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Toyota Australia will start work this weekend on a A$1.5m (US$1.3m) plan to install energy saving technology at its corporate headquarters in Port Melbourne. Full story...

The current strength of the yen makes it unprofitable for Toyota to export the Yaris or Corolla from Japan and the company is examining whether it could produce the Yaris profitably in the US where the car sells for about US$12,600, Atsushi Niimi, executive vice president for global manufacturing, told reporters in the US. Full story...

The biggest silly season story of the summer has come to conclusion with the announcement that Kasey Kahne will drive for Red Bull in 2011. Full story...

Toyota faces trouble as the yen, the Japanese currency is close to a 15-year high against the US dollar and has gained 14 % against the euro so far in 2010. Full story...

Toyota, the world's largest automaker, and domestic rivals are scrambling to combat the surging yen, which is up at least 3 percent against each of the world's 16 major currencies in 2010. Full story...

Toyota, the biggest exporter of autos to the United States, is trying to cut production costs for the Yaris and Corolla cars as the yen's advance toward a 15-year high against the dollar makes it unprofitable to build small model in Japan for sale... Full story...

Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Texas (TMMTX) offically launched production of the Tacoma pickup truck with a ceremony at the San Antonio factory on Friday though output actually began last month. Full story...

Toyota Australia on Monday said it would add the FJ Cruiser SUV to its range early next year. Full story...

Toyota officials in the United States have testified that they would have questioned company headquarters about its 2004 decision to recall vehicles for steering defects in Japan -- but not the United States -- if they had known then what they know... Full story...

Toyota Motor Corp. added 1,000 workers to build Tacoma pickups at its San Antonio truck plant and is using the factory's full capacity for the first time after a rocky start. Full story...

Toyota hired 1,000 more workers to build Tacoma pickups at its truck plant in San Antonio and said it is using the factory's full capacity for the first time. Full story...

A Minnesota man has been released from a vehicular homicide conviction because of safety doubts about the Toyota Camry he was driving when he killed three people in 2006. Ramsey County, Minn. Full story...

After ten years at the top, Toyota is suddenly finding its lead in hybrid car technology under attack. Not only are ever more gasoline-electric rival models appearing, but manufacturers such as Mitsubishi and Nissan have also laid out plans for the mass production of electric vehicles (EVs) in the hope that buyers will rush to embrace such cars as the new eco-zeitgeist. In the first of a three-part series for just-auto.com, Glenn Brooks outlines the latest advances in hybrid and EVs technology. Full story...

Scion vice president Jack Hollis is a former Stanford and AAA baseball player who, but for an injury, coulda been a contender, coulda played in the show. Full story...

First Drive: 2011 Scion tC

Nice 2C a new tC.

It can be argued that the tC is Scion's most successful model in every way. Even though we tend to associate Scion with the square-box xB, it's actually the tC that steals the thunder. Not only is it Scion's best seller, accounting for over 40% of the brand's sales, but its buyers are also the youngest in the industry, at an average age of 26. Bringing young buyers into the Toyota fold was, after all, the original goal of Scion.

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Toyota said its quality advisory panel will share initial recommendations next week as the company evaluates its North American suppliers. Full story...

Toyota said its quality advisory panel will share initial recommendations next week as the company evaluates its North American suppliers. Full story...

Toyota Motor Corp. has completed recalls of 80 percent of the vehicles affected by the 'sticky pedal' safety problem that stung the automaker this year, Steve St. Full story...

Toyota Motor on Wednesday said it sold 64,200 cars in China in July, up just 1% year on year. Full story...

Toyota Motor boosted operating income in the first quarter from a loss of JPY194.9bn a year ago to JPY211.6bn yen. Net income increased from a loss of JPY77.8bn to JPY190.4bn. Full story...