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Toyota Motor Corp. , grappling with excess North American plant capacity as sales wither, plans to spend about $500 million to upgrade an Indiana SUV-assembly plant, its biggest single such investment this year.

Ford notched a win when in June, its line of F-Series pickups outsold the Toyota Camry .

Over at Ford Motor Company they are betting the farm on a new model, actually an old one, called the Taurus.

Hybrid new vehicle market share by month. Click to enlarge. Reported sales of hybrids in the US increased 5.2% by volume in June 2009 year-on-year to 26,205 units, representing 3% of new vehicles sold - marking the highest monthly new vehicle share since April 2008, and the fourth straight month of increasing share.

Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc. said Wednesday its June auto sales slid 27 percent driven by a steep decline across most major models.

When Toyota starts losing money, you know these are strange times for the automotive industry.

In this Nov. 27, 2008 file photo, 2009 Prius sedans sit at a Toyota dealership in Frederick, Colo.

Kelley Blue Book, www.kbb.com , the leading provider of new car and used car information, today announces the results of the latest analysis by Kelley Blue Book Market Intelligence of the top 20 most-researched new-vehicles for the first half of 2009.

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Faced with increasing competition from competitors who claim to have the most fuel-efficient mid-sized vehicle or the most affordable hybrid , Toyota apparently decided that enough was enough and invited journalists to drive both the Insight and Fusion alongside their all new 2010 Prius hybrid.

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First Drive: 2010 Ford Taurus - Autoblog >> Posted By TimALoftis 14 hours, 36 minutes ago in Style Ford's marketers and PR types have a tremendous task ahead of them: Educating the American consumer on what FoMoCo's new Taurus is all about.

Subarus have always been a bit peculiar. From their exclusive use of horizontally opposed "boxer" engines and standard all-wheel drive to their trail-friendly wagons and turbo compacts with gigantic hood scoops and rear wings, the vehicles from Fuji Heavy Industries roll to the beat of a different drummer.

Kingston, Ont.: Few will argue Toyota is the benchmark automaker for driving green.

In this May 18, 2009 file photo, Toyota Motor Corp. Executive Vice President Akio Toyoda speaks during a news conference to unveil the revamped Prius hybrid vehicle at a Toyota showroom in Tokyo, Japan.

Nissan knew it needed a hybrid to complete its Altima lineup. The venerable midsize front-wheel-drive four-door sedan is ubiquitous on streets throughout North America and has a reputation for sporting tendencies that give it cachet beyond commuter duty.

Toyota Motor Corp. , the worlda s largest carmaker, named Akio Toyoda, grandson of the companya s founder, president as his predecessor warned that demand in the U.S. showed no signs of improving.

The Toyota Previa MPV model to be made in China will be code-named "085X" and it will be produced on the new "MC-M" platform, which is also to make the next-generation Toyota Highlander SUV in 2014.

Toyota shareholders approved the appointment of the company founder's grandson Akio Toyoda as new president, hoping that reaching back to the automaker's family roots will help steer the manufacturer out of its worst ever crisis.

The Ford Fusion is now America's most fuel efficient mid-size sedan for both hybrid and conventional gasoline models.