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Porsche 928 To Take On Renault Alliance, 158 Other Heaps: LeMons Arse Freeze-A-Palooza 2009! [24 Hours Of Lemons]
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Wednesday, Nov 4
Toyota Quits Formula One, Cries About It [Racing News]
After spending nine years and over $2.4 billion dollars without a single race victory, Toyota has officially dropped out of Formula One. As you can see from the photo, Toyota Motorsport Chairman Tadashi Yamashina was quite broken up about it.
Thursday, Oct 22
$400,000 Challenge: Lexus LFA Versus 20 Toyota FT-86s [New Cars]
The Lexus LFA is a beastly car, no doubt about that, but the approximate $400,000 price tag is giving everyone pause. Click more to see how it compares to twenty of the recently debuted $20K Toyota FT-86s. Either way, we're just amazed Toyota debuted two cars we can be excited about at the same...
Toyota Exec Blames Video Games For Slow Vehicle Sales [LOLCars]
First it was violence, then bulging wastelines, now video games are being blamed for falling vehicle sales in Japan, at least by one unnamed Toyota exec. The argument? Games are so good lately there's no interest in buying actual cars.
Wednesday, Oct 21
Witness the iPhone-ized Future Of Auto Show Displays [Car Design]
But Apple’s aesthetics creep through and define modern industrial design. Observe this info-display made by Toyota for last month’s Frankfurt Motor Show to advertise their new Prius: it is as close to an iPhone as you can get without actually manufacturing a handheld computing device w...
Tuesday, Oct 20
Toyota LFA: Godzilla-Destroyer Debuts Live In Tokyo [Tokyo Motor Show]
Yes, at $400,000 you could buy many Nissan GT-Rs for that kind of money, but from what we're told, the Toyota LFA is worlds beyond even the GT-R's capability. This type of assertion is the kind of thing which bends the limits of our fragile little minds, but we'll just have to wait and see. Give t...
Toyota FT-86 Concept: The AE86 Is Back In The Red, Metallic Flesh [Tokyo Motor Show]
What's that? You can't imagine a Toyota that might consider offering a fun, affordable, two door with a modicum of sportiness and some seriously interesting style? Might we introduce you to the Toyota FT-86 concept — the first Toyota (barring the epic Lexus LFA) we've been genuinely exc...
Toyota FT-86 Concept: The AE86 Is Back In The Red, Metallic Flesh [Tokyo Motor Show]
We've seen the Toyota FT-86 for a couple of weeks, carefully dissected the delicious, metallic red sports car in any way we can, but now we've actually seen it in the flesh and Toyota's got some...
Lexus LFA Official Images And Specs: Hold Onto Your Butts [Tokyo Motor Show]
Mark your calendars, today Toyota has birthed its first supercar, the specs and complete images of the production Lexus LFA have been released and by all measure it's going to make the Italians and Germans break into a cold sweat. For those of you who have been quietly shaking your heads as T...
2010 Toyota Mark X Is The Aggressive GS We Don't Get [Tokyo Motor Show]
The 2010 Toyota Mark X will sell in Japan and other Asian nations and shares the rear-wheel-drive Crown/GS platform, but when it debuts at the Tokyo Motor Show everyone will know exactly where to...
2010 Toyota Mark X Is The Aggressive GS We Don't Get [Tokyo Motor Show]
The newest Mark X maintains the trademarked X-marks-the-spot grille treatment and adds to the rest of the car some additional curves. Curves which in some instances, like the front wheel arches, which remind us of the current Mercedes S-Class. The car rides on the same rear-wheel-drive c...
Monday, Oct 19
Lotus Exige Scura: Lord Vader, Your Track Day Car Has Arrived
Just in time for this week's Tokyo Motor Show, Lotus has pulled the cloth off a limited-to-just-35-units Lotus called the Exige Scura. Scura means "dark" in Italian. In Japanese, however, it must mean something naughty. They'll call it "Stealth" here.
Saturday, Oct 17
Brava, Gremlin, Trio Of Air-Cooled VWs Gird For Next Weekend's Battle: Yeehaw It's Texas LeMons! [24 Hours Of Lemons]
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Thursday, Oct 15
Testosterone Makes Men Buy Fast Cars [Car Science]
The results indicated men consciously or unconsciously use flashy cars as a signaling method to prove their sexual worth, something like a mechanical peacock tail, which in all reality didn't need to be studied to be confirmed. It is interesting though, in that this study is essentially...
