Toyota Delivers Plug-in Prius to UC Irvine and UC Berkeley as Part of Clean Mobility Partnership
Nov 9, 2007
TORRANCE, Calif., Nov. 9 -- Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., (TMS) today presented two Toyota plug-in (PHEV) hybrid prototypes to the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California, Berkeley (UCB) and the Advanced Power and Energy Program at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) as part of it ... Continue reading
Toyota Hybrid U.S. Tax Credit Runs Out
Nov 9, 2007
Washington DC November 9, 2007; The AIADA newsletter reported that buyers of Toyota Motor Corp. hybrid gasoline-electric cars who are looking for a break on their income taxes are now out of luck. The IRS said Thursday that only Toyota and Lexus hybrids purchased before Oct. 1 are eligible for a tax credit intended to ... Continue reading
Toyota Announces U.S. Executive Appointments
Nov 6, 2007
TORRANCE, Calif., Nov. 6 -- Toyota announced today the appointments of two executives to top leadership positions within its North American operations, effective immediately. Jim Lentz, currently executive vice president of Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A, Inc., has been promoted to President. TMS is the sales, marketing, di ... Continue reading
Toyota Considers Heavy-Duty Pickup
Nov 5, 2007
Washington DC November 5, 2007; The AIADA newsletter reported that at the Specialty Equipment Market Association show last week, Toyota Motor Corp. quietly parked in its display of wild tuner cars the Tundra Diesel Dually, a concept truck that could be a template for Toyota's entry into heavy-duty pickups. According to ... Continue reading
Toyota to Launch First Models Factory-Equipped With XM Satellite Radio
Oct 31, 2007
XM Radio & XM NavTraffic to Be Available on New Corolla and Matrix Beginning Next Spring WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- XM Satellite Radio , the nation's leading provider of satellite radio with more than 8.5 million subscribers, announced that the all-new 2009 Toyota Corolla and Matrix will be the first Toyota brand vehicles ... Continue reading
Toyota Celebrates Golden Anniversary In United States
Oct 31, 2007
October 31, 2007 â Torrance, CA - Fifty years ago today, when tailfins defined the cutting edge of automotive styling and a handful of import auto companies struggled to sell 83,000 units, Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc. began marketing quality cars and trucks in the United States. TMS opened for business i ... Continue reading
All-New Second-Generation Toyota Sequoia to Make World Debut at 2007 Los Angeles Auto Show
Oct 30, 2007
Plus Major Announcement Regarding Toyota Fuel Cell Development Program TORRANCE, Calif., Oct. 30 -- Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc. will stage the world premiere of the all-new 2008 Sequoia full-size sport utility vehicle (SUV) and also make a major announcement regarding Toyota's fuel cell development program a ... Continue reading
Toyota Camry scores best in Chinese crash test
Oct 25, 2007
Toyota Camry scores best in Chinese crash test http://www.gasgoo.com/autobiz/3669/Toyota-Camry-scores-best-in-Chinese- crash-test.html Shanghai, October 25 (Gasgoo.com)-C-NCAP, the Chinese crash test authority released the latest test result for eight models sold in the Chinese market. Five of the eight cars got 5-star ... Continue reading
Toyota to recall 21,000 Coaster vehicles in China
Oct 15, 2007
Toyota to recall 21,000 Coaster vehicles in China http://www.gasgoo.com/autobiz/3555/Toyota-to-recall-21-000-Coaster-vehi cles-in-China.html Shanghai. October 15 (Gasgoo.com) - FAW-Toyota said it will recall 21,685 Coaster passenger vehicles sold in China, Chinese media reported today. Starting October 15, FAW-Toyota w ... Continue reading
Toyota Announces New Leadership at Lexus, Scion
Oct 11, 2007
TORRANCE, Calif., Oct. 11 -- Jim Lentz, executive vice president of Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today announced the promotion of Scion Vice President Mark Templin to succeed Jim Farley as group vice president and general manager of Lexus, the company's luxury division. Farley, who joined Toyota in 1990, res ... Continue reading
Toyota Features Microheat's HotShot in Japanese Corollas
Oct 8, 2007
Several models now offer the hot washer fluid cleaning/de-icing system FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., Oct. 8 -- Microheat, Inc., a Tier-1 supplier to the automotive industry, announced that Toyota is featuring HotShot(R), the company's revolutionary hot washer fluid windshield cleaning and de-icing system, on its Corollas in ... Continue reading
Toyota Adds Lower-Priced Tundras
Oct 3, 2007
Washington DC October 3, 2007; The AIADA newsletter reported that Toyota Motor Corp. will add 13 more versions of its full-size Tundra pickup, including lower-priced models with fewer features, as Japan's largest automaker targets a bigger share of U.S. truck sales. Click here to see the Tundra in action. Changes for t ... Continue reading
Toyota Reports September 2007 U.S.Sales
Oct 2, 2007
TORRANCE, Calif., Oct. 2 -- Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today reported September sales of 213,043 vehicles, a decrease of 0.6 percent from a best-ever September 2006. Calendar-year-to-date (CYTD) sales total 2,001,646 units, up 3.8 percent over the same period last year. "Given September's economic headwind ... Continue reading
Oct 1, 2007
Tokyo, Japan, Sept 28, 2007; Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announced that an improved version of its TOYOTA FCHV fuel cell hybrid vehicle successfully completed a long-distance road test today by traveling from Osaka to Tokyo on a single fueling of hydrogen. Today's road test - part of the TOYOTA FCHV's public-road te ... Continue reading
Toyota Recalling Floor Mats of 55,000 Vehicles in U.S
Oct 1, 2007
Tokyo, Sept 27, 2007; Jiji Press reported that Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday that it will recall the driver-side floor mats used in a total of some 55,000 vehicles in the United States. The recall covers 24,500 units of the 2007 and 2008 models of the Camry sedan and 30,500 units of the 2007 and 2008 models of the ... Continue reading
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