Trulli: "McLaren Took a Joke of FIA"
15 Apr 2009, 12:41 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Jarno Trulli backed FIA's actions against McLaren for their lying to the race stewards during the Australian Grand Prix. The Italian driver was personally involved in the matter, as the race in...
Official: ICA Clears All Diffuser Designs
15 Apr 2009, 09:38 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The FIA International Court of Appeal has finally given the undisputed verdict for the diffuser saga. According to GMM news agency, all 5 judges decided to deny the appeals of Ferrari, Renault, Red ...
Holden to Be the First GM Unit to Die, Expert Predicts
14 Apr 2009, 13:59 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / GM's Australian unit Holden won't survive the economic downturn and will become the first General Motors unit to die due to this reason, editor of the car buyers Dog & Lemon Guide, Cli...
Toyota Braces for Bad 2009 Fiscal Year
13 Apr 2009, 14:40 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As we reported late last week, Toyota's financial problems seem to have only begun. Faced with the biggest downfall in sales since 1950 for the fiscal year that ended in March, Toyota was force...
Toyota Expects Strong Performance in China
13 Apr 2009, 10:53 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Jarno Trulli expects Toyota to be one of the front-runners in the upcoming Chinese Grand Prix, considering the momentum they've managed to build during the previous 2 races. Toyota have managed...
Toyota Recalls Yoshi Inaba from Retirement
10 Apr 2009, 14:28 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Toyota's poor performance in terms of sales in the US has forced the company's top management to call Yoshi Inaba back from retirement to help the Japanese manufacturer make a comeback on ...
Toyota Predicts Better US Auto Sales
9 Apr 2009, 15:42 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even if the American auto sector reached the lowest possible level and domestic automakers fight for life, Toyota says the second quarter is expected to bring increased sales when compared to those ...
Toyota RAV4 Tops Consumer Reports' Tests
7 Apr 2009, 07:04 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The new version of Japanese manufacturer's RAV4 scored an overall 82 points road test score, placing it just below the Forester 2.5XT Limited and RAV4 V6. In the four cylinder category, the RAV...
US Hybrid Market Fell 44 Percent in March
6 Apr 2009, 14:56 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The whole industry slowly but sure migrates to hybrid cars and electric models, right? That's a thing we all know and an obvious consequence of the economic recession. But despite this obvious ...
2009 Toyota Wish Debuts in Japan
6 Apr 2009, 09:19 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Toyota is quite a busy company these days, with several new models debuted in different corners of the world. This time we're talking about the all-new 2009 Wish, a redesigned version of the 20...
2010 Toyota Urban Cruiser Detailed, Fresh Photos
6 Apr 2009, 07:41 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Toyota has finally confirmed that the 2010 Urban Cruiser will officially go on sale in the UK and Europe this May, with the initial European objective for first full-year sales totaling 25,000 units...
Honda Won’t Lower Insight Prices Despite Toyota’s Aggressive Campaign
5 Apr 2009, 11:34 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The “fight” between the two Japanese giants Honda and Toyota in the green car sector is getting more interesting day by day. After Toyota this week announced it plans to cut prices of it...
Button Wins Rain-Stopped Malaysian Grand Prix
5 Apr 2009, 11:05 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The action at Sepang was reduced to only 31 laps on Sunday, as the heavy rain made it impossible for the drivers to keep their cars on the circuit. Although the weather forecast was very clear on th...
March US Sales Down 36.8 Percent
3 Apr 2009, 09:54 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The third month of the year maintained the trend set in January and February, as sales figures for the US market show a 38.6 percent drop. According to Autonews, the only brand that registered a mil...
Toyota Reports 36.6 Percent Decline in March
3 Apr 2009, 09:33 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Just like the whole automotive industry, Toyota reported a massive drop in March 2009 sales, citing the over-discussed "we're starting to get tired of it" economic crisis. The US divi...
Toyota Axes Prius Prices to Meet Insight Standards
2 Apr 2009, 15:45 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Although a number of rumors claimed the Japanese automaker might consider rolling out a new and more affordable hybrid model to compete with Honda's Insight, Toyota is now trying a different ma...
Honda Says No to Frankfurt, Toyota Confirms Presence
2 Apr 2009, 07:54 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Pulling out of major car shows this year and struggling to reduce costs as much as possible seems to be the main task for lots automakers across the globe, including Honda who recently announced it ...
Team Will Not Wait for FIA, Confirm Diffuser Copying
1 Apr 2009, 09:20 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Championship's big guns have confirmed that they are looking into ways of redesigning their cars' rear fascias in order to catch up with the “Big Three” – Brawn GP, Willi...
Toyota Drops Appeal over Trulli's Penalty
1 Apr 2009, 07:59 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Toyota have confirmed they will not lodge an appeal to Jarno Trulli's 25-second post-race penalty at Melbourne. As announced shortly after the Grand Prix by the race organizers, this kind of pe...
Toyota Appeal - Legitimate Under the FIA Rules
30 Mar 2009, 14:52 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / All is not lost in the case of Toyota's driver Jarno Trulli. After clinching the 3rd spot during Sunday's Australian Grand Prix, the Italian was handed a 25-second penalty by the race stew...