News By Topic: Toyota

Toyota Family Literacy Program Expands Nationally

Jun 15, 2005

$2.97 Million Grant Will Fund Expansion Into Five Additional Cities, Serving More Immigrant Families LOUISVILLE, Ky., June 15 -- The National Center for Family Literacy (NCFL) announces the expansion of its groundbreaking Toyota Family Literacy Program. This expansion is made possible through the incredible generosity ... Continue reading

Toyota Reveals New Safety Features

Jun 14, 2005

June 10, 2005 Toyota Develops New Vehicle Safety Technologies Tokyo — TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announced today that, to help promote the development of safe vehicles, it has added an active steering function to its VDIM (Vehicle Dynamics Integrated Management) vehicle control system and developed a two-cham ... Continue reading

Toyota Marks Start of Construction of Russian Camry Plant

Jun 14, 2005

June 14, 2005 Toyota Marks Start of Construction of Russian Plant —Camry Production in St. Petersburg to Start in 2007— St. Petersburg, Russia — TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) held an official ceremony to mark the start of construction today for OOO* "TOYOTA MOTOR MANUFACTURING RUSSIA" (TMMR) — ... Continue reading

Toyota’s New Safety Strategy Features Air Bags That Inflate as Two Bags

Jun 13, 2005

Washington DC June 13, 2005; The AIADA newsletter reported that later this year, Toyota plans to make available passenger-seat air bags that inflate as two bags, reports The Associated Press. According to the automaker, “The twin-chamber air bag -- available on Lexus IS luxury sedans that go on sale later this ye ... Continue reading

Toyota Develops New Vehicle Safety Technologies

Jun 11, 2005

Tokyo, Japan, June 10, 2005 - (JCN Newswire) - TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announced today that, to help promote the development of safe vehicles, it has added an active steering function to its VDIM (Vehicle Dynamics Integrated Management) vehicle control system and developed a two-chamber airbag aimed at lessening ... Continue reading

Newspaper Says Toyota To Raise Prices To Help US Car Builders - Huh?

Jun 10, 2005

TOKYO June 10, 2005; Reuters reported that according to the Ashai Daily newspaper Toyota Motor Corp. is preparing to raise prices of its new cars in the United States by an average 2 percent to 3 percent in October out of consideration to its struggling U.S. rivals. A Toyota spokesman said the auto maker has not yet de ... Continue reading

IntelliChoice Announces New Car Best Deals for June 2005

Jun 9, 2005

CAMPBELL, Calif.--June 9, 2005--PRIMEDIA's IntelliChoice, the leading source for automotive ownership cost and value analysis, today announced its "Best Deals of the Month" selections for June, identifying the vehicles with the best ownership cost value in 29 respective classes. IntelliChoice's "Best Deals of the Month ... Continue reading

Report Says Toyota May Raise U.S. Auto Prices to Support Struggling U.S. Carmakers

Jun 8, 2005

OSAKA June 8, 2005; The AP reported that Kyodo News said the chairman of Toyota Motor Corp. Wednesday repeated his statement that the auto maker is likely to raise its vehicle prices in the United States to support struggling U.S. carmakers. If the U.S. auto industry collapses, it may adversely affect Japan-U.S. relati ... Continue reading

Toyota Fears Backlash If U.S. Carmakers Fail

Jun 8, 2005

OSAKA, Japan Jun 8, 2005; Reuters reported that the outspoken chairman of Toyota Motor Corp. said on Wednesday he feared the possibility that U.S. policy could turn against Japanese auto makers if local giants such as GM and Ford were to collapse. "Many people say the car industry wouldn't revisit the kind of trade fri ... Continue reading

Toyota Vitz Japan's Best-selling Car in May 2005

Jun 7, 2005

NHTSA Looks Into Possible Prius Software Glitch

Jun 3, 2005

Washingrton DC June 3, 2005; The AIADA newsletter reported that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Wednesday it looking into reports of a possible software glitch that would force Toyota’s popular Prius hybrid sedan to stall when traveling at highway speeds, reports The Detroit News. ... Continue reading

NHTSA Opens Toyota Prius Probe

Jun 2, 2005

WASHINGTON/TOKYO June 2, 2005; Reuters reported that the NHTSA is investigating Toyota Motor Corp.'s popular Prius gasoline-electric hybrid sedan over complaints about sudden engine stalling, safety regulators said on Wednesday. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened a preliminary evaluation this wee ... Continue reading

Sales of Hybrids Continue to Climb in May, But Not At April Pace

Jun 2, 2005

washington DC June 2, 2005; The AIADA newsletter reported that Hybrid sales in the U.S. increased 2.3 times in May, up from 7,275 units last year to 16,887 units, but results for all automakers were down from the pace in April, reports Green Car Congress. Results for the month were as follows: “Sales of the marke ... Continue reading

Top Ten Fastest "Turning" Vehicles are International Nameplates

Jun 1, 2005

Washington DC June 1, 2005; AIADA's newsletter reported that the ten vehicles that spent the least amount of time on dealer lots in April were all International nameplates, according to the Power Information Network (PIN). The measurement, known in the industry as days to turn, is a measure not only of model popularity ... Continue reading

Toyota Reports Strong May 2005 Sales Up 7.8%

Jun 1, 2005

TORRANCE, Calif., June 1 -- Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today reported May sales of 201,493 vehicles, an increase of 7.8 percent over May 2004. It marks the third consecutive month and sixth time Toyota has recorded at least 200,000 sales in a single month. Calendar-year-to-date (CYTD) sales total 919,195 u ... Continue reading