Briatore to Buy Toyota's F1 Operations?
30 Nov 2009, 12:04 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Toyota handing over their F1 operations to Serbian basketball player Zoran Stefanovic may be in doubt, if we were to trust the latest rumors regarding the Japanese team. Although we've reported...
Toyota to Hand Over Operations to Serbian Outfit?
30 Nov 2009, 11:33 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Peter Sauber's team might indeed fail to make the 2010 Formula One entry list – at least as a 13th official entry in the championship – as reported by publications in Germany and Sw...
20% Bonus Cut for Toyota Managers
27 Nov 2009, 13:46 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Japanese workers at major companies such as Toyota get twice-a-year bonus pay in addition to their monthly salaries, a bonus which reflects the company’s performance. According to the AP, Toyo...
Toyota Takes Another Financial Hit Due to Dollar Drop
26 Nov 2009, 16:38 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Unfortunately for Toyota Motors Co, which used to be the world’s biggest automaker, the company is free falling as it's looking at yet another financial disaster. The car manufacturer is ...
How Toyota Plans to Fix Deadly Accelerator Pedal
26 Nov 2009, 07:52 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After yesterday it announced and, at the same time acknowledged there is a problem with the accelerator pedal on some 3.8 million Toyota and Lexus vehicles, the Japanese carmaker released details on...
Official: Toyota Recalls 3,8 Million Cars in the US
25 Nov 2009, 15:30 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / It is official. Toyota Motor Corp will reshape or replace the accelerator pedal on 3.8 million vehicles. The company’s biggest recall will involve reconfiguring the shape of the pedals in orde...
Toyota iQ Screams for Branding
25 Nov 2009, 14:36 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / An unexpected marketing campaign was initiated by the British division of Toyota these days. The carmaker wanted to stand out from the crowd and decided to offer a free eye-catching company livery f...
Second Place Finish for Cancer Survivor in Baja 1000
25 Nov 2009, 12:30 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / After it won the Baja 500 earlier this season, cancer survivor and off-road rookie Joe Bacal captured the second place in the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 last weekend, after a 27-hour drive in the Cancer...
Toyota Might Move Jobs from US HQ
25 Nov 2009, 08:47 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Japanese carmaker Toyota might transfer some jobs from its headquarters in Torrance, California to other locations such as Kentucky and Michigan. In a report rolled out today and citing two sources ...
Toyota Sponsors to Secure Kobayashi Renault Seat?
25 Nov 2009, 08:21 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / We know there are a bunch of drivers out there on the market looking for a place in the 2010 Formula One roster, but don't rule out rookie driver Kamui Kobayashi just yet. Although his best cha...
Toyota Tops 2009 Perceived Quality Score
24 Nov 2009, 12:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As the year draws closer to its unavoidable demise, companies around the world scramble to punch in the latest numbers, draw lines, add, multiply and divide to see who did what, why or for how long....
Toyota, a Role Model for the Likes of Ford or VW...
24 Nov 2009, 10:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / ...or at least this is what the latest 2009 Strategic Vision Total Value Index seems to point at. According to this index, compiled to give customers and automotive manufacturers an idea on what dri...
Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid Seeks Customers
23 Nov 2009, 11:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese carmaker Toyota announced it has began discussion which will eventually lead to a selection process for the future trial-customers of the plug-in hybrid (PHEV) version of the Prius. Accordi...
Volkswagen Eyeing NASCAR Entry. Or Not...
23 Nov 2009, 09:27 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The latest rumor from the NASCAR world is that German manufacturer Volkswagen is considering an entry in the series to take on Japanese carmaker Toyota and the American manufacturers on their own te...
Sauber/Qadbak Deal in Doubt
23 Nov 2009, 08:28 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The Sauber-Qadbak buyout is on the verge of collapsing, according to several reports in the Swiss media. It appears the man behind the Qadbak organization is not exactly a legitimate investor &ndash...
Toyota Upset with IIHS Top Safety Picks
20 Nov 2009, 12:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Finding itself, for the first time, with no vehicle among the 27 chosen by the IIHS as the 2010 Top safety Picks, Japanese carmaker Toyota now says the report is misleading. Toyota also expressed it...
FIA To Issue 40M Euro Penalty for Toyota
20 Nov 2009, 08:53 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Sauber/Qadbak may seem eager to sign driver and sponsors for their upcoming Formula One campaign – as they will most likely be granted an F1 entry by the International Automobile Federation to...
Exide Batteries for Toyota Highlander
20 Nov 2009, 08:09 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Toyota recently signed a deal with Exide Technologies to provide around 105,000 batteries that are to be installed on the Highlander at the Princeton, Ind. plant. The battery manufacturer is already...
Toyota to Spend $5 Billion to Replace Accelerator Pedals
18 Nov 2009, 10:25 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Toyota is far from finding a solution for its biggest recall ever. After trying to start a recall with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the Japanese manufacturer might aft...
Di Montezemolo to Quit FOTA This Year
18 Nov 2009, 07:56 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ferrari's CEO Luca di Montezemolo announced on Tuesday that he is likely to leave his position within the Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) at the end of the year. The Italian official is cu...