Wednesday, Oct 14
Toyota FT-86: Now With High-Res Mega-Gallery! [Tokyo Motor Show]
The Toyota FT-86 concept is the fruit of cooperation between Toyota Motor Company and Subaru, and as such will wear a common chassis and some degree of engine commonality, at the least a 2.0 liter, four cylinder boxer engine dubbed the "C-45 Boxer" and making between 200 and 250 HP will powe...
Friday, Oct 9
First Live Shots Of FT-86, Everything Else From Tokyo! [Tokyo Motor Show]
The video — which we've helpfully taken screen caps from for above — features the FT-86 concept, the Honda CR-Z Hybrid near-production coupe concept, the Mitsubishi PX-MiEV SUV concept, the Mazda Kiyora concept and the production version of the Nissan Leaf — all filmed by the fine folks...
First Live Shots Of FT-86, Everything Else From Tokyo! [Tokyo Motor Show]
The Tokyo Motor Show preview doesn't start until October 21st, but somehow this video — featuring the first live shots of the Toyota FT-86, Nissan Leaf and, like, everything else — leaked...
Thursday, Oct 8
Your New Lexus Floor Mats Will Look Like Crap [Toyota Recall]
loaner cars were not done because they are not for sale at the time. toyota said to remove all weather mats from cars if they had them in the trunk. so, every one of those cars on our lot (including show room cars of course) now looks like this crap.
Wednesday, Oct 7
All 400+ Cars Of Forza Motorsport 3
2005 Acura Forza Motorsport NSX 2005 Aston Martin Forza Motorsport DB9 Coupe 2010 Audi Forza Motorsport R8 5.2 FSI quattro 2008 Dodge Xbox 360 Charger Stock Car 2003 Nissan Forza Motorsport Fairlady Z Forza Motorsport VIP Membership Car pack:
Tuesday, Oct 6
Buy NHTSA Crash Test Cars For Cheap! [Car Crashes]
Make: Chevy Model: Impala Damage: Side Crash Current Bid: $1,425 Make: Toyota Model: Yaris Damage: Side/Bumper Current Bid: $950 Make: Nissan Model: Murano Damage: Side Crash Current Bid: $3,175 Make: Toyota Model: Matrix Damage: Front And Side Damage Current Bid: $400
Toyota FT-86 Concept: Design, Dissected [Tokyo Motor Show]
The Toyota FT-86 Concept is an exciting step forward for the vanilla automaker, blending cues from the past (the Toyota AE86) with hints of ToMoCo future. We dissect the design below to see how they've accomplished this delicate feat.
Toyota FT-EV II Concept: Weirdo Electric Daily Driver [Tokyo Motor Show]
The Toyota FT-EV is supposed to be the everyman electric car, providing highway speeds of 60 MPH and distances of approximately 60 miles per charge. Not bad. But we're not sure where the freaky airship controls, gold interior, or pink turn signals fit it in. Typically, a car gets more realist...
Toyota FT-EV II Concept: Weirdo Electric Daily Driver [Tokyo Motor Show]
The iQ-based Toyota FT-EV has been given a truly bizarre styling tweak for its second generation, set to debut later this month at the Tokyo Motor Show, resulting in a cabin that looks like a Narnian...
Toyota FT-86 Concept: Behold, The New AE86 [Tokyo Motor Show]
A joint Toyota/Subaru sports car project has been in the works for what feels like forever. Now, finally, here's the first look, a heavily production-based concept called the Toyota FT-86 set to debut this month at the Tokyo Motor Show.
Monday, Oct 5
2009 Japanese Grand Prix: A Jolly Good Race
Toyota rose to the occasion: they swapped out Trulli’s slicks and refueled him in 6.6 seconds. Combined with the time he gained on Hamilton during his last, fast lap out, this was enough of a margin to allow Trulli to return in front of Hamilton. The Toyota pit crew was absolutely overjoyed. Tru...
