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19 hours ago |  from Earl Stewart On Cars
“I’ve chosen to run the article below as my column this week. My dealership was honored to have this article published in Toyota Today, which is the nationally circulated magazine for all Toyota employees and Toyota dealers in the USA.” By Dan Miller

 
 

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Toyota Motor Corp's high-end Century vehicle is reflected ... external link

Thumbnail Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp's high-end Century vehicle is reflected on a wet pavement as it drives through a street in Tokyo November 19, 2009. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao (JAPAN TRANSPORT BUSINESS)
Wed, Nov 18 |  from Yahoo! News

 

IIHS Fires Back, Tells Toyota To Put Cars Where Its Mouth Is [Car Safety] external link

Thumbnail Toyota stamped their feet earlier claiming the IIHS Top Safety Pick awards were "extreme and misleading." Now, Russ Rader of the IIHS responds, saying, basically, Toyota can put its cars where its mouth is. So basically, bring it Toyota, don't sing it.
Wed, Nov 18 |  from Jalopnik

 

Toyota Motor Corp's high-end Century vehicles are parked ... external link

Thumbnail Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp's high-end Century vehicles are parked at a hotel in Tokyo November 19, 2009. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao (JAPAN TRANSPORT BUSINESS)
Wed, Nov 18 |  from Yahoo! News

 

Toyota safety recall notices arrive in owners’ mailboxes external link

Thumbnail Late September, Toyota Motor Sales issued advice online for Lexus and Toyota vehicle owners to remove their floor mats pending further investigation into sudden acceleration complaints. As promised, the automaker has sent notifications by mail detailing the risks and corrective me...
Wed, Nov 18 |  from Consumer Reports

 

REPORT: Toyota Prius wagon, SUV in the works external link

Thumbnail As we saw with the Hybrid X (above) unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in 2007, Toyota has been thinking about a Prius wagon for a while. Green Car Advisor speculates that the the Venza could be a good candidate for the production wagon, while any of Toyota's JDM wagons could also make the trans...
Mon, Nov 16 |  from Autoblog

 

Toyota Motor Sales USA President and Chief Operating Officer ... external link

Thumbnail AP) - Toyota Motor Sales USA President and Chief Operating Officer James Lentz speaks at the Commowealth Club in San Francisco, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Tue, Nov 17 |  from Yahoo! News

 

Toyota Camry Hybrid - MPG Issues external link

I have a 2009 Toyota Camry Hybrid. For the first 6,308 miles I averaged 36.1794 MPG. I did not have a tank of gas that dropped below 30.836. Then all of a suddent I have gotten several tanks of gas that have dropped to 25.697 / 26.705 / 26.916 MPG. I had the car into the Toyota dealer and they did an examinati...
7 hours ago |  from GreenHybrid

 

A Toyota automaker employee works at the Toyota engine assembly ... external link

Thumbnail Reuters) - A Toyota automaker employee works at the Toyota engine assembly line plant in Huntsville, Alabama November 13, 2009. REUTERS/Carlos Barria (UNITED STATES TRANSPORT BUSINESS)
Fri, Nov 13 |  from Yahoo! News

 

Prius Could Supplant Camry As Toyota's Top Seller external link

The Prius could surpass the Camry as Toyota’s best selling model in the U.S. in the next ten years says the head of Toyota’s sales department. Toyota Motor Sales boss Jim Lentz made the comments, stating that he sees the Prius gaining ground, rather than the Camry (the top selling passenger ca...
Thu, Nov 19 |  from woodbinetoyota (WordPress)

 

Prius impresses MT judges external link

Thumbnail MT judges have released some of their notes on the cars reviewed and both the Honda Insight and the Lexus HS 250 h were reviewed rather harshly. The 2010 Toyota Prius, on the other hand, impressed the judges with its "single-minded devotion to high technology and its refinement".
Tue, Nov 17 |  from Hybrid Cars

 

Edmunds data suggests Honda Crosstour buyers don't know what it competes against either external link

