A $400 million investment is being made by Toyota Motor Corp to move production of its Highlander crossover from Japan to Princeton, Indiana, where the Highlander is currently made. “This project allows for better utilization of the Indiana plant and will help Toyota capitalize on the improving North American and global auto market,” said Steve [...]
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 [...]
That’s a pretty big title up there – well, that’s because we’re playing catching and providing you a quick update to some of important industry news you may have missed while we were covering the 2011 New York Auto Show. We still have a couple of New York Auto Show posts coming so stay tuned. [...]
Just as things starting looking up for Toyota, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration posted on its website that it has opened an investigation into 43,941Toyota Highlander Hybrid models over concerns that their engines can stall or fail to restart. The preliminary investigation began after the NHTSA received 32 complaints. It said that 21 of [...]
Following its world debut at the 2010 Moscow Motor Show in August, the 2011 Toyota Highlander is making its North American debut today. The 2011 Toyota Highlander is available in Base, SE and Limited grades in both two-wheel and full-time four-wheel-drive. The Highlander Base and SE model come standard with a 2.7L 4-cylinder engine that [...]
