Toyota Begins Exporting U.S.-Made Venza CUV to South Korea

The mid-size Venza crossover has just become the latest U.S-built Toyota model to be exported to South Korea. The move marks the first time that the five-passenger model, which couples elements from SUVs and minivans, is offered outside North America.

Toyota forecasts that it will sell around 600 units of the recently updated crossover annually through its distributor in the Asian country.

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Refreshed 2013 Toyota Venza Priced from $27,700*

The arrival of the mildly facelifted Toyota Venza crossover for the 2013 model year brings some styling tweaks on the outside and improved standard features in all three grades but also an increase in pricing from $270 to $1,585, depending on the model. Read more »

Man Unintentionally Accelerates Brand New Venza into Prius Inside Toyota Dealership

A man's car-hunting trip to the Herb Chambers of Boston Toyota and Scion dealership at 32 Brighton Ave on Wednesday morning led him straight into the hands of the police after he somehow crashed a brand new car into another vehicle inside the showroom.

According to a report from Boston's WCVBTV, eyewitnesses said that the unnamed man was seen sitting inside a black Toyota Venza and revving the engine before the crossover accelerated forward smashing into a silver Prius that was marked as "Sold". Fortunately, no one was hurt.

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Toyota Shows Mildly Updated 2013 Venza Crossover Ahead of its Debut in the Big Apple

Among the many refreshed models heading to the New York Auto Show this week for their first public appearance is the 2013 Toyota Venza.

The Japanese firm's mid-size crossover gets some subtle exterior revisions, including a less complicated front grille, new headlamp fixtures with LED daytime running lights on higher trim models, a redesigned front bumper with a restyled lower grille, and new tail lamp graphics.

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Toyota Recalling Close to 700,000 Camry, Venza and Tacoma Vehicles

Another quality bug has hit Toyota as the Japanese automaker has issued two separate recalls that combined cover approximately 681,500 vehicles.

The first safety recall involves 70,500 Camry sedans from 2009 and 116,000 Venza crossovers from 2009 to 2011 to replace a stop lamp switch.

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Toyota to Debut Redesigned 2013 Venza Crossover at the New York Auto Show

Excuse the interruption but we're taking a quick break from our Geneva Motor Show coverage to bring you some...ahem...mildly interesting news on the Toyota Venza crossover.

The Japanese automaker has just confirmed the presentation of the redesigned 2013 Venza at the upcoming New York Auto Show in April.

Toyota also released the first official image that partially reveals the tweaked front headlamp and grille assembly. According to the automaker, the styling changes will also include a new lower grille, fog lamps and rear taillights along with a fresh set of alloy wheel designs and exterior colors.

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