Thumbnail Fitting every car into a neat categorical box is a fool's errand, but the Crosstour is apparently making everyone wonder just where it belongs. According to early Edmunds' data, buyers seem to think the Crosstour competes most closely with the Toyota Venza, with ToMoCo's wagon-on-stil...
5 hours ago |  from Autoblog

 

Toyota – Prius SUV in the works? external link

Toyota reportedly has a Prius sports wagon or SUV in works, according to Japanese newspaper Yomiuri . Toyota Hybrid X Concept was unveiled at the 2007 Geneva Motor Show and the Toyota SUV has been rumoured to be on paper ever since. Even  See More : SUVBlogger Toyota reportedly has a Prius spo...
Thu, Nov 19 |  from suvblogs (WordPress)

 

Ford Fusion wins Motor Trend Car of the Year award external link

Thumbnail Like MT, we're big fans of the Fusion here at Autoblog, and even have high hopes that one day it could be the domestic car that knocks the Toyota Camry and Honda Accord from atop their perches as the best selling cars in the States. That said, this Ford still has a long way to go. Toyota has sold nea...
Tue, Nov 17 |  from Autoblog

 

Nissan LEAF – look Ma, no emissions! external link

relative newcomer to the field of environmentally friendly cars, Nissan does not yet have a production vehicle based on it’s own hybrid technology. Nissan Altima Hybrid is based on Toyota Camry’s Hybrid Synergy Drive. However, with the North American debut of the Nissan LEAF car at upcom...
Thu, Nov 19 |  from fuelzilla.com

 

The Prius 45,000 seat facebook bus.Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Thumbnail Researching this I was underwhelmed at how Honda, Toyota and Lexus for example used social network marketing. Toyota have gone much further and have succeeded especially when you look at Facebook and Twitter. This may be a reflection on the number of units sold to the marketing spend but...
Tue, Nov 17 |  from thesafariproject (WordPress)

 

Hall of Fame News

Autoblog Podcast #150 - Tokyo Motor Show Edition

Opinion: 2009 Annual Auto Reliability Survey: Where Ford really stands

Autoblog Podcast #149

Opinion: The Best 2010 Vehicles

Podcast: 134: Are you an idiot for wanting a Chevy Volt?

Opinion: IIHS Small Car Test: Three Gruesome Slow-Motion Crash Videos [Crash Test Funnies]Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Have the Taliban Abandoned Toyotas for American Pickup Trucks?Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Toyota Motor Corp. on Wednesday recalled more than 82,000 units ...

Autoblog Podcast #124

Opinion: 2010 Toyota Prius: First Drive

Toyko preview: Toyota FT-EV II

VIDEO: Toyota FT-86 sure doesn't sound like a boxer

Autoblog Podcast #66

Opinion: Consumer Reports: Hyundai Genesis New Top-Rated Upscale Sedan, Bests Lexus ES 350 [Hyundai Genesis]

Toyota Estima Hybrid now available from Naza

Japanese auto giant Toyota Motor unveils the new concept electric ...

Podcast: Check That Mirror

Opinion: Ten Cars With Better Fuel Economy Than A Toyota Camry Hybrid

Rumormill: Toyota/Subaru coupe drops 40 hp, loses weight, marketed to your dad?

Top European safety rating for Honda Insight and Toyota Prius 3

Podcast: 108: We have the hottest cars fresh from the Geneva Motor Show

2010 Toyota Corolla, Matrix get standard stability and traction control

2009 Toyota Venza - First Drive

Opinion: Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 8.28.09

Podcast: Record-Breaking Toyota

2009 Toyota Urban Cruiser, Looks Even More Like Scion xD Up-Close [Geneva Motor Show]

Toyota Venza Review: Pretty Practial

Consumer Reports names the most reliable used cars

Podcast: Oscar Green Limos

Toyota to add another North American plant

Podcast: Merger Mania

Opinion: Toyota Crown Majesta Trim Unveiled For JDM [New Cars]

Podcast: The 20,000-Mile Ferrari Torture Test

Opinion: Toyota to Pay for Kaizen OT in Japan

The logo of the Japanese carmaker Toyota at the Geneva Car Show. ...

