Toyota Recall: Toyota Seeks Repair to Brand As Well As Cars
Feb 4, 2010
For decades, Toyota has been a squeaky clean brand, providing motorists a quality automobile at a competitive price. It, among a handful of firms, was largely responsible for turning the once derisive phrase "made in Japan" to one denoting quality. But the recent recall of Toyotas to fix a design flaw in the accelerato ... Continue reading
Toyota Unveils Concept Version of New Compact Car for India
Jan 8, 2010
Tokyo, Jan 5, 2010; TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announces its production and sales subsidiary in India unveiled today - under the banner: "World First, India First" - a concept version of the "Etios*", a compact car newly developed specifically for the Indian market. Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private, Ltd. (TKM) is sho ... Continue reading
Toyota Unveils Concept Version of New Compact Car for India
Jan 6, 2010
TOKYO - January 6, 2010: Toyota announced yesterday that its production and sales subsidiary in India unveiled a âWorld First, India Firstââ a concept version of the âEtios*â, a compact car newly developed specifically for the Indian market. Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private, Ltd. (TKM) is showing ... Continue reading
CAR WARS - Small-Car War Breaks Out In India
Jan 5, 2010
By NEW DELHI January 5, 2010; Chang-Ran Kim and Janaki Krishnan writing for Reuters reported that Toyota Motor Co (Tokyo:7203.T - News) and Honda Motor Co (Tokyo:7267.T - News) launched new compact cars to tap the fast-growing and price-sensitive India market as they and other automakers seek to put a dire 2009 behind ... Continue reading
Toyota Plans Hybrid Production at Miyagi Plant
Jan 3, 2010
NAGOYA January, 3, 2010; Japan Today reported that Toyota Motor Corp plans to produce hybrid vehicles at a new assembly plant that will start operating in 2011 in northeastern Japan, sources familiar with the move say. Toyota intends to manufacture a Vitz-class subcompact hybrid model at the plant in Ohira, Miyagi Pref ... Continue reading
Toyota Expands Engine Line-Up for New Avensis
Aug 5, 2009
Toyota has expanded its engine line-up for new Avensis, introducing two new units that further strengthen the fuel efficiency and emissions performance achieved across the range. ... Continue reading
Jun 22, 2009
Tokyo, June 22, 2009; TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announces that Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private Ltd. (TKM), its automobile production and sales base in India, held a tree-planting event on June 21, 2009, at its plant in Bidadi, Bangalore, in the state of Karnataka. More than 6,000 volunteers assisted in the tree-pla ... Continue reading
Toyota and Daihatsu Launch Compact 7-seater
Dec 28, 2008
Tokyo â TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) and Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. (Daihatsu) announce today the nationwide launch of a seven-seater compact vehicle with three rows of seats that will be sold in Japan under the Toyota brand as the "Passo Sette"*1 and under the Daihatsu brand as the "Boon Luminas"*2. The roomy, us ... Continue reading
Toyota recalls more than 120,000 cars in China
Dec 26, 2008
Toyota recalls more than 120,000 cars in China due to steering defect BEIJING December 25, 2008; The AP reported that Toyota Motor Corp. has issued a recall for more than 120,000 cars in China to fix a problem that could result in loss of steering control, China's quality watchdog said Thursday in the latest piece of b ... Continue reading
Toyota Cars to Be Recalled in China
Oct 30, 2008
Beijing, Oct 29, 2008; Tianjin FAW Toyota Motor Co. plans to recall 83,406 cars starting Monday due to defects in transmission systems, the Chinese government said Wednesday. China's General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine received the notice from the joint venture between Japan's Toyot ... Continue reading
Toyota Profit to Halve, Unit Sales to Drop: Report
Oct 22, 2008
Toyota Motor plans to say its annual profit will likely halve in the financial year to next March due to a stronger yen and slowing sales amid the global financial crisis, a newspaper reported on Wednesday. Separately, media said Toyota will post its first sales decline in a decade in calendar 2008 with vehicle sales n ... Continue reading
India Cranks Out Small Cars for Export
Oct 6, 2008
Washington DC October 6, 2008; The AIADA newsletter reported that annual passenger-car exports from India have jumped five-fold in the past five years. Industry analysts predict exports over the next three years will surge nearly 300 percent to more than half-a-million vehicles a year. According to the Wall Street Jour ... Continue reading
Floodgates Opening? Toyota To Display CNG-Powered Camry Hybrid Concept At 2008 Los Angeles Auto Show
Sep 24, 2008
September 24, 2008; Portland, OR; Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., announced here today at its Sustainable Mobility Seminar that it will display a compressed natural gas (CNG) Camry Hybrid concept vehicle at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November. "With the combination of plentiful long-term supplies in North America, ... Continue reading
Toyota Conducts Plug-in Testing
Sep 12, 2008
Washington DC September 12, 2008; The AIADA newsletter reported that Toyota is eyeing the UK as the next battleground for its plug-in hybrid. Automotive News reports that the Japanese automaker started field testing its plug-ins on UK roads September 10. Click here for a picture. The goal is to assess the infrastructur ... Continue reading
Toyota's RAV4 SUV To Be Made in China by First Half of 2009
Sep 12, 2008
Shanghai, September 12 (Gasgoo.com) RAV4, Toyotaâs A-level SUV, will be produced in China by the first half of 2009 on FAW-Toyotaâs production line, said Information Times yesterday, citing dealers of Guangzhou FAW-Toyota. Early last year a Japanese report said the latest Toyota RAV4 would be introduced to FA ... Continue reading
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