Secretary LaHood Announces DOT is Seeking Maximum Civil Penalty from Toyota
Apr 5, 2010
WASHINGTON, D.C. April 5, 2010; U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is seeking the maximum civil penalty of $16.375 million against Toyota Motor Corporation for failing to notify the auto safety agency of the dangerous âsticky ped ... Continue reading
NUMMI Completes Final Vehicle Production at Fremont Plant
Apr 2, 2010
FREMONT, Calif.--The NUMMI auto plant completed build-out of its last car today before shutting down manufacturing at the 25-year-old assembly site. âWe want to thank generations of NUMMI team members whose skill and pride in their work contributed to numerous innovations in automotive assembly here in Fremontâ ... Continue reading
EV Pricing Demonstrates Viability of Electrification
Apr 1, 2010
WASHINGTON, April 1 - Nissan North America announced yesterday the pricing on its 2011 all-electric LEAF. Once federal tax rebates are taken into account, the LEAF will cost approximately $25,000; with some states offering additional rebates, some consumers will be able to purchase Nissan's electric vehicle for only $2 ... Continue reading
Toyota Reports March 2010 and First Quarter 2010 Sales
Apr 1, 2010
TORRANCE, Calif., April 1 -- Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today reported March sales results of 186,863 units, an increase of 35.3 percent over the same period last year, on a daily selling rate (DSR) basis. On a raw volume basis, unadjusted for 26 selling days in March 2010, compared to 25 selling days in M ... Continue reading
Toyota Begins Radically Reshaping Operations to Meet Customer Expectations
Apr 1, 2010
Tokyo, Mar 31, 2010 - (JCN Newswire) - Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announces that today it convened the first meeting of its Special Committee for Global Quality. Chaired by TMC President Akio Toyoda, the committee will spearhead reforms to further instill the company's operations throughout the world with a custome ... Continue reading
Toyota Recalls - Edmunds.com Announces Rules of Unintended Acceleration Contest
Mar 31, 2010
SANTA MONICA, Calif.--Edmunds.com, the premier online resource for automotive information, today has released the rules of its Unintended Acceleration Contest at http://www.edmunds.com/contest. âThe increasing complexity of vehicle control strategies, necessary to transparently integrate hybrid electric components ... Continue reading
Toyota and Mazda Agree to Hybrid System Technology License
Mar 30, 2010
Tokyo, Mar 29, 2010; Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) and Mazda Motor Corporation (Mazda) have reached an agreement on the supply under license of hybrid technology used in the Toyota Prius. Leveraging this agreement, Mazda plans to combine the hybrid system with its next-generation SKY* engine that is currently under de ... Continue reading
U.S. DOT Turns to NASA to Solve Toyota Puzzle
Mar 30, 2010
WASHINGTON - March 30, 2010: Two new major investigations are set to be launched to try and determine just what the heck is wrong with Toyotas. The Department of Transportation, not satisfied with the testing done to date, which seems to indicate that driver error is the cause of all the stories about sudden unintended ... Continue reading
Toyota Promotes Peace Of Mind With Free Five-Year Warranty Or Three-Year Free Servicing Offer
Mar 29, 2010
Toyota is reinforcing customer confidence in the quality and reliability of its model range with a ground-breaking new offer. All new Toyota cars purchased through retail from 27 March come with the choice of either ... Continue reading
Toyota to Conduct Spring Traffic-safety Campaign
Mar 26, 2010
Tokyo, Mar 25, 2010 - - TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announces it will conduct its yearly spring traffic-safety campaign from April 1 to 30 to coincide with Japan's spring nationwide campaign, which runs from April 6 to 15. A total of 426 companies, made up of vehicle dealers, logistics systems companies, forklift de ... Continue reading
Edmunds.com Forecasts March Auto Sales
Mar 25, 2010
SANTA MONICA, Calif.--This month's new vehicle sales (including fleet sales) are expected to be 1,119,700 units, a 30.9 percent increase from March 2009 and a 43.9 percent increase from February 2010, according to Edmunds.com, the premier online resource for automotive information. âAlthough this SAAR sounds promi ... Continue reading
Toyota Commitment To Action Yields Results
Mar 25, 2010
Toyota continues to make strong progress with its UK recall programme with more than two thirds of the total vehicles affected successfully fixed in just six weeks. At the same time sales of new Toyota vehicles remain healthy and an overwhelming majority of customers have declared themselves satisfied with the recall p ... Continue reading
Mar 24, 2010
In an impromptu visit to Europe, Akio Toyoda, President of Toyota Motor Corporation, today made the formal announcement that Didier Leroy, EVP, Toyota Motor Europe, would assume the post of Chief Quality Officer for Europe. Mr Toyoda also reinforced his commitment to regaining customer confidence in Toyota's products a ... Continue reading
New York Police Agree Driver Error Caused Prius Crash
Mar 23, 2010
<p>Washington DC March 23, 2010; The AIADA newsletter reported that police who investigated the crash of a Toyota Prius in the New York suburbs said Monday they agreed with federal regulators that driver error caused it. According to USA Today, the investigation found that the driver, Gloria Rosel, never braked before ... Continue reading
Toyota's Quality Score Drops 20% in ALG Spring 2010 PQS, from 1st to 6th Place
Mar 22, 2010
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.--ALG, Inc., a subsidiary of DealerTrack Holdings, Inc. and the industry benchmark for residual values and depreciation data, today announced that Toyota suffered a sharp drop from 1st to 6th place among mainstream brands in ALGâs Spring 2010 Automotive Consumer Attitudes Survey, leaving Honda ... Continue reading
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