News By Topic: Toyota

Autoliv Receives Three Awards from Toyota

Feb 26, 2007

STOCKHOLM, Sweden--At Toyota’s 2007 Annual Global Supplier Convention in Nagoya, Japan, Autoliv – the global leader in automotive safety systems – was honoured with three awards for its contributions during 2006 to Toyota Motor Corporation. The awards were given to Autoliv by Katsuaki Watanabe, President ... Continue reading

IntelliChoice.com: New EPA Ratings Should Not Dim Appeal of Hybrids

Feb 24, 2007

CAMPBELL, Calif.--PRIMEDIA’s IntelliChoice.com, the online source for automotive ownership cost and value analysis, today said the Environmental Protection Agency’s new gas mileage ratings should not be a primary concern for auto buyers considering hybrids and alternative fuel vehicles. “The EPA’s n ... Continue reading

Could Toyota Become Be Nation's No. 1 'Scapegoat'

Feb 22, 2007

Toyota is bracing for a backlash even as it prepares to eclipse General Motors as the world's largest automaker within the next year. According to Advertising Age, the Japanese automaker, which directly employs 40,000 people in the U.S., has seen a spotlight shined on its U.S. business in the past year. The Detroit Fre ... Continue reading

Toyota's Lean Business System is the Machine That Changed the World

Feb 20, 2007

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The key to Toyota's rise from a Japanese maker of textile looms to possibly the world's best corporation, as described in a recent cover story in The New York Times Magazine, is its ground-breaking lean business system, said James Womack, founder and chairman of the ... Continue reading

Toyota Announces Pricing for Camry Hybrid 50th Anniversary Edition

Feb 20, 2007

TORRANCE, Calif., Feb. 20 -- Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today announced manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) for the 2007 Camry Hybrid 50th Anniversary Edition. The limited edition Camry Hybrid celebrates Toyota's 50 years of business in the United States. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh ... Continue reading

Toyota Takes the Lead in Local BBall Court Refurbishment

Feb 18, 2007

Toyota and NBA player Chris Paul Announce Basketball Court Refurbishment Program LAS VEGAS, Feb. 17 -- Toyota has announced a new program as part of their multi-year deal with the NBA to improve communities through its new basketball court refurbishment program, Tundra Turnaround. Chris Paul, 2006 T-Mobile Rookie of th ... Continue reading

Special OHANA ROAD Episode: Los Angeles Auto Show

Feb 17, 2007

OHANA ROAD, Hawaii's award-winning automotive TV show takes an in-depth look at the Los Angeles Auto Show. ... Continue reading

All-New 2007 Toyota Tundra Ride and Drive Featured at Nashville's Bass Pro Shops' Spring Fishing Classic

Feb 16, 2007

WHO & WHAT -- Members of the media are personally invited to experience first-hand the all-new 2007 Toyota Tundra during a ride-and-drive event held in conjunction with Nashville's Bass Pro Shops' 2007 Spring Fishing Classic. Featuring the full line-up of the 2007 Toyota Tundra full-size pickups, the ride-and-drive eve ... Continue reading

Hybrid Tax-Credit Cap Impacts Foreign Automakers

Feb 13, 2007

Washington DC February 12, 2007: The AIADA newsletter reported that last April, President Bush said he favored removing limits on the number of advanced-technology vehicles eligible for federal tax credits. But the budget he proposed last week would not lift those caps. Under current law, once an automaker sells 60,000 ... Continue reading

2007 Chicago Auto Show : Purdy Report on All Introductions - MULTIPLE VIDEOS

Feb 12, 2007

CHICAGO AUTO SHOW 2007 By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau The annual Chicago Auto Show is way different than Detroit. For one thing it’s in Chicago, one of the most cosmopolitan of US cities. Of course we’re always working so hard we have little time to see the city. The exhibition hall in Chica ... Continue reading

Consumer Reports: Gas Mileage of SUV's, CUV's, Wagons, MiniVans and Pickups

Feb 10, 2007

CONSUMER REPORTS’ BEST & WORST SUVs PUBLICATION NAMES VEHICLES THAT STRETCH FUEL DOLLARS Ford Escape Hybrid, Saturn Vue Green Line rated best in fuel economy for small, midsized SUVs YONKERS, NY – If the spring brings increasing gas prices as it often does, Consumer Reports’ Best & Worst SUVs, Trucks, Mi ... Continue reading

Hybrid and Alternative Vehicle U.S. IRS Tax Benefits

Feb 10, 2007

Updated frequently — last updated Jan. 31, 2007 The Energy Policy Act of 2005 replaced the clean-fuel burning deduction with a tax credit. A tax credit is subtracted directly from the total amount of federal tax owed, thus reducing or even eliminating the taxpayer’s tax obligation. The tax credit for hybrid v ... Continue reading

CUVs Attract Attention at 2007 Chicago Auto Show Chicago

Feb 9, 2007

Chicago February 9, 2007; The AIADA newsletter reported that popular crossover sport-utility vehicles (CUVs), which are based on passenger car engineering rather than truck chassis, represent the fastest-growing segment of the auto industry. According to MSNBC, automakers are applying more fuel-saving technology to the ... Continue reading

Toyota Wants Automakers to Work Together - Jim Press Toyota NA

Feb 9, 2007

Chicago February 9, 2007; The AIADA newsletter reported that in a speech to the Economic Club of Chicago yesterday, Toyota Motor North America President Jim Press called for automakers to cooperate with one another and form partnerships to share technology. "It's clear to me that we in the industry need to make some fu ... Continue reading

Consumer Guide(R) Automotive Announces Winners of Second Annual Chicago Auto Show Awards

Feb 8, 2007

Pontiac G8 & Toyota Highlander Named Most Significant New Car and Truck Introductions CHICAGO, Feb. 8 -- Consumer Guide Automotive, the definitive source for new and used car reviews, announced today that the 2008 Pontiac G8 and the 2008 Toyota Highlander are the recipients of its second annual Most Significant New Int ... Continue reading