28 Jan 2009, 11:22 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even though Japanese automakers are obviously in better shape than their American rivals, the country's top 12 companies may be forced to apply significant job cuts, as part of their attempt to...
28 Jan 2009, 11:04 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The 2009 World Car of the Year has just announced its 10 finalists voted by over 50 journalists from countries all over the world, including Belgium, China, India, Malaysia, Poland and Russia. The t...
27 Jan 2009, 13:41 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Toyota's President of Motorsport John Howett admitted that the difference between winners and losers in 2009 could be made by the way in which the new regulations have been interpreted by some ...
26 Jan 2009, 14:24 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Toyota's head of engine development Luca Marmorini, who left his position within the team a few weeks ago, apparently argued his decision to the Japanese manufacturer by the lack of support in ...
26 Jan 2009, 13:50 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / With Honda Racing leaving the sport and no investor in line to purchase the Brackley-based team (yet), Formula 1 is considering other ways to ensure a 20-car grid in 2009. Bernie Ecclestone suggeste...
26 Jan 2009, 11:57 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Probably hoping to attract more buyers for their vehicles, Toyota Motors is turning optional equipment into standard. If once you had to clearly state your choice regarding vehicle stability cont...
25 Jan 2009, 10:51 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even though there were rarely dotted with new Formula 1 car launches, the last seven days were mainly focused on general automotive reports, just like it happened the week before. Despite the fact t...
23 Jan 2009, 15:35 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / After reporting that the financial year ending in March may bring the first ever operating loss, Toyota is getting ready for even tougher times. The Japanese carmaker is considering a 1,000 full-tim...
23 Jan 2009, 09:24 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Last year, hybrid vehicles were not at all immune to the credit crunch but they also had to face another challenge: fuel prices tumbled to an average of $1.62 per gallon last month. With these pe...
22 Jan 2009, 12:56 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The first testing session of the year proved to be rather disastrous for all teams present at the Algarve track this week, as poor weather conditions forced the organizers to red-flag the 4th day of...
22 Jan 2009, 11:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Since hybrids play a very important role in the major counter-attack Toyota has started against the economic recession, the Japanese company struggles to lure more buyers into using every single ava...
22 Jan 2009, 10:16 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Only days after McLaren Mercedes and BMW issued their concerns over Ferrari's illegal exhaust system used on their 2009 challenger, the F60, Toyota have also urged the Scuderia to change it. Ac...
21 Jan 2009, 16:28 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors was often referred to as the world's largest automaker as it managed to lead the overall chart of the automotive industry for no less than 77 years. Unfortunately for the America...
21 Jan 2009, 16:19 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Toyota F1 team principal Tadashi Yamashina revealed that his team is considering keeping the Kinetic Energy Recovery System sidelined for the entire 2009 season. The Japanese manufacturer doesn'...
21 Jan 2009, 15:17 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Following the slow sales reported in December last year, the Japanese automaker announced a major price cut for several of its models aimed at both customers and dealerships. The popular Prius is on...
21 Jan 2009, 09:38 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / There isn't a team in the F1 paddock to begin the new season with more pressure on their heads than Toyota. The Japanese manufacturer have invested more than any other team in their F1 operatio...
21 Jan 2009, 08:05 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Sebastien Buemi topped another testing session at Portimao, taking his 2008-spec car more than three seconds clear ahead of the competition. The Swiss driver used Toro Rosso's 2008 machinery on...
20 Jan 2009, 15:29 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The difficult market conditions and the economic recession that are continuously hammering sales of most carmakers is now forcing Toyota Motor Corporation to apply a new cost-cutting measure, this t...
20 Jan 2009, 14:13 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / What's interesting about many car makers around the world these days is that apart from lay-offs, cutting down or even halting the production, a very popular move to fight the current financial...
16 Jan 2009, 14:25 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Production is reduced or even stopped for a while, people are being laid off, advertising and marketing budget have become almost insignificant. These are a few examples of the desperate measures ta...