Archive for the ‘Toyota’ Category
Thursday, March 19th, 2009
Toyota will hire less than half the usual number of college graduates next year, due to the global downturn. Toyota is heading towards a huge loss for the year and is seeking to minimize expense where it can.
Next year Toyota plans to hire 1,400 grads, down from this year's ...
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Wednesday, March 18th, 2009
Auto workers for the remaining 3 American car makers will soon be paid about the same as Toyota workers in the United States do. The wage parity is a result of the re-negotiated UAW contracts that were required as part of the government bailout of the domestic auto industry. ...
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Saturday, March 14th, 2009
Toyota has announced they plan on constructing a cheaper hybrid to compete with the new Honda Insight, which will debut in June with a street price of $20,800. The Toyota Prius is $4,000 more expensive, so Toyota is foreseeing a problem.
Honda has already released the Insight in Japan and ...
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Friday, March 13th, 2009
Toyota hybrid vehicles have been catching on with consumers, as indicated by Toyota's recent announcement that they've sold one million of the fuel efficient vehicles in the United States.
The huge success has been built mostly due to the popular of the Toyota Prius, which remains the world's best-selling ...
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Thursday, March 12th, 2009
The price was between Toyota and Honda on their hybrid models the Prius and Insight might be getting underway.
According to an article in Asahi Shimbun, Toyota plans on releasing a cheaper Prius in late 2009. They know they have to compete with the Insight, and plan on ...
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Tuesday, March 10th, 2009
Toyota Motor Corp has revised mileage claims for the 2010 Toyota Prius. The company now says that the 2010 Toyota Prius is capable of 50mpg highway driving and 49mpg in the city. This was an upwards revision of 1mpg.
The company has not yet announced pricing for the car. ...
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Saturday, March 7th, 2009
A new review takes a look at the Toyota Venza AWD. The 2009 Toyota Venza AWD V-6 is a cross between a full-sized sedan and an SUV.
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CNN found the car to be constructed in a "high quality" fashion and ...
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Wednesday, February 11th, 2009
People want better gas mileage, and Toyota is prepared to deliver it to them with their 2010 Prius. The Prius has been the top-selling and award winning Hybrid Electrical Vehicle (HEV) since it's introduction. The car has always offered consumers a comfortable ride and high fuel efficiency for ...
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Monday, December 22nd, 2008
Toyota has announced they're expecting a loss when they reporting earnings in April. The company is facing a global downturn in demand that has crushed margins. This is the first time the company has reported a loss from operations since 1950.
Japanese exports have suffered because of currency exchange ...
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Friday, December 19th, 2008
The 2009 Toyota Matrix is the newest model in the existing Matrix line. This one offers a new tilt/telescoping wheel that helps improve the driving position. Depending on which model you choose, extra features are available. For example, the "S model" comes in four wheel drive, if ...
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