Archive for the ‘Toyota’ Category

Toyota May Cut U.S. Sales Forecast

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

The North American auto market, which is the world's largest, is under a lot of pressure these days. Consumers are paying $4.00 per gallon for gas, and are not feeling optimistic about their economic security. This is never the type of climate where auto makers do well, so ...

Toyota Prius Sales Top One Million

Monday, May 19th, 2008

Toyota has sold over one million of their popular Toyota Prius hybrid vehicles. Toyota started offering the Prius ten years ago, and the move was considered risky because "green" cars hadn't take off yet. The fact they've now sold one million of the vehicles seems to validate their ...

Toyota China Car Joint Venture Restarted

Monday, May 19th, 2008

Earthquake damage in China has disrupted car production at a joint venture between Toyota and FAW Group. Production had been completely halted for one week, but now the day shift will be back in action. The Coaster microbus and Prado sport utility vehicle are produced at the plant. ...

Toyota Announces Delay In Mississippi Plant Opening

Monday, May 12th, 2008

Toyota had planned on opening a new plant in Blue Springs, Mississippi soon. But company executives say the slump in the North American market has them worried enough to delay the opening. The plant is being built now, and was scheduled to open in late 2009, but now ...

2009 Toyota Corolla S

Saturday, May 10th, 2008

The 2009 Toyota Corolla Shas been introduced by Toyota. The car can be described as affordable, with a base sticker price of $15,250. Including a decent package of options, the S-Series Toyota Corolla will run $18,401, but the features aren't bad for the price. Do you have to pay ...

2009 Toyota Prius

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

The Toyota Prius has remained on the cutting edge when it comes to energy efficient automobiles, and Toyota aims to keep it that way in the near future. Yahoo got a sneak preview of the 2009 Toyota Prius, and the car does sport some unique features. The general shape ...

Toyota Hybrid Technology

Friday, April 18th, 2008

Toyota Hybrid Technology Toyota has went to the next level with their new environment and power durability motors for vehicles based on the concept of running on Hybrid Synergy. Toyota has always made cars that are durable and safe. Toyota has shifted its focus to the environment and builds ...

Toyota Light Trucks

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

Toyota Light Trucks The Toyota Motor Corporation is a multinational corporation headquartered in Japan. Toyota is one of the world's largest automakers. In 2007 Toyota surpassed US based General Motors Company. In 1934 Toyota created their first Type A engine. Toyota's first passenger car, the Toyota AA came in the year ...

Toyota Hybrid PR Mess

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

Toyota has ran into a bit of snag concerning their hybrid vehicles. Jim Press is the Co-President of Chrysler. He once worked for Toyota. He has made two contradictory statements concerning his time there which have stirred up a hornet's nest of controversy. n an interview published Thursday, ...

Toyota Sales Down 2.9% In March

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

Toyota has reported that March sales were down 2.9% from March 2007 until this year. Toyota Division passenger cars recorded March sales of 114,897 units, up 1.5 percent from last March. Passenger-car sales were led by Camry, which posted best-ever March sales of 40,487, an increase of 3.2 percent ...