Crash Tests of Volvo & Ford Coupes Earn Top Safety Pick VIDEO ENHANCED
Jul 21, 2009
Crash tests demonstrate that occupant protection in all kinds of vehicles is improving. However, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety doesn't routinely test vehicles in every size/type category. Emphasizing vehicles for family use, the Institute usually crash tests 4-door models. To evaluate the extent to which a ... Continue reading
Jun 10, 2009
The 2009 Scion xD is a unique model in a market overflowing with traditional vehicles. ... Continue reading
May 11, 2009
May 11, 2009; The AIADA newsletter reported that the Detroit News reports that Toyota Motor Corp. is coping with recent financial losses with plans to focus on ways to make more money by selling small cars. Company executives outlined their back-to-basics approach with a plan to begin formulating ways to produce small ... Continue reading
College Graduates Offered a Break on New Toyota and Scion Vehicles
May 7, 2009
$1,000 rebate on new Corolla, Matrix, RAV4, Camry (excludes Camry hybrid), Tacoma and Yaris vehicles is largest college rebate program ever offered by Toyota TORRANCE, Calif., May 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --days of your purchase contract date. TFS must deem your salary sufficient to cover living expenses and vehicle pa ... Continue reading
Output Rises in Japan's Auto Factories
Apr 30, 2009
TOKYO April 29, 2009; Tomoko A. Hosaka writing for the AP reported that Japan's struggling manufacturers are showing signs of life as the government said Thursday that industrial production rose for the first time in six months in March. What's more, the outlook is encouraging: factory output -- pivotal in this export- ... Continue reading
Japan Auto Makers Output Down Again In March
Apr 23, 2009
TOKYO April 23, 2009; Tomoko A. Hosak writing for the AP reported that Japan's top automakers reported deep production declines in March as the unprecedented collapse in global demand maintained its painful grip on one of the country's key industries. Toyota Motor Corp., the world's biggest automaker, said its worldwid ... Continue reading
Former Toyota Exec Returning to Stop U.S. Profit Plunge
Apr 10, 2009
NEW YORK April 9, 2009; The AP reported that Toyota USA will bring back a former top executive from retirement, as the world's top automaker battles the sales downturn in its biggest market. Yoshi Inaba will return to a position at Toyota's U.S. operations, but his new role has not yet been identified, said Mike Michel ... Continue reading
Toyota Comments on J.D Power 2009 Vehicle Dependability Study
Mar 19, 2009
TORRANCE, Calif., March 19, 2009 â J.D. Power and Associates today announced the results from their 2009 Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS), covering 2006 model year vehicles. The following comments on the VDS can be attributed to Jim Lentz, president of Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. âWe are pleased with th ... Continue reading
22 Cars for Teen Drivers From MSN
Mar 13, 2009
Washington DC March 13, 2009; The AIADA newsletter reported that when buying a vehicle, safety and reliability are important considerations. Teens and their parents should looks for cars with advanced safety features and good crash-test results. Large pickups and SUVs are not recommended for young, inexperienced driver ... Continue reading
Why The Auto Channel's Press Pass Coverage of the 2009 Geneva Motor Show is So Important?
Mar 1, 2009
This may be the last great international auto show GENEVA - February 28, 2009: One of most visible effects of the current economic depression on the automotive world is what has happened to the once fabulous new car expositions. Not only have important shows in Los Angeles, Detroit and Chicago been neutered by the abse ... Continue reading
Mar 1, 2009
IIHS Top Crash Test Results - 72 winners of 2009 Top Safety Pick awards; almost every category from minicar to large pickup has a winner ARLINGTON, VA - Seventy-two vehicles earn the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's Top Safety Pick award for 2009. This is more than double the number of 2008 recipients and more ... Continue reading
Did You Miss the 2008 Auto Shows? We Didn't! Experience Them Here! - EXCLUSIVE VIDEO COVERAGE
Feb 28, 2009
Even if you were at the 2008 Auto Shows in Los Angeles, London, Geneva and Detroit there was so much to see and the media introduction schedules were so hectic that chances are you would have missed something. And you may have missed some of the best. But don't worry, because we have it all on TheAutoChannel.com. In ad ... Continue reading
2009 Chicago Auto Show: Scion Announces Pricing for tC Release Series 5.0
Feb 9, 2009
Scion, of Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., announced today that the only limited-production tC for 2009, the tC Release Series 5.0 (tC RS 5.0), will have a Toyota Racing Development (TRD) theme and be available at dealer showrooms in March. The 2009 tC RS 5.0 will be on display in the Scion space at the Chicago Auto S ... Continue reading
Toyota Once Again Top Seller in U.S.
Dec 30, 2008
For the second year in a row, Toyota Motor Corp.'s namesake brand likely will beat Chevrolet and Ford as the top seller in the United States. According to the Detroit Free Press, plummeting SUV sales that came with spiking gas prices earlier this year helped widen Toyota's margin over Ford and Chevy. Through November, ... Continue reading
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