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Toyota's North American Vehicle Production Surpasses 1.55 Million Units in 2005

Toyota's North American Vehicle Production Surpasses 1.55 Million Units in 2005

Vehicle Production Increases Eight Percent; Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc.'s production tops 509,000 units ERLANGER, Ky., Jan. 16 -- Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America, Inc. (TMMNA) announced today that the company produced 1,558,828 vehicles and 1,295,227 engines at its North American manufacturing f ... Continue reading

Toyota workers to demand basic wage hike

Toyota workers to demand basic wage hike

KAWASAKI January 14, 2006; Japan Today reported that the Federation of All Toyota Workers' Unions came up with a plan Friday to positively demand basic and other wage hikes in coming annual wage negotiations. In response, the Toyota Motor Workers' Union, the core of the federation, is expected to decide within this mon ... Continue reading

Toyota Announces Price Adjustments on Eight 2006 Models

Toyota Announces Price Adjustments on Eight 2006 Models

- Mid-Year Price Adjustment on Two Scion Models TORRANCE, Calif., Jan. 13 -- Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., announced new manufacturer's suggested retail prices (MSRP) today for eight models in its Toyota and Scion vehicle lineup. The price adjustment for the eight models reflects an average MSRP increase of $ ... Continue reading

Toyota Unveils All-new 2007 Camry and Camry Hybrid at Detroit Motor Show

Toyota Unveils All-new 2007 Camry and Camry Hybrid at Detroit Motor Show

TOKYO — Toyota unveiled today (January 9 in the United States) the all-new 2007 Camry and Camry Hybrid during a press conference at the 2006 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), which takes place in Detroit from January 8 to 22*. The Camry, America's best-selling car four years running and eight of the ... Continue reading

Honda, Italdesign-Giugiaro Toyota Concept Hybrids Make North American Debut In Michelin Challenge Design NAIAS Exhibit

Honda, Italdesign-Giugiaro Toyota Concept Hybrids Make North American Debut In Michelin Challenge Design NAIAS Exhibit

January 10, 2006 -- DETROIT -- Michelin Challenge Design(TM) (MCD) brings an international collection of 36 works - including two high-profile concept vehicles making their North American debut from Honda and Italdesign-Giugiaro Toyota - for a special exhibition at the 2006 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS ... Continue reading

Toyota Guns For More U.S. Share With Kentucky Built Camry

Toyota Guns For More U.S. Share With Kentucky Built Camry

DETROIT, Jan 9, 2006; Chang-Ran Kim writing for Reuters reported that Toyota Motor Corp. unveiled on Monday a remodeled version of its flagship Camry sedan, aiming to capture an even broader swath of buyers in the United States with America's best-selling passenger car. Toyota, widely expected to unseat General Motors ... Continue reading

2007 Toyota Camry Hybrid Specs - 40MPG, 199HP, WOW!

2007 Toyota Camry Hybrid Specs - 40MPG, 199HP, WOW!

CAMRY HYBRID PRELIMINARY SPECIFICATIONS ENGINE Gasoline Engine Type 2.4-liter, 4-cylinder, aluminum alloy block with aluminum alloy head Bore and Stroke 3.48 x 3.78 inches Displacement 2,362 cc Expansion Ratio 12.5:1 Valve Train Twin-cam, 4-valve/cylinder with VVT-i Horsepower (SAE Net)* 147 horsepower @ 6,000 rpm Torq ... Continue reading

2007 Toyota Camry Hybrid at 2006 North American International Auto Show

2007 Toyota Camry Hybrid at 2006 North American International Auto Show

Detroit, MI January 9, 2006; Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., unveiled the all-new 2007 Camry and Camry Hybrid at a press conference today at the 2006 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS). In the 23 years since it was introduced as a 1983 model, Camry has evolved to the quintessential American family sedan w ... Continue reading

Nice Space! Toyota F3R Concept Vehicle Puts Style, Performance and Three Rows of Comfort Into a Box

Nice Space! Toyota F3R Concept Vehicle Puts Style, Performance and Three Rows of Comfort Into a Box

Detroit, MI January 9, 2006; The essential Toyota values of roominess, style and environmentally advanced performance come together in a dynamic new way in the F3R, the latest concept vehicle from Toyota. The surprising F3R, which makes its debut at the North American International Automobile Show in Detroit January 9, ... Continue reading

Toyota Camry Named Best-Selling Car in the United States for Fourth Year in a Row

Toyota Camry Named Best-Selling Car in the United States for Fourth Year in a Row

DETROIT January 6, 2006; David Runk writing for the AP reported that Jeannine Anderson's Honda Accord served her well for 13 years before she decided to give it to her son-in-law. But when the self-described Honda fan was hunting a new car, she decided to consider the Toyota Camry, a car her late husband had wanted and ... Continue reading

Toyota All-New 2007 FJ Cruiser Sport Utility Vehicle and All-New 2007 Yaris Subcompact

Toyota All-New 2007 FJ Cruiser Sport Utility Vehicle and All-New 2007 Yaris Subcompact

- 2007 Yaris Sedan World Debut Staged at 2006 Greater Los Angeles Auto Show - TORRANCE, Calif., Jan. 4 -- Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., announced manufacturer's suggested retail prices (MSRP) today for the all-new 2007 FJ Cruiser sport utility vehicle (SUV) and all-new 2007 Yaris liftback and sedans. Addition ... Continue reading

Toyota Reports 2005 and December Sales

Toyota Reports 2005 and December Sales

TORRANCE, Calif., Jan. 4 -- Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today reported total year-end sales of 2,260,296 vehicles, up 10.1 percent over 2004. With ten consecutive years of record-breaking sales, this marks the second time in TMS' 48-year history it has reached sales of over two million vehicles. "Finally sh ... Continue reading

Toyota's Lean Manufacturing Process Regarded across the World as a Benchmark for Ensuring Quality and Efficiency

Toyota's Lean Manufacturing Process Regarded across the World as a Benchmark for Ensuring Quality and Efficiency

DUBLIN, Ireland--Jan. 4, 2006--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c30186) has announced the addition of New Cars: Global Industry Guide to their offering. The new Cars: Global Industry Guide is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the new cars industry. It includes ... Continue reading

SUVs No Safer than Passenger Cars for Children, New Study Finds

SUVs No Safer than Passenger Cars for Children, New Study Finds

Partners for Child Passenger Safety evidence points to need for improved child occupant protection in rollover crashes PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 3 -- New research from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, shows that children riding in SUVs have similar injury risks to children who ride in passenger cars. The study, publis ... Continue reading

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