Thursday, Oct 1
All 830 Cars From Gran Turismo For PSP
724 Toyota 2000GT '67 755 Toyota ist 1.5S '02 760 Toyota MR2 GT-S '97 767 Toyota RSC '01 769 Toyota SERA '92 780 Toyota SUPRA RZ '97 784 Toyota VITZ F '99 788 Toyota VOLTZ S '02 790 Toyota WiLL VS '01 792 Toyota Yaris F (J) '99 793 Toyota Yaris RS 1.5 (J) '00 794 Toyota Yaris RS Turbo (J) '02
And Here's Your 2010 North American Car, Truck Of The Year Finalists! [Nactoy]
The 2010 North American Car of the Year Short List: • BMW 335d • Buick LaCrosse • Cadillac CTS • Chevrolet Camaro • Ford Fusion/Fusion Hybrid • Ford Taurus • Honda Insight • Kia Soul • Mercedes-Benz E-Class • Porsche Panamera • Subaru Legacy • Suzuki Kizashi • Toyota Prius
Wednesday, Sep 30
Saturn Eulogy Redux: Some Plastic Is Not Recyclable
In many ways, Saturn's short history, bland products and ultimate failure are emblematic of the wrong thinking and flawed practices that got GM and the American car industry into such trouble in the first place. Established in 1985 (sales began in 1990) to offer a riposte to the growing su...
The Future Of Disabled Mobility Tech
How It Improves Mobility: Developed by researchers at Riken and Toyota, the machine uses a Brain Machine Interface (BMI) system to read brain waves in order to control smooth left and right turns, as well as forward and reverse turning. A mind control wheelchair makes a lot of sense.
Monday, Sep 28
Commenter Of The Day: Atonement Edition [Commenter Of The Day]
Halt, my brethren. This is not merely a failing on the respective parts of our automakers; nay, it is also a failing of our American people. All automakers, save for a few European players and our own Cadillac, must be held accountable by the people for stopping production of wagons in favour...
Saturday, Sep 26
Automotive Survivors Part II: More Cars Made For At Least 20 Years
Some of my oversights were really obvious head-clutchers (e.g., Trabant, Saab 96, De Tomaso Pantera), while others required making all sorts of crypto-arbitrary judgment calls. In order to prevent the flood of hate mails I got from Land Rover, Jeep, and Toyota FJ freaks with Part I, we're g...
Thursday, Sep 24
2010 Toyota 4Runner: More Power, More Dents
The 2010 Toyota 4Runner is all new for 2010, shares the FJ Cruiser platform and offers a 4x4 Trail option. Toyota was uncharacteristically bold enough to send out dented photos of a trip to the Rubicon trail. 2010 Toyota 4Runner Add to Rich Heritage With More Power, Better MPG
Monday, Sep 21
Anatomy Of A NASCAR Mega-Crash
Stock cars are designed to be downforce machines, gluing the cars to the track at speeds of over 200 MPH. Unfortunately, once the cars leave the driving surface all that goes out the window. The front of Kahne's Dodge is the perfect ramp for the Toyota at 180 MPH. Note the other cars quickly drop...
Sunday, Sep 20
Ten Most Confusing Google Street View Accidents
Where: Loire, France What: A couple crazy French cars again. Why It's So Confusing: This looks like the classic t-bone at first glance, until you realize there's no other intersection. But even more interesting is the way these cars crumble. Russian steel much?
Saturday, Sep 19
The Toyota LuxPocalypse Is Upon Us! [Cash For Clunkers]
Oh, there were also plenty of Infinitis and Acuras to be picked over for nice non-engine parts, but for every Q45 there must have been five LS400s. Some of them were very clean, too. I sure hope some of these cars survived to become LeMons racers!
Friday, Sep 18
The Top 113 Lemons Of The 24 Hours Of LeMons South Fall 2009
For Toyota, three Supras and two Corollas have taken an overall LeMons win, while last weekend's Mazda victor made it two RX-7s, two Miatas, and a Protege. After that, Honda/Acura and BMW have two wins apiece. The heat was a major factor, with brake failures and blown head gaskets aplenty, a...
Toyota Tells Dealers To Expect Prius Name On More Hybrids [I Feel Gassy]
Toyota Motor Sales COO Jim Lentz has been pushing for a multi-platform Prius lineup for a year. But this was the first time it has been openly discussed in front of TMS President Yoshi Inaba and Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda. [via Automotive News]
Tuesday, Sep 15
Toyota: Electric Cars 'Too Expensive' For Mainstream Consumers [Frankfurt Motor Show]
Electric vehicles of today are less costly than in 1990s, but if you compare them with the other vehicles out there they are still too expensive," Toyota Exec VP Takeshi Uchiyamada told a crowd at the Frankfurt Motor Show. "Unless there is a very big breakthrough in battery costs I don't thi...
