Thursday, July 10th, 2008
Fuel efficiency is in, and the major auto companies are struggling to catch up with the idea. Toyota, stinging from a major downside in sales in the lucrative North American market is ready to switch production to smaller, more fuel efficient vehicles. The formal announcement for the changes ...
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Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
GM stayed ahead of Toyota in North American sales, but it didn't do much for the company's revenues. GM was down 18.2% in June. Toyota was down 21.4%. It was a bloodbath for all automakers operating in the United States. Chrysler had the worst month of ...
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Tuesday, July 1st, 2008
June auto sales are down. That comes as no real surprise with gas prices and the economy in the state that it is.
Auto manufacturers across the board reported dreary numbers for their June sales. Ford reported a 28% drop in sales and General Motors reported an 18.2% decline from ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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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 ...
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