Ever wonder what the most profitable vehicles are of modern times? Well, while many of you probably don’t care it’s still something nice to know. Bernstein Research in London has put together a list of the top global money makers since 1990 and the list isn’t really all that surprising. Analyst Max Warburton says that [...]
Toyota announced today that is recalling 420,000 cars in the United States due to a potential problem with the power steering. The recall consists of approximately 283,200 Toyota models and 137,000 Lexus models where the company will replace the crankshaft pulley on the V6 engine. “There is a possibility that the outer ring of the [...]
The world debut of the new 2012 Toyota Camry marks a big point for Toyota Motor Corp. and their future. Because the brand has lost a significant amount of sales to rivals like Hyundai, ToMoCo wants to fight back…hard. “They (Toyota) have been given a black eye over the past three years for different things, [...]
Toyota has announced a safety recall involving around 45,500 2006-2007 Highlander Hybrid and 37,700 Lexus RX 400h vehicles sold in the United States. The recall involves something called the Intelligent Power Module (IPM) located inside the Hybrid System Inverter, which contains a control board with transistors. Certain transistors on the control boards in some of [...]
“There’s the easy way, and there’s the Lexus way,” says Lexus – however, Lexus’ way is really the hard way… the very hard way. Toyota’s luxury brand has just launched a new advertising campaign that show how much painstaking work Lexus puts into developing each and every unit. “It isn’t enough to just say that [...]
It was reported on Friday that Toyota is working on a new electric-vehicle prototype that will feature Tesla Motors technology, the first time we’ve heard anything on the two companies working together every since their new partnership was formed. According to a report by Bloomberg Tesla Motors will develop and deliver two battery-powered prototypes to [...]
It’s that time of the year again – when Motor Trend picks the “Motor Trend SUV of the Year” for the year 2010. Last year’s award went to the 2009 Subaru Forester. It seems as though this year, Motor Trend has focused most of its attention on luxury SUVs. Either way, stay tuned for the winner who [...]
