2011 Toyota Tacoma US Pricing Announced
20 Jun 2010, 11:15 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The North American division of Toyota announced today pricing for the 2011 Tacoma pick-up truck, scheduled to arrive at nationwide dealerships in late July. Getting straight to the point, pricing wi...
Toyota Redux
18 Jun 2010, 12:13 UTC · By: Charles Darveight / I have to admit it, the Japs from Toyota can really overcome any barrier. Maybe the word "man" is written deep in their genes. Maybe their brains have a few connections which are missing f...
Toyota Mississippi Plant Revived, to Build Corolla
18 Jun 2010, 07:15 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese manufacturer Toyota announced yesterday it has resumed work on the construction of the plant in Mississippi, with production here to begin in fall 2011. The carmaker says the fist model...
Toyota Prius PHEV to Test in Silicon Valley
16 Jun 2010, 07:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / EV charging solutions provider Coulomb announced yesterday it has signed an agreement with the Silicon Valley Leadership Group (SVLG) to install ChargePoint Networked Charging Stations for the Toyot...
NUMMI Revival in Tatters, Tesla Sees Bleak Future Ahead
11 Jun 2010, 13:04 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The excitement caused by last month's announcement that the former New United Motor Manufacturing (NUMMI) will return from the grave to manufacture electric vehicles has since dimmed away and, ...
Toyota Deeside Plant Builds First Hybrid Engine Outside Japan
11 Jun 2010, 10:37 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The British division of Toyota announced today it has manufactured the first 1.8-litre VVT-i petrol engine unit for the new Auris Hybrid, marking the first time that a Toyota factory outside Japan b...
NUMMI Workers to Receive Another $19M in Aid
10 Jun 2010, 13:50 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Although NUMMI's closure was initially regarded as very bad news for the whole auto industry, it seems that the decision to shut down the Californian facility isn't such a terrible thing. ...
Toyota UK Celebrates 3 Million Vehicles Production Milestone
7 Jun 2010, 08:54 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Today is an important day for the British division of Toyota, as the 3 millionth vehicle manufactured in the UK will roll off the assembly line, nearly 18 years after the start of their UK productio...
Lexus LFA Already Sold Out
4 Jun 2010, 08:21 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Despite what many people may have thought initially, the new Lexus LFA proved to be a hit. The $375,000 price did not scare away European customers, as parent company Toyota announced it has already...
Toyota Grows Steadily Through May
3 Jun 2010, 08:17 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Since the heat of the massive recall in the beginning of the year has began fading, Japanese manufacturer Toyota is coming back on track in terms of self confidence. Although Toyota's customers...
Toyota Highlander, Venza Get IIHS Top Safety Pick
3 Jun 2010, 07:51 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese manufacturer Toyota proudly announced yesterday two more of its vehicles, the 2010 Highlander and Venza, have received the Top Safety Pick from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (I...
TEMA Household Waste Collection Day: Numbers Are In
30 May 2010, 06:44 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A little over a month after Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America (TEMA) held its Household Waste Collection Day (April 24) in Kentucky, the line has been drawn, the numbers add...
Toyota Virtual Human Model, Version 4.0
30 May 2010, 06:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese manufacturer Toyota announced late last week is has a new version of what it calls Total HUman Model for Safety (THUMS), a virtual human model which will help the carmaker better understand...
Daimler and Toyota to Develop Fuel Cell Cars
27 May 2010, 10:26 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After earlier today German group Daimler announced it has signed a new partnership with Chinese manufacturer BYD for the production of an electric vehicle for the Chinese market, another piece of ne...
Toyota Sienna, Avalon Get IIHS Top Safety Pick Award
26 May 2010, 09:11 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / With the oceans of ink that covered the Toyota recall story in the media still wet, the Japanese manufacturer finds reason to take pride in its vehicles from time to time. Yesterday for instance, th...
Alpha, the Toyota Prius MPV, Coming in 2011
25 May 2010, 12:10 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Finally, after months of teasing, inside sources were able to confirm the name of the Toyota Prius MPV (multi-purpose vehicle). It seems the compact Prius minivan is in the final stages of developme...
Unichip Tweaks Toyota Hilux 3.0L D4D
25 May 2010, 07:00 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / On of the most popular models on British roads, the 3.0-litre D4D 4x4 Hilux has recently received a boost in power from renown tuning house Unichip, though so far it was considered ‘unmappable...
Patience Runs Low on Toyota's Acceleration Issue
21 May 2010, 15:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Despite all the talk about fixing quality issues and getting to the bottom of the unintended acceleration which caused the biggest recall in Toyota's history, little has been actually done to s...
Toyota Quality Officers Fly to Japan
21 May 2010, 10:13 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As announced at the end of April, when Toyota's newly formed North American Quality Advisory Panel became complete, the seven members of the quality supervisory body will go to Japan to continu...
Toyota and Tesla Will Reopen NUMMI to Build Electric Cars
21 May 2010, 07:44 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / The heads of Tesla Motors Inc. and Toyota Motor Co. have revealed their companies will build together electric cars at the recently closed auto plant located in Fremont, San Francisco Bay area. The ...