Although Toyota President Nakajima confirmed the Celica's current status as under development, he didn't go into much further detail. The announcement occurred during a staged interaction with Toyota Motor Corporation Chairman, Akio Toyoda, at the Rally Japan event, where the two acted out some conversation and dialogue.

A Japanese magazine reported that a Toyota executive confirmed the automaker is working on reviving the beloved Celica.

Today, the GR 86 occupies that space — but as a rear-drive sports car that’s far more serious about its sporting intentions than the most recent Celica was. Toyota’s friends over at Honda are reviving the Prelude name for a two-door hybrid coupe ...

Speaking during last week's Rally Japan, senior Toyota official Yuki Nakajima confirmed that a new Celica is in the pipeline, Autocar reported on Monday. Nakajima reportedly stated that work on the car had already begun but emphasized that it was still early days

We’re doing the Celica” This is the first official confirmation about a highly-anticipated eighth-generation Celica. The new Celica will be joined by an also new generation GR86. Toyota’s executive vice president has confirmed that the company is working on a new Celica,

Rumors have been swirling about a Toyota Celica revival for about a year, but it seems that it’s finally been confirmed—or at least as close to confirmed as we’re going to get, before seeing any actual pictures of the car.

A new report says that a company VP confirmed Toyota would be building a new version of the compact Celica sports car.

We may soon see a new Toyota Celica in showrooms, but an exec's confirmation of the sports car's return leaves a lot up in the air.