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Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) has no plans to launch a car smaller than the upcoming Etios, a senior executive said on Wednesday. Full story...

Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) is on schedule to open its second production facility in India on schedule in December 2010, executives on Wednesday (21 July 2010) confirmed to just-auto at the media launch of the diesel Corolla Altis sedan in New Delhi. Full story...

Toyota RAV4 is set for Tesla treatment. Full story...

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Nissan and Renault were among the big winners in European sales in the first half as both bucked a downward trend in that hit Fiat, Ford and Toyota hard in June, leading to a third consecutive monthly decline in overall registrations. Full story...

In Volkswagen's bid to take over the World (much like Toyota, Ford, GM and others), they have realized or have long since known that the North American (read US) market is where their future fortunes lie. These days, you need to produce and, well, sell somewhere around 7.5 million new vehicles in a year in order to capture the first step on the podium. Full story...

The Hispania Racing Formula 1 Team and Toyota are close to a deal. Italian web site 422race.com can reveal that Jose Ramon Carabante's team will sign in the next few days the deal with the Cologne-based constructor. Full story...

Toyota said it has been subpoenaed by a federal grand jury in New York to turn in documents related to a problem with a component in the steering mechanism in some of its vehicles. Full story...

Toyota said today it has been subpoenaed by a federal grand jury in New York to turn in documents related to a problem with a component in the steering mechanism in some of its vehicles. Full story...

First Drive: 2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid

The homebrew hybrid.

Hyundai's corporate work ethic and frugality have resulted in a strong emphasis on developing and manufacturing key components in-house. By avoiding the hybrid technology used in the Sonata Hybrid's chief competitors-the Ford Fusion, the Nissan Altima, and the Toyota Camry-the company has smartly dodged the licensing fees of patented technology and tapped existing hardware for its first gasoline/electric car.

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In today's News Brake: Ford releases new details about the Explorer, Acura denies reports that the RL is dead, and we take the Toyota FJ Cruiser for a spin . . . But Wait, There's More! Full story...

Toyota Motor Corp. has settled a patent-infringement dispute that had threatened imports of its newest hybrid vehicles, including the Prius. Full story...

Tesla Motors has signed a deal with Toyota Motor Corp to start developing an electric version of the RAV4. Full story...

Toyota has celebrated the 10th anniversary of the launch of its Prius Hybrid in Europe by selling its 200,000th model in the region. Full story...

Toyota Motor Sales USA (TMS) has said it "strongly objects to allegations that Toyota 'planted' a news story in the Wall Street Journal regarding NHTSA investigations into unintended acceleration", as an NHTSA spokeswoman last week claimed in a telephone interview with just-auto. Full story...

ASSISTANT ART DIRECTOR CHERYL L. BLAHNIK: I had this for several days, and I only wish I could have this vehicle on my planned vacation in Colorado--this would be perfect for mountain passes. Full story...

Aiming to give more autonomy to its U.S. operations, Toyota has intensified efforts to appoint Americans to the powerful job of chief engineer for vehicles sold here. The elevation of three U.S. Full story...

To mark the beginning of new era in sustainable mobility in British Columbia, a ceremony was held Friday, July 17, when Toyota Canada delivered a Prius Plug-In Hybrid (PHV) to a group of BC testing partners. These partners include BC Institute of Technology (BCIT), BC Hydro, City of Vancouver, Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources and the University of Victoria's Institute for Integrated Energy Systems (IESVic). Representatives from each organization were on hand to officially 'plug-in' to the future and deliver the Prius PHV to the province of B.C. To mark the occasion, B.C.'s Minister of State for Climate Action John Yap, Vancouver's Deputy Mayor Ellen Woodsworth, BCIT's President Don Wright, IESVic's Curran Crawford and Toyota Canada's Managing Director Stephen Beatty were on hand for the delivery at 1800 Spyglass Place in Vancouver. "Partnerships that bring the public and private sectors together to spur innovations like plug-in hybrids also bring us one step closer to a low-carbon economy in this province," said John Yap, Minister of State for Climate Action. "We expect that coupling B.C.'s clean energy resources with the cutting edge technology of plug-in hybrids will lead to a Full story...

ASSISTANT ART DIRECTOR CHERYL L. BLAHNIK: I had this for several days, and I only wish I could have this vehicle on my planned vacation in Colorado--this would be perfect for mountain passes. Full story...

Complaints to U.S. regulators of unintended acceleration in Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles are down sharply as separate government and expert reviews of the matter move forward. Full story...