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  Toyota, GM, BMW, Nissan affected in South African strikes

  13 August 2010 / 46 comments

  Automakers might have to scout for new “cheap labour” locations after South African auto workers joined their counterparts in China by launching a strike demanding for higher pay. Toyota, Nissan, GM and BMW were among […]

   

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  Freak Civic: Honda dreams to be two separate Toyotas!

  13 August 2010 / 74 comments

  Making a car look like something else is something. Making it look like TWO other cars is truly rare. This Thai Honda Civic spotted at a PTT petrol station mimics the Lexus IS at the […]

   

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  2011 Scion tC coupe – a rare sporty dish from Toyota

  12 August 2010 / 53 comments

  Scion, Toyota youthful North American sub-brand, has introduced the second-generation Scion tC sports coupe. The new car is powered by a new 2.5-litre four-cylinder engine with Dual VVT-i, roller rocker arms and a Variable-induction Intake […]

   

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  Toyota achieves 1 million hybrid milestone in Japan

  9 August 2010 / 27 comments

  Toyota announced that as of the end of July, they have sold 1 million hybrid vehicles in Japan, which adds up to 2.68 million hybrids finding homes globally. The company claims that its hybrids have […]

   

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  Wald previews mean styling package for the Toyota Prius

  6 August 2010 / 17 comments

  Click to enlarge Japanese tuner Wald International previews a new styling package for the eco-friendly Toyota Prius, proving that no car can escape the hand of the tuner, even an innocent eco icon. The company […]

   

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  ‘Supra’ trademark renewed – new Toyota Supra on the way?

  3 August 2010 / 23 comments

  There are hints of the possible production of a new Toyota Supra as Toyota have recently filed with the US Patent and Trademark Office for that model name on the 16th of July 2010. The […]

   

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  HRT boss confirms Toyota deal – Yamamoto confirmed for Hungarian GP

  29 July 2010 / 2 comments

  Struggling Hispania Racing Team are set to collaborate with Toyota as team owner Jose Ramon Crabante confirmed the deal at Hockenheim this weekend. Toyota who pulled out of Formula 1 last year, is now outsourcing […]

   

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  Toyota lending a helping hand to HRT Formula 1 team?

  23 July 2010 / 8 comments

  There may be some hope for struggling Hispania Racing as news have recently surfaced that they may be sourcing technical support from Toyota’s Cologne-based operations. This comes after the announcement that the F1 team will […]

   

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  Toyota Camry to be locally made, production starts in 2012

  14 July 2010 / 139 comments

  UMW Toyota Motor, distributor of Toyota vehicles in Malaysia has announced the decision of its principal Toyota Motor Corp to assemble the Toyota Camry at Assembly Services Sdn Bhd (ASSB). Currently, the Camrys sold in […]

   

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  U.S. Dept of Transportation: Driver error the cause of “sudden acceleration” accidents in Toyota vehicles

  14 July 2010 / 33 comments

  The Wall Street Journal reports that accidents blamed on sudden acceleration by Toyota vehicles are most likely cases of driver error, as throttles were wide open and the brakes weren’t engaged at the time of […]

   

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  Tesla to provide Toyota with two electric prototypes

  13 July 2010 / 8 comments

  Tesla will deliver two prototype electric vehicles to Toyota by the end of this month. The cars will have Tesla electric motors and battery units housed in Toyota bodies, speculated to be the Toyota RAV4 […]

   

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  Subaru to rebadge 10,000 Toyota Ractis annually

  1 July 2010 / 28 comments

  Subaru of Japan will be adding a subcompact model to their vehicle line-up thanks to Toyota. This comes after the Nikkei reported that Toyota has confirmed supply of subcompact cars to Fuji Heavy Industries, parent […]

   

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  Toyota chief test driver Hiromu Naruse dies in LFA crash

  24 June 2010 / 124 comments

  Toyota has confirmed reports that its chief test driver, 67-year-old Hiromu Naruse, has has been killed in a head-on collision near the Nurburgring. Naruse was driving the Lexus LFA Nurburgring Edition when he collided head […]

   

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  Toyota FT-86 concept may be called Toyota FR-S

  20 June 2010 / 38 comments

  Toyota FR-S could be the official name for the production model of the new Toyota FT-86 concept if some speculation are to be believed. Apparently Toyota have applied to trademark the name “FR-S” in the […]

   

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  Toyota moves Fortuner production line to Indonesia

  4 June 2010 / 5 comments

  Toyota is moving its ASEAN production hub for the Toyota Fortuner from its Thailand plant to its Indonesian plant in Cikarang, a move that will increase the Cikarang plant’s production to between 90,000 to 100,000 […]

   

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