Toyota: Cost of Making Hybrids Will Fall
May 16, 2007
Washington DC May 16, 2007; The AIADA newsletter reported that Toyota expects to cut costs for hybrid cars enough to be able to make as much money on them as it does on conventional gasoline cars by around 2010, MSNBC reports today. To date, the Japanese automaker has seen sales of its Prius, the world's first hybrid c ... Continue reading
WAJ, Diesels, BMW, Radio Talk, Infiniti and Some Rants and Raves in This Month's Letter from Europe
May 8, 2007
By Andrew Frankl The Auto Channel European Bureau Chief Well, the great debate about global warming is-if you pardon the pun-is certainly getting hotter. Bob Lutz, the Worldâs Number one petrol head and No 2 within General Motors is accusing the media of global warming hysteria and suggesting that what governments ... Continue reading
Toyota Prius/GM SUV's - One System, Two Visions
May 7, 2007
Washington DC May 7, 2007; The AIADA newsletter reported that Toyota scored a coup with its Prius, a futuristic midsize car that uses a sophisticated electric-drive system to keep gas consumption down. Now, General Motors is readying its response: a hulking V-8 powered sport-utility vehicle with a sophisticated electri ... Continue reading
AYGO BLUE: A Cooler Hue for Toyota's Urban Hero
May 6, 2007
Aygo Blue joins Aygo range High specification, including Bluetooth and air conditioning as standard Exclusive Lagoon Blue metallic paint and blue-themed interior On sale from 14 May, priced from £7,995 New Aygo Style accessory pack available for Aygo+ and Aygo Blue Aygo range revised with deletion of Sport grade NEW ... Continue reading
Which Cars are Really American?
May 6, 2007
Washington DC March 22, 2007; The AIADA newsletter reported that the ambiguity that exists between 'American' and 'Foreign' autos is growing as globalization increases, and it has some consumers confused. The world is no longer as simple as us vs. them, Detroit against the Asians and Europeans. It's a global industry n ... Continue reading
May 3, 2007
Washington DC May 3, 2007; The AIADA newslettter reported that auto industry experts and consultants who prescribe to the no-waste business regimen known as lean manufacturing, are cheered by Toyota's recent leap to become the world's number one carmaker. The publicity about Toyota becoming No. 1 will create another bu ... Continue reading
May 2, 2007
TORRANCE, Calif., May 2 -- Toyota continues its sponsorship of triathlon events, USA Swimming and the Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team in 2007 and launches an all-new "Engines of Change" program, offering online and onsite support for endurance athletes and fans. "Toyota's overall endurance sport sponsorships symbolize h ... Continue reading
Toyota Reports April 2007 Sales
May 1, 2007
TORRANCE, Calif., May 1 -- Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today reported April sales of 210,457 vehicles, an increase of 3.7 percent over April 2006. "Despite rising gas prices, Tundra posted best-ever April sales as the market's appetite for light trucks picked up this month," said Jim Lentz, TMS executive vi ... Continue reading
American Consumers : Appeal of the Wagon
Apr 30, 2007
Washington DC April 30, 2007; The AIADA newsletter reported that in the U.S., the wagon genre isn't booming, but it has constantly held between 3 percent and 4 percent of the new-car market. Those numbers exclude car-based SUVs, sometimes called "crossovers," which might be considered wagons by some consumers. Today, A ... Continue reading
Auto Makers Source Parts Globaly
Apr 30, 2007
Washington DC April 30, 2007; The AIADA newsletter reported that America's new cars and trucks were a little more international in 2006, as Detroit and Japan's top six automakers bought more of their parts from outside the United States and Canada last year. According to the Detroit Free Press, the trend is fueled by c ... Continue reading
Auto Shanghai 2007 Ends With Great Success
Apr 29, 2007
SHANGHAI, China, April 29 - Themed on 'Technology and Nature in Harmony', World Expo Group Shanghai International Exhibition Co., Ltd. announced that Auto Shanghai 2007 ended with great success on April 28. Auto Shanghai 2007 attracted over 1300 exhibitors from 21 countries and regions with a total exhibition scale of ... Continue reading
Western Automotive Journalists Shindig in Monterey Next Week
Apr 27, 2007
SAN FRANCISCO - April 27, 2007: Western Automotive Journalists, America's second largest group of working automotive journalists, will be holding their 15th annual Media Days event next week in Monterey, beginning Wednesday, May 2nd. Media Days allows all group members to drive and compare dozens of vehicles, head-2-he ... Continue reading
Toyota Names New Texas President
Apr 27, 2007
ERLANGER, Ky., April 26 -- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., today announced that Kenji Fukuta will become the new president of Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Texas, Inc. (TMMTX) effective Tuesday, May 1, 2007. Current TMMTX president Hidehiko "TJ" Tajima will return to Japan for his new assign ... Continue reading
Toyota Produces Brand-New Corolla ZR Engine in TEDA
Apr 26, 2007
TIANJIN, China, April 26 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Tianjin Economic- Technological Development Area (TEDA) announced today that the brand-new ZR engine from Toyota was off the production line at the second plant of Tianjin FAW Toyota Engine Co., Ltd. The engine, which meets the tail gas emissions set-out by the Euro III s ... Continue reading
Toyota to Continue Providing Residential Fuel Cell Cogeneration System for Government Project
Apr 26, 2007
<http://www.japancorp.net> Toyota to Continue Providing Residential Fuel Cell Cogeneration System for Government Project Tokyo, Japan, Apr 26, 2007 - (JCN Newswire) - Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announced today that it plans to continue providing its city-gas-powered 1-kW residential fuel cell cogeneration system to ... Continue reading
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