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Mar
2nd

US: Toyota execs to outline safety overhaul to Senate

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Toyota Motor will once again defend its position over the recall scandal in the US at a senate committee hearing later today. Two company vice presidents will also make assurances that safety steps will be taken to rebuild consumer confidence in the company. Full story...
Mar
2nd

GENEVA SHOW: VW aims to be #1 green automaker

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The race is on to be the world's number one in environmental vehicles. Companies such as Toyota, Honda and Renault have staked their claim and Volkswagen said at the Geneva show on Tuesday it aims to be number one in hybrid and electric cars before the end of this decade. Full story...
Mar
2nd

Toyota’s North America unit to get more authority over U.S. recalls

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Toyota Motor Corp. executives will tell lawmakers today that the company is delegating more authority over U.S. recalls and other safety measures to its North American unit. Toyota's U.S. Full story...
Mar
1st

Toyota dealers will offer support at Senate hearing

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Toyota dealers are regrouping to try to use their economic muscle to lobby another congressional committee that plans a hearing tomorrow on the automakerand#8217;s safety defects. Both Tammy Darvish, a Toyota dealer in Silver Spring, Md. Full story...
Mar
1st

US: Toyota confirms extra recall service nationwide

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Toyota Motor Sales, USA, has confirmed it has now extended nationwide additional recall services initially offered to vehicle owners only in New York state. Full story...
Mar
1st

CHINA: Toyoda apologises for recalls

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Toyota Motor president Akio Toyoda on Monday apologised to consumers in China, the world's biggest car market, for the string of recalls affecting cars made by his family firm. Full story...
Mar
1st

Toyoda apologizes to China over recalls

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Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda apologized to Chinese consumers today over the company's massive global recall, seeking to ease quality concerns in the world's biggest auto market. Full story...
Mar
1st

Toyota spells out details of expanded dealer service program

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Toyota outlined a range of services now being offered nationwide to customers who have been affected by the automaker's recalls. Full story...
Mar
1st

U.S. will test the Lexus spotlighted in House testimony

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U.S. regulators have purchased and will test the Lexus ES 350 once owned by a Tennessee woman whose testimony in Congress personalized allegations of unintended acceleration in Toyota Motor Corp. Full story...
Mar
1st

Toyota’s U.S.-Japan disconnect

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Toyota Motor Corp. has spent 20 years telling U.S. consumers how deeply it has sunk its roots into America. Full story...
Mar
1st

The xB And Corolla Are The First Toyota Models To Earn Top Safety Pick

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The Scion xB and Toyota Corolla bring to seven the number of small cars consumers have to choose from that earn the Institute's highest safety designation. To qualify for Top Safety Pick, a vehicle must earn the highest rating of good in the Institute's front, side, rollover, and rear impact tests and be equipped with electronic stability control. Full story...
Feb
28th

Bosch, Autoliv help the Avensis earn top safety score

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Toyota's third-generation Avensis has earned the top score of five stars in the influential EuroNCAP crash test thanks to help from Germany's Robert Bosch and Sweden's Autoliv. Full story...
Feb
28th

Toyota owner loyalty slips, Consumer Reports says

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The number of people driving Toyotas who would think of the carmaker first when buying another vehicle declined after the company's safety recalls and ensuing bad publicity, Consumer Reports said on Friday. Full story...
Feb
27th

U.S. will test the Lexus spotlighted in House testimony

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U.S. regulators have purchased and will test the Lexus ES 350 once owned by a Tennessee woman whose testimony in Congress personalized allegations of unintended acceleration in Toyota Motor Corp. Full story...
Feb
27th

Toyota spells out details of expanded dealer service program

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Toyota outlined a range of services now being offered nationwide to customers who have been affected by the automaker's recalls. Full story...
Feb
27th

Toyota closes gap on Fiat in Europe race for green lead

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Toyota showed an impressive reduction in its fleet's average carbon dioxide emissions in 2009 and now trails No. 1 Fiat by a small margin in the race to be Europe's greenest brand. Toyota slashed its average CO2 emissions to 130. Full story...
Feb
27th

Toyota to take monthly sales hit while rivals gain ground

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Toyota Motor Corp.'s U.S. sales for February likely took a hit from massive recalls, but the big question remains how deep the damaging crisis will cut into its results in coming months. Full story...
Feb
26th

Congressman accuses Toyota of withholding documents

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Toyota Motor Corp. and#8220;deliberately withheld relevant electronic recordsand#8221; that it was legally required to produce in lawsuits over SUV rollover accidents, the chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee said today. Rep. Full story...
Feb
26th

THE WEEK THAT WAS: Mr Toyoda goes to Washington

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A wide range of television entertainment was on offer to the discerning viewer this week. Including, for the sports fan, downhill skiing and other delights from the winter Olympics in Canada. For the auto industry and US politics buff, how about live congressional coverage - politicians v Toyota, rounds one and two? Full story...
Feb
26th

US: Edmunds forecasts Toyota Feb share slump

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Edmunds.com is forecasting that Toyota's share of the US light vehicle market in February will be its lowest since July 2005. Full story...
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