Toyota: Electric Cars 'Too Expensive' For Mainstream Consumers [Frankfurt Motor Show]
The Frankfurt Motor Show has seen the debut of numerous electric cars, but Toyota execs went out of their way to critique electric cars as too pricey for the average buyer. Toyota has long been...
Sunday, Sep 13
2010 Toyota Land Cruiser Previews New Lexus LX [Frankfurt Motor Show]
It's the eve of the Frankfurt Motor Show — called by some the "Greenest. Show. Ever." Perfect time to reveal the big body-on-frame 2010 Toyota Land Cruiser — a preview of what to expect...
2010 Toyota Land Cruiser Previews New Lexus LX [Frankfurt Motor Show]
Making its debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show, the all-new 2010 Toyota Land Cruiser, a preview of what to expect from the next face-lift of theLexus LX in the North American market, will go on sale in Europe and other international markets this fall.
Friday, Sep 11
Lotus Evora Type 124 Edurance Racer To Debut At Nurburgring [Race Cars]
There's been a lot of bellyaching about the Evora since it's initial debut. A more comfortable Lotus will do that. However, this Type 124 version proves just because Lotus has softened the inside of their latest model doesn't mean they've gone soft. It's outfitted to meet all FIA safety stan...
Wednesday, Sep 9
Fisker Gives Karma 67.2 MPG Estimated Fuel Economy Rating, Beats All Current Hybrids [I Feel Gassy]
Making its German debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show next week, the four-door Karma will be one of the cleanest, most fuel-efficient cars in the world, but will still offer world-class style and performance. The Fisker Karma is the future of driving," said Henrik Fisker, CEO. "It proves we c...
Wednesday, Sep 2
Prius Has Enough Neodymium To Crush Your Hand, Stress World Reserves
These fears of shortage have been aired in the past, but towards key battery elements lithium and nickel. However, now, with Toyota projecting sales of 100,000 units of its mild child this year, it's becoming increasingly important to look at the more unusual mined elements in a hybrid, w...
Tuesday, Sep 1
Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid Concept Plans Euro Vacation
Toyota's already got 150 plug-in Prius units in a JDM field trial. We're now told we'll be seeing a plug-in concept later this month at the Frankfurt Motor Show. [Carscoop]
Monday, Aug 31
What Car Should Die? [Question Of The Day]
We don't know how many times we need to say this, or how many ways, but the Chrysler Sebring must die. A million times over. It has one of the worst interiors in the history of American cars. It drives like a Toyota Camry with a flat tire. It looks like an adult who suffered from fetal-alcoholic synd...
Sunday, Aug 30
Repo Man Creator Alex Cox Tells Jalopnik How He Selected The Film's Cars [Car Movies]
MM: Every time I watch Repo Man, I'm amazed by the excellent vehicular casting of the film, and the fact that most of the cars actually used in the film are as specified in the screenplay shows that vehicle selection was very important to you. How is it that an Englishman, living in Los Angeles...
Tuesday, Aug 25
It's Over: Ten Most Traded-In, Purchased Cash For Clunkers Cars [Cash For Clunkers]
Cash For Clunkers is finally over. The final numbers? 690,114 cars were destroyed. Was it a win for America? Sorta. Of the purchases, American cars made up less than 40%. Full details, and most traded-in and purchased cars, below. 1. Toyota Corolla 3. Toyota Camry 4. Ford Focus 7. Toyota Prius
Seven Concept Cars Of Future Past [Concept Cars]
Concept cars aren't just a chance for automakers to show us where they're going. In bolder times, they've been a platform for showing where they think the whole world is headed. Nucleon Ford 1958 Photo Credit: Wikipedia Pod Toyota 2001 Photo Credit: Wikipedia iReal Toyota 2007
Monday, Aug 24
Ten Most Traded-In And Purchased Cash For Clunkers Cars (Almost Over!) [Cash For Clunkers]
We also have an updated list of traded-in and purchased cars. So far, the number of vehicles purchased have overwhelmingly been passenger cars (283,104) and category 1 trucks (166,686), with just a few category 2 (31,862) and category 3 (1,300) trucks. On the other end, the majority of veh...
