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Earl Stewart: Consumerist or Capitalist?

19 Nov 2009 23:46:10 PST

Written by Earl Stewart(noreply@blogger.com)
“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

Original story at Earl Stewart On Cars .

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

18 Nov 2009 22:47:58 PST

Written by (Reuters)
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)

Original story at Yahoo! News .

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

18 Nov 2009 22:46:55 PST

Written by (Reuters)
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)

Original story at Yahoo! News .

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

18 Nov 2009 10:30:00 PST

Written by Ray Wert
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.

Original story at Jalopnik .

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Toyota safety recall notices arrive in owners’ mailboxes

18 Nov 2009 07:50:45 PST

Written by Consumer Reports Shopping Blog
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...

Original story at Consumer Reports .

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REPORT: Toyota Prius wagon, SUV in the works

16 Nov 2009 06:01:00 PST

Written by Sebastian Blanco
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...

Original story at Autoblog .

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Toyota news and blogs - November 20, 2009

20 Nov 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit Toyota news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• Edmunds data suggests Honda Crosstour buyers don't know what it competes against either -- by Dan Roth from Autoblog
• Toyota takes on IIHS Top Safety Picks -- by Consumer Reports Shopping Blog from Consumer Reports
• Toyota Camry Hybrid - MPG Issues -- by glennkromminga from GreenHybrid - Hybrid Cars - Toyota Camry Hybrid
• Prius Could Supplant Camry As Toyota's Top Seller -- by Tony L from prius « WordPress.com Tag Feed
• Toyota – Prius SUV in the works? -- by shreyam from prius « WordPress.com Tag Feed
• Nissan LEAF – look Ma, no emissions! -- by info from Hybrid Car - More Fun with Less Gas
• 2010 Kia Forte SX Coupe and Sedan -- by autopolis from hyundai « WordPress.com Tag Feed
• A man carrying an umbrella walks past Toyota Motor Corp's ... -- by (Reuters) from Toyota Motor Corp. on Yahoo! News Photos
• Toyota May Shorten Gas Pedal -- by Mike(noreply@blogger.com) from Hybrid Car Review
• Toyota Calls IIHS Top Safety Pick Results "Extreme And Misleading" -- by Ray Wert from Jalopnik: top

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Have the Taliban Abandoned Toyotas for American Pickup Trucks?

10 Nov 2009 11:20:00 PST

Written by Peter Orosz
Perhaps Toyota, with its humbling losses and its exit from Formula One, has gone over the hill—while Chrysler has found itself a particularly lucrative market for trucks, where demand for new vehicles is guaranteed not by rebates but by American firepower. And nobody likes to stick with...

Original story at Jalopnik .

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

05 Nov 2009 16:20:00 PST

Written by Noah Joseph
Toyota garnered a lot of attention at this year's Tokyo Motor Show with the debut of the FT-86 concept. And they weren't about to let it slip past them, either. As part of the spectacle, they played the sounds of the prototype supposedly rounding the Nürburgring.

Original story at Autoblog .

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

29 Oct 2009 10:40:04 PDT

Written by Consumer Reports Shopping Blog
The Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan are among the top models in the family cars class, under only the Toyota Prius. Six versions rate higher than any versions of the Honda Accord and Toyota Camry, which have typically done very well in our survey results and are often perceived as the paradigm...

Original story at Consumer Reports .

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Autoblog Podcast #150 - Tokyo Motor Show Edition

27 Oct 2009 13:20:00 PDT

Written by Dan Roth
A review of the Tokyo Motor Show starts things off, and then we drill down to talk more specifically about both ends of Toyota's sports spectrum: the Lexus LFA and the Toyota FT-86 concepts. Other Tokyo standouts like the Honda CR-Z and Subaru Hybrid Tourer concept weave into the conversat...

Original story at Autoblog .

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

21 Oct 2009 01:21:09 PDT

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AFP/File) - Toyota Motor Corp. on Wednesday recalled more than 82,000 units of its Vitz compact car in Japan, saying a defective window switch panel poses a fire risk.(AFP/File/Stan Honda)

Original story at Yahoo! News .

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Autoblog Podcast #149

14 Oct 2009 08:44:00 PDT

Written by Dan Roth
Episode #149 of the Autoblog Podcast, the first frost edition, has arrived. The Tokyo Motor Show is coming up, and there have been a couple previews of what to expect there. The Toyota FT-86 concept has had everyone abuzz with its heralding as the spiritual successor of the much-beloved AE8...

Original story at Autoblog .

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Toyko preview: Toyota FT-EV II

07 Oct 2009 02:04:00 PDT

Toyota will be unveiling a compact plug-in city car called the FT-EV II at Tokyo Motor Show this month.

