Toyota
Hino aims to continue its record for reliability in 2025 Dakar Rally
Hino Motors Limited of Japan has announced that it will compete in its 34th Dakar Rally, in Saudi Arabia in January 2025, as it aims to continue to build on its record for reliability in this gruelling cross-country rally. It has notched up 33 consecutive finishes since taking part[...]
Hino Financial Services – Guaranteed Future Value
The Hino 700 delivers on your trucking needs no matter the task: From construction to fast-moving consumer goods. It is built for a wide variety of application and body types including van body, compactor body, tanker, flat deck, truck tractor, drop-side, and tautliner. Now, Hino 700 customers can secure[...]
The Mortimer story
In 1961, Toyota sets foot in South Africa. In the same year Geoff Mortimer and his dad started “Mortimer Motors” in the small town of Estcourt. A non-franchise but a dealership nonetheless! Who is Geoff Mortimer? In a motorsport career spanning more than six decades, Geoff has excelled at[...]
What happens when you shoot a Toyota shock absorber?
SVI Engineering, leading specialist manufacturer of armoured products, has released the third episode in its innovative Shoot Through series of videos, this time investigating what happens when a Toyota-branded shock absorber takes fire from an AK47 (watch Episode 3 here). “We purposefully aimed for the shock absorber’s lower cylinder,[...]
Toyota SA’s KZN plant now protected by SVI-armoured Hilux fleet
SVI Engineering, leading specialist manufacturer of armoured products, is proud to announce it has armoured a fleet of Hilux double-cab bakkies deployed to help protect Toyota South Africa Motors’ massive vehicle-manufacturing plant in KwaZulu-Natal. The Hilux – which is produced for the local and export markets alongside the Fortuner,[...]