Sunday, Aug 23
Points Ignition Lovers: Are They Misinformed... or Minions Of Satan? [Question Of The Day]
At the time, HEI distributors were pretty rare in the self-service yards; inventory in high-turnover wrecking yards tends to be comprised mostly of cars in the 15- to 20-year-old age range, so the mid-70s machines with electronic ignitions were still uncommon. I had just put an HEI in my C...
Wednesday, Jul 15
2009 Toyota Venza: Part One [Jalopnik Reviews]
The 2009 Toyota Venza has the unique ability to elicit both howls of displeasure and interjections of apathy, but considering what's popular with the masses, that doesn't matter. The question really appears to be: "Is it a good for Toyota?"
Tuesday, Jun 30
Hybrid Car Wars: Honda Insight Vs. Ford Fusion Hybrid [Jalopnik Reviews]
Fusion Hybrid: *** Like the regular Fusion, the Hybrid is a competent handler, if not all that involving. Try pushing things and you're met with terminal understeer, but its limits of adhesion, unlike the Insight, lie beyond the realm of the everyday.
Thursday, Jun 11
The Top 46 Lemons Of The 24 Hours Of LeMons New Orleans [24 Hours Of Lemons]
1. GT$500 Racing, Toyota Celica Best Lap: 1:31.291 Best Lap: 1:38.455 Best Lap: 1:32.732 Best Lap: 1:32.031 Best Lap: 1:32.499 Best Lap: 1:37.729 Best Lap: 1:34.269 Best Lap: 1:36.622 14. FEMA, Toyota MR2 Best Lap: 1:38.062 Best Lap: 1:35.973 16. King Fu And The Fu King Racers, Toyota Paseo
Wednesday, Jun 10
2010 Lexus HS 250h: First Drive
Despite all outward appearances — it looks like a Toyota Corolla or even, as we first thought, the last-gen Prius jazzed up with the L-Finesse styling language — this Lexus is based on the same platform underpinning the Scion tC and foreign-market Toyota Avensis, with a fully independen...
Tuesday, Apr 14
Opinion: IIHS Small Car Test: Three Gruesome Slow-Motion Crash Videos [Crash Test Funnies]
The Yaris scores a Poor and the Camry gets an Acceptable, but this one seems like it needs another level of bad. In this crash the Yaris crumples up into a pretzel, with the A-pillar severely kinking, the wheel occupying the space where the driver's feet used to be and the door flying open. Yike...
Wednesday, Apr 1
Opinion: Toyota Crown Majesta Trim Unveiled For JDM [New Cars]
The Toyota Premium Sound System, with a 19-channel amplifier and 20 speakers, offers sound quality comparable to a live performance. 1As of February 2009, as surveyed by TMC 2Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association Assembly Plant: Motomachi Plant, Toyota Motor Corporation
Tuesday, Mar 24
Opinion: 2010 Toyota Prius: First Drive
While the Prius uses a similarly functional economy gauge to the Honda Insight and Ford Fusion Hybrid, Toyota's falls behind both in usefulness and far behind Ford's in looks. Toyota knows that Prius buyers are big tech fans, offering a variety of options like the solar sunroof, Lane Keep...
Monday, Feb 23
Australian Toyota HC-CV Concept Dangerously Close To Cool
Developed locally by Toyota Style Australia, the HC-CV (Hybrid Camry Concept Vehicle) had its world premiere ahead of the 2009 Melbourne International Motor Show. Toyota Style Australia corporate manager Paul Beranger said Toyota has evolved the styling of its hybrid vehicles since...
Monday, Jan 5
Opinion: Consumer Reports: Hyundai Genesis New Top-Rated Upscale Sedan, Bests Lexus ES 350 [Hyundai Genesis]
Plucky Korean upstart Hyundai has beaten rivals from Saab, Pontiac, Lexus, Toyota, Acura and Lincoln; the Genesis has just been named Consumer Reports’ new top-rated upscale sedan. Who knew Hyundai was the new Lexus? The eight other vehicles in the Upscale Sedans category including th...
