Toyota Motor Corp. said on Monday its new Prius had received pre-sale orders for 80,000 vehicles in Japan, kicking off what promises to be a fierce battle against hybrid rival Honda Motor Co.
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For a glimpse of Toyota's future design trends, check out the Prius.
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With 80,000 orders already on the books, Toyota has launched the third-generation Prius in Japan priced from JPY2.05m, almost JPY300,000 cheaper than the current lowest-priced model and close to the rival Honda Insight hybrid's JPY1.89m sticker price.
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There's a new special-edition Toyota Yaris - and you can have it in any colour as long as it's blue. Three shades are on offer: Ice, Carlo and Twilight.
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Supplied by sources close to Toyota, exclusive images in the current issue of the magazine reveal the MPV version of the next-generation Yaris, which goes into production in 2006. But whether or not the car comes to Britain is still hanging in the balance.
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TOKYO (Reuters) -- Toyota Motor Corp. has won 75,000 orders for its new Prius gasoline-electric hybrid, the Nikkei business daily said, promising a fierce battle with Honda Motor Co.'s rival Insight hybrid.
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Toyota Motor Europe (TME) is to lease around 150 units of its plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHV) to selected fleet customers across Europe in the next step towards commercialisation of the project.
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Patrick Carpentier will be back in action behind the wheel of the SK Motorsports' Toyota for the upcoming Nationwide Race to be held at the Lowe Motor Speedway on May 23rd.
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In contrast to Toyota's gloomy expectation of cutting output 28% worldwide this year, Honda Motor has said it is moving to raise output - albeit only at home in Japan for now - anticipating a demand surge there if a bill to offer consumers cash to replace old cars becomes law.
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Ferrari and Renault have joined the Toyota and Red Bull teams who threatened to pull out of Formula One racing at the end of this season in protest over plans by the sport's governing body, the FIA, to push through an optional budget cap for the 2010 season.
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Ferrari has joined the Toyota and Red Bull teams who have threatened to pull out of Formula One racing at the end of this season in protest over plans by the sport's governing body, the FIA, to push through an optional budget cap for the 2010 season.
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Toyota Motor on Wednesday said it expects to cut global vehicle production 28% this year as the economic downturn continues to bite.
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Red Bull has followed Toyota in declaring that it will not enter next year's world championship under the current regulations.
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News fluttered around the Barcelona paddock after qualifying that Toyota is threatening to quit formula one over the "budget cap" row with the FIA.
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In today's News Brake: General Motors will be putting fewer performance cars on the street; Toyota sees red in its earnings report, too; and Sergio Marchionne tells the German government that he is its best option for Opel ... But Wait, There's More!
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The key selling point for Toyota's fully redesigned second generation Lexus RX450h SUV is a 23% fall in CO2 emissions from its predecessor's 192g/km to just 148g/km; paying CO2 tax at B or C-segment hatchback level for a medium-large, fully-loaded SUV is not at all bad.
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Toyota Australia's sales chief thinks the new car market 'down under' is poised to improve through the rest of 2009, after hitting the bottom in April.
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