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Toyota Camry News Archives for October 2009

Oct 31, 2009 | NBCAutoShow

2010 Toyota RAV4

TheCarConnection.com has searched the Web for some of the most insightful reviews from reputable sources.

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Oct 31, 2009 | Denton Record-Chronicle

I'm as surprised as you to like Subaru Outback crossover

Somewhere along the line, I think I took a job teaching English in Vermont. Don't ask me how or why.

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Related Topix: Subaru Outback, Subaru, Subaru Legacy, Toyota

Oct 31, 2009 | Motor Trend

2009 Sema: Subaru Brings Modified WRX Sti, Legacy 2.5GT Vip, 25-hp Micro Van

Subaru's 2009 SEMA show presence will start with a little performance, some unexpected luxury, and a 25-hp micro van.

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Related Topix: Subaru Legacy, Subaru, Subaru WRX, Toyota, Autos

Fri Oct 30, 2009

Canada.com

Reflections on '09 winners, losers

Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. - After five days of intense testing, the 2009 Best New AJAC award winners in 14 vehicle categories were announced last week by the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada during its annual TestFest.

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Related Topix: Hybrid Vehicles, Canada, Toyota Corolla, Toyota, Chevrolet Aveo, Chevrolet, Toyota Matrix

American Society for Quality

Ford Finds Road to Reliability

Last year, as the economy reeled and the auto industry teetered on the brink of collapse, Ford Motor Co.

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Related Topix: Ford Focus, Ford, Honda Accord, Honda, Toyota Corolla, Toyota

AllCarsElectric

2009 Honda Insight tops Consumer Reports Most-Reliable List

Consumer Reports, long respected by car buyers for its unbiased analysis of everything from vacuum cleaners to children's toys to cars, has published its list of the most reliable vehicles.

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Related Topix: Hybrid Vehicles, Honda Insight, Honda, Toyota Prius, Toyota, Mercury Milan, Mercury

Thu Oct 29, 2009

Yakima Herald-Republic

NEW 15 pounds of marijuana results in possession charges

YAKIMA, Wash. - Two California men face trial after being stopped in a car that state troopers said contained 15 pounds of marijuana.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Yakima, WA, Yakima Metro, Yakima County, WA, Toyota

Wed Oct 28, 2009

BNET

Consumer Reports Gives Nod to Ford Reliability

By Jim Motavalli Oct 28, 2009 Consumer Reports has a reputation for favoring foreign cars and trucks, and for that reason it may have been something of a relief when its 2009 Annual Car Reliability Survey had such good things to say about at least one American carmaker - Ford .

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Related Topix: Ford Focus, Ford, Hybrid Vehicles, Mercury Milan, Mercury, Toyota Prius, Toyota, Honda Accord, Honda

Myrtle Beach Online

Japan's automakers set production records in China

Japanese automakers are experiencing a production boom in China with Toyota, Honda and Nissan setting records for September - the latest signs of an emerging recovery for Japan's auto industry.

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Related Topix: World News, China, Asia, Toyota, Toyota RAV4, Automakers, Toyota Prius, Hybrid Vehicles, Honda Motor Co

Medford Mail Tribune

Asian companies top automobile reliability chart

Asian automakers still are building the most reliable cars and trucks, with eight of the top 10 brands from Japanese and Korean companies, according to an annual survey by Consumer Reports.

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Related Topix: Hybrid Vehicles, Electric Vehicle, Toyota Prius, Toyota, Toyota Sequoia, Toyota Tundra

Tue Oct 27, 2009

MSNBC

Asian automakers again top reliability survey

A A The Toyota Prius is topping Consumer Reports' list of most reliable vehicles, with CNBC's Phil LeBeau and Rik Paul, Consumer Reports.

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Related Topix: Toyota Prius, Hybrid Vehicles, Toyota, Honda, Scion, Mercury Milan, Mercury

Edge San Francisco

Polishing the Act :: The 2010 Lexus RX350

Like Toyota, when Lexus finds a cocktail that works, it grabs hold like a drag queen clinching a microphone.

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Related Topix: Lexus Rx300, Lexus, Toyota, Electronic, Subtle, Cellphones

Mon Oct 26, 2009

Edmonton Journal

Preview: 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid

Quebec City a ' Picking last Novembera TMs Los Angeles Auto Show to reveal the 2010 Fusion Hybrid was a good decision for Ford, given that the city has one of the grimiest atmospheres in North America.

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Related Topix: Hybrid Vehicles, Electric Vehicle, Toyota

Sun Oct 25, 2009

WebWire

Toyota, Lexus Applaud 'Green' Entertainment at 20th Anniversary Environmental Media Awards

Toyota and Lexus are proud to be presenting sponsors of the 20th anniversary Environmental Media Awards.

