Toyota Wants Extended Government Subsidies in Japan
4 Sep 2009, 09:32 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / Toyota Motor Co. is planning to ask the Japanese government to extend its deadline for subsidies on newly sold environmentally friendly cars by two years. The Japanese government's original ...
Toyota Reports 32.4 Percent Sales Boost in August
2 Sep 2009, 09:00 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / August was quite a healthy month for the US auto sector, as many carmakers selling vehicles in the country benefited from the Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS) set up by the US government. Toyota i...
Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid Concept Debuts at Frankfurt
2 Sep 2009, 08:50 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Japanese carmaker Toyota today announced that it will display the Prius Plug-in Hybrid Concept at the Frankfurt Auto Show this month. As you can see in the name of the car, the plug-in capability is...
Toyota Auris Hybrid at Frankfurt Auto Show
2 Sep 2009, 06:11 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Japanese automaker Toyota will finally unveil the hybrid version of the Auris at the Frankfurt Auto Show on September 15. The concept will be named Auris HSD Hybrid and will be capable to cut em...
Toyota Is Testing In-Car Breath-Alcohol System
31 Aug 2009, 12:37 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The Japanese carmaker announced that it has begun testing a breath-alcohol ignition-interlock system, installed on selected trucks and other vehicles of Japanese transport companies. The system, joi...
Jacques Villeneuve Happy with Fourth Place in NASCAR Comeback
31 Aug 2009, 10:01 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / The French-Canadian said he is very happy with his fourth place finish in Sunday's NASCAR Nationwide Series event held in Montreal, on the circuit that bears his father's name. The...
Toyota Blames High Costs for Closing NUMMI
29 Aug 2009, 19:20 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Japanese manufacturer Toyota announced a few days ago that it will close the NUMMI plant in California, a move which, according to preliminary figures, could affect around 50,000 people, more or les...
Trulli Wants to Stay With Toyota
28 Aug 2009, 07:50 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / After Toyota's Formula 1 president, John Howett, said that after the European GP they will keep Timo Glock for next season, but not Jarno Trulli, the 35-year-old Italian driver declared hi...
2010 Toyota 4Runner Teased, World Debut at State Fair of Texas
28 Aug 2009, 08:17 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Toyota has just announced that its all new 4Runner model will be officially revealed next month in Dallas at the State Fair of Texas. The public unveiling will be done during a news conference on Se...
UAW Reacts to NUMMI Closure
28 Aug 2009, 07:43 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As announced earlier today, Toyota Motor Corporation confirmed the closure of the New United Motor Manufacturing plant on March 31, 2010. The decision, although understandable for Toyota from the fi...
NUMMI to Close on March 31, 2010
28 Aug 2009, 06:30 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After several months of uncertainty and conflicting rumors, the fate of the New United Motor Manufacturing plant has been sealed. Toyota Motor Corporation confirmed the plant will close on March 31,...
Nearly 700,000 Clunkers Traded-In in US CARS
27 Aug 2009, 14:43 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / With the US Car Allowance Rebate System now officially closed, we're all curious to find out which were the most attractive models in the scheme and, more importantly, which are the companies t...
Zipcar Car Sharing Program for Students
27 Aug 2009, 14:41 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The University of Alabama will benefit from Zipcar’s car sharing program, to help reduce demand for parking and associated congestion problems, while offering students a "convenient, econ...
Toyota Prius Coupe Made in Italy
27 Aug 2009, 10:36 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Rumors regarding a potential coupe version of Toyota's flagship Prius keep coming which is usually the first sign that there might be indeed some truth behind the stories. This time, it is beli...
Toyota Recalls Corolla, Matrix and Scion xD
27 Aug 2009, 07:20 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Toyota Motor Sales USA today announced that it will recall approximately 95,700 2009 and 2010 Toyota Corolla, Corolla Matrix and 2008 and 2009 Scion xD vehicles sold in the US after discovering that...
iQ GAZOO Racing MN On Sale in Japan
26 Aug 2009, 10:21 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Japanese carmaker Toyota Motor Corporation will put on sale a tuned version of the iQ, the GAZOO Racing MN, where M stands for Master and N for Nurburgring. The model is to be on sale starting Novem...
Toyota to Cut Production
26 Aug 2009, 08:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Still confronted with declining volumes, Japanese manufacturer Toyota is said to plan a massive 700,000 vehicle global production capacity to align itself to new economic demands. According to the N...
Renault Commits to F1, Toyota Not Sure
25 Aug 2009, 07:45 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / Tired with press speculations about the Renault F1 Team pulling out of the sport starting next year, the French team's boss, Flavio Briatore took a stand and dispelled media fears with his stat...
NUMMI's Closure Could Kill 50,000 Jobs
24 Aug 2009, 10:58 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / With a final decision to be announced by Toyota expected to be announced by the end of the month, reports concerning both the New United Motor Manufacturing Incorporated (NUMMI) plant in Fremont, Ca...
Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series Gets New Safety Tweaks
24 Aug 2009, 07:45 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Aussie version of Toyota's off-road workhorse got a well deserved tweak these days, as it received a new range of passive safety, comfort and features. By doing so, the Japanese manufactur...