Podcast: Toyota Wraps Itself in the Flag

Hybrid Car Wars: Honda Insight Vs. Ford Fusion Hybrid [Jalopnik Reviews]

Tokyo preview: Toyota / Subaru FT-86 sports car

Podcast: Is Toyota Unstoppable?

Spy Shots: Toyota-Subaru coupe prototype caught ringin' der Nürburg

Opinion: 2008 Toyota Sienna in Houston, TX 77070Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Toyota president says new sports car planned

VIDEO: With F1 program scrapped, where will Toyota Motorsports land next?

Podcast: Lexus LS hybrid sedan unveiled

Opinion: Plug-In Hybrid Prius Getting 65 mpg

2009 Toyota Corolla: First Drive

Feds release 2010 Fuel Economy Guide, Prius still most miserly

Podcast: Toyota still leads industry, but expects sales to be flat

Toyota Prius plug-in hybrid coming in 2010

Opinion: AutoblogGreen for 06.05.07

Toyota's residual values seen falling more than competitors

Podcast: Safety Advocates Accuse NHTSA of “Starflation”

2009 Toyota Venza: Part One [Jalopnik Reviews]

LA Auto Show Design Challenge reveals Youthmobile 2030 design entries

2008 Toyota Land Cruiser

Toyota article from 1997 - the "Soul" of TPS that's hard to copy

Opinion: Pontiac Vibe to be replaced with another shared Toyota model

Are Car Manufacturers and Dealers “Grasping for Salvation?

Podcast: Americans Don't Like It Small

Opinion: Toyota Planning to Build a Car out of Seaweed; Tofu Cushions Not Included

Toyota Auris to Offer New 1.33L Dual VVT-i with Stop&Start

Podcast: Volkswagen Racing TDIs

The gauntlet is thrown: VW Jetta TDI vs. Toyota Prius

Top-selling cars in 2009 yields some surprises

Tokyo 2009: Rear-wheel drive Toyota Mark X had us at "mite-suppressing agent"

Just in: Toyota Avalon

Opinion: The Dispersion of Toyota Talent

The Top 46 Lemons Of The 24 Hours Of LeMons New Orleans [24 Hours Of Lemons]

More than floor mats: NHTSA report gives more details on Lexus crash

Podcast: Senate Slams on the Brakes

New 2010 Toyota Prius Hybrid Unveiled in DetroitVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Rendered Speculation: 2009 Toyota Land Cruiser

Opinion: Toyota Tundra named Motor Trend 2008 Truck of the Year

Daimler woos Toyota as fuel-cell partner

Podcast: High-Tech Options

Opinion: REPORT: Toyota Corolla passes Ford Focus as top C4C car; program extended thru September

Australian Toyota HC-CV Concept Dangerously Close To Cool

Smaller Toyota Prius hybrid on the way

REPORT: Nissan's Ghosn rules out hybrid-only models like Toyota Prius, Honda Insight

Opinion: GM execs to reportedly meet with Toyota regarding hybrid sharing

VIDEO: 24 Hours of LeMons: Toyota MR2 dicing with a Buick LeSabre at The Lamest DayVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

2010 Lexus HS 250h: First Drive

Link Love From The Car Connection: Holiday Edition

Opinion: Ford F-150 Loses Best-Seller Crown

Time, Competition Rub Sheen from Accord, Corolla

New York Auto Show: The Good, Bad, and Ugly

Toyota memo says co. needs to hold down pay

Tokyo Preview: Toyota launches HS-based SAI hybrid in Japan

Opinion: Hybrid Concepts From Toyota and Honda Roll Out at Geneva Auto Show

REPORT: Toyota moving Tacoma production to San Antonio

STUDY: Cash for Clunkers helped Japanese way more than Detroit 3

New EPA Fuel Economy Guide Reveals Ten Most Fuel Efficient Vehicles For 2009 [I Feel Gassy]

Opinion: REPORT: Honda Insight sales withering in face of competition from Toyota Prius

Toyota Motor Corp will spend hundreds of millions of dollars ...

