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Subaru 086A version of Toyota FT-86 to be larger with more power

Posted: Nov 18, 2009

Filed under: Industry News, Subaru, Toyota

Toyota and Subaru are both preparing to launch their new rear-wheel-drive sports cars. While both will be built as a result of a collaboration between Fuji Heavy Industries and Toyota Motor Corp, Inside Line has learned that the Subaru version will be slightly larger and faster than Toyota’s FT-86.
Due out in 2011, the Subaru version [...]

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2010 Land Cruiser for Europe unveiled

Posted: Nov 18, 2009

Filed under: 2010 Releases, Toyota

Toyota has unveiled the new Land Cruiser for the UK market which looks a lot different from the one we get here in the states. To be honest, we’re a bit relieved we don’t get this version.
The UK Land Cruiser is offered with a 5-door model powered by a 171-hp 3.0L D-4D engine matted to a [...]

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Toyota global sales up 5% in October, fell 3.5% in the U.S.

Posted: Nov 18, 2009

Filed under: Industry News, Toyota

Toyota’s global vehicle sales were up 5 percent in October to around 640,000 units, the first year-on-year increase in 15 months for the Japanese automaker and the world’s biggest car manufacturer. In its largest markets, Toyota saw sales in the United States drop 3.5 percent but increase 15 percent in Japan and 45 percent in [...]

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Ford leads 2010 IIHS Top Safety Pick list with 6, Toyota doesn’t cut it

Posted: Nov 18, 2009

Filed under: 2010 Releases, Breaking, Ford, Industry News, Subaru, Toyota, Volvo

FoMoCo led all automakers for the second year in a row with six 2010 models that made it onto the IIHS’ Top Safety Pick list, including four vehicles from Volvo, a brand that Ford is selling. For the first time in three years, none of Toyota’s vehicles made the list as tougher criteria cut down the [...]

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Toyota planning larger Prius model, goes on sale in Japan next year

Posted: Nov 13, 2009

Filed under: Hybrids, Green News, Industry News, Toyota

According to a Japanese newspaper, Yomiuri Shimbun, Toyota is planning to extend its Prius hybrid family with a larger variant. The model is reported to be a tall wagon or a crossover model and will be the first Toyota hybrid vehicle to use a lithium-ion battery pack.
The newspaper said that sales of the model will [...]

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Report: Volkswagen passes Toyota as world’s largest manufacturer

Posted: Nov 11, 2009

Filed under: Industry News, Toyota, Volkswagen

The United Kingdom’s Guardian newspaper reports IHS Global Insight figures as indicating that Volkswagen Group has surpassed Toyota Motor Corp. this month as the world’s largest car manufacturer. Volkswagen (including Porsche AG, their recent acquisition) sold 4.4 million units this year, climbing past Toyota, which produced about 4 million units to date this year. This milestone is [...]

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2010 Toyota 4Runner to run SCORE Baja 1000 race

Posted: Nov 10, 2009

Filed under: 2010 Releases, Toyota

Toyota has announced that its 2010 4Runner will compete in the renowned SCORE Baja 1000. The modified 4Runner will run over 672 miles in a time limit of 31 hours in what’s known as one of the toughest desert races in the world.
The 42nd Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 anticipates over 325 entries from around the [...]

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2011 Toyota Sienna to debut at 2009 LA Auto Show

Posted: Nov 09, 2009

Filed under: 2011 Releases, Auto Shows, Toyota

Toyota announced today that the all-new 2011 Toyota Sienna minivan will make its world-debut at the 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show on December 2nd.
No details were given in the short press release but make sure you join us since we’ll be live in LA covering the show from start to finish.
- By: Kap Shah

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Toyota withdraws from Formula One

Posted: Nov 04, 2009

Filed under: Industry News, Toyota

Joining Japanese rival Honda, Toyota announced its plans to withdraw from the FIA Formula One World Championship by the end of the 2009 season.
“Toyota has engaged in F1 racing for eight seasons, starting in two thousand two,” Toyota’s President Akio Toyoda said at a press conference “But we will conclude our participation in F1 competition [...]

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Toyota to trim truck lineup, add more hybrid vehicles

Posted: Nov 02, 2009

Filed under: Hybrids, Green News, Industry News, Toyota

Toyota’s new President Akio Toyoda is rewriting the playbook to revive the brand’s battered sales and tattered image in the United States. Toyoda plans on reviewing a possible trim in the full-frame truck lineup, skipping mid-cycle vehicle enhancements to focus on bigger launches, introducing more hybrids to the North American market and giving U.S. engineers [...]