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Japanese truck maker Hino has been hit with a class action alleging the Toyota unit misrepresented that it vehicles met Australian emissions and road standards over a 20 year period, after the car company admitted to cheating on emissions and fuel economy tests in Japan.
Toyota has lost a bid to trade mark the shape of its ‘spindle grille’, which features on models in its Lexus division, despite a finding it was used and heavily promoted in Australia for years.
A judge has awarded a Queensland motor vehicle assessor $18,400 in damages in a class action against Toyota over allegedly defective diesel filters in its cars that could see the automotive giant owe close to $2 billion to 260,000 car owners.
A litigation funder will seek a commission of up to 25 per cent in a class action against Toyota that could see the automotive giant owe close to $2 billion to 260,000 car owners after a judge found diesel filters in its cars were defective.
Toyota could owe close to $2 billion in compensation to 260,000 car owners after a judge found that diesel filters installed in its Hilux, Fortuner and Prado models were defective and that the cars were sold for more than they were worth.
A judge has rebuked the "procedural vulgarities" plaguing a referee's supplementary report in a class action against Toyota over allegedly defective vehicles and has called for the process to be simplified.
A lawyer for group members in a class action against Toyota is seeking aggregate damages relating to vehicle defects that allegedly had a "significant impact" on fuel consumption.
Car giant Toyota, which is facing a class action over allegedly faulty diesel particulate filters in some of its vehicles, has agreed to step up its compliance with consumer laws, including how it communicates with car owners about mechanical issues.
A judge has rejected a bid by car giant Toyota to provide unsolicited submissions to a court-appointed referee tasked with determining technical questions in the case, saying the application was the first he'd ever seen in 30 years.
An error in an opt out notice sent to motorists eligible to sign up for a class action over allegedly defective diesel filters in Toyota vehicles has left a class action law firm on the hook for indemnity costs to cover a new notice to group members.