Happy New Year!
From everyone at the Official Toyota UK Blog, we wish you a happy and successful 2016. If you’re looking to fill up your calendar with some great ideas of things to do and events to visit, then here’s a calendar of what’s on for Toyota in 2016.
January
2016 Toyota RAV4 and new RAV4 Hybrid goes on sale
Dakar Rally, Argentina and Bolivia, 3-16 January
CES Consumer Electronics Show, Las Vegas, #CES2016, 6-9 January
North American International Auto Show (Detroit Motor Show), #NAIAS, 11-24 January
Tokyo Auto Salon, MAKUHARI MESSE International Convention Complex, Chiba Prefecture, Tokyo, 15-17 January
February
New Delhi Auto Expo 2016, India Expo Mart, 5-9 February
March
The 2016 Toyota Prius goes on sale in the UK
86th Geneva International Motor Show (Geneva Motor Show), Geneva Palexpo, #GIMS, 3-16 March
Mid Wales Rally, British Rally Championship 5-6 March
British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) Season Launch, Donington Park, 22 March
New York International Auto Show, Jacob Javits Center, New York, #NYIAS, 25 March – 3 April
WEC Prologue, Circuit Paul Ricard, France. 25-26 March.
April
BTCC Rounds 1, 2 and 3, Brands Hatch Indy Circuit, 2-3 April
Circuit of Ireland, British Rally Championship, 8-9 April
BTCC Rounds 4, 5 and 6, Donington Park, 16-17 April
World Endurance Championship (WEC) Round one: 6 Hours of Silverstone, Silverstone Circuit, 17 April
Japfest, Silverstone Circuit, #Japfest, 24 April
14th Beijing International Automotive Exhibition (Auto China 2016 / Beijing Motor Show), 25 April – 4 May
Carlisle Rally, British Rally Championship, 30 April – 1 May
May
WEC Round two: 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium, 7 May
BTCC Rounds 7, 8 and 9, Thruxton, 7-8 May
ADAC Zurich 24-hour race, Nürburgring Nordschleife, 26-29 May
June
BTCC Round 10, 11 and 12, Oulton Park, 4-5 June
BTCC Rounds 13, 14 and 15, Croft, 18-19 June
WEC Round three: 24 Hours of Le Mans, France, 18-19 June
Goodwood Festival of Speed, Goodwood Estate, West Sussex, #FOS, 23-26 June
Scottish Rally, British Rally Championship, 25 June
Japfest 2, Rockingham Motor Speedway, 26 June
July
Nicky Grist Stages, British Rally Championship, 9-10 July
WEC Round four: 6 Hours of Nürburgring, Germany, 24 July
BTCC Rounds 16, 17 and 18, Snetterton, 30-31 July
August
BTCC Rounds 19, 20 and 21, Knockhill, 13-14 August
Ulster Rally, British Rally Championship, 19-20 August
BTCC Rounds 22, 23, 24, Rockingham, 27-28 August
September
WEC Round five: 6 Hours of Mexico City, Mexico, 3 September
Japanese Auto Extravaganza (JAE), Newark Showground, #JAE, 8-11 September
Isle of Man Rally, British Rally Championship, 15-17 September
WEC Round six: 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas, USA, 17 September
BTCC Rounds 25, 26 and 27, Silverstone, 17-18 September
October
Mondial de l’Auto (Paris Motor Show), #MondialAuto, 1-16 October
BTCC Rounds 28, 29 and 30, Brands Hatch GP, 1-2 October
WEC Round seven: 6 Hours of Fuji, Japan, 16 October
November
SEMA 2016 (Specialty Equipment Manufacturers’ Association), Las Vegas Convention Center, 3150 Paradise Road, Las Vegas, #SEMA, 1-4 November
WEC Round eight: 6 Hours of Shanghai, China, 6 November
Los Angeles Auto Show, LA Convention Center, #LAAutoShow, 18-27 November
WEC Round nine: 6 Hours of Bahrain, Bahrain, 19 November
December
Events to be announced