Largest Lexus Dealer Now Offering the Nitrogen Tire Inflation Gas in All New Vehicles
Jun 30, 2006
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--June 30, 2006--N2Revolution, Inc., which develops and manufactures environmentally friendly automotive solutions, is pleased to announce that it has completed development of a specialty application for its flagship nitrogen tire inflation system, PurigeN98(TM), on behalf of JM Lexus. In the agree ... Continue reading
Toyota And Lexus Win Magazine's Environment Awards
Jun 24, 2006
Toyota and Lexus have jointly won the first Gold Award for Green 4x4s from 4x4 & MPV Driver magazine. Announced today, the honour recognises advances in technology and design which have set Toyota and Lexus 4x4s ahead of the market in terms of all-round environmental innovation and performance. The Green 4x4 awards wer ... Continue reading
Toyota Announces Board of Directors and Organizational Changes
Jun 23, 2006
<http://www.japancorp.net/?page_num=1> JapanCorp: Toyota Announces Board of Directors and Organizational Changes Tokyo, Japan, June. 23, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Toyota Motor Corporation ('TMC'; TSE: 7203, NYSE: TM) announced the appointment of new directors at its annual general shareholders meeting today. The changes ... Continue reading
Toyota Reinforces Efforts for Environmental Technologies and Environmentally Friendly Vehicles
Jun 13, 2006
Tokyo, Japan, June 13, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC; TSE: 7203) announced today that - to achieve sustainable mobility and help preserve the global environment - it is enhancing its development of environmental technologies and strengthening its efforts to introduce environmentally friendly veh ... Continue reading
Toyota and Lexus Earn 11 Awards in the J.D. Power and Associates Initial Quality Study
Jun 8, 2006
Lexus Has Top-Ranked Vehicle for Six Years in a Row TORRANCE, Calif., June 7 -- Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today earned a record 11 segment awards in the 2006 J.D. Power and Associates Initial Quality Study(SM). The study measures problems per 100 vehicles in the first 90 days of ownership. Toyota and Lexu ... Continue reading
Jun 1, 2006
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2006 Lexus IS350 Lexus has fully understood the concept of luxury as applied to an automobile since its inception. But ``sport'' has seemingly been just out of its grasp. To be sure, there have been very sporty Lexuses, especially in the form of the GS sedans, but they have always ... Continue reading
Jun 1, 2006
TORRANCE, Calif., June 1 -- Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today reported overall best-ever monthly sales of 235,708 vehicles, an increase of 12.3 percent over May 2005. It marks the third consecutive month and seventh time Toyota has recorded at least 200,000 sales in a single month. Calendar-year-to-date (CY ... Continue reading
Lexus LS-460 is King of High-Tech
May 16, 2006
MINNETONKA, Minn.--May 16, 2006--When it ships later this year the 2007 Lexus LS-460 will have more technology features than any other vehicle offered for sale in the North American Market, according to Telematics Research Group (TRG). Chief among the Lexus-LS-460's technology offerings is a factory-installed 30GB hard ... Continue reading
Toyota North American Operations will be More Self-Reliant
May 13, 2006
Washington DC May 12, 2006; The AIADA newsletter reported that Toyota's North American unit will operate with more autonomy from its Japanese parent as it strives to further its image as an American car company, reports Reuters. "The North American operations will have more authority and self-reliance over time," said ... Continue reading
May 11, 2006
Tokyo, Japan, May 10, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announced today operating results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006. On a consolidated basis, net revenues for the twelve months ended March 31, 2006, increased 13.4 percent year-on-year to 21.03 trillion yen. Operating income reached 1 ... Continue reading
Hybrid Vehicle Registrations More Than Double in 2005
May 4, 2006
R. L. Polk & Co. Reports Toyota Prius, California Nationwide Leaders SOUTHFIELD, Mich., May 4 -- Nationwide registrations for new hybrid vehicles rose to 199,148 in 2005 -- a 139 percent increase from 2004 according to R. L. Polk & Co. For the second year in a row, Toyota Prius led the segment commanding 52.6 percent o ... Continue reading
Toyota Reports April 2006 Sales
May 2, 2006
TORRANCE, Calif., May 2 -- Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today reported an all-time best-ever sales month totaling 219,965 units in April, up 8.5 percent over the same period last year. "The market for lower-priced, higher-mileage vehicles is showing strength, as are hybrids," said Jim Press, Toyota Motor Sal ... Continue reading
Lexus Engineers Desire With All-New ES 350
May 1, 2006
Automaker Launches Campaign for Completely Redesigned Luxury Sedan TORRANCE, Calif., May 1 -- Lexus has announced that it is launching an extensive integrated marketing campaign to support the introduction of its all-new 2007 ES 350 luxury sedan, currently arriving in showrooms. The ES continues to hold the rank of top ... Continue reading
Apr 26, 2006
2006 LEXUS GX470 By Annabelle Frankl<p> ââ¦Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.â<p> 160 miles. 4 hours 11 minutes. This is the readout on the GX470âs navigation system, one thatâs easy and intuitive to use and has me en route to Aspen from Denver, CO in no time at all. Admittedly itâs not ... Continue reading
Japanese Car Makers Expected to Maintain Record Profit Results for 2006
Apr 21, 2006
TOKYO April 20, 2006; Chang-Ran Kim writing for Reuters reported that after a turbo-charged year of bumper sales, a soft yen and hefty cost cuts, Japan's biggest auto makers are set to extend their run of record profits in 2006/07 fueled by even more key product launches. With the exception of product-deprived Nissan M ... Continue reading
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