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Related Topix: Toyota Prius, Hybrid Vehicles, Toyota, Toyota Corolla, Lexus

Sat Oct 24, 2009

Detroit News

Scott Burgess: Green-off: Hybrid models put to the test

I've heard that from more than one reader, and I have come to realize that most people don't really know a thing about hybrids.

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Related Topix: Hybrid Vehicles, Honda Insight, Honda, Toyota Prius, Toyota, Nissan Altima, Nissan, Honda Civic, Opinion

Fri Oct 23, 2009

NBCAutoShow

2010 Dodge Avenger

TheCarConnection.com has driven the Avenger, along with all of the other mid-size sedan models, to bring you details about how it matches up.

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Related Topix: Dodge Avenger, Dodge, Chrysler, Chrysler Sebring, Honda Accord, Honda, Toyota, Hyundai Sonata, Hyundai

Thu Oct 22, 2009

The Japan Times

Tokyo Motor Show greener, but also leaner

Automakers showcased their eco-friendly hybrids, electric vehicles and other green technologies as the Tokyo Motor Show got under way Wednesday in the city of Chiba, but what with the global economic slump, many manufacturers were conspicuous no-shows. Ah wilderness: The basket, Daihatsu Motor Co.'s four-wheel-drive convertible, is displayed ...

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Related Topix: Electric Vehicle, World News, Japan, Hybrid Vehicles, Toyota Motor, Automakers, Toyota Prius, Toyota

Wed Oct 21, 2009

Car and Driver

2010 Nissan Altima Sedan - First Drive Review

While much of our affinity and enthusiasm for Nissan is directed toward its extroverted - and very talented - 370Z sports car, the model that makes most of Nissan's U.S. endeavors possible is the popular Altima line.

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Related Topix: Nissan Altima, Nissan, Honda Accord, Honda, Toyota, Autos

Bloomberg.com

Hyundai Supplants Toyota as Japan Exports Wither With Won Undermining Yen

David Beidnya s choice between a Japanese and South Korean car was easy: Hyundai Motor Co.

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Related Topix: Toyota Motor, Automakers, Toyota, Hyundai Elantra, Hyundai, Computers

New York Times

For Car Buyers, the Brand Romance Is Gone

To sell a car in the 1980s, dealers had to do little more than open their doors, and loyal buyers would show up to trade in their Chevrolet for a new Chevrolet, or their Toyota for another Toyota.

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Related Topix: Chevrolet, Toyota, Volkswagen GTI, Volkswagen, Marketing

CanadianDriver

Toyota launches sales in South Korea

Toyota Motor Corporation has launched in South Korea, with sales commencing at five new dealerships, including three in Seoul, established by local distributor Toyota Motor Korea Company Ltd.

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Related Topix: Toyota RAV4, Toyota, Automakers, Toyota Prius, Toyota Motor, Hybrid Vehicles, South Korea, World News, Asia, Lexus, Lexus Es

Tue Oct 20, 2009

Carscoop

Toyota Brand Enters South Korean Market, Home Turf of Hyundai and Kia

As strange as it may sound, Toyota's namesake brand was absent from the South Korean market, home of its international rival, the Hyundai / Kia Group.

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Related Topix: Toyota RAV4, South Korea, World News, Toyota, Asia, Toyota Prius, Hybrid Vehicles, Lexus

Scientific American

Toyota launches new hybrid, Honda warms to electric

Toyota Motor Corp is ramping up its push on gasoline-electric hybrids, launching a new model in Japan and taking on up-and-coming rival Hyundai Motor Co in its Korean home market with its flagship Prius.

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Related Topix: Toyota Prius, Hybrid Vehicles, Toyota, Toyota RAV4, Toyota Motor, Automakers

Mon Oct 19, 2009

TheCarConnection

VW'S New Midsize Sedan Likely To Replace Passat In U.S.

You read it first from our very own Marty Padgett and now a new report is also claiming that Volkswagen will likely replace the Passat in the U.S. with its upcoming midsize sedan due in 2011.

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Related Topix: Volkswagen, Volkswagen Passat, Toyota, Honda Accord, Honda, Chattanooga, TN

Sun Oct 18, 2009

Autoblog

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

Researchers at Canada's John Molson School of Business at Concordia University in Montreal took thirty-nine typical young men and placed them in one of two cars.

