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Fox News has conducted a small study of companies who have suffered from the largest number of lawsuits in the United States in 2010. For the first time, Toyota has surpassed General Motors at this chapter. Full story...

Toyota truck unit Hino Motors returned to the black in the April to December period and lifted its net profit projection for the full year on brisk sales in emerging countries such as Asia as well as Central and South America. Full story...

After an improved January sales effort, Toyota is launching an aggressive advertising and incentives push that will run through March. The incentives are similar to those offered in last year's Toyotathon campaign. Full story...

The Suzuki SX4 hatchback is no longer the freshly discovered species of our automotive fauna. It's already been around since 2007. Though less popular than the similarly sized Toyota Matrix, Volkswagen Golf and Nissan Versa, it nevertheless has one particularity that's rather important to many drivers across the country. Like the Subaru Impreza, it offers the undeniable advantages of all-wheel drive, particularly appreciated in winter. Full story...

In today's News Brake: We spend time in the BMW 335is coupe, Toyota is accused of buying back cars to hide defects, and General Electric is ready to place a big order for EVs. Full story...

Tesla Motors, the maker of electric cars backed by Toyota, said the two companies are considering whether to build battery-powered RAV4 SUVs at the U.S. automaker's California plant. Full story...

Toyota Motor Corp. secretly bought back from U.S. consumers vehicles it found with speed-control defects as part of a strategy to hide unintended-acceleration problems from safety regulators and the public, a revised lawsuit claims. Full story...

Toyota Motor Corp. secretly bought back from U.S. consumers vehicles it found with speed-control defects as part of a strategy to hide unintended-acceleration problems from safety regulators and the public, a revised lawsuit claims. Full story...

Tesla Motors, the maker of electric cars backed by Toyota, said the two companies are considering whether to build battery-powered RAV4 sport-utility models at the U.S. automaker's California plant. Full story...

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC), Toyota Chemical Engineering, Sumitomo Metal Mining and Primearth EV Energy (PEVE) have announced announce the launch of what they claimed was the world's first business to recycle nickel from used hybrid vehicle nickel metal hydride batteries for use in new batteries. Full story...

Hispania Racing Team has reportedly bought Japanese carmaker Toyota's former formula one team. Full story...

Despite a spat over an acquisition attempt this summer, Group 1 Automotive Inc. still wants to add Toyota stores to its network. Full story...

The most famous hybrid is celebrating a decade in Canada this year. Not only is the Prius one of the most successful models of its kind, for many people it's also the very epitome of the word « hybrid ». Keenly aware that the competition is coming fast and furious from all sides and classes, Toyota has introduced an even greener version of its ecomobile. Full story...

Honda Motor Co. and Toyota Motor Corp. dominate the list of most reliable 2011 models based on a survey by Consumer Reports magazine, with Ford Motor Co. tops among domestic automakers, and General Motors Co. posting notable gains. Full story...

Hyundai Motor Group has leap-frogged Toyota to become the leading SUV company in China, Asian media reports said today Full story...

Special edition £26,150 Prius 10th Anniversary model marks Toyota hybrid’s first 10 years.

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Special edition £26,150 Prius Generation X model marks Toyota hybrid’s first 10 years.

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Nissan's luxury Fuga hybrid, the company's first petrol-electric vehicle to use its own technology, goes on sale next week in Japan priced from Y5.78m (US$71,500). Toyota's Prius costs Y2.05m. Full story...

Your eyes don't deceive you: Prius has turned street-sharp with front, rear and side skirts, 17-inch smoked-finish alloys and dark-tinted privacy glass. The new look belongs to a special edition model that celebrates the world-beating hybrid's first 10 years in the UK. Full story...

MUSKOKA, ON - Four of us are wedged comfortably in the cabin of a Toyota Tundra, nodding our heads contentedly while the velvet tones of Frank Sinatra wash over us. The man at the wheel, Tony Bongiovi, flips a toggle switch, and suddenly what was merely background music becomes a near-concert hall experience. Like whisking away a dulling filter, the vocals are even smoother, the cymbals ring with crystal clarity and the bass notes resound with rich definition. Full story...