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 Canada - By Amyot Bachand The Yaris sedan doesn't revolutionize any aspect of the drive, be it in style or efficiency. It gaily conveys you from point A to point B ...

By Bao Viet Nam Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam Auto Show 2008, the biggest of its kind so far, opened in Hanoi on August 21 with hybrid cars on show for the first time. World-renowned makers such as Honda, Toyota , Ford, GM Daewoo and Mercedes-Benz have brought to the event their environmental friendly and energy-s...

 United Arab Emirates - The Toyota Yaris and Honda Jazz retain the most (55-60 per cent) residual value after 3 years in the hatchback and compact car categories while the Toyota ...

 - Ford, Toyota Motor Corp. (TM) and Honda Motor Co. (HMC) also are scrambling to meet soaring demand for cars like the Ford Focus, Honda Civic and Toyota ...

 NE - Keith Kunz Motorsports of Columbus, Ind., winners of the “Toyota Challenge” the past two years, does not appear in the current “top-10” but has three cars ...

By Dahcredyns(noreply@blogger.com) The 2009 Ford Escape hybrid and the Mercury Mariner hybrid are both 5 star rated vehicles according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. And Ford hopes to use this rating as a way to promote its hybrid vehicles over Toyota. Both the Toyota Prius and the Highlander hybrid r...

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By Douglas McIntyre GM is now out of options. It still makes money overseas, but that is overwhelmed but its North American deficit. GM says it will stick to supporting all of its brands except the Hummer. That may end up not being true. GM did say it was moving away from incentives. It did not work out terribly well.

Peninsula On-line  Qatar - Some eight units of Toyota Yaris sedans – one unit every week – are offered as prizes during the campaign. The grand prize is a Lexus RX350. ... AAB picks sixth winner Peninsula On-line all 2 news articles

 Canada - The Toyota Prius was a hot seller in that regard, although I'm sure these actors also have a Hummer parked in their driveway. Now, GM is entering the hybrid ...

By ptung07 Paul Hey guys, I have a question about the Toyota RS3200 Alarm system for my vehicle. Part Number: 08586-3t940 but I have several questions: 1) Will this work in my 2007 Camry Hybrid with the smart key system? 2) Does it come with everything to install this alarm system myself? I have install...

By Ben Wojdyla The Detroit News is reporting group vice president and general manager for Toyota of the Americas, Bob Carter, has confirmed the 2010 Toyota Prius will be debuting at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show and will be joined by a uniquely styled and appointed version for Lexus. The Prius was set to move...

By Douglas McIntyre Filed under: Bad news, Industry, Consumer experience, Competitive strategy, Ford Motor (F), General Motors (GM), Toyota Motor Corp. (TM) Effectively giving cars away can certainly help hurdle the quality barrier, but losing a lot more money could sink a large U.S. auto company.

By Paul Foster Filed under: DaimlerChrysler (DAI), Ford Motor (F), General Motors (GM), Toyota Motor Corp. (TM), Options Toyota Motor (NYSE: TM) closed at $90.75 Monday. TM overall option implied volatility of 29 is near its 26-week average, suggesting non-directional price movement.

By llcooljayce BTW ... I'm in Calgary, Alberta - CANADA Hey guys, I just test drove a Camry Hybrid and wanted to get an idea of what you thought about what the salesperson told me. The salesguy says that anyone ordering a 09 Camry Hybrid is waiting 3 months for delivery due to the popularity of the hybrid models. He...

 India - Toyota Kirloskar Motors (TKM), the subsidiary of Japanese auto giant Toyota Motor Corporation, plans to set up an engine manufacturing facility in India. ...

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 NH - Purse-strings note: The Scion xD is a good small car in a sea of rivals, including the Honda Fit, Nissan Versa, Toyota Yaris, Chevrolet Aveo and Hyundai ...

By Joseph Lazzaro Filed under: Consumer experience, Competitive strategy, Ford Motor (F), General Motors (GM), Toyota Motor Corp. (TM)There's an upside and a downside regarding major auto companies and the quest to develop vehicles with increased fuel-efficiency.

 NY - Today Toyota, not GM, is the number one-selling car company in the US And find an American community that wouldn't like a Toyota plant putting people to ...

