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Ford Motor Co. has asked auto-parts supplier Denso Corp. to buy part of its stake in Mazda Motor Corp., Japan's Nikkei business daily reported. Denso, a supplier to Toyota Motor Corp. Read more ...

This week, we reviewed the following vehicles for you: the Pontiac G8, the latest big, American sedan straight from Down Under - the 4-cylinder Toyota RAV4, an economic, fuel efficient vehicle that's perfect for a small family and its gear, and that can even handle challenging terrain - and the 2009 versions of the Porsche 911 Carrera and the Carrera S, true devils of the road. Read more ...

Ford Motor Co. has asked auto-parts supplier Denso Corp. to buy part of its stake in Mazda Motor Corp., Japan's Nikkei business daily reported. Denso, a supplier to Toyota Motor Corp. Read more ...

Toyota Financial Services has launched its Toyota Rewards Visa program to boost revenues at Toyota dealerships and encourage customer loyalty. Read more ...

Toyota Financial Services has launched its Toyota Rewards Visa program to boost revenues at Toyota dealerships and encourage customer loyalty. Read more ...

CHIBA, Japan -- The three-seat iQ, a tiny car that Toyota tentatively expects to sell in the United States, achieves 54 mpg, according to Japanese mileage standards. Read more ...

Toyota Motor president Katsuaki Watanabe on Wednesday said the business environment had deteriorated more than expected and predicted North America's car market would remain slow until 2010. Read more ...

The president of Toyota Motor said the business environment has deteriorated beyond earlier expectations and predicted the key North American car market would remain sluggish through next year. Read more ...

The president of Toyota Motor said the business environment has deteriorated beyond earlier expectations and predicted the key North American car market would remain sluggish through next year. Read more ...

A recent study has indicated that Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles have statistically tied Toyota and Honda in terms of quality for the 2008 model year. The study, carried out by the U.S. Global Quality Research System (GQRS), says that the American automaker's machines have continued with impressive quality gains for the fourth straight year, led by the F-Series super duty and the Lincoln Mark LT. The survey solicits input from owners of new vehicles after three months of service. Read more ...

Rich and powerful Toyota, stung by a stunning collapse in sales last month, will spend a ton of money in October on a nationwide TV blitz that brags about the company's captive finance arm. Read more ...

Toyota's US unit plans no further production cutbacks despite a recent sales slump that industry obseervers predict may not end until 2010. Read more ...

Toyota (TMC) has announced that Toyota Toyota (TMC) has announced that Toyota Technical Centre (TTC), a division of Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America (TEMA), has opened a new campus in York Township, Michigan. Read more ...

[link artid="102003"]Lewis Hamilton[/link], the McLaren driver who currently leads the Formula 1 Drivers' Championship and Toyota's Timo Glock both set the fastest lap in the two free practice sessions held on the Fuji Speedway in preparation for the Grand Prix of Japan. Read more ...

Muskoka, Ontario - Timing, as they say, is everything and what better time is there to visit the wonderful Muskoka area of Ontario, but just when the leaves are bursting into color. Perhaps Toyota cleverly planned this for its 2009 RAV4 launch, or maybe cottage country was simply chosen because its renowned SUV is such a popular mode of transportation for families traveling to their cottages nowadays? Read more ...

Honda is planing a Hybrid version of the Fit
What is the Fit ? A great small car built by Honda that had great success . Low cost and high mileage . The recipe to success .
The hybrid Fit is expected to be launched by 2015 and the price will increase by 2000 $ max . Indeed the hybrid motors are more expensive , but Honda will try to keep it simple and cheap .

We all know that Honda is competing with Toyota in the race for the lowest emission car ever , and this can lead only to good things

The new Toyota Prius will be larger than the present one , more economic  and will provide lower emissions . The is said to be based on the Hybrid X (picture bellow) and will be revealed at the Detroit Motor Show – next year (January)

It is clear that this is the way to the future

FIAT has reached the lowest CO2 emission value in 2007 . Jato (a world leader in the automotive business) has confirmed that FIAT has overthrown larger brands in the emission department .

FIAT  scored a value of 137,3 g/km compared to the other brands : Peugeot (141.9 g/km), Citroen (142.2 g/km), Renault (146.4 g/km), Toyota (141.9 g/km), Ford (149.1 g/km), Opel (152.9 g/km), Volkswagen (161.7 g/km), BMW (176.7g/km) and Mercedes (188.4 g/km)

As we can all tell from this report , the small Fiat cars are pretty green . Also the executives of this company said that they are still working on getting the emissions even lower , the Eco Drive system developed with Microsoft will be the key to make the green greener