Aug 25, 2010
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 25 -- Mayor Gavin Newsom today announced a partnership between San Francisco and Toyota to pilot the company's state-of-the-art Prius plug-in hybrid demonstration program vehicles. The plug-in hybrids, coming to market in 2012, will operate as part of the city fleet in order to demonstrate the viabi ... Continue reading
Toyota Celebrates Yellowstone National Park's Old Faithful Visitor Education Center Grand Opening
Aug 25, 2010
Partnership Helps Visitor Education Center Achieve Gold LEED Certification YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo., Aug. 25 -- Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. (TMS) and the Yellowstone Park Foundation celebrated the grand opening of the brand-new Old Faithful Visitor Education Center (OFVEC) today at Yellowstone National Park ... Continue reading
RoadTrip: 2011 Scion tC Sports Coupe - EXCLUSIVE VIDEO
Aug 23, 2010
The Auto Channel's RoadTrip takes an exclusive look at the new 2011 Scion tC Sports Coupe Show host Mark Fulmer talks with Scion Vice President Jack Hollis and Toyota's Senior Field Product Engineer Ron Ishii. Click PLAY to watch the exclusive video All-New 2011 Scion tC Sports Coupe Covers New Ground Following a succe ... Continue reading
Toyota Announces Contest Finalists and Event Partners for Prius 10th Anniversary Celebration
Aug 19, 2010
Public Voting Period Now Open to Select 10 Years of Prius Anniversary Celebration Host TORRANCE, Calif., Aug. 19 -- After two weeks of online contest submissions, Toyota announced the 10 finalists vying for the opportunity to host the official 10 Years of Prius Anniversary Celebration in his/her hometown. These finalis ... Continue reading
Clean Communities of CNY Receives Six Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrids for Local Demonstration Programs
Aug 19, 2010
Global plug-in demonstration program partners Syracuse University, Syracuse Center of Excellence and CuseCar SYRACUSE, N.Y., Aug. 18 -- Clean Communities of CNY, the local chapter of the U.S. Department of Energy's Clean Cities Program, today received six Prius Plug-in Hybrid vehicles (PHV) as part of Toyota Motor Sale ... Continue reading
Toyota Official Statement On NHTSA Preliminary Investigations
Aug 11, 2010
Torrence CA August 11, 2011; Yesterday, representatives from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) told members of Congress that preliminary investigations have not identified any new safety defects in Toyota products, other than sticking gas pedals or pedal entrapment. Below is Toyota's official s ... Continue reading
Initial U.S. Tests Find No Toyota Flaw in Electronics
Aug 11, 2010
Washington DC August 11, 2010; The AIADA newsletter reported that the governmentâs investigation into complaints of sudden acceleration of Toyota vehicles has found no evidence of flawed electronics in 58 of the vehicles that crashed, federal regulators said Tuesday. An examination of the crashes also found only o ... Continue reading
Scion Moves to Expand its Lineup
Aug 10, 2010
Washington DC August 10, 2010; The AIADA newsletter reported that Toyota's Scion youth brand was conceived as a three-product lineup, but it will stretch to four vehicles early next year and could add other products as well. The lineup will be "a mix of evolution and revolution" in the future, said Jack Hollis, vice pr ... Continue reading
93 and Counting - Toyota and Lexus Recall Sensationalism
Aug 10, 2010
Washington DC August 9, 2010; The AIADA newsletter reported that Michael Fumento at Forbes writes that the jig seems to be up on the runaway-Toyota scare. Mounting evidence indicates that those Toyotas truly accelerating suddenly can probably be explained by sliding floor mats (since fixed) and drivers hitting the gas ... Continue reading
Auto Dealers See Mixed July 2010 Sales
Aug 10, 2010
Last year, at the end of July, the start of the government-funded Cash for Clunkers program jumpstarted the weak auto retail market. This year, automakers saw mixed results. International brands last month were led by Hyundai (up 18.8 percent from July 2009), Nissan (12.1 percent), and Volkswagen (16 percent). Toyota a ... Continue reading
Sales in Japan of Toyota Hybrids Top 1 Million Units, Global Sales Pass 2.68 Million Units
Aug 9, 2010
Tokyo, Aug 5, 2010 cumulative sales in Japan of its hybrid vehicles have topped the 1-million mark, while more than 2.68 million units have been sold globally as of July 31, 2010(1).In August 1997 in Japan, TMC launched its first hybrid vehicle, the Toyota "Coaster Hybrid EV" minibus. In December of the same year, TMC ... Continue reading
'Tacoma' Line-off Ceremony Held at U.S. Texas Plant
Aug 8, 2010
San Antonio, TX, Aug 7, 2010; Toyota Motor Corporation announces that Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Texas, Inc. (TMMTX), TMC's vehicle manufacturing company here, held a line-off ceremony today to mark the start of production of the "Tacoma" mid-size pickup truck. Texas Governor Rick Perry, San Antonio Mayor Julian Castr ... Continue reading
Toyota Launches Tacoma Production In San Antonio
Aug 6, 2010
About 1,000 jobs added to produce Toyota's best-selling pickup SAN ANTONIO, Aug. 6 -- Production of the Tacoma pickup truck began last month but was marked today with a ceremony at Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Texas, Inc. (TMMTX). The $100 million investment boosts total investment to $1.4 billion. Texas Governor Rick P ... Continue reading
Toyota: Vans-For-Prius Swap Gives Morris Vermaport A Lift
Aug 3, 2010
Replacing a fleet of vans with hatchbacks is not an everyday occurrence, but that's exactly what lift-supplier Morris Vermaport is doing. ... Continue reading
Toyota Announces Facebook Contest to Celebrate 10th Anniversary of Prius
Aug 2, 2010
Toyota Facebook Contest Seeks Most Passionate Prius Fan to Host 10th Anniversary Celebration TORRANCE, Calif., Aug. 2 -- The Toyota Prius is celebrating its first decade in the U.S. market this year. In a nod to the technological innovation heralded and led by the introduction of the Prius to the automotive market, Toy ... Continue reading
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