As many as 50,000 jobs in California are at stake if Toyota decides to close its NUMMI plant in Fremont after GM earlier announced plans to exit the joint venture, a pressure group claimed on Monday.
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In another sign of growing interest in Pakistan's car market potential, a senior Toyota executive has described the country as 'one of the most promising'.
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Toyota is reportedly planning to produce low-priced cars for emerging markets in China and Thailand starting in 2012.
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Toyota will add capacity at its engine plant in Huntsville, Ala. to increase North American production of four-cylinder engines. The expansion will allow Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Alabama (TMMAL) to produce 216,000 four-cylinder engines annually. Production will begin by summer 2011.
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Toyota has said it will temporarily hire 200 to 300 workers on loan from about forty equipment makers in order to 'support its partners through tough business conditions'.
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ERLANGER, Ky., - Toyota will add capacity at its engine plant in Huntsville, Ala. to increase North American production of four-cylinder engines. The expansion will allow Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Alabama (TMMAL) to produce 216,000 four-cylinder engines annually. Production will begin by summer 2011.
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The FJ Cruiser is built as a modern-day tribute to the world-renowned Toyota FJ Land Cruiser series of off road vehicles. Ironically, the original was never very popular in Canada, except with hardcore off-roaders. It seems the original was much better at traversing jungles and getting through deserts than surviving Saskatchewan winters.
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Toyota is reportedly planning to buy lithium-ion batteries for its hybrids from Sanyo Electric.
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Toyota reportedly plans to resume a weekend production schedule in September, following one it implemented in July, to meet strong demand for the Prius.
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When we say the word 'hybrid', what vehicle instantly comes up in your mind? Toyota Prius? Honda Insight? Civic Hybrid, maybe? That's right; family-oriented fuel sippers that are created for those who have done the math and figured out that purchasing a hybrid will cost less to operate in the long run as well as those who want to show off their green conscience.
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The 2010 Honda Insight, 2010 Kia Soul, and 2010 Toyota Prius are the Institute's newest Top Safety Pick award winners. To qualify for Top Safety Pick, a vehicle must earn the highest rating of good in the Institute's front, side, and rear tests and be equipped with electronic stability control.
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Canadians know that when it comes time to purchase a compact pick-up that's versatile, safe, and more powerful while using less fuel, the Tacoma leads the pack. The 2010 Toyota Tacoma line-up offers seven models all equipped with seven standard safety features, fuel efficient 4x2 and 4-cylinder models, or powerful and nimble 4x4 powertrains and V6 engines.
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A report in French newspaper La Tribune says that Toyota is considering building a new small hybrid car at its Valenciennes site, which already produces the Yaris small car.
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Toyota is looking to end production at a joint venture factory in California that it had held with GM in March 2010, according to a report in Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun.
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The Honda Insight and Toyota Prius hybrids received "top safety pick" labels from an insurance group, bolstering sales prospects for two of the industry's most fuel-efficient vehicles.
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Toyota Motor Corp. plans to launch a hybrid vehicle that is cheaper and more fuel efficient than the Toyota Prius as early as 2011, a Japanese newspaper reported today.
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Toyota will reportedly start selling a new hybrid car in 2011 that is more fuel efficient than its Prius hybrid.
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Driving the Toyota Highlander Hybrid was like hanging out with a little old lady for a week. In fact, the similarities were sometimes troubling. It's quiet, doesn't move too fast, doesn't make any noise, doesn't like to spend money and looks ok despite the occasional questionable pairing.
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Toyota expects its sales in Russia to halve this year due to falling demand.
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