 IN - As Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE: TM) continues the realignment of its North American production, workers and officials at the company's Princeton plant are ...

By Douglas McIntyre Filed under: Forecasts, Industry, Toyota Motor Corp. (TM), Oil Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE: TM) says that a hybrid version of every one of its vehicles will be available by 2020. Wind power may have undercut the need for oil-heat in many American homes.

Toyota Wants All-Hybrid Lineup by 2020 - AutoIntel

Toyota, Ford to Bolster Hybrid-Engine Options; Honda to Aim at Prius - MixedPower.com

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Question: How can one improve the Toyota Prius and make it an even more green vehicle? Answer: Add a conversion kit that permits it to burn E85 ethanol fuel.

By Matt Hardigree After investing time and money into developing a new vehicle to meet consumer's needs you'd think that coming up with a name would be the easy part. Whether because of mistranslation, cultural misunderstandings or just plain mistakes, these names prove it's not as easy as you'd think. Cul...

By Wes Siler Bob Carter, general manager for Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., made the projections in remarks to reporters at and industry conference yesterday. Going on to say that while he expects total full-size truck sales to drop to 1.45 million in 2008, from 2.14 million in 2007, he expects those sales to re...

 - Aug 14, 2008 Dow Jones)- Three years ago, Toyota Motor Co. (TM) found itself with a quality-control problem. The auto maker was recalling vehicles and fending off ...

By The Auto Insider Although the design of the new Honda hybrid sedan seems very similar to the current Toyota Prius, it’s most likely due to aero requirements and not a blatant copy/paste of the Toyota. As seen in the most recent photos, the headlights will be horizontal units that pull rearward into a featur...

By The Auto Insider Honda’s new hybrid sedan will be marketed underneath the Civic Hybrid in their lineup and we're told will carry a price tag of around $18,500. We'll see it in person when it debuts at the 2008 Paris Motor Show. You'll see it on the streets in April of 2009.

 - In addition to dazzling displays of highly customized show cars, the one-of-a-kind pop culture experience will feature fast and furious drift exhibitions, ...

WTVW  IN - After that, the pickup truck will be manufactured at Toyota's San Antonio plant. And starting in fall 2009, the Princeton plant will begin producing the ... Tundra Production Ending for Good in Princeton WTVW all 2 news articles

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By Douglas McIntyre Filed under: General Electric (GE), General Motors (GM), Toyota Motor Corp. (TM) Alongside General Electric (NYSE: GE), GM is probably the most important American corporation of the last 100 years. That won't be true going forward.

By Chris Shunk The Toyota Tundra is the most competent pickup Toyota has ever produced, but the two-year-old truck has been hit hard by the harsh reality of the US auto slump. Gas prices and a sluggish housing industry have conspired to put a wet blanket on the Tundra party, and the San Antonio plant will be...

By Mark Graban(noreply@blogger.com) All the job cuts — carried out in June and August at Toyota Motor Corp.'s wholly owned subsidiary Toyota Motor Kyushu — applied to workers sent by job-referral agencies. Japanese companies are increasingly relying on such agencies for temporary workers called "haken" to be flexible to ma...

As expected, Toyota Motor Corp. reported a sharp reduction in profit for its first quarter, absorbing a 28.1-percent plunge in net income, the company reported today. Toyota said appreciation of the yen vs. the U.S. dollar accounted for most of the decrease of ¥262.9 billion in operating incom...

By Wes Siler The 2009 Toyota RAV4 will start at $21,500 for the base FWD model, an increase of just 0.9% from the 2008 model, and will range up to $27,810 for a Limited equipped with the 3.5-liter, 269 HP V6 and 4WD. Toyota also plans to offer several Extra Value Packages with a variety of options bundled toge...

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By Allan Halprin Filed under: Wal-Mart (WMT), Ford Motor (F), General Motors (GM), Toyota Motor Corp. (TM), Target Corp. (TGT), Money and Finance Today, Costco Wholesale (COST), Amer Intl Group (AIG)In the News: · Wal-Mart July Sales Below Estimates and Target Is Off Target · AIG Posts $5.36 Billion Loss;...