2008 Toyota Sequoia Price Increases to $34,150 [New Cars]

VIDEO: Toyota FT-86 runs the 'Ring, sounds awesome

Toyota to cut production capacity at Japan factory

The Reviews are In on The 2010 Toyota Prius

Toyota projects first operating loss since 1941

Toyota: Electrics coming, but won’t replace gas cars

2008 Toyota Tundra: First Drive [2008 Toyota Tundra]

Yaris Review: Toying with 50 MPG

The Toyota Prius -- Is it the Ronnie James Déesse?

STUDY: Men can't help but enjoy fast cars - it's that testosterone thing again

Hybrid price war: Honda Insight vs. Toyota Prius

The Top 113 Lemons Of The 24 Hours Of LeMons South Fall 2009

Opinion: New Car: 2008 Volkswagen GTI MkV

2009 Detroit Auto Show Preview

Subaru Impreza coupe coming in 2010

Opinion: 132: Clunkers program ends with a bang

Tokyo 2009: Toyota Prius claims Japan Car of the Year title

Hybrid Honda Insight, Hybrid Motorcycle Lead Green Push

Review: 2009 Toyota Yaris S five-door

Is the Volt a Leaf over the Toyota Prius?

Tokyo preview: Toyota Mark X

Opinion:

2008 Toyota Prius

Toyota closing California plant it ran with GM

Rendered Speculation: Subaru's 250-hp FT-86 coupe in STI trim

Review: 2007 Toyota Prius

Toyota considering dissolving Nummi joint venture

Sun Visors and Stuck Accelerators

Toyota, Subaru Are Becoming Increasingly Entwined

Toyota iQ Review

Toyota FT-EV Concept - Auto Shows

Ten (Mostly) Common Misconceptions About Toyota & Lean

Perodua MPV teased in Hari Raya print ads

Opinion: GM strikes out with Yankees, Toyota and Audi trot in from the 'pen

Honda Insight Vs. Toyota Prius: Separated At Birth? [Brother From Another Mother]

Toyota Builds a Hybrid For T. Boone Pickens

Opinion:

Lean Methods for Aerospace and Healthcare in Ontario

Compare hybrids to similar all-gas models

Opinion: Roush enjoying team rally, dominance over Toyota

Tokyo preview: Toyota SAI hybrid

Opinion: Parts survey puts Honda No. 1

More economical engine for Toyota iQ

Honda’s very own Segway: the U3-X

Opinion: Hyundai Elantra challenging Honda, Toyota, Nissan

Toyota Shows Concept CNG Camry Hybrid at LA Auto Show

Toyota Urban Cruiser 1.3 VVT-I

Opinion: 2010 Toyota Prius Touch Tracer Display

The Fusion Hybrid Is Ford's Escape Route

2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrid - CNET Reviews

Straight talking from Honda (Tokyo and Swindon)

Opinion: Solar Powered Electric Cars Coming From Toyota

First Impression: 2010 Honda Accord Crosstour

Stink over Japan's comeback is unlikely to last

2010 Toyota 4Runner: More Power, More Dents

Opinion: Edgy, Yet Still Aerodynamic

The Achilles’ heel of Car Dealerships [and even good businesses like Costco]

Toyota driver Kamui Kobayashi leaves the pits of the Yas Marina ...

Toyota 2007 season review - Motorsport.com

Toyota plans to end production at Calif. plant

Review: Ford Escape and Toyota Cruiser - Denver Post

Economy Grabs the Spotlight at New York Auto Show

Report: Toyota Will Delay Use of Li-Ion in the Prius

Opinion: Hybrid Deals Emerge After Years Of Being In-Demand

Friday Fluff: The Links That Got Away

 
 

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