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 Motor Engineering and Manufacturing North America said it will increase production earlier than expected following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan. “Beginning in June, overall North American production will reach approximately 70 percent of normal levels, up from approximately 30 percent in May,” Toyota said in a statement. “The improvement in parts availability [...]
Toyota said today that it will be increasing U.S. pricing on most of its vehicles ranging from 1.2 percent to 2.2 percent. The increase extends across the Toyota, Lexus and Scion brands and takes effect in May. The announcement comes as Toyota largely remains shut down in Japan after the massive March 11 earthquake. The [...]
Toyota is recalling 22,000 vehicles due to a problem with the tire pressure monitor. The recall includes the Toyota FJ Cruiser, Land Cruiser, Sequoia, Tacoma and Tundra from the 2008 to 2011 model years. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said that the vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicles safety [...]
Rumors started earlier last week that Toyota is going to kill the giant Sequoia SUV. While that may be believable since sales of the model have fallen drastically in the past year with only 5,700 sold in the U.S. this year through June, Toyota says the report is false. In a statement released last week, [...]
Toyota Motors Sales U.S.A., Inc., announced it will conduct a voluntary safety recall on approximately 50,000 early-2003 Toyota Sequoia SUV to upgrade program logic in its Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) system. “The VSC system can help control a loss of traction in turns as a result of front or rear tire slippage during cornering,” Toyota [...]
Toyota announced today that it is temporarily suspending sales of eight models that are involved in the recall for a sticking accelerator pedal. The vehicles include the 2009-2010 Toyota Corolla, 2007-2010 Toyota Camry, 2010 Toyota Highlander and others. “Helping ensure the safety of our customers and restoring confidence in Toyota are very important to our [...]
Toyota today announced the pricing of the 2010 Tundra pickup and the Sequoia SUV. The new 2010 Tundra will start at $22,960, an increase of $557, while the 2010 Sequoia will start at $38,530, an increase of $3,361. Both models get a new 4.6L V8 making a total of 310-hp and a peak torque of 327 lb-ft. The [...]
