Consumer Reports Says Honda CR-V Beats Competition
Jan 8, 2007
YONKERS, NY â The sleekly redesigned Honda CR-V outscored four other car-based small SUVs in tests for the February 2007 issue of Consumer Reports. But the CR-V still fell short of the top-rated vehicle in the class, the previously-tested Toyota RAV4. The Honda CR-V achieved a âVery Goodâ overall perform ... Continue reading
Jan 7, 2007
January 7, 2007 - Detroit - Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., unveiled the all-new 2007 Tundra CrewMax full-size pickup at a press conference here today at the 2007 North American International Auto Show. CrewMax, arriving at dealers in March, will join the Tundra Regular Cab and Tundra Double Cab models, which a ... Continue reading
2007 Detroit Auto Show - Toyota Stages World Debut of All-New 2007 Tundra CrewMax
Jan 7, 2007
DETROIT, Jan. 7 -- Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., unveiled the all-new 2007 Tundra CrewMax full-size pickup at a press conference here today at the 2007 North American International Auto Show. CrewMax, arriving at dealers in March, will join the Tundra Regular Cab and Tundra Double Cab models, which arrive in ... Continue reading
Toyota FT-HS Concept Debuts at the 2007 North American International Auto Show
Jan 4, 2007
TORRANCE, Calif., Jan. 3 -- The Toyota FT-HS hybrid sports concept will make its debut at the 2007 North American International Auto Show. Pairing a potent hybrid powertrain with essential sports car fundamentals, the FT-HS concept was a joint undertaking of Calty, Toyota's North American-based, research and design cen ... Continue reading
Toyota Reports 2006 and December Sales
Jan 3, 2007
TORRANCE, Calif., Jan. 3 -- With eleven consecutive years of record-breaking sales, Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today reported total best-ever year-end sales of 2,542,524 vehicles, up 12.9 percent over 2005. "2006 was a respectable year for the industry if you consider the strain of erratic fuel prices and ... Continue reading
Toyota Reportedly Developing System for Cars That Detects Drunken Drivers and Shuts Car Down
Jan 3, 2007
TOKYO January 2, 2007; The AP reported that Toyota Motor Corp. is developing a fail-safe system for cars that detects drunken drivers and automatically shuts the vehicle down if sensors pick up signs of excessive alcohol consumption, a news report said Wednesday. Cars fitted with the detection system will not start if ... Continue reading
New Toyota Hybrid Synergy Drive Site Asks Hybrid Owners: 'What's Your Reason?'
Jan 2, 2007
Community Site Developed by Saatchi & Saatchi LA and Firstborn Invites Owners to Create the Content NEW YORK, Jan. 2 -- Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc., a leading manufacturer of energy efficient vehicles, today announced the re-launch of its Web site for Toyota hybrid owners (www.toyota.com/hybrids), a community that ha ... Continue reading
Ford, Toyota Heads Meet in Tokyo
Jan 2, 2007
Washington DC January 2, 2007; The AIADA newsletter reported that Ford's CEO Alan Mulally and Mark Fields, Ford's President of the Americas, visited Toyota Chairman Fujio Cho and other top Toyota executives in Tokyo last Wednesday in a meeting described by Toyota as a "courtesy call," reports The New York Times. While ... Continue reading
Yaris Production Scheduled to Start in China in Mid-2008
Dec 28, 2006
<http://www.japancorp.net/?page_num=1> JapanCorp: Yaris Production Scheduled to Start in China in Mid-2008 Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 28, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC: TSE:7203) announced today that Guangzhou Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. (GTMC), a joint vehicle production and sales company established with G ... Continue reading
Toyota Expands Exports From Indonesia; Avanza Destinations Increase, IMV Fortuner Added to List
Dec 26, 2006
<http://www.japancorp.net/?page_num=1> JapanCorp: Toyota Expands Exports From Indonesia; Avanza Destinations Increase, IMV Fortuner Added to List Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 11, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announced today that PT. Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia (TMMIN) - TMC's vehicle production ... Continue reading
First Crash Tests Of "MiniCars" - Nissan Versa Earns Top Rating - GREAT VIDEO
Dec 26, 2006
Nissan Versa earns the highest overall rating; three minicars earn poor ratings in side tests ARLINGTON, VA - December 19, 2006: For the first time, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has tested the smallest vehicles sold in the US market, which gain popularity as fuel prices rise. Now these cars are rated for ... Continue reading
Toyota Sets 2007 Production Target, Preps to Unseat GM as World's No. 1 Automaker
Dec 22, 2006
Washington DC December 22, 2006; The AIADA newsletter reported that Toyota has set new records in sales for the greater part of 2006, and according to the Japanese automaker and industry analysts this is a trend likely to continue next year as the company looks to trump GM as the world's No. 1 automaker. Today, Toyota ... Continue reading
Dec 21, 2006
<http://www.japancorp.net/?page_num=1> JapanCorp: Toyota Launches New Model Blade in Japan; Toyota's Highest-class Hatchback Aims to Open Way to New Market Toyota Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 21, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Toyota Motor Corporation announced today the nationwide launch in Japan of the Blade[1] compact hatchback thro ... Continue reading
Toyota Announces New Assignments for North American Manufacturing and R&D Executives
Dec 21, 2006
ERLANGER, Ky., Dec. 20 -- Toyota announced today new assignments for senior level managers at the company's North American manufacturing and R&D headquarters and facilities. The new positions are as follows: (key to acronyms follows) Vice President and above: Name Affiliate New Assignment Current Assignment Wil James T ... Continue reading
Dec 19, 2006
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, December 19 -- - Overall Satisfaction Reaches Highest Level Since Study's Inception in 2004 Four Toyota models rank highest in satisfying owners, according to the J.D. Power and Associates/CAR Magazine 2006 South Africa Customer Satisfaction Index (CSI) Study(SM) released today. The four awa ... Continue reading
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