By Mark Arnold Not that we really knew what the outgoing model looked like, but apparently the Indonesian-built Toyota Innova is getting some minor cosmetic tweaks. Currently available only in exotic markets like India, Malaysia, and of course Indonesia, the Innova is a popular vehicle for those wan...

By Ben Wojdyla Snap Judgment: Considering the Honda hybrid will be coming in a whopping $3,000 less than the base Prius and will wear the depreciation-proof Honda badge, we're betting the number one super-best automaker from the land of the rising sun will be redoubling efforts on its 2010 Toyota Priu...

By LKBlog Even before those test results are in, however, Toyota has offered plug-in hybrid test drives to journalists in Japan, California and Detroit, where a small fleet bearing the words "Toyota Plug-In Hybrid" traveled city streets on Sunday.

By Ray Wert Snap Judgment: We've seen this before, except last time it was called the Segway. And we all know how we think about that. But, Toyota loves the people-transporting toys like the i-real personal mobility device we saw at the Tokyo Motor Show last year. Will people buy them? In Japan, perhaps.

By Andrew Stoy Toyota Division passenger cars recorded July sales of 114,880 units, down 5.4 percent from the same period last year. Passenger-car sales were led by Camry and Camry Hybrid, which posted combined sales of 42,131 units. Camry Hybrid reported July sales of 2,645 units. Corolla recorded sale...

By Ray Wert July 10, 2008 - Erlanger, KY - Toyota is responding to changes in consumer demand and improving the production efficiency and stability of its North American operations by adjusting production mix at three plants. The changes include the addition of the Prius hybrid sedan to its North Am...

By Dan Roth Toyota's got some changes and rearranges underway with its North American facilities to better serve the demands of the market. The biggest news is that Prius production will be coming Stateside, which will help unkink the supply pipeline, if not also lower costs. A new facility in Blue Sp...

By Richard Chen Word has leaked out that the next-generation Toyota Prius will offer optional solar cells on the roof manufactured by Kyocera. Yahoo! News reckons the new system, rated at least 2kW, should be capable of powering the air conditioner unit. The current Prius and other Toyota hybrids alrea...

By Michael Rainey The bad news just keeps coming for General Motors (NYSE: GM). The beleaguered auto giant has announced that it will offer 0% financing to help get rid of its growing inventory of inefficient trucks and SUVs, even as it is forced to raise prices due to higher raw material costs. Its once proud H...

By Carol Vinzant Filed under: General Electric (GE), Ford Motor (F), General Motors (GM), Toyota Motor Corp. (TM), Japan, TechnologyThe Department of Energy announced it was throwing some money at the electric car dream yesterday. They'll spend "up to $30 million in funding over three years" on three pr...

The Toyota Prius is an impressive technological feat. It offers much better fuel economy than conventional cars and radically less environmental impact. We wouldn't have expected the pairing a small gas engine with a battery-powered motor to create a social phenomenon, but that's what...

By Mark Graban(noreply@blogger.com) Matching Toyota's vaunted manufacturing efficiency stands in paradox to another report released this week showing Chrysler lagged the industry for initial quality -- even as Ford and GM made progress in that regard against Japanese companies.

By Paul Tan Toyota Corolla Altis 1.6E - RM102,900.00 Toyota Corolla Altis 1.8E - RM109,900.00 Toyota Corolla Altis 1.8E Sporty - RM112,250.00 Toyota Corolla Altis 1.8G - RM117,900.00 Toyota Corolla Altis 1.8G Sporty - RM120,250.00 © 2008 Paul Tan's Automotive News. All Rights Reserved..

By Ray Wert Toyota executives are calling the Urban Cruiser an "environmentally responsible SUV", but the SUV claim seems a little shaky. Environmentally responsible, we have no issue with that. Whatever the sale in Europe later this Spring.

BIG SKY, MONTANA About as often as federal bureaucrats are stricken by conscience or the map of Europe is redrawn, Toyota subjects the Land Cruiser to vigorous gym workouts and charm-school sessions and again sends it forth into the world. And a world vehicle it is, sold in 130 countries, a...

DETROIT — Toyota Motor Corp. must hold down growth of its U.S. manufacturing wages and benefits, which are among the highest in the auto industry and are growing faster than the company's profit margin, according to a high-level company report obtained by the Detroit Free Press. The report f...