Toyota, China's CATARC to Start Plug-in Hybrid Tests in China
Oct 31, 2010
Tianjin, Oct 28, 2010; Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announces that TMC and the Chinese government-affiliated China Automotive Technology and Research Center (CATARC) held a ceremony today to mark an agreement to conduct joint verification tests of the "Prius Plug-in Hybrid" in Tianjin. CATARC President Assistant Li W ... Continue reading
Oct 28, 2010
2011 Toyota Venza (IMG_0590) A Toyota Just for North America. By Larry Nutson Senior Editor, Chicago Bureau The Auto Channel The Toyota Venza was first introduced as a 2009 model. Now for 2011, the only noteworthy change is a $200 base-price bump. According to Toyota, all aspects of Venza's engineering and design were ... Continue reading
Toyota, 3 Companies Start Joint Battery-to-Battery Reuse Program
Oct 28, 2010
Tokyo, Oct 27, 2010 Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC), Toyota Chemical Engineering Co., Ltd. (Toyota Chemical Engineering), Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. (Sumitomo Metal Mining) and Primearth EV Energy Co., Ltd. (PEVE) announce the launch of the world's first* business to recycle nickel in used hybrid-vehicle nickel-met ... Continue reading
Toyota Celebrates Hybrids Past, Present And Future In Brighton To London Challenge
Oct 28, 2010
For the historic vehicles taking part in the annual London to Brighton Veteran Car Run, simply completing the 60-mile route might be considered achievement. A quite different test faces the fleet of hybrid Toyota models that will be to the fore in the first Brighton to London Future Car Challenge. ... Continue reading
Toyota to lower assumed dollar exchange rate to 85 yen for FY 2010
Oct 27, 2010
NAGOYA October 28, 2010; Japan Today reported that Toyota Motor Corp plans to revise downward its assumed dollar exchange rate from 90 yen to 85 yen in estimating earnings for fiscal 2010 ending March, company sources said Wednesday. The automaker intends to disclose the revision in its earnings report for the first ha ... Continue reading
Oct 26, 2010
Your eyes don't deceive you: Prius has turned street-sharp with front, rear and side skirts, 17 inch smoked-finish alloys and dark-tinted privacy glass. The new look belongs to a special edition model that celebrates the world-beating hybrid's first 10 years in the UK. ... Continue reading
Toyota: Clever Move For Londoners
Oct 22, 2010
Toyota's revolutionary city car, the iQ, will be exempt from the central London congestion charge from 4 January 2011, presenting a potential saving total of more than £2,500 per annum. ... Continue reading
Subaru Sponsors British Ski & Board Show
Oct 22, 2010
The UK's premier snow sports event, the British Ski and Board Show, has teamed up with Subaru to deliver an adrenaline-filled event at Birmingham's NEC between Friday 29 and Sunday 31 October. ... Continue reading
Oct 21, 2010
TORRANCE, Calif., Oct. 21 TORRANCE, Calif., Oct. 21 -- Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today announced that it will conduct a voluntary Safety Recall involving approximately 740,000 ââ¬â 2005 through 2006 Avalon, 2004 through 2006 Highlander (Non Hybrid) and Lexus RX330, and 2006 Lexus GS300, IS250, ... Continue reading
Oct 19, 2010
2010 Toyota Corolla An Urban Living Compact Sedan By Larry Nutson Senior Editor, Chicago Bureau The Auto Channel I was looking forward to spending some time driving the Toyota Corolla. Why? For the past few weeks Iâve driven a variety of larger vehicles---a mid-size SUV, a 7-passenger crossover SUV and a mid-size ... Continue reading
Webb's Books A Ride With Toyota Auris Hybrids
Oct 18, 2010
Thirteen Auris hybrid hatchbacks formed part of a recent delivery of 22 new Toyota cars for leading books wholesaler S Webb & Son (Distributors) Ltd. ... Continue reading
Toyota to Use Bio-PET 'Ecological Plastic' in Vehicle Interiors
Oct 17, 2010
Tokyo, Oct 17, 2010; Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announced it plans to make vehicle liner material and other interior surfaces from a new "Ecological Plastic"(1) that features the world's first use of bio-PET(2). Starting with the luggage-compartment liner in the Lexus "CT200h" due at the beginning of 2011, TMC plan ... Continue reading
Oct 16, 2010
Detroit October 15, 2010; At the monthly APA (Automotive Press Association) meeting held at the Detroit Athletic Club Don Esmond, Toyota Motor Corp.âs North American sales chief, Don Esmond said that Toyota Motor Corp. will reveal the next model in what will become a family of Prius hybrid cars at the Detroit auto ... Continue reading
Oct 15, 2010
TORRANCE, Calif., Oct. 14 TORRANCE, Calif., Oct. 14 -- For the 10th year, Toyota and Lexus are proud presenting sponsors of the Environmental Media Awards. This event honors film and television productions that communicate environmental messages in the most creative and influential ways. This year's nominees include fe ... Continue reading
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