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Mar
29th

Incentive war? Nah, just a spiff tiff

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After a month in which auto sales were goosed by high incentives launched by Toyota, some automakers are downplaying the prospect of a full-out incentive war. It’s more like a skirmish, they say. Full story…

Mar
29th

Mazda Motor Corporation reach an agreement with Toyota Motor Corporation on hybrid technology

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Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) and Mazda Motor Corporation have reached an agreement on the supply under license of hybrid technology used in the Toyota Prius. Full story...
Mar
26th

US: Edmunds sees March market rise; rebound for Toyota

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This month's US new vehicle sales (including fleet sales) are expected to be 1,119,700 units, a 30.9 percent increase from March 2009 and a 43.9 percent increase from February 2010, according to Edmunds.com. Full story...
Mar
26th

Toyota legal battleground begins to take shape

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Lawyers suing Toyota across the United States over cars alleged to have raced out of control lobbied a special judicial panel to merge the scores of cases and assign them to one or two courthouses for pretrial proceedings. Full story...
Mar
26th

UK: Toyota confirms UK temporary shutdown

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Toyota Manufacturing UK (TMUK) is to go ahead with its planned shutdown next week as it looks to compensate for the ending of scrappage schemes across Europe. Full story...
Mar
26th

UK/FRANCE: Toyota to trim European production

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Toyota may halve production output at its UK plant from August to improve profitability at the factory according to a report in the Japanese Nikkei business daily. Full story...
Mar
26th

Toyota to reduce production at UK plant, report says

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Toyota will reduce output capacity at its UK plant in August, a report said. Toyota will shut down one of the two assembly lines and cut capacity by about 120,000 units from 290,000 units. Full story...
Mar
26th

Canadian Program Will Test The Prius Plug-In Hybrid Under Real-World Condition

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Toronto - The need for sustainable transportation is greater than ever, and as Toyota continues to prepare for transportation that relies on less fossil fuel, today it announced the first phase of a national Canadian partnership for real-world demonstrations of the all-new Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid vehicle (Prius PHV). Full story...
Mar
25th

Toyota creates team for U.S. quality and recalls

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Toyota's North America production and engineering company said today it has formed a Quality Task Force to help restore Toyota's quality reputation. A key part of it: asserting U.S. consumer interests on future safety recall issues. The U.S. Full story...
Mar
25th

Toyota Europe appoints chief quality officer

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Toyota has appointed a top executive, Didier Leroy, as its European chief quality officer In a move to tackle quality problems more quickly. Full story...
Mar
25th

Michigan subpoenas Toyota on acceleration cases

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Michigan's attorney general on Wednesday subpoenaed Toyota Motor Corp.'s U.S. arm for information on recent safety recalls regarding unintended acceleration. Full story...
Mar
24th

Michigan subpoenas Toyota on acceleration cases

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Michigan's attorney general on Wednesday subpoenaed Toyota Motor Corp.'s U.S. arm for information on recent safety recalls regarding unintended acceleration. Full story...
Mar
24th

U.S. panel to weigh consolidation, locations of Toyota lawsuits

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A federal judicial panel on Thursday will begin considering whether more than 80 lawsuits against Toyota Motor Corp. can be consolidated into fewer cases and, if so, which courts should handle the litigation. Full story...
Mar
24th

Current Trends in Small Cars – Small is Big

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Current Trends in Small Cars - Small is Big
Trend in Small Cars - Hybrid Cars, Compact Cars, Economy Cars - Automobile Magazine
Why carmakers are frantically trying to get small.

Haven't we seen this movie before? Carmakers bring out a flurry of new small entries in response to a sudden rush of demand driven by spiking gas prices. TV talking heads intone that "gasoline is not going to get any cheaper," but then it does, and U.S. car buyers, whose collective memory is about as long as a snail darter's, revert to form and embrace size and power again.inline_mediumwraptextright28341724/features/news/1004_current_trends_in_small_cars1004_06_z+toyota_fT-CH+profile.jpgTrue


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Mar
23rd

Consultants say interference in vehicle electronics is possible

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Testing by Toyota Motor Corp. Full story...
Mar
23rd

JAPAN: Toyota, Nissan, hiking 2010/11 output plans

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Toyota Motor has lifted its global production plans by 1% to 7.57m vehicles for 2010, anticipating better demand in Japan and other Asian markets, a source at a group company has said. Full story...
Mar
23rd

BELGIUM: Toyota names new European quality officer

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Toyota has named its new European chief quality officer following the decision to create the post in each of its key geographical regions. Full story...
Mar
23rd

Toyota lifts 2010 global vehicle output plan, source says

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Toyota has lifted its global production plans by 1 percent to 7.57 million vehicles for 2010, anticipating better demand in Japan and other Asian markets, a source at a group company said. Full story...
Mar
23rd

Prius crash in N.Y. likely caused by driver error, police say

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The March 9 crash of a Toyota Prius in New York appears to be a case of driver error, police said. Full story...
Mar
23rd

Toyota reduces N.A. production forecast, source says

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Toyota Motor Corp. lowered its output forecast for North America this year by 60,000 vehicles in the wake of its recall-driven production and sales suspension, a source at a group company said. Full story...
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