Dec 6, 2006
AUTO CENTRAL - December 6, 2006: Watch the complete, unedited video of the press conferences at the 2007 Los Angeles Auto Show. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa opens Media Days by commemorating the 100th anniversary of the LA Auto Show. General Motors' Chairman Rick Wagoner delivers the keynot speech. General Motors' press ... Continue reading
November 2006 US Auto Sales Box Score
Dec 4, 2006
Dec 1, 2006; Reuters reported that U.S. auto sales in November fell from a year earlier, according to sales data released on Friday by auto manufacturers. The following are highlights from sales data released by the largest car makers in the U.S. market. Overall industry: * November seasonally adjusted annualized rate ... Continue reading
LEAKED: Toyota's "Global Master Plan" Calls For 15 Percent Worldwide Share By 2010
Nov 13, 2006
Washington DC November 13, 2006; The AIADA newsletter reported that a leaked copy of Toyota Motor Corp.'s "global master plan" calls for grabbing 15 percent of the world car market by 2010 in the company's quest to takeover the No.1 selling spot from General Motors, according to a news item picked up Monday by the Los ... Continue reading
Toyota Plans to Cut Scion Production to Keep Brand Unique
Nov 10, 2006
Washington DC November 10, 2006; The AIADA newsletter reported that Scion, Toyota's youth-focused brand, is on track to beat its 150,000-units-a-year sales goal by 25,000 vehicles in 2006. Still, in order to keep the brand special and fresh, Scion plans to cut production to keep sales from going above 150,000 vehicles ... Continue reading
Toyota Reports 2006 Best-Ever October Sales
Nov 1, 2006
TORRANCE, Calif., Nov. 1 -- Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today reported best-ever October sales of 189,011 vehicles, an increase of 13.6 percent over October 2005. Calendar-year-to-date (CYTD) sales total 2,117,507 units, up 12.2 percent over the same period last year. "What a difference a year makes," said ... Continue reading
Scion Announces Pricing for xB Release Series 4.0 - the Final Limited Production for 2006
Oct 13, 2006
TORRANCE, Calif., Oct. 13 -- Scion, of Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., announced today that the fourth and last limited production Scion for 2006, the xB Release Series 4.0 (xB R.S. 4.0), will hit dealer showrooms next month. The 2006 xB Release Series 4.0 will come in Maziora Torched Penny exterior paint. Maziora, b ... Continue reading
Toyota Reports September Sales
Oct 3, 2006
TORRANCE, Calif., Oct. 3 -- Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today reported best-ever September sales of 222,950 vehicles, an increase of 20.2 percent over September 2005. Calendar-year-to-date (CYTD) sales total 1,928,496 units, up 12 percent over the same period last year. "While crossovers, hybrids and small ... Continue reading
Japanese Automakers Investing $1.7 Billion in New U.S. Plants
Sep 20, 2006
WASHINGTON, DC â September 20, 2006: Members of the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA) are spending an estimated $1.7 billion in the construction of four new U.S. auto and auto parts manufacturing plants, which are expected to employ an additional 4,680 American workers when all four new facilities ... Continue reading
Scion Announces Pricing for xA Release Series 3.0
Sep 15, 2006
TORRANCE, Calif., Sept. 15 -- Scion, of Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., announced today that the xA Release Series 3.0 will arrive at dealer showrooms beginning in October. The 2006 xA Release Series 3.0 will come in a stunning Stingray Metallic light blue exterior paint and offer unique exterior and interior enhance ... Continue reading
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