Wednesday, Oct 22
New EPA Fuel Economy Guide Reveals Ten Most Fuel Efficient Vehicles For 2009 [I Feel Gassy]
By City: 1.) Toyota Prius: 48 2.) Honda Civic Hybrid: 40 3.) Nissan Altima Hybrid: 35 4.) Ford Escape/Mariner Hybrid 2WD: 34 5.) Smart Fortwo: 33 Toyota Camry Hybrid: 33 7.) Volkswagen Jetta/SportWagen Diesel: 30 8.) Toyota Yaris: 29 9.) Mini Cooper: 28 Honda FIt: 28
Wednesday, Oct 15
2008 Toyota Tundra: First Drive [2008 Toyota Tundra]
When we talk about how modern trucks tend to smack you in the face with their machismo, the 2008 Toyota Tundra is what we're talking about. It's big, it's burly, it's got incredibly aggressive styling and it lavishes the driver in all manner of gadgetry. For good reason too: Toyota has foreve...
Tuesday, Sep 23
Opinion: Ten Cars With Better Fuel Economy Than A Toyota Camry Hybrid
The hybrid version of the Toyota Camry is, behind the Toyota Prius, the best-selling hybrid in America, but there are at least ten other cars for sale this year that get better EPA-estimated mileage on the city, highway or combined cycles. Some are diesels, some are hybrids and some are jus...
Friday, Feb 22
2009 Toyota Urban Cruiser, Looks Even More Like Scion xD Up-Close [Geneva Motor Show]
We just snapped some fresh pix of the Geneva-bound Toyota Urban Cruiser, caught undisguise on the slick roads of Northern Sweden. Toyota has released one front-end image of the new Urban Cruiser, but we can now show you a full 360-degree view of the car in its showroom trim.
Tuesday, Sep 4
It's An August Sales Shocker From GM! Monthly Sales Up 5.3%, Truck Sales Up 14.9% [Sales]
The region's 2007 third-quarter production forecast is revised at 1.050 million vehicles (377,000 cars and 673,000 trucks), down 25,000 vehicles or 2 percent from last month's guidance. Additionally, GM North America's initial 2007 fourth-quarter production forecast is set at 1 mil...
Swamis Of Edmunds Predict August 2007 Auto Sales Down 4.5% From Last Year [Sales]
Edmunds.com predicts Toyota will sell 245,000 units in August 2007, up 1.9 percent from August 2006 and up 9.2 percent from July 2007. Toyota's market share is expected to be 17.3 percent in August 2007, up from 16.2 percent in August 2006 up slightly from 17.2 percent in July 2007.
Friday, Jul 13
The Toyota Prius -- Is it the Ronnie James Déesse?
Japan has given the world mecha and tentacle rape, dekotora, giant rubber monsters, futomaki, affordable, reliable digital watches, Starlets, Starions and dorifto. They also insist on pixelating genitals in pornography, although the uncensored workarounds include some acts high...
Wednesday, Jun 27
We're An American Brand...But Are Our Cars American?
The boffins over at Cars.com have compiled a list of the essentially Americanosity of vehicles on today's domestic market. Ford, Chevy, Pontiac and Toyota all made the list, with the Blue Oval scoring three entries on the list, the Tin Indian one, the Bowtie three and the boys over from Niho...
Wednesday, May 30
Whither, 125 MPG: Toyota Shies From New Prius Battery Tech? [Over The Back Fence]
The company that's all about overhauling anything with a battery just unveiled a retrofitted ToMoCo Prius with plug-in capabilities and powered by Lithium Technology Corporation's newest "lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) cells." It's a 7 kWh battery comprising 63 of LTC's iron phos...
Wednesday, Aug 23
Edmunds: Hybrids Pay, Eventually
All the talk about hybrid cars coming out on the losing end of a cost-benefit analysis may not be true exactly, says Edmunds. According to a study by the car-info maniacs, some hybrids cars will cover their price premium within a few years, considering the current level of gas pricing and ta...
Friday, Feb 24
Kiss and Say Sayonara: GM, Toyota Tech Alliance to End
Edmunds Inside Line is reporting a technology alliance beween Toyota and GM is set to end next week, and that the two will indeed part as rivals for the position of #1 automaker. The deal, which was struck in 1999, has produced... wait for it... nothing. Toyota reportedly couldn't deal with GM's con...
