Toyota Investing Over $180 Million in Russian Plant
18 Sep 2013, 09:59 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Toyota Motor Corp has recently announced it will invest about $181 million (YEN18 billion) to expand production capacity at its Russian subsidiary located in St. Petersburg. The manufacturing pla...
Toyota Raising Vehicle Prices by 1.5% in India
17 Sep 2013, 18:10 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Toyota’s Indian subsidiary has recently said it will increase vehicle prices by 1.5 percent for key models starting September 21st this year. Due to the falling rupee value, the price for e...
Toyota Getting Honored by EPA
17 Sep 2013, 09:56 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Toyota’s ideology now is based on offering people ecologic ways of transportation, green energy as well as a clean and organized environment to live in. Due to recycling 98 percent of its w...
Toyota Former President, Eiji Toyoda Dies at 100
17 Sep 2013, 09:15 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Member of Toyota’s founding family, former president and CEO, Eiji Toyoda (100-years-old) died recently from a heart failure at Toyota Memorial Hospital in Toyota City. Mr. Eiji Toyoda serv...
Audiovox To Offer OEM Radio Camera Interface Products for Toyota
12 Sep 2013, 16:17 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Vehicle connectivity solutions firm Audiovox Electronics has recently launched two OEM radio camera interface products for Toyota and Mazda. The TYRVCH for Toyota is part of the company’s A...
FC Dallas Announcing Toyota Stadium
12 Sep 2013, 11:00 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Football Club Dallas has recently made a long-term agreement with Toyota to name the North Texas sports and entertainment venue as the Toyota Stadium, while the 17 adjacent soccer fields to it will ...
Toyota Motor Sales Getting New Technology Chief
9 Sep 2013, 16:51 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / With the technology continuing to evolve so fast these times, Toyota Motor Sales (TMS) USA has recently announced Ned Curic as vice president and chief technology officer. Mr. Curic will be respo...
Toyota Opens New Dealership in Butuan City
9 Sep 2013, 10:11 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Good news for the citizens of Butuan in Philippines, as Toyota has openend a new dealership in town, making it easy for customers to buy and service their vehicles. Located at Km-5, Barangay Lebe...
Toyota Thanking Employees and Families of Blue Springs Manufacturing Plant
8 Sep 2013, 11:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / You know who’s 47-years-old and turns heads in Tupelo today? Of course, it could be Halle Berry, or Salma Hayek or even Cindy Crawford, but our blog doesn’t handle those kind of celebrit...
92 Percent of European Lexus Are Hybrids
7 Sep 2013, 11:17 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / If you live in Europe, you can do this little test anytime – hop in your car or bike and go Lexus hunting. If you manage to spot 100 of them, there are high chances that 92 are hybrids. A p...
Toyota Provides Real-Time Traffic and Weather Info via HD Radio
6 Sep 2013, 10:37 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / HD Radio developer iBiquity Digital Corporation has just announced the 2014 Toyota Tundra, Sequoia, 4Runner, Tacoma and Corolla models are the first to be launched with integrated audio and real-tim...
Scion Not Getting New Models too Soon
6 Sep 2013, 09:09 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Despite it dropping sales and nearly 1000 dealerships across the US, Scion won't get refreshed models anytime soon. Senior vice president of Toyota Motor Sales USA Bob Carter said recently t...
Toyota Navigation to Use Google Street View
6 Sep 2013, 09:08 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Well, if you thought that navigation today offers too little information for your trip, you are in for a surprise, because Toyota’s sat navs will use Google Street View from next year. Call...
Renault Claims Number One Spot in Europe for Low CO2 Emissions
5 Sep 2013, 14:59 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Renault Group claims to have become the European leader in terms of low CO2 emissions, based on its sales of passenger cars in the first half of 2013. The company says the average level of CO2 em...
Toyota May Become 2020 Olympics Sponsor
5 Sep 2013, 09:13 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / It isn’t that shocking to hear that Toyota wants to become official sponsor for the 2020 Olympics, after knowing about all its philanthropist actions along the way. Japanese news agency Jij...
Toyota India To Export More Vehicles
5 Sep 2013, 08:30 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Toyota’s Indian subsidiary has reported it will ramp up its exports by another 5,000 vehicles per year. Currently exporting for South Africa, Toyota Kirloskar has also sent the first testin...
Toyota’s Miniature Robot Kirobo Is in Orbit
5 Sep 2013, 08:29 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Kirobo, the robot astronaut, has become the first robot ever to speak in space and Toyota has just released the first video from the 18-month long mission on the International Space Station. Kiro...
Lexus Starts Eco Challenge for Teenagers
3 Sep 2013, 17:01 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The Lexus Eco Challenge is an annual contest for US kids aged between 6 and 12-years-old to group in teams and enter challenges focused on Land/Water or Air/Climate. Since the first Eco Challenge...
Geely Aiming US Market with Volvo-Developed Models
2 Sep 2013, 08:36 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Geely Automobile Holdings, who owns Swedish automaker Volvo Cars, has announced plans to start exporting its upcoming Volvo-developed vehicles to the United States in 2016. “Our acquisition...
GM to Offer Semi-Autonomous Vehicles by 2020
1 Sep 2013, 08:44 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / General Motors has announced plans to offer semi-autonomous vehicles by 2020, which will be using the company's Super Cruise system. Unlike Nissan's Autonomous Drive, the Super Cruise d...