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Toyota Reveals Prius extended Family of Vehicles at the NAIAS

Posted on 10 January 2011 by Ken Zino

Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. unveiled a Prius family of vehicles today in Detroit, as part of its strategy of introducing 11 new hybrid models to its global lineup in the next 23 months. Continue reading →

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Toyota Announces a New Safety Research Center in Michigan

Posted on 9 January 2011 by Ken Zino

Toyota said in a statement that during the next five years about $50 million in funding will come from the Japanese company, roughly the same amount as the fines accessed against Toyota in 2010 by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for its failure to promptly act on safety defects. Continue reading →

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Toyota Prevails Against Former In-House Attorney Biller. Self Proclaimed Whistle Blower Ordered to Pay Toyota Millions

Posted on 6 January 2011 by Ken Zino

Toyota Motor Sales in the U.S. has won a key legal battle against its former in-house attorney, Dimitrios P. Biller, who accused Toyota of withholding evidence in product liability cases. An arbitrator has found in Toyota’s favor on all of … Continue reading →

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Volkswagen Board Extends Contract of CEO Martin Winterkorn

Posted on 3 January 2011 by Ken Zino

The Supervisory Board of Volkswagen AG unanimously extended the contract of Management Board Chairman Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn for another five years until the end of 2016, the VW said yesterday in a statement. Continue reading →

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Ford Recalls F-Series, Edge, Lincoln MKX for Fires. “Toyota Effect” at NHTSA as Makers Now Rush to Recall Defects

Posted on 30 December 2010 by Ken Zino

Ford Motor Company in the U.S. is recalling thousands of 2011 F-150, F-250, F-350, F-450, F-550, Edge and Lincoln MKX vehicles for fires. A Mexican-built control computer from Lear Corporation can burst into flames without warning. At least two of … Continue reading →

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Toyota to Debut Prius Line of Vehicles at NAIAS

Posted on 23 December 2010 by Ken Zino

Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., will stage the world premiere of the Prius family of vehicles at a press conference at the 2011 North American International Auto Show in Detroit this January, the company said today. Continue reading →

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Toyota Predicts Another Sales Gain in 2011 on Asian Boom

Posted on 21 December 2010 by Ken Zino

Toyota Motor Corp. said in Japan today that it expected strong sales in Asia to cause Toyota’s second straight year of sales growth in 2011, tallying 7.7 million vehicles, up 3% from 2010.

The leading Japanese automaker also said that in 2010 its Asian sales would exceed U.S. sales for the first time. Continue reading →

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Toyota Motor Fined Another $32.425 Million for Safety Defects

Posted on 21 December 2010 by Ken Zino

Toyota Motor Corp. will pay $32.425 million in civil penalties as the result of two Department of Transportation Investigations into safety defects it was announced late last night by DOT. The additional penalties are on top of a previous fine … Continue reading →

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Toyota Recalls Sienna Minivans for Defective Brakes

Posted on 13 December 2010 by Ken Zino

Toyota is recalling 94,000 2011 Model Year Sienna vehicles because the brakes might hang up and ultimately fail.

The latest safety defect from Japan’s once preeminent automaker arises from the clearly faulty design of a brake light switch bracket, which, according to Toyota, is too close to the parking brake pedal and can become “deformed” if driver applies the parking brake, something that Japanese development engineers apparently missed during testing, or procurement or manufacturing engineers missed after manufacturing began. Continue reading →

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Detroit Three Continue to Trail Import Brands on Customer Retention Rates. Conquest Rates Are Up Slightly

Posted on 9 December 2010 by Ken Zino

While customer retention rates among Detroit Three brands as a whole have improved slightly from 2009, domestic makers still trail import brands when an existing vehicle owner considers purchasing the same brand again. Continue reading →

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Toyota Camry, Avalon TSB is not a Pedal Recall?

Posted on 1 December 2010 by Ken Zino

Technically the technical service bulletin or TSB sent to dealers is not a formal Toyota safety recall. But this Toyota technical service bulletin, since it involves possible damage to the gas pedal by technicians while conducting the safety recall for stuck gas pedals on Camry, Camry Hybrid and Avalon models, is a potential safety issue. Continue reading →

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Toyota U.S. Sales Slump Continues in November

Posted on 1 December 2010 by Ken Zino

Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A. today reported November sales of 129,317 units, a decrease of 7.3% from the same period last year on a daily selling rate basis. On a raw volume basis, unadjusted for 24 selling days in November … Continue reading →

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Honda Cuts Price of 2011 Insight Hybrid

Posted on 30 November 2010 by Ken Zino

The 2011 Honda Insight is officially on sale today with a less expensive base model that starts at $18,950. It’s the latest attempt by Honda to counter Toyota’s ongoing success with the Prius hybrid, which at more than 115,000 sales … Continue reading →

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Toyota Tops EPA Economy and CO2 Emissions List

Posted on 9 November 2010 by Ken Zino

For the 2009 model year Toyota had the lowest fleetwide adjusted composite CO2 emissions – and highest fuel economy – performance, followed by Hyundai and Honda, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 

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