Toyota shows on Twitter how the Auris hybrid is builtJune 19, 2013 06:01 CET  Toyota used Twitter to broadcast the steps taken to build the Auris hybrid compact car at its UK factory in what the automaker says is a world-first social media project.... Read More »
Toyota 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 »
Honda's Europe problems extend beyond market slump, analysts sayFeb. 11, 2013 06:01 CET  Honda is cutting jobs in the booming UK auto market because it says there are no signs that Europe's car sales slump will end soon. Analysts believe Honda's problems go beyond the slump, especially since rival Nissan continues to add workers and production at its UK factory.... Read More »
Japanese automakers take aim at Europe's growing wagon segmentJan. 9, 2013 06:01 CET  The European market for compact station wagons is becoming more competitive after Honda said it will join Toyota in adding a wagon variant to its Civic lineup.... Read More »
HANS GREIMEL Matrix replacement? Don't look at Auris 10:56 am U.S. ET | Sept. 14, 2012  Toyota touts the new Auris hatchback in Japan, with its angular “keen look” styling, as a sign of the company's renewed attention to design and driving dynamics. Any plans, then, to parlay it into a next-generation Matrix? No, says Hiroya Fujita, chief engineer of the Auris as well as the Japan-spec Corolla.... Read More »
2012 PARIS AUTO SHOW Toyota will launch Europe's first hybrid station wagonSept. 12, 2012 08:49 CET  Toyota will sell a station wagon variant of its latest Auris compact car in a bid to regain ground lost to rivals such as Hyundai and Kia. The Auris wagon, which will be unveiled at the Paris auto show this month, will be the only compact wagon offered in Europe with a gasoline-electric hybrid powertrain.... Read More »
2012 PARIS AUTO SHOW Toyota hopes a sleeker Auris will boost European salesAug. 20, 2012 11:21 CET  Toyota has given its Auris compact hatchback a sleeker design to help the car win more sales in Europe.... Read More »
Toyota wants car sales of 1 million, profit in EuropeAug. 9, 2012 06:01 CET  From 2005 to 2007, Toyota consistently sold more than 1 million cars a year in the 56-countries that make up its European market. The problem is that it wasn't making any money. After some rough times that included last year's natural disasters in Japan and Thailand, Toyota is determined to boost European sales above the 1-million mark again within two to three years – and do so profitably. The man pushing Toyota toward these goals is European CEO Didier Leroy.... Read More »
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