US Congressional investigators are seeking more information about advanced brake technology used as a remedy for unintended acceleration in Toyota vehicles.
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UK motor industry representatives are optimistic General Motors will place the manufacture of its Ampera (European version of the Chevy Volt) in Britain, following the start of Toyota's new Auris hybrid production in the country this week.
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Mercedes-Benz is the first non-Japanese automaker to take top honors in vehicle ownership satisfaction among German car owners, according to a J.D. Power and Associates study published June 24. Either Toyota, Honda or Daihatsu has finished No.
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NSK Ltd. helped make the Toyota iQ as compact as possible by supplying the minicar's column-mounted electric power steering. In addition to preventing oversteering and understeering, the design enables a turning circle of less than 4 meters.
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Have you ever noticed that in movies where the story depicts the future, everybody is driving around in the same type of bubble-shaped vehicle that virtually drives itself and doesn't shut up?
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Toyota Motor Corp. must turn over information about brake-override technology in its older model vehicles and describe the role a consulting firm plays in the investigation of unintended acceleration, two lawmakers said.
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New UK secretary of state for business, innovation and skills (DBIS) Vince Cable was the picture of optimism at yesterday's (28 June) launch of Toyota's new Auris hybrid at its plant near Derby.
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Hyundai named Michael O'Brien vice president of product and corporate planning--an influential position that has been vacant since John Krafcik became CEO in late 2008, the company announced on Tuesday.
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Toyota Motor Europe wants its new UK-made Auris hybrid to help it pass Fiat to takeover as Europe's low-CO2 champion.
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Toyota Motor Europe wants its new UK-made Auris hybrid to help it pass Fiat to takeover as Europe's low-CO2 champion.
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Toyota will provide Subaru-maker Fuji Heavy Industries with small cars, as part of a broader product collaboration strategy between the two companies.
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Toyota GB says it has achieved 95% of its recall target in just three months following its highly publicised accelerator issues.
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Hyundai Motor America today named Michael O'Brien vice president of product and corporate planning -- an influential position that has been vacant since John Krafcik became CEO in late 2008. O'Brien, 55, spent the last 14 years at Toyota Motor Corp.'
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Toyota said major influences behind its decision to locate production of its new Auris hybrid model in the UK include support from the British government as well as a stable industrial relations environment.
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Toyota says major influences behind its decision to locate production of its new Auris HSD model in the UK include support from the British government as well as a stable industrial relations environment
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Toyota Motor resumed production at its factory in Guangzhou, China, on Monday after a key parts affiliate fully restarted its plant in the same area following a strike there, automaker officials said.
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Toyota global sales in May rose 13.4% year on year, despite worldwide safety recalls, to 676,675 Toyota and Daihatsu cars and Hino trucks.
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Global sales of Toyota's hybrid vehicles have passed 2.5m units, the company has said, with the rate of growth still picking up.
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COPY EDITOR CYNTHIA L. OROSCO: This little ute isn't really what I think of when I think of Jeep. In fact, this Compass looks more like a Honda CR-V or a Toyota RAV4 than a Jeep product.
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Toyota Motor Corp., Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. increased global vehicle production in May as Japan's largest carmakers benefited from rising demand in Asia and the U.S.
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