With the 2011 New York Auto Show (April 22-May 1) less than a month away, Toyota's premium division announced that it will introduce a new model in the Big Apple. Called LF-Gh, it will usher in "the future of Lexus design".
Factory shutdowns in Japan have hammered the country's best-selling export models to the United States, with 17 of the top 20 nameplates still offline more than a week after the earthquake. Hardest hit is Toyota Motor Corp.
Lawyers representing hundreds of people suing Toyota Motor Corp. over incidents of unintended acceleration challenged a NASA report that found electronic flaws weren't the cause of problems that resulted in the recall of thousands of vehicles.
ASSISTANT ART DIRECTOR/DESIGNER TARA KLEIN: During my first night with the Yaris, I was in a rush to get somewhere so I didn't have much time at first to get a good look at the exterior.
ASSISTANT ART DIRECTOR/DESIGNER TARA KLEIN: During my first night with the Yaris, I was in a rush to get somewhere so I didn't have much time at first to get a good look at the exterior.
Toyota and Honda extended factory shutdowns through this weekend, while smaller Japanese automakers resumed limited production following the country's earthquake and tsunami.
Toyota and Honda extended factory shutdowns through this weekend, while smaller Japanese automakers resumed limited production following the country's earthquake and tsunami.
Post-earthquake/tsunami effects on automakers and OEM suppliers continued in Japan on Tuesday with Toyota and Honda extending their production suspensions until at least Sunday, and Mitsubishi uncertain beyond 25 March while OEM infotainment supplier Sony, which has five suspended or output-restricted factories, reportedly is considering shifting some production overseas.
Post-earthquake/tsunami effects on automakers and OEM suppliers continued in Japan on Tuesday with Toyota and Honda extending their production suspensions until at least Sunday while OEM infotainment supplier Sony, which has five suspended or output-restricted factories, reportedly is considering shifting some production overseas.
Japan's nuclear crisis appeared far from over as Reuters reported that smoke and steam rose from two of the most threatening reactors at the 'quake-crippled nuclear Daiichi plant in Fukushima prefecture on Tuesday (21 March 2011), suggesting the battle to avert a disastrous meltdown and stop the spread of radiation was far from won. Meanwhile, Toyota and Honda again postponed vehicle production restarts to Sunday (27 March), Mitsubishi is uncertain beyond Friday (25 March) and consultants Frost & Sullivan described the effect on the global auto industry as "profound".
Japan's nuclear crisis appeared far from over as news agencies reported that smoke and steam rose from two of the most threatening reactors at the 'quake-crippled nuclear Daiichi plant in Fukushima prefecture on Tuesday (21 March 2011), suggesting the battle to avert a disastrous meltdown and stop the spread of radiation was far from won. Meanwhile, Toyota and Honda again postponed vehicle production restarts to Sunday (27 March) and consultants Frost & Sullivan described the effect on the global auto industry as "profound".
Japan's nuclear crisis appeared far from over as Reuters reported rising temperatures around the core of one of the reactors at Japan's quake-crippled Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima prefecture had sparked new concern on Tuesday and more water was needed to cool it down, suggesting the battle to avert a disastrous meltdown and stop the spread of radiation was far from won. Meanwhile, Toyota and Honda again postponed vehicle production restarts to Sunday (27 March), Mitsubishi is uncertain beyond Friday (25 March) and consultants Frost & Sullivan described the effect on the global auto industry as "profound".
Toyota Motor Corp. has delayed the Japan launch of its new wagon-style Prius wagon in the wake of the parts shortage triggered by this month's earthquake.
Toyota's European division is reshuffling its top executives as part of the parent company's shift to a regional management structure.
Toyota's two European manufacturing plants in the UK and France as well as those in Russia will come under the direct control of Toyota Motor Europe (TME) from next month instead of being the responsibility of Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) in Japan, the company has announced.
New vehicle sales in Thailand increased by 42.5% to 77,213 units in February, from 54,175 units a year earlier, according to data released by Toyota Motor Thailand. This brings the cumulative, two-month total to 139,611 units - up by 34.6% from the 103,735 units sold a year earlier.
Toyota is facing worst-case scenarios of long-term production shortfalls as plants remain closed and workers are idled in the aftermath of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM), Toyota's importer, assembler and distributor in India, does not expect to be greatly affected by the recent earthquake/tsunami in Japan because most parts come from Thailand and Indonesia.
Electric vehicles are all the rage these days, and many car buffs are turning towards them to realize their automotive dreams. Witness the students of Ladner High School in British Columbia, who are on the verge of successfully converting a 1989 Toyota pickup into an eco-friendly dragster.
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