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Nov
2nd

SEMA show: Look for four Toyota pickups, a Venza and even a motorcycle:

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Toyota Division's SEMA show offerings are truck heavy, which is good news for anyone whose eyes still hurt from that George Barris Prius Toyota showed a few years ago. Full story...
Nov
2nd

Toyota predicts 2010 U.S. sales will top 11 million

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Toyota Motor Corp. expects industry-wide U.S. light vehicle sales to range between 10.3 million and 10.4 million units in 2009, and top 11 million in 2010, the automaker's U.S. brand chief told Reuters today. Full story...
Oct
31st

2002-2006 Toyota Camry Pre-Owned

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Fifth-generation Camry, one of the used market's most reliable family sedans--but watch alignment and automatic transmission on early models. Full story...
Oct
29th

JAPAN: Panasonic to reduce Toyota battery JV stake

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Panasonic plans to reduce its equity stake in a battery joint venture with Toyota for hybrid vehicles to speed its move to turn Sanyo Electric into a subsidiary, sources close to the matter have said. Full story...
Oct
29th

JAPAN: Toyota H1 loss seen smaller than projected

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Toyota Motor is likely to report a smaller than expected operating loss for the six months to September thanks to recovering sales and a weaker yen, Japanese media reports said on Thursday. Full story...
Oct
28th

Toyota will tell customers to remove tainted mats

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Toyota Motor Corp. will send letters on Friday to 3. Full story...
Oct
28th

Toyota will tell customers to remove tainted floor mats

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Toyota Motor Corp. will send letters on Friday to 3. Full story...
Oct
28th

SOUTH KOREA: Toyota sees unprecedented launch sales

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Toyota - launched in Korea only last week - has enjoyed unprecedented sales for a new entrant in its first week of business operations. Full story...
Oct
28th

AUSTRALIA: PHEV trial also studying home battery use

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A road trial of locally modified Toyota Prius plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) is under way in Australia with a new twist - using the battery as a home energy store when the car is not in use. Full story...
Oct
27th

NASCAR: Kyle Busch gets new Sprint Cup crew chief – Dave Rogers

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Joe Gibbs Racing announced, effective with next week's race at Texas Motorspeedway, that Dave Rogers would become Kyle Busch's crew chief in the #18 Toyota. Full story...
Oct
27th

F1: Injured Timo Glock to also miss Abu Dhabi

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Team reserve Kamui Kobayashi will again replace Toyota's regular race driver Timo Glock as the 2009 season concludes in Abu Dhabi this weekend. Full story...
Oct
26th

Driven: 2010 Lexus HS250h

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Driven: 2010 Lexus HS250h
2010 Lexus HS250h - Lexus Midsize Hybrid Sedan Review - Automobile Magazine
A very good hybrid, but not quite a great Lexus.

Lexus is no stranger to hybrids, as the company for years has offered hybrid versions of its LS and GS sedans and its RX crossover. All of those hybrids shared a similar philosophy: They prize performance first, often out-accelerating their non-hybrid counterparts, and put fuel economy second -- although they usually have managed to provide better-than-average mpg numbers as well. Each one was a great Lexus -- plush, quiet, powerful -- but as a hybrid, none was the dramatic green statement that the Toyota Prius is.


Photo Gallery: 2010 Lexus HS250h - Lexus Midsize Hybrid Sedan Review - Automobile Magazine

Photo Gallery: 2010 Lexus HS250h - Lexus Midsize Hybrid Sedan Review - Automobile Magazine


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Oct
26th

US: More details emerge of Lexus recall trigger crash

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Federal highway safety inspectors have found that the Lexus ES 350 sedan involved in a crash that triggered Toyota's largest recall had an accelerator pedal design that could increase the risk of its being obstructed by a floor mat. Full story...
Oct
25th

F1: Latest rumours in the transfer market

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The news remains unofficial, but a well-connected figure on Sunday all but confirmed the composition of Williams' driver line-up for 2010 as Rosberg looks likely to head to Brawn, while Kazuki Nakajima is out of favour at Williams due to the forthcoming parting of ways with the Japanese driver's backer Toyota. Full story...
Oct
24th

1999-2005 Hyundai Sonata Pre-Owned

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Like many more recent Hyundai models, the Sonata attracts scores of shoppers with its value-based pricing, nice-looking body and promise of lengthy warranty coverage. The fifth-generation of the Korean automaker's elemental family car is now on sale, doing battle with the likes of the Ford Fusion, Honda Accord and Toyota Camry. In fact, it's already gone through a mid-cycle facelift. Full story...
Oct
23rd

…As ‘cool’ Celica stars

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Boss wants successor to Celica – badged FT-86 – to boost Toyota’s image
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Oct
23rd

JAPAN: Subaru plans own-label hybrid in 2012

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Fuji Heavy Industries president Ikuo Mori has said the Subaru maker will aim to launch a hybrid in 2012 and is eyeing jointly developing zero-emission electric vehicles with top shareholder Toyota. Full story...
Oct
22nd

Ghosn rules out hybrid-only models for Nissan

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Nissan Motor Co. CEO Carlos Ghosn has ruled out a stand-alone hybrid like the Toyota Prius as part of his strategy for adding gasoline-electric drivetrains. Full story...
Oct
22nd

TOKYO SHOW: Japanese automakers to increase overseas production

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Nissan is putting its new model based on the Qazana concept into production at Sunderland and there were hopes for two other UK-based Japanese car manufacturing operations at the Tokyo motor show - Honda and Toyota said separately that they may increase overseas output as a stronger yen makes exports less competitive. Full story...
Oct
22nd

Honda would consider ‘green’ sports car, CEO says

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Honda would consider launching an environmentally friendly sports car when it has enough cash available, CEO Takanobu Ito said. Ito said Honda's sports car would not be like the Lexus LFA supercar unveiled by by Toyota Motor Corp. Full story...
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