Toyota Motor is considering a modification to its push button ignition system to make it easier to turn off the engine in the event of an emergency, US media reports said this week.
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Toyota Motor will disclose more information on safety repairs it carries out that are not the subject of recalls amid growing criticism that the automaker has covered up complaints about its best-selling Prius hybrid, company officials said on Friday.
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The Japanese manufacturers that have decided to compete in the full-size pickup category face quite a challenge. Nissan is selling the Titan in very limited numbers and its future doesn't look good. Meanwhile, Toyota's second-generation Tundra (we'll forget about the T100) is getting better with age, but still can't match the domestics' sales figures.
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During new vehicle intros, flashing lights and eardrum-busting rock music is out, singing live is in.Toyota is currently playing it old-school in order to draw some extra attention with singers performing live on stage.
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Nico Hulkenberg has admitted that returning engine supplier Cosworth's V8 unit feels "better" and "stronger" than the Toyota power plant.
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Toyota Motor president Akio Toyoda will tour the United States next month on a trip expected to focus on his company's handling of safety problems, company sources in Japan said on Thursday.
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Toyota has up to 70,000 vehicles still stranded in US dealer stock due to defective accelerator pedals that are the subject of a major recall, an executive said.
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Toyota Kirloskar Motors expects to double its sales in the next five to seven years, helped by its new entry level Etios cars to be launched at the end of this year, a top company official has said.
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General Motors' top North America executive has said Toyota Motor's problems would probably lead to more electronics regulations for all automakers while GM itself wanted to add more third shifts.
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US investigators doubt Toyota fully understands its accelerator problems and are even less sure that new floor mats are an adequate solution, a memo to lawmakers showed.
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Toyota Motor on Wednesday began fixing brake problems in the latest model of its Prius hybrid at dealers across Japan and modifying accelerator pedals in the UK.
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CHICAGO - Toyota introduced the boldly redesigned 2011 Avalon today at the 2010 Chicago Auto Show. Evoking a time when travel was sophisticated, elegant and comfortable, the new Avalon possesses a distinctive new exterior style while offering a restyled interior rich with premium touch points and practical new technologies.
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Best-selling hybrid becomes latest Toyota to be recalled
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Toyota's US unit has announced a 'voluntary recall' of 2010 Prius and Lexus HS 250h Vehicles to update ABS software and will also check a power steering hose installation on some 2010 Camry models.
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Toyota Motor Corp (TMC) on Tuesday said it would recall four models to update software controlling the antilock braking system (ABS). The models are the current generation Prius, Prius plug-in, Sai and Lexus HS250h sold in Japan. The recall, for which TMC submitted notifications today to Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, covers about 223,000 vehicles.
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Toyota GB on Tuesday said the global recall of the latest generation Prius built before 27 January 2010 would involve 8,500 cars in the UK.
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TORRANCE, Calif.,- Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc, today announced it will conduct a voluntary safety recall on approximately 133,000 2010 Model Year Prius vehicles and 14,500 Lexus Division 2010 HS 250h vehicles to update software in the vehicle's anti-lock brake system (ABS). No other Toyota, Lexus, or Scion vehicles are involved in this recall.
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