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Toyota Motor North America May 2018 Sales

Toyota Motor North America May 2018 Sales

PLANO, Texas, June 1, 2018 -- Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) today reported May 2018 sales of 215,321 vehicles, a decrease of 1.3 percent from May 2017 on a volume basis. With one more selling day in May 2018 compared to May 2017, sales were down 5.1 percent on a daily selling rate (DSR) basis. Toyota division poste ... Continue reading

Fuel-Cell Madness...SLAP!...Thanks I Needed That!

Fuel-Cell Madness...SLAP!...Thanks I Needed That!

I just slapped myself in the face, boy i need that! Auto Central January 21, 2016; I was considering The Auto Channel's long-time fervent support of ethanol as America's alt fuel solution and found that I was getting caught up in the hydrogen hysteria...so if I was, so is everybody, after my face slap I came to my sens ... Continue reading

Toyota Announces Global Results for April 2018

Toyota Announces Global Results for April 2018

Toyota City, Japan, May, 30 2018; Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announces its production, domestic sales, and export results for April 2018, including those for subsidiaries Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. and Hino Motors, Ltd.April 2018 Key Points (year-on-year)Production in JapanToyota- Seventh consecutive month of increas ... Continue reading

Wanna Buy An Imported Car - You May Have To Spend More

Wanna Buy An Imported Car - You May Have To Spend More

Washington DC May 24, 2018; The AIADA newsletter reported that President Donald Trump's push for tariffs on imported cars and trucks threatened a shake-up of the global auto industry while motivating nations including China and Germany to reiterate commitments of varying strength to free trade, reports Bloomberg. The U ... Continue reading

Modifying An SUV To Be The Safest Possible Family Vehicle

Modifying An SUV To Be The Safest Possible Family Vehicle

I received a very thought provoking letter from a reader in Miami, Florida asking about the safest possible family vehicle. Readers, what are your thoughts? Dear Rob, My name is Diego, and I stumbled on to a post about vehicle height researching vehicle safety. ... Continue reading

AUTO LAB Talk Radio - LIVE from NYC Saturday Morning 7-9 AM May 5, 2018

AUTO LAB Talk Radio - LIVE from NYC Saturday Morning 7-9 AM May 5, 2018

Auto Lab is a 28 year old interactive automotive-focused New York area radio call-in show hosted by Professor Harold Wolchok. Each week a cadre of experienced hands-on automotive experts are in-studio with advice for the New York area's 12 million people, providing listeners with honest, practical and street-smart ... Continue reading

Toyota Research Institute (TRI) Building New Facility To Test Autonomous Vehcles

Toyota Research Institute (TRI) Building New Facility To Test Autonomous Vehcles

60-acre Michigan site will accelerate development of Toyota Guardian vehicle automation mode – The Toyota Research Institute (TRI) is constructing a closed-course test facility to develop automated vehicle technology. ... Continue reading

Get Smart! FREE! Exclusive SUV Spec Rankings You Can Find With Perfect New Car Match: IE: "Which 2017 2018 SUV's With Manual Transmission and AWD are the least Expensive?"

Get Smart! FREE! Exclusive SUV Spec Rankings You Can Find With Perfect New Car Match: IE: "Which 2017 2018 SUV's With Manual Transmission and AWD are the least Expensive?"

Auto Central March 31, 2017; Below you can find some interesting ranking developed by using Perfect New Car Match. Before you buy and before you try make sure that the car you are loving meets your needs and wants. ... Continue reading

Toyota Announces Global Results for March 2018 and Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2018

Toyota Announces Global Results for March 2018 and Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2018

Toyota City, Japan, Apr, 26 2018; Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announces its production, domestic sales, and export results, including those for subsidiaries Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. and Hino Motors, Ltd. ... Continue reading

Toyota Motor North America Reports April 2018 Sales

Toyota Motor North America Reports April 2018 Sales

with two less selling days in April 2018 compared to April 2017, sales were up 3.2 percent on a daily selling rate (DSR) basis. Toyota division posted April sales of 170,706 units, down 5.1 percent on a volume basis and up 2.8 percent on a DSR basis. ... Continue reading

The Next Generation Lexus ES

The Next Generation Lexus ES

Representing the third vehicle in the Future Chapter of Lexus that started with the LC coupe and LS sedan, the new ES expands that vision of the brand’s future to a broader audience. Traditional buyers will find the new ES more spacious, quieter and safer than ever before while a new generation of customers will be i ... Continue reading

Worldwide Used Car Platform - Japan's Carchs Holdings Partners with South Korea's LOTTE Rental to Launch Online Used Car Sales +VIDEO

Worldwide Used Car Platform - Japan's Carchs Holdings Partners with South Korea's LOTTE Rental to Launch Online Used Car Sales +VIDEO

Worldwide Used Car Platform -- Agasta Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Carchs Holdings Co., Ltd., has started providing a service around the world after newly adding secondhand South Korean vehicles to the lineup of products available on its "PicknBuy24.com" online shop for used Japanese automobiles. The additional service g ... Continue reading

Lexus Design Award 2018 Grand Prix Winner Announced at Amazing 'LIMITLESS CO-EXISTENCE' Exhibition in Milan

Lexus Design Award 2018 Grand Prix Winner Announced at Amazing 'LIMITLESS CO-EXISTENCE' Exhibition in Milan

Lexus International today announced the Grand Prix winner of the Lexus Design Award 2018--Testing Hypotheticals by Extrapolation Factory leading this prestigious international event to a pinnacle of excitement. Lexus Design Award 2018 drew a record 1319 entries from 68 countries under the theme of "CO-". Lexus passiona ... Continue reading

Toyota and Lexus to Launch Technology to Connect Vehicles and Infrastructure in the U.S. in 2021

Toyota and Lexus to Launch Technology to Connect Vehicles and Infrastructure in the U.S. in 2021

PLANO, Texas, April 16, 2018 -- Imagine a world where vehicles could 'talk' to each other and to the surrounding environment to help keep their drivers and their passengers safe. Toyota and Lexus want to advance that conversation, which is why the companies plan to start deployment of Dedicated Short-Range Communicatio ... Continue reading

NHTSA WEEKLY RECALL SUMMARY: Alfa Romeo Stelvio; Mercedes-Benz; Lexus; Mitsubishi; Honda Accura: Toyota; Zero

NHTSA WEEKLY RECALL SUMMARY: Alfa Romeo Stelvio; Mercedes-Benz; Lexus; Mitsubishi; Honda Accura: Toyota; Zero

Your vehicle MAY be involved in a safety recall and MAY create a safety risk for you or your passengers. If left unrepaired, a potential safety defect could lead to injury or even death. ... Continue reading

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