Toyota's US sales have soared around 35% year on year this month after the automaker offered incentives to lure buyers back into showrooms after recalling about 8.5m vehicles worldwide.
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Unable to establish itself if electronic gremlins are a cause of some unintended acceleration incidents in Toyotas, the US Department of Transport has asked the National Academy of Sciences and NASA to help.
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Perhaps seeing some light at the end of the tunnel, Toyota expects March sales to be up 30 to 35 percent over year-ago figures, outpacing industry gains, its top U.S. executive said today. Jim Lentz, president of Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A.
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Toyota is to supply Prius hybrid technology to Mazda under licence, in what the automakers said potentially was the first of many such agreements with other manufacturers though Toyota has already 'lent' similar hybrid technology to Nissan for use in the US and reached a patent-sharing deal with Ford.
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Following a period of indecision, Toyota is expected soon to increase the number of passenger car models it sells in Brazil, adding a compact-medium hatchback similar to those already marketed in Europe (Auris) or the US (Matrix).
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A report published by UK-based marketing specialist Cream Global is sharply critical of Toyota's public relations (PR) management during its recent international recalls and quality shortfalls media storm.
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Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) has unveiled a raft of new initiatives designed to allay customer concerns surrounding its recent worldwide recall following accelerator pedal issues.
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Toyota convened the first meeting of a global quality task force aimed at winning back customer trust, with President Akio Toyoda pledging to improve safety by handing more authority to local units and reacting more quickly to problems.
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Toyota convened the first meeting of a global quality task force aimed at winning back customer trust, with President Akio Toyoda pledging to improve safety by handing more authority to local units and reacting more quickly to problems.
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U.S. auto safety regulators are turning to NASA scientists for help in analyzing Toyota electronic throttles to see if they are behind unintended acceleration.
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U.S. auto safety regulators are turning to NASA scientists for help in analyzing Toyota electronic throttles to see if they are behind unintended acceleration.
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Mazda Motor Corp. on Monday took another step toward independent product development, agreeing to lease hybrid drivetrain technology from Toyota Motor Corp. instead of longtime U.S. partner Ford Motor Co. Full story…
Toyota and Honda have both reported increases in worldwide production in February - though the comparison is against exceptionally low numbers in the early part of 2009.
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Toyota's youth brand Scion has launched a new cross-platform marketing campaign, "Reinvent The Wheels," a six episode web-exclusive video series.
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Mazda Motor Corp. today took another step toward independent product development, agreeing to lease hybrid drivetrain technology from fellow Japanese automaker Toyota instead of longtime U.S. partner Ford.
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Toyota says it sold 613,845 vehicles worldwide last month up, up 13% on the same month a year ago.
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Toyota and Mazda have reached an agreement under which Toyota will license hybrid technology for use by Mazda.
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Toyota’s Hybrid Synergy Drive powertrain to underpin new Mazda due 2013
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Toyota and Mazda announced a deal under which Toyota will supply its hybrid technology to Mazda. Japan's No.1 and No.
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