ToyotaToyota uses Twitter to show how Auris hybrid is madeJune 18, 2013 09:26 CET  Toyota will use Twitter to show how it builds the Auris hybrid at its UK factory. The company aims to reach new customers in what it says is a world-first social media project.... Read More »
GM: Labor costs must be cut to save Australia plants 3:34 am U.S. ET | June 18, 2013  GM's Holden unit and its labor unions will begin talks to reduce costs enough to keep its Australian plants viable, a month after Ford said it will stop making cars locally.... Read More »
Nissan price cuts, weaker yen raise fear of U.S. discount war 2:25 pm U.S. ET | June 17, 2013  Nissan's take-no-prisoners approach to gaining U.S. market share has the auto industry worried that a price war is brewing that will erode the profit progress made since the recession ravaged auto sales.... Read More »
Automakers pressed to sell no-emission cars to reluctant buyers 2:48 pm U.S. ET | June 17, 2013  Automakers are coming under increasing pressure to sell zero-emission vehicles to consumers in the United States who haven't shown much interest in them, with more states following California's lead in setting sales targets.... Read More »
Toyota's U.S. aces now run the Americas 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 17, 2013  North America and South America are radically different markets. But Toyota Motor Corp. has installed two familiar names from the United States to lead them.... Read More »
Lentz: Toyota may never match '09 share 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 17, 2013  Toyota may never recapture the 17.0 percent share of the U.S. light-vehicle market that it achieved in 2009, Jim Lentz, CEO of Toyota North America, told reporters before the company's annual shareholders meeting.... Read More »
Supra successor for Toyota? 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 17, 2013 Toyota Motor Corp.'s incoming chairman said he wants the sports car the company is developing with BMW to be a mid-sized vehicle comparable to the Supra, which was discontinued in 2002.... Read More »
Toyota limits online warranties 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 17, 2013  Until a month ago, Acton Toyota of Littleton had a nice little side business for five years selling Toyota-sponsored extended service contracts over the Internet. Toyota Financial Services, though, pulled the plug on the business in May, prohibiting Acton Toyota and a handful of other dealerships from selling the contracts nationally online.... Read More »
Toyota targets fewer parts, complexity to speed product creation 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 15, 2013  Toyota has decided it no longer needs 50 kinds of air bags to protect drivers' knees. Ten, the company says, ought to suffice. In one of President Akio Toyoda's biggest initiatives since taking over in 2009, the company is winnowing the number of parts it uses and increasing common components across models.... Read More »
Toyota gets more time to win approval of $1.1 billion legal settlement 7:19 pm U.S. ET | June 13, 2013  Toyota and lawyers suing the company were given more time to win final approval of a $1.1 billion settlement of claims that recalls related to unintended acceleration hurt the value of customers’ vehicles in the United States.... Read More »
Toyota's incoming chairman covets Supra-like sports car 9:19 am U.S. ET | June 12, 2013  Toyota's incoming chairman said he wants the sports car the company is developing with BMW to be a mid-sized vehicle comparable to the discontinued Supra.... Read More »
Toyota doubts it will regain U.S. market share peak 7:56 am U.S. ET | June 12, 2013  Toyota said it is unlikely to recapture its peak market share it held four years ago in the United States, its biggest market, the latest sign the Japanese carmaker is shifting from aggressively expanding sales to improving quality.... Read More »
AAA sounds an alarm on voice-to-text features 6:00 am U.S. ET | June 12, 2013  The voice-to-text features that car companies are offering to keep drivers' eyes on the road may also be highly distracting, the consumer group AAA warned today as it released the results of a two-year research project.... Read More »
N.J. entrepreneur's nonauto experience helps him sell cars 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 10, 2013  Business entrepreneur Tom Maoli had never worked in a car dealership. So it stands to reason an automaker might hesitate to approve his bid to acquire a dealership. But when Lexus saw Maoli's background in real estate and his experience as an entrepreneur, "it all came together," he says.... Read More »
Plain-vanilla Corolla adds some sprinkles 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 10, 2013  With Toyota's plain-vanilla recipe of simple styling and reliable performance, the Corolla has long been the world's best-selling nameplate. But as more stylish vehicles crowd into the compact segment, Toyota is changing the formula.... Read More »
HANS GREIMEL Made-in-America Prius fades into the future 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 10, 2013  Just a year ago, Toyota Motor Corp. executives envisioned building the Toyota Prius hybrid, the No. 10 best-selling car in the United States, in North America as early as 2015. But don't hold your breath.... Read More »
Toyota recalls 242,000 hybrids, 86,500 in U.S. 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 10, 2013 Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling 242,000 hybrid vehicles worldwide, including 86,500 Toyota Prius and Lexus HS 250h hybrids in the United States, to fix a braking glitch.... Read More »
States debate taxing green cars to recover lost gas taxes 7:38 am U.S. ET | June 9, 2013  Hybrid and electric cars are sparing the environment. Critics say they're hurting the roads. The popularity of these fuel-efficient vehicles is being blamed for a drop in gasoline taxes that pay for local highway and bridge maintenance, with three states enacting rules to make up the losses with added fees on the cars and at least five others weighing similar legislation.... Read More »
Disposable razors, son of Dart and Batman's Tumbler: What people think of new Corolla 12:22 pm U.S. ET | June 7, 2013  Toyota staged a Hollywood-style party with celebrity chefs, performance artists and acrobatics to introduce the redesigned 2014 Corolla Thursday in California. Here's a look at what journalists, bloggers and analysts have to say about the all-new compact.... Read More »
Japan's nonstop search for best stop-start systemJune 7, 2013 06:01 CET  Suppliers and carmakers are trying out competing energy-storage systems to power the fuel-saving engine stop-start systems that are increasingly common on vehicles.... Read More »
Toyota scraps dowdy compact strategy with bolder, roomier Corolla 11:30 pm U.S. ET | June 6, 2013  Toyota is tossing aside a reliable but aging compact recipe by adding room, refinement, and bolder styling to the redesigned Corolla for 2014.... Read More »
AUTOMOTIVE NEWS EUROPE E-MAGAZINE VW extends lead in common architectures -- but there are risksJune 6, 2013 06:01 CET  Automakers are fast-tracking flexible architectures to underpin multiple models across different brands and segments to catch up with VW Group's modular platform development strategy. Common platforms reduce costs and streamline new car development but bring risks as well as rewards, industry insiders say.... Read More »
Toyota will recall 242,000 hybrids globally for brake design flawJune 5, 2013 13:02 CET  Toyota says it is recalling about 242,000 hybrid vehicles worldwide, including the best-selling Prius, due to a brake design flaw that could cause vehicles to experience greater stopping distances when braking.... Read More »
Toyota recalls 250,000 hybrids, 86,500 in U.S. 7:09 am U.S. ET | June 5, 2013  Toyota is recalling 242,000 hybrid vehicles worldwide, including 86,500 Toyota Prius and Lexus HS 250h hybrids in the United States, to fix a braking glitch.... Read More »
Bill Templeton, longtime SW Florida Toyota dealer, dies at 84 1:46 pm U.S. ET | June 4, 2013 Bill Templeton, former owner of Fort Myers Toyota in Fort Myers, Fla., died May 20. He was 84.... Read More »
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