Toyota aims to spice up cars with new development methods

New framework would cut costs by sharing more parts

11:10 am U.S. ET | April 9, 2012

Toyota unveiled today a new framework for vehicle development aimed at making its cars more appealing, while cutting costs by at least 30 percent through the use of more shared parts.... Read More »

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