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Dec
9th

INDIA: Car prices fall on tax change

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A number of Indian carmakers, including Maruti, Hyundai, Mitsubishi and Toyota have cut prices by 3-3.5% this week on the back of an Indian government tax change. Full story...
Dec
8th

Toyota pushes breakup of seat suppliers to boost competition

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Three of Toyota's largest seat suppliers are dissolving or restructuring their U.S. joint ventures. The reason: Toyota wants more competition among its North American suppliers. Full story...
Dec
5th

Toyota cuts North American production further

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Toyota Motor Corp. late today said it was cutting North American production of its best-selling cars including the Camry and Corolla sedans in response to rising inventories and a slump in sales. Full story...
Dec
5th

Toyota at Bologna

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Busy Toyota stand includes clever range-topping iQ. Full story...
Dec
5th

Toyota opens new Ontario plant, brings 1,200 jobs

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Toyota Canada Inc. cut the ribbon on a new C$1.1 billion ($859 million) assembly plant in Woodstock, Ontario on Thursday, bringing about 1,200 new jobs to a sector that has been losing jobs rapidly. Full story...
Dec
5th

Toyota’s Woodstock plant opens, RAV4 now Canadian made

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It's Toyota's first new Canadian plant investment in nearly 20 years. The automaker's new Woodstock plant, located in Woodstock Ontario, officially opened Thursday, December 4th. The plant will produce, among other models, the new Toyota Rav4. The updated bestseller was introduced earlier this year with several engine and styling upgrades, as well as reduced fuel consumption and increased safety. Full story...
Dec
4th

2009 Mazda RX-8 R3

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2009 Mazda RX-8 R3
2009 Mazda RX-8 R3 - Mazda Sport Coupe Review - Automobile Magazine
Here is a sports car that is not only affordable, it's unique: it shares neither its platform nor its unconventional powertrain with anything else.

There is little that's unique in today's automotive world of platform and drivetrain sharing. The Lotus Elise, a niche car that ought not share much in common with anything else, is in fact powered by a Toyota engine once also seen in the Pontiac Vibe. The Volvo C30 uses the same underpinnings as the Mazda 3. Which brings us to the 3's flashier sibling, the RX-8. Here, at least, is a sports car that is not only affordable, it's unique: it shares neither its platform nor its unconventional powertrain with anything else.


Photo Gallery: 2009 Mazda RX-8 R3 - Mazda Sport Coupe Review - Automobile Magazine


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Dec
4th

Toyota opens new Ontario plant, brings 1,200 jobs

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Toyota Canada Inc. cut the ribbon on a new C$1.1 billion ($859 million) assembly plant in Woodstock, Ontario on Thursday, bringing about 1,200 new jobs to a sector that has been losing jobs rapidly. Full story...
Dec
4th

JAPAN: Toyota shuttering another plant

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Dec
4th

INDIA: Pricey Prius postponed

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Toyota Kirloskar - a joint venture between Toyota Motor and Kirloskar Motors India - has put the launch of the Prius hybrid on hold because it cannot price the car competitively against its Honda rival. Full story...
Dec
2nd

Toyota stirs seat supplier breakup

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Three of Toyota Motor Corp.'s largest seat suppliers are dissolving or restructuring their U.S.-Japanese joint ventures to fulfill Toyota's desire for more competition among North American suppliers. Toyota Boshoku America Inc. Full story...
Dec
2nd

US: Ford November sales fall 31%

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Ford's US sales last month fell 30.6% year on year to 123,222 units, the company reported on Tuesday night. Year to date sales were off 19.7% to 1,849,309 units. Toyota said its sales were down 34% and VW was off 19.2%. Full story...
Dec
2nd

Ford, GM, Toyota, Honda sales fall more than 30%

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Ford, General Motors, Toyota and Honda reported U.S. sales drops of more than 30 percent in November as a staggering U.S. economy dragged industrywide demand to the lowest level in 26 years. Every automaker posted a decline as sales fell 36. Full story...
Dec
2nd

Ford, GM, Toyota, Honda sales fall more than 30%

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Ford, General Motors, Toyota and Honda reported U.S. sales drops of more than 30 percent in November as a staggering U.S. economy again dragged industrywide demand to 25-year lows. Ford Motor declined for a 12th consecutive month. Full story...
Dec
2nd

Ford, Toyota November sales fall more than 30%

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Ford Motor Co. and Toyota Motor Corp. said U.S. sales plunged more than 30 percent in November as an economy now officially in recession was projected to drag industrywide demand to a second consecutive 25-year low. Full story...
Dec
2nd

Toyota to cut bonuses, output as sales slump

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Toyota Motor said on Tuesday it will cut management bonuses by 10 percent as the global economic slowdown bites hard and prompts it to reduce production further in Japan. Full story...
Dec
2nd

JAPAN: Toyota cuts production and bonus payments

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Toyota is cutting back production in Japan in response to the downturn in the global vehicle market. Full story...
Dec
2nd

Toyota to cut bonuses, output as sales slump

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Toyota Motor Corp. said today it will cut management bonuses by 10 percent as the global economic slowdown bites hard and prompts it to reduce production further in Japan. Full story...
Dec
2nd

NASCAR: Scott Speed and Brian Vickers at Red Bull for 2009

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NASCAR Sprint Cup team Red Bull have confirmed that Scott Speed and Brian Vickers will drive their Toyota Camry's next season. Full story...
Dec
1st

CZECH REPUBLIC: Toyota/PSA JV builds car #1m

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PSA Peugeot Citroën and Toyota Motor Corporation's joint venture plant in Kolin, Czech Republic - Toyota Peugeot Citroën Automobile (TPCA) - has built its millionth vehicle. Full story...
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