Toyota Launching new Tire and Wheel Protection Plan
11 Dec 2013, 10:37 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / As winter settles in, the rain, snow and low temperatures are conspiring again to spawn more potholes and if you combine this with other road hazards like nails, glass and tree branches results in m...
Bob Lutz Joins Katzkin as Senior Advisor
11 Dec 2013, 10:32 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Bob Lutz, former chairman of General Motors North America, has been appointed as Senior Advisor by vehicle interior customization specialist Katzkin, the California-based company announced yesterday...
Toyota Pondering Its Future in Australia
11 Dec 2013, 09:35 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Holden’s decision to stop manufacturing in Australia has led Toyota to question whether it can survive as the only automaker in the country. Starting with 2017, Holden will stop its product...
GM to Expand Cadillac in Europe
9 Dec 2013, 13:16 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / General Motors has announced plans to expand the Cadillac brand in Europe over the next three years. The Detroit based company says it will enhance its distribution network and introduce numerous ne...
Lexus Won’t Go Mercedes-Cheap
6 Dec 2013, 14:48 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Despite the fact that Lexus is no longer the luxury car leader in the United States, it refuses to do what the Germans did by putting out a sub-$30,000 entry luxury vehicle. While Mercedes-Benz a...
Toyota Revealing Camry Updates Soon
6 Dec 2013, 13:44 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Toyota is said to reveal its new plans for the Camry midsize sedan in about two weeks from now. According to Toyota US chief Bill Fay, the automaker will have to improve the Camry’s front e...
Toyota Labor Federation Pushing for Higher Wages
5 Dec 2013, 16:38 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / According to Japanese media, the Toyota Motor Corp labour federation group will push for a unified increase in base wages. For the first time in five years, the 329,000 members of the All Toyota ...
Toyota Signs With WiTricity Over Wireless Charging
5 Dec 2013, 14:50 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Toyota’s wireless recharging system is one step closer to becoming real as the Japanese automaker signed an intellectual property (IP) license agreement with WiTricity, granting the automaker ...
GM to Drop Chevrolet Brand from Europe by 2016
5 Dec 2013, 14:47 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / General Motors has announced plans to drop Chevrolet as a mainstream brand in Europe by the end of 2015 in an attempt to revive struggling German manufacturer Opel and its British-based Vauxhall div...
Lexus Invites You to Check In for Charity
5 Dec 2013, 10:48 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / If you find yourself among those who like to leave an electronic trace for stalkers over the internet, here’s your chance to do it and help for a noble cause. Lexus invites you to help kids...
Toyota Focused on Environmental Leadership
5 Dec 2013, 09:06 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The recently published 2013 Toyota North American environmental report tells a lot about the brand’s focus on people, plants and planet; efforts made in order to assure a better life for every...
Lexus US Reporting Increased November 2013 Sales
4 Dec 2013, 11:02 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Toyota’s luxury division Lexus posted November 2013 sales of 25,611 units, representing an increase of 8.4 percent on a daily selling rate basis and 12.7 percent increase on a raw volume basis...
Toyota US No.1 Retail Manufacturer in November 2013
4 Dec 2013, 09:12 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Toyota Motor Sales (TMS) today reported November 2013 sales results of 178,044 units, representing an increase of 5.9 percent over November 2012 on a daily selling rate basis. On a raw-volume bas...
Five Reasons To Service Your Vehicle at a Certified Toyota Dealer
3 Dec 2013, 17:54 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Owning a vehicle means that you will have to regularly spend cash on servicing it from time to time. And while some prefer to save a bit of money and do it at home, others go to a certified dealersh...
Lexus Modifying Ad Campaigns in the US
3 Dec 2013, 15:58 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Regaining the US clients from German rivals is pretty hard and that’s why luxury automaker Lexus thinks to reorganize its advertisement campaign from next year. Starting from January 2014, ...
Toyota Baja California Celebrating 10 Years of Manufacturing
3 Dec 2013, 10:05 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Commemorating 10 years from its opening, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Baja California (TMMBC) donated $10,000 to the Boys and Girls Club of Tecate and three Toyota pickup truck to local nonprofit part...
Jaguar Land Rover to Build Cars in Brazil
2 Dec 2013, 15:06 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Jaguar Land Rover is set to build its second factory outside the UK, with the company choosing Brazil for the site. The automaker is currently talking to the authorities in Rio de Janeiro. Variou...
November Toyota China Sales Up 40%
2 Dec 2013, 14:46 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Toyota’s two local joint-ventures in China, FAW Group and Guangzhou Automobile Group, reported 40.7 percent bigger November sales, with around 89,800 units sold there last month. The increa...
New Toyota Verso To House BMW Diesels Engine
2 Dec 2013, 11:18 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The Toyota Verso 1.6 D-4D will be the first model equipped with an engine supplied by the BMW Group under a contract signed between the two companies two years ago. “At Toyota, we believe t...
Toyota Increasing Interior Color Palette
30 Nov 2013, 15:31 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Contrary to what European manufacturers do by unifying interior palette across their lineups, Toyota wants to spice its cockpits up and make individual nameplates stand out. Recently speaking wit...