Original story at Channel 4 News . Related stories include: A visitor walks past a line of Toyota Motor Corp iQ cars at ... - Yahoo! News , Toyota Motor Corp President Akio Toyoda speaks during the unveiling ... - Yahoo! News and ... Jalopnik , news.yahoo.com

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

06 Oct 2009 09:11:14 PDT

Written by (AFP)
AFP) - Japanese auto giant Toyota Motor unveils the new concept electric vehicle "FT-EV II", a compact four-seater with a maximum speed of 100 kph, at a press preview for the Tokyo Motor Show at Toyota's design center in Tokyo in September 2009.(AFP/Yoshikazu Tsuno)

Original story at Yahoo! News . Related stories include: In this Sept. 15, 2009 photo Toyota Motor Corp.'s concept electric ... - Yahoo! News , In this Sept. 15, 2009, photo Toyota Motor Corp.'s concept vehicle ... - Yahoo! News and ... MSNBC , Japan Corporate News (press release)

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Toyota Estima Hybrid now available from Naza

27 Sep 2009 12:36:53 PDT

Written by Paul Tan
Naza is easily the biggest grey import player in Malaysia, thanks to them holding the largest chunk of Open APs in Malaysia. This 2008 model Toyota Estima Hybrid is currently going for RM 268,000 including a 1 year warranty and the one you see here in these photos has already been sold. ‘

Original story at Paul Tan's Automotive .

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Opinion: The Best 2010 Vehicles

16 Sep 2009 14:19:48 PDT

Written by carfamily
Kia Sorrento Lexus IS C Lexus RX 450h Lexus HS 250h Lincoln MKT Mazda3 Mercedes-Benz S400 Hybrid Mercedes-Benz GLK Mercedes-Benz M-Class Hybrid MINI Crossman Nissan Porsche Panamera Rolls-Royce Ghost Saab 9-5 Smart fortwo ED Subaru Legacy Subaru Outback Suzuki Kizashi Toyota Prius

Original story at The Car Family .

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

05 Sep 2009 09:49:00 PDT

Written by cartech@cnet.com (CNET.com)
If you buy a Chevy Volt, are you a moron? The writing's on the wall for driving while texting. Future Toyotas may call you a liquor face. And we take a ride in really great American hybrid. • Toyota breathalyzer also checks your face • CNET gives Ford Fusion Hybrid an Editors' Choice

Original story at Car Tech podcast .

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

31 Jul 2009 13:27:00 PDT

Written by Jonny Lieberman
Toyota is also banking on the fact that previous AE86 owners will view the new car as a nostalgia purchase. As such, they've changed the cars demographic from the coveted, if not fanciful, 18-35 year-old range to the more-likely-to-actually-buy-stuff 30-50 year-old male range. Most of t...

Original story at Autoblog .

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Autoblog Podcast #124

22 Apr 2009 14:15:00 PDT

Written by Dan Roth
Chris, Sam and Dan kick it again for Episode #124 of the Autoblog Podcast. This time, we touch on Toyota's competitive Prius price posturing, the Shanghai Motor Show, where Chinese automakers are finding their design footing, and Chrysler Financial's flap over executive compensation...

Original story at Autoblog .

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Opinion: IIHS Small Car Test: Three Gruesome Slow-Motion Crash Videos [Crash Test Funnies]

14 Apr 2009 14:00:00 PDT

Written by Ben Wojdyla
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...

Original story at Jalopnik .

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Opinion: 2010 Toyota Prius: First Drive

24 Mar 2009 21:01:00 PDT

Written by Wes Siler
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...

Original story at Jalopnik .

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

05 Jan 2009 15:00:00 PST

Written by Wes Siler
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...

Original story at Jalopnik .

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

23 Sep 2008 11:30:00 PDT

Written by Matt Hardigree
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...

Original story at Jalopnik .

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Autoblog Podcast #66

15 May 2007 13:33:00 PDT

Written by Dan Roth
Filed under: Podcasts, Chrysler, DaimlerChrysler, GM, Saab, Toyota The last couple of days, we've all been inundated with news of Chrysler's sale to Cerberus, and that's what we lead Podcast #66 with. As much as it makes analysts and pundits foam at the mouth, news about the sale is a prett...

Original story at Autoblog .

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Podcast: Check That Mirror

21 Aug 2006 21:00:00 PDT

Toyota is the best in Customer Satisfaction but which manufacturer is looming large in their rear view mirror. Ever wonder how they determine the speed limit, what they think is a safe speed for most cars? One company has what it thinks is a better way using some new mobile technology. Hybrid...

Original story at BusinessWeek .

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