News By Topic: Toyota

Toyota to Increase Production in U.S.

Nov 23, 2005

Washington DC November 23, 2005; The AIADA newsletter reported that thanks to its recent acquisition of 8.7 percent of Fuji Heavy Industries stock, Toyota is expected to begin assembling 100,00 vehicles annually at the company’s Subaru manufacturing plant in Lafayette, Indiana. Expected to begin in 2007, the move ... Continue reading

Toyota Action to Pass GM - Boost U.S. Output by 100,000

Nov 23, 2005

TOKYO November 23, 2005; Hans Greimel writing for the AP reported Toyota Motor Corp. is quickening its quest to unseat ailing rival General Motors Corp. as the world's biggest automaker with reported plans to start manufacturing up to 100,000 Toyota vehicles at a Subaru factory in Indiana. Word of Toyota's ramped-up pr ... Continue reading

Toyota to Exhibit 23 Vehicles at Auto Guangzhou 2005

Nov 23, 2005

Tokyo, Japan, Nov 21, 2005 - (JCN Newswire) - TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announced today that it would display 23 concept and production vehicles at the 3rd China (Guangzhou) International Automobile Exhibition (also known as the Auto Guangzhou 2005), to be held at the Guangzhou International Convention and Exhibit ... Continue reading

Toyota Announces Prices for All-New Third-Generation RAV4

Nov 21, 2005

TORRANCE, Calif., Nov. 21 -- Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., announced manufacturer's suggested retail prices (MSRP) today for the all-new third-generation RAV4 sport utility vehicle (SUV). The arrival of the new RAV4, nearly 10 years after pioneering the compact SUV segment, receives an extreme makeover for 20 ... Continue reading

'A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor' Signs with Toyota

Nov 21, 2005

TORRANCE, Calif., Nov. 21 -- Lake Wobegon has a new member in the community. Toyota, with its Hybrid Synergy Drive campaign, has begun national broadcast sponsorship of A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor, the popular weekly radio program heard weekends on public radio stations across America. Garrison Keill ... Continue reading

New Wave of Hybrids Offer More Acceleration and Power but Aren't As Environmentally Friendly

Nov 21, 2005

SAN DIEGO November 20, 2005; Tim Molloy writing for the AP reported that when automakers rolled out the first hybrid cars, drivers who wanted their spectacular fuel economy had to settle for weird shapes and a lack of luxury options. Now it seems the high-mileage, low-frills trend in hybrid automaking may prove shorter ... Continue reading

Toyota November U.S. Retail Sales Beating Ford, Beating Chrysler and Closing In On GM

Nov 18, 2005

DETROIT, Nov 18, 2005; Reuters reported that Toyota Motor Corp. grabbed more U.S. retail market share than Ford Motor Co. in early November and it was less than one share point behind General Motors Corp., J.D. Power and Associates said on Friday. A report from the industry tracking firm's closely watched Power Informa ... Continue reading

Toyota to put new hybrid-system engine into practical use in 2008

Nov 16, 2005

Tokyo, 11/16/2005; The Asahi Shimbun reported that Toyota Motor Corp. in 2008 will put into practical use its third-generation hybrid-system (HS) engine, which will cut prices for eco-friendly vehicles, reduce fuel costs and slash production expenses, company sources said. The smaller, third-generation HS can be instal ... Continue reading

Toyota Launches New RAV4 in Japan

Nov 16, 2005

Tokyo — TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) today announced the nationwide launch in Japan, via "Netz" dealers, of the new RAV4, which is a completely redesigned version of the Toyota RAV4 J and RAV4 L that have been sold, respectively, through "Netz" and "Toyota Corolla" dealers in Japan. RAV4 G Grade (four-wheel-dri ... Continue reading

FINISH REVISED FOR TOYOTA ALL-STAR SHOWDOWN GRAND NATIONAL RACE

Nov 15, 2005

For Immediate Release FINISH REVISED FOR TOYOTA ALL-STAR SHOWDOWN GRAND NATIONAL RACE DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Nov. 15, 2005) – NASCAR announced today that the unofficial results of Saturday’s Toyota All-Star Showdown Grand National Division race at Irwindale (Calif.) Speedway have been revised, resulting in or ... Continue reading

Toyota Registers First Hybrid Vehicles in China

Nov 12, 2005

Tokyo Nov 11, 2005: Dale Hug writing for JCN reported that Toyota announced on November 10 that it officially registered the first hybrid vehicles in China, under the country's national hybrid vehicle certification system, which came into effect October 1. In June 2004, the Chinese government announced the Automobile I ... Continue reading

Toyota to outsource redesign to Fuji Heavy

Nov 9, 2005

TOKYO, Nov 9, 2005; Reuters reported that Toyota Motor Corp. plans to outsource the full redesign of an existing Toyota model to Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (7270.T: Quote, Profile, Research) , the maker of Subaru cars, the Nihon Keizai business daily reported on Wednesday. The move comes as the world's second-largest a ... Continue reading

Toyota Seeks Second Hybrid Model for North American Production

Nov 8, 2005

Washington DC November 8, 2005; The AIADA newsletter reported that Toyota is looking for a second hybrid vehicle to produce in North America, reports The Wall Street Journal. <p>The company announced earlier this year they would produce a hybrid version of the Camry at their Georgetown, Kentucky plant in 2006. Gary Con ... Continue reading

Ford and Toyota Top List of Most Upgrade-Friendly Automakers According to New CEA Benchmark Study

Nov 8, 2005

ARLINGTON, Va.--Nov. 8, 2005--Ford and Toyota top the list as the most upgrade-friendly automakers in the U.S. according to a new Consumer Electronics Association (CEA(R)) survey of mobile installers conducted in cooperation with the Mobile Enhancement Retailers Association(R) (MERA). The two top brands both had "upgra ... Continue reading

Toyota Hits Milestone of Ten Million Engines Produced in North America

Nov 7, 2005

Company's Investment in Powertrain Operations Tops $2 Billion ERLANGER, Ky., Nov. 7 -- Toyota announced today that its four engines plants in North America have reached the ten million mark in engine production. Toyota also operates three casting plants to support the company's powertrain operations. The milestone was ... Continue reading