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Related Topix: Porsche Carrera, Porsche, Toyota, Porsche 911, Autos

Sat Oct 17, 2009

The Age

Honda model updates may come faster

Honda Motor Co's top US auto executive says the company may have to update its models faster because the competition is getting so tough in segments where the Japanese automaker has strong sales.

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Related Topix: Honda Accord, Honda, Automakers, Honda Motor Co, General Motors, Chevrolet Malibu, Chevrolet, Toyota

Motor Trend

Is Toyota Paying the Penalty of Leadership?

You can taste the delight mainstream media are having in reporting on the woes of their erstwhile automotive darling, Toyota.

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Related Topix: Toyota Prius, Hybrid Vehicles, Toyota, Toyota Tundra, Toyota RAV4, Chevrolet, Opinion

Fri Oct 16, 2009

Canada.com

Toyota workers consider union

Lee Sperduti, a worker on the assembly line at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada, helped organize a unionization drive at Toyota's cambridge plant in early 2008.

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Related Topix: Toyota Motor, Automakers, Toyota Prius, Hybrid Vehicles, Toyota, Canada,

ScrippsNews

Autos: New Legacy is larger than any of its predecessors

Autos: New Legacy is larger than any of its predecessors Submitted by SHNS on Thu, 10/15/2009 - 16:04 To continue challenging primo competitors like the Toyota Camry, Honda Accord and Nissan Altima, Subaru is offering the Legacy at prices that threaten those front-drive rivals.

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Thu Oct 15, 2009

AllSmallCars

Do You Know How to Buy American?

Today, CNNMoney.com reported on the topic of buying American. The benefits are obvious, you can support an American industry that has employed millions over the last hundred some odd years.

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Related Topix: Ford Mustang, Ford, Toyota, Mazda, Mazda 3, Toyota Sienna, Toyota Tundra, Chevrolet Camaro, Chevrolet

Wed Oct 14, 2009

South Bend Tribune

China auto sales up 78 percent

China has widened its lead over the U.S. as the world's top auto market, with September sales vaulting 78 percent, spurred by tax cuts and government stimulus spending.

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Related Topix: Auto Dealers, Hyundai Elantra, Hyundai, Volkswagen, Toyota, Volkswagen Jetta

Tue Oct 13, 2009

WHAS-TV Louisville

China auto sales jump 78 percent in September

China has widened its lead over the U.S. as the world's top auto market, with September sales vaulting 78 percent, spurred by tax cuts and government stimulus spending.

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Related Topix: Auto Dealers, Toyota, Hyundai Elantra, Hyundai, Volkswagen, Volkswagen Jetta

Star Phoenix

An Auto worker loads bodyshells of a Toyota Camry Hybrid in Melbourne

At first blush, the operations Simon Roberts and Dr. Kevin Smith run could not be more different.

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Related Topix: Toyota, Toyota Motor, Automakers, Canada,

Canada.com

Road Test: 2010 Toyota Corolla LE

A staple of Canadian life, Toyota's Corolla is about as bread and butter as cars get... well, at least it is in base CE mode.

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Related Topix: Toyota Corolla, Toyota, Lexus Es, Lexus

Mon Oct 12, 2009

AllAboutPrius

Prius Patent Problems? Trade Panel to Investigate Infringement Claim

A U.S. trade panel has agreed to investigate claims that Toyota infringed privately held patents in designing its hybrid electric vehicles.

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Related Topix: Toyota Prius, Hybrid Vehicles, Toyota, Toyota Highlander, Hybrid, Electronic

The Baltimore Sun

Hybrids stay popular -- even after gas prices fall

A year ago, the average price of a gallon of gasoline in Orlando was $3.45. This week, it's $2.39. Why would anyone, then, feel compelled to buy a hybrid? Having a hybrid isn't just about saving money on fuel.

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Related Topix: Hybrid Vehicles, Toyota Prius, Toyota, Chrysler, Chrysler 300, Auto Dealers, Mazda 3, Mazda

Sun Oct 11, 2009

New York Daily News

A hybrid with class: Introducing the all-new 2010 Lexus HS 250h sedan

Never again let it be said that high-mileage hybrids are grim, joyless or Spartan.

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Related Topix: Hybrid Vehicles, Lexus, Toyota Prius, Toyota

Sat Oct 10, 2009

San Diego Union-Tribune

Wheels: Hyundai Sonata might not get recognition it deserves

Curb weight: 3,494 pounds FEATURES Standard equipment includes: remote entry, leather-trimmed seats, dual automatic temperature control, Infinity audio system , steering wheel audio controls, cruise control, heated front seats, power-adjusted driver seat with lumbar, 17-inch alloy wheels, power sunroof, fog lights, power windows-locