Toyota Yet to Decide on NUMMI Plant
6 Aug 2009, 09:20 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Japanese manufacturer Toyota is still unsure what to do with its Californian production plant but hopes to make a decision in the near future. After General Motors announced it will quite the NUMMI ...
2010 Toyota Prius Runs Out of Batteries
5 Aug 2009, 10:37 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The third-generation Toyota Prius proves to be quite a popular model nowadays, especially in the wake of government stimulus plans launched around the world. Unfortunately, Toyota faces difficulties...
Toyota Sales Jumped 27.7 Percent in July
4 Aug 2009, 08:26 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / It's no secret that automakers selling cars in the United States experienced a huge boost in sales last week as the government scrapping programme supported Americans in purchasing around 100,0...
Hamlin Wins First Sprint Race in 2009, at Pocono
4 Aug 2009, 07:22 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Denny Hamlin finally got one in 2009, as he secured first place at the chequerd flag of the Sprint Cup event at Pocono Raceway. The Joe Gibbs Racing clearly had the fastest car of the day on Monday,...
Toyota Adds New Staff to Cope with US High Demand
3 Aug 2009, 08:31 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Mission accomplished for the US scrapping scheme as it not only improved car and truck sales, but also convinced automakers to hire new staff in order to cope with high demand across the country. Su...
What’s Cooking? Driver Ploughs into Kitchen
31 Jul 2009, 14:45 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / There are definitely so much more better ways of finding out what do others have for dinner than entering with your car in their house. Unfortunately, that was the only solution that a driver of a T...
Pricing for 2010 Avalon, Yaris, Highlander, FJ Cruiser, RAV4, and Tacoma
31 Jul 2009, 08:23 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Japanese manufacturer Toyota today announced pricing for the 2010 Avalon full-size sedan, Yaris subcompact, FJ Cruiser off-road sport utility vehicle (SUV), Highlander mid-size SUV, RAV4 compact SUV...
Toyota Adds Night Shift for Yaris Production
30 Jul 2009, 14:54 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Toyota Yaris is experiencing growing demand in most markets as government incentives across the globe encourage consumers to look for more efficient and smaller displacements models. As a result, th...
New Scion Models on the Way
30 Jul 2009, 12:31 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Toyota's very own brand Scion is going to receive a bunch of new models in the upcoming months as part of the Japanese manufacturer's strategy to keep the range updated with new products a...
Ferrari Reiterate Commitment for F1 Programme
30 Jul 2009, 08:28 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After BMW yesterday confirmed their Formula One quit at the end of 2009, the rest of the car manufacturers currently part of the Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) have lined up to reiterate their...
Euskadi to Bid for BMW Spot
29 Jul 2009, 11:00 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although BMW have announce they will withdraw from the Formula One Championship in 2010, there is a high chance the F1 roster for next season will continue to show 13 teams and 26 drivers. As confir...
Electric Toyota iQ in the Works
29 Jul 2009, 08:07 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Toyota is reportedly planning an electric version of the iQ that might be launched sometime in 2010. The Japanese manufacturer is designing a new bodystyle, different from the one of the iQ and wil...
Australians to Get Toyota Yaris Edge Limited Edition
28 Jul 2009, 15:18 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Available for sale only for a limited period of time, Yaris ‘Edge’ models have just been announced by Toyota and released on the Australian market. Based on the YR 3-door and 5-door hatc...
Toyota Still in Front of GM
28 Jul 2009, 14:21 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Toyota remains the world's number one automaker for the time being as its sales are still above the ones posted by General Motors, who's currently the second largest automaker. The Japanes...
Toyota May Build Yaris-Based Hybrid in France
28 Jul 2009, 10:41 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Toyota's hybrid offensive may open a new front, this time in France where, according to Japanese media reports, it plans on building a Yaris-based hybrid. The version in question is the Europea...
Toyota US Problems Continue
28 Jul 2009, 10:40 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The United States auto sector is not only difficult for automakers based in the country but also for overseas companies who are encountering problems with the same collapsing demand and low sales. T...
UAW Calls for NUMMI Save
28 Jul 2009, 08:15 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The UAW on Monday sent a message to members, retirees and supporters in which they stated they would call for Congress intervention in an attempt to persuade Toyota to keep its California assembly ...
Scotland to Have the First Hybrid Taxi Company
27 Jul 2009, 13:11 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Lining up to the green trends in the automotive market, a new Scottish taxi company opened recently, offering its services through a fleet of six hybrid Toyota Prius, soon after it has been agreed b...
Nissan May Develop Hybrid System
27 Jul 2009, 13:07 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Aware of the fact that, despite its best efforts, the advent of electric vehicle is still years away, Japanese manufacturer Nissan announced today it is working on an intermediary system, to fill in...
2012 Prius-Based Hybrid Sports Coupe Early Details
27 Jul 2009, 09:33 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Speculation continue on the Prius-based hybrid sports coupe designed by Toyota, this time with some unconfirmed specifications of the car. According to the guys over at 7tune.com, the future model, ...