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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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  Car manufactures in China may face another hurdle as Yuan strengthens

  21 June 2010 / 11 comments

  Just as Toyota and Honda raised wages to appease their workforce, the Chinese government has announced that they will be allowing the currency more flexibility to grow. This signals an end to the Yuan’s two […]

   

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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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  UniChip Europe pumps up Toyota Hilux 3.0L’s power

  24 May 2010 / 6 comments

  If you think that your Toyota Hilux doesn’t have the grunt that you require, you will be pleased to know that Unichip Europe has introduced a new Uni-Q upgrade. The 3.0L Hilux which has been […]

   

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  Tesla partners Toyota in EV production, buys closed plant

  21 May 2010 / 8 comments

  Toyota and Tesla have announced that they will partner each other in the production of electric cars. EV specialist Tesla will acquire Toyota’s New United Motor Manufacturing Inc (NUMMI) plant that was recently closed down. […]

   

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  Toyota pays record $16.4 million fine over recall issue

  19 May 2010 / 26 comments

  Toyota has paid a record $16.4 million fine to settle allegations by US regulators the company was too slow to recall vehicles with defective accelerator pedals. It was claimed that Toyota hid the issue from […]

   

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  Formula 1 too elitist, too little fan interaction for Toyota

  18 May 2010 / 58 comments

  Toyota will not be returning to Formula 1, saying that the pinnacle of motor racing is out of touch with its customer base. The Japanese automaker pulled out of F1 last year after seven years […]

   

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  Toyota is back in the black, streamlining effort continues

  17 May 2010 / 7 comments

  Toyota will further streamline and become more efficient by moving production to emerging markets and away from mature markets such as North America and Japan. Exchange rates are one of the problems faced by Toyota […]

   

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  Thailand vehicle sales on the up despite political crisis

  17 May 2010 / 10 comments

  Political strife within the Thai government hasn’t slowed down vehicle sales in the Kingdom. In April, General Motors reported a 62% jump in sales to 1,879 vehicles compared to 1,162 units in the same month […]

   

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  Toyota to suspend production in Thai factory

  16 May 2010 / 30 comments

  Toyota will suspend production at one of its four vehicle plants in Thailand as part of restructuring efforts to boost efficiency and profitability. Vehicle production will stop by the end of this month at Thai […]

   

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  Toyota Corolla gets updated – Altis facelift coming soon?

  5 May 2010 / 134 comments

  Toyota has quietly facelifted the Toyota Corolla (sold here as the Corolla Altis) around the end of last month. This comes shortly after the hatchback version of car known as the Auris was launched. Obvious […]

   

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