk:Toyota

Sports Sponsorships Section

Is the section on Sports Sponsorships meant to be exhaustive of either Toyota's sports sponsorship activities or their sponsorship of sports venues? Because if it is designed as such, then there seem to be examples where the article misses some specific, notable examples; for instance, Toyota Field (Madison, Alabama) is not included on the list. EEEcon5761 (talk) 03:37, 24 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

It is just the more notable ones. Considering that the list is already US heavy, do we need to list more US based sponsorships?  Stepho  talk  10:19, 24 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
That’s fair. I was mostly interested in whether or not the list was designed to be exhaustive. I have since found the list, List of sports venues with the name Toyota, which serves as a more exhaustive list of venues. EEEcon5761 (talk) 06:20, 26 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The section (like any other section or article on Wikipedia) is meant to be as exhaustive as the independent sources deem so, but as it stands now, most of the sports sponsorships section is inappropriate for an encyclopedia because it is cited to primary sources — publications authored by the involved companies. It should be supported by independent secondary coverage such as these two sources for Cricket Australia. Left guide (talk) 01:45, 14 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Primary sources

There are lots of primary sources, just finished sweeping the whole article for them. I spent some time checking and tagging the affected statements and sections to make them easier to identify. I plan to supplant some of the statements with secondary sources as my time, interest, and ability allows. Anyone else who is willing to assist with this endeavor would be much appreciated, thanks. Left guide (talk) 03:15, 14 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

As I said in the history section above, we should delete the entire section and leave just a single paragraph pointing to History of Toyota.
Much of the information deleted from here can be copied to there - with the referencing issues you found being addressed there.
Some useful sources are:
  • "Against all odds - The story of the Toyota Motor Corporation and the family that created it" by Yukiyasu Togo and William Wartma
  • "Lexus - The relentless pursuit" by Chester C. Dawson III
  • "Toyota - fifty years in Motion" by Eiji Toyoda (close to the company but still displays some of its dirty laundry, especially during WWII that most others skip)
  • "The Wheel Extended", issue 3/4, 1987, sanitised company mag but handy background
  • "Toyota - A History of the first 50 Years", company book but also handy as a sanitised background
  • "75 years", sanitised company website but quite detailed and will help you to research further
Obviously the lower items on the list are less desirable but provide helpful background and provide items to do further research on.  Stepho  talk  05:14, 14 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Stepho-wrs: thanks for the thoughtful response. I think the best way to hash this out would be to follow the (secondary) sources in terms of their scope and breadth of coverage. So if they talk a lot about history, so should we, if they talk a lot about hybrid vehicles, so should we, if they talk a lot about sports sponsorships, so should we, etc etc. I’m not too sure I agree with the idea of gutting almost the entire history section, because so far I’ve found that many of the details are actually covered in secondary sources, and history is generally an important and well-covered aspect of an encyclopedic topic. I’ll probably have more thoughts on this matter (and dig into your sources above) at some point soon, but much of my on-wiki attention right now is devoted to working on some music articles, though please feel free to respond with additional thoughts or ideas if you wish. Left guide (talk) 05:52, 14 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Agreed that history is important. That's why we have a whole article on it at History of Toyota. We should not duplicate our effort in maintaining both of them. And by having all the history in History of Toyota (and none here) we can make this article less verbose without losing any information. Of course, History of Toyota should be updated from this article before we delete stuff from here and should have better (non-company) references too.  Stepho  talk  08:11, 14 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Ok, that makes more sense now, I wouldn't mind if you start trimming excessive undue content from this article and transferring it to the History of Toyota article. If I think something that you remove in an edit should stay here, I’ll restore/revert and we can continue discussing, but in general I trust your editorial judgment on this. Left guide (talk) 08:34, 14 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi

Hello I have a 14-year-old son and we live in Iran My son is very creative and intelligent and he has only one wish to work in the Toyota car factory to invent the best and most modern car in the world. Can you fulfill my son's wish? Mar.kian465 (talk) 07:40, 2 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, this talk page is only for improving the Wikipedia article. We have no connection to the company.  Stepho  talk  08:01, 2 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

"Totoyotata" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect Totoyotata has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 January 22 § Totoyotata until a consensus is reached. Utopes (talk / cont) 06:13, 22 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 12 February 2024

Remove the duplicate text in the following section

As of 2023, only a small only a small proportion of the vehicles the company sells are of battery electric, which has prompted criticism by some environmental and public interest groups. Ardasayin03 (talk) 08:41, 12 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Done  Stepho  talk  09:39, 12 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

New cats

Please could somebody add Category:Companies in the Dow Jones Global Titans 50 and Category:Companies in the Nikkei 225 ? 78.148.152.27 (talk) 22:33, 12 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Done  Stepho  talk  00:01, 13 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Toyota sai language

Hi I hv toyota sai hybrid 2010 model I want to change map & system language Japanese to English Pl guide me how to change 49.224.66.40 (talk) 08:52, 19 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, but this talk page is for improving the Toyota article, not a forum. See WP:NOTAFORUM.  Stepho  talk  09:08, 19 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Adding to "Hybrid electric vehicles" Section

Hello! I was thinking about updating the “Hybrid electric vehicles” section of the Wikipedia page to mention the new engine that is being used in a few of Toyota’s hybrid vehicles. I’ve included the section below and highlighted in green the things I would like to add to the section. Please let me know if these changes are unnecessary or if it needs any improvisation!

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Hybrid electric vehicles

Main article: Toyota hybrid vehicles

See also: Hybrid Synergy Drive and Toyota Prius

See also: Toyota Dynamic Force engine

The Toyota Prius, flagship of Toyota's hybrid technology, is the world's best-selling hybrid car. Toyota is the world's leader in sales of hybrid electric vehicles, one of the largest companies to encourage the mass-market adoption of hybrid vehicles across the globe, and the first to commercially mass-produce and sell such vehicles, with the introduction of the XW10 Toyota Prius in 1997. The company's series hybrid technology is called Hybrid Synergy Drive, and it was later applied to many vehicles in Toyota's product lineup, starting first with the Camry and the technology was also brought to the luxury Lexus division. Some of the new and upcoming hybrid vehicles being offered from the company incorporate Toyota's T24A-FTS engine (referred to as the “i-Force Max” engine in North America)[1] to further streamline the engine and motor interactions. This engine is specifically aimed to improve fuel efficiency and acceleration.

As of January 2020, Toyota Motor Corporation sells 44 Toyota and Lexus hybrid passenger car models in over 90 countries and regions around the world, and the carmaker has sold over 15 million hybrid vehicles since 1997. The Prius family is the world's top-selling hybrid gasoline-electric vehicle nameplate with almost 4 million units sold worldwide as of January 2017.

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References

  1. ^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Dynamic_Force_engine#T24A-FTS

AlNhan (talk) 17:12, 22 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I wouldn't. Some Dynamic Force engines are used as hybrids and some are not. The engines themselves are not what make them special. It's the transmission (HSD) and the software that decides how to balance petrol vs electric that makes them special.  Stepho  talk  08:16, 23 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for your response. Even though the HSD and software play crucial roles in hybrid vehicles, couldn't the increased torque and power output of the newer Dynamic Force engines also increase the threshold for distributing/flexibility for managing engine load? Wouldn't this contribute to the overall efficiency and performance of the hybrid system? AlNhan (talk) 19:22, 23 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Adding to "Takata Airbag Recalls" Section

Hello! I was thinking about updating the “Takata Airbag Recall” section of the Wikipedia page to mention the number of vehicles affected by the recall, which Toyota claims is approximately 50,000 US vehicles (NPR Source / Toyota Source). Additionally, it does not include specifically the models of Toyota vehicles that are affected by this recall. I’ve included the section below and highlighted in green the things I would like to add to the section. Please let me know if these changes are unnecessary or if it needs any improvisation!

Takata airbag recalls

See also: Takata airbag recalls

Toyota was impacted by a recall of faulty airbag inflators made by Takata. The inflators can explode, shooting metal fragments into the vehicle cabin. Millions of vehicles produced between 2000 and 2014 were impacted by the recall, with some needing multiple repairs.

On January 25, 2024, Toyota released a press statement that over 50,000 vehicles in the United States and 7,300 vehicles and Canada were issued an immediate DO NOT DRIVE advisory for model year 2003-2004 Corolla, 2003-2004 Corolla Matrix, and model year 2004-2005 RAV4 vehicles that were involved in the Takata airbag recall (2)(4).

Toyota has advertised a free repairment or replacement of affected vehicles at local Toyota dealerships. Additionally, the company offers mobile repair at the vehicle’s location, towing to the dealership, vehicle pickup and delivery, or other alternate transportation options for affected drivers during the repairing process (1)(3).


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