2007 Tokyo Motor Show: Toyota Subsidiary Hino Motors Unveils Motorcoach with SPD-Smart Windows
Oct 25, 2007
WOODBURY, N.Y.--At the 40th Tokyo Motor Show 2007, Hino Motors, Ltd., a subsidary of Toyota Motor Corporation, is featuring a new concept motorcoach with windows using Research Frontiersâ patented SPD-Smart light-control technology. The Sâelega Premium, with its variable tint SPD âsmartâ windows, wa ... Continue reading
Toyota Camry scores best in Chinese crash test
Oct 25, 2007
Toyota Camry scores best in Chinese crash test http://www.gasgoo.com/autobiz/3669/Toyota-Camry-scores-best-in-Chinese- crash-test.html Shanghai, October 25 (Gasgoo.com)-C-NCAP, the Chinese crash test authority released the latest test result for eight models sold in the Chinese market. Five of the eight cars got 5-star ... Continue reading
Toyota Will Not Sue Chinese Company That Duplicates RAV4
Oct 23, 2007
SHANGHAI - October 23, 2007: Toyota Motor says it will strengthen its efforts to get design patents for its models in worldwide markets following China's Jonway Automobile's duplicated car goes on sale, Automotive News reported last weekend. The report said that China Automobile Deutschland started selling the UFO, whi ... Continue reading
Toyota Statement in Response to Consumer Reports' 2007 Car Reliability Survey
Oct 16, 2007
TORRANCE, Calif., Oct. 16 -- Toyota, Lexus and Scion models collectively led the industry with the greatest number of models, 17, ranked "Most Reliable" in this year's Consumer Reports Reliability Survey. With dozens of models from three dozen makes vying for a spot on the magazine's "Most Reliable" list, only 39 were ... Continue reading
Toyota Reliability Slips in Consumer Reports' Survey
Oct 16, 2007
93 percent of Ford, Lincoln, Mercury models in survey score average or better YONKERS, N.Y., Oct. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- After years of sterling reliability, Toyota is showing cracks in its armor, according to data from Consumer Reports' 2007 Annual Car Reliability Survey. By contrast, Ford's domestic brands hav ... Continue reading
Toyota to recall 21,000 Coaster vehicles in China
Oct 15, 2007
Toyota to recall 21,000 Coaster vehicles in China http://www.gasgoo.com/autobiz/3555/Toyota-to-recall-21-000-Coaster-vehi cles-in-China.html Shanghai. October 15 (Gasgoo.com) - FAW-Toyota said it will recall 21,685 Coaster passenger vehicles sold in China, Chinese media reported today. Starting October 15, FAW-Toyota w ... Continue reading
Oct 12, 2007
National Environmental Groups Expose Toyota's Duplicity on Fuel Economy WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Nine of the nation's leading environmental and science-based organizations targeted Toyota today for the company's opposition to legislation before Congress to set the first meaningful increase in fuel ... Continue reading
Toyota Announces New Leadership at Lexus, Scion
Oct 11, 2007
TORRANCE, Calif., Oct. 11 -- Jim Lentz, executive vice president of Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today announced the promotion of Scion Vice President Mark Templin to succeed Jim Farley as group vice president and general manager of Lexus, the company's luxury division. Farley, who joined Toyota in 1990, res ... Continue reading
FAW-Toyota Plans to Sell 400,000 Vehicles in China Next Year
Oct 11, 2007
SHANGHAI - October 11, 2007: FAW-Toyota plans to produce and sell 400,000 vehicles next year, an increase of 50 percent compared to this year, said a senior FAW-Toyota official. "Starting October this year, FAW-Toyota began to implement double shifts on Toyota Corolla production, therefore FAW-Toyota's output capacity ... Continue reading
Toyota Safety Campaign Raises Risk Awareness Among Older Drivers
Oct 10, 2007
LONDON - October 10, 2007: The risks faced by older drivers are the focus of a new road safety campaign, Keep Driving Safely, supported by Toyota. Working with the charity Help the Aged, Toyota Motor Europe has commissioned a series of attention-grabbing posters, designed to make motorists think about issues that can a ... Continue reading
Toyota Features Microheat's HotShot in Japanese Corollas
Oct 8, 2007
Several models now offer the hot washer fluid cleaning/de-icing system FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., Oct. 8 -- Microheat, Inc., a Tier-1 supplier to the automotive industry, announced that Toyota is featuring HotShot(R), the company's revolutionary hot washer fluid windshield cleaning and de-icing system, on its Corollas in ... Continue reading
Toyota Adds Lower-Priced Tundras
Oct 3, 2007
Washington DC October 3, 2007; The AIADA newsletter reported that Toyota Motor Corp. will add 13 more versions of its full-size Tundra pickup, including lower-priced models with fewer features, as Japan's largest automaker targets a bigger share of U.S. truck sales. Click here to see the Tundra in action. Changes for t ... Continue reading
Inside a Formula One Racecar: Materials in F1 - VIDEO FEATURE
Oct 2, 2007
October 2, 2007: Latest in a series of videos about the Panasonic Toyota F1 race team. In this episode you'll find out about the "space-age" technology and materials that go into building a competitive car. To watch the other episodes click on the respective links below. ... Continue reading
Toyota Announces 13 More Model Variations and Pricing for 2008 Tundra Lineup
Oct 2, 2007
TORRANCE, Calif., Oct. 2 -- Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. (TMS), Inc. expanded the Tundra full-size pickup truck lineup for 2008, adding 13 new model variations and enhancing standard equipment levels to create a greater value. The 2008 Tundra now offers a choice of 44 model variations in three cab styles. Since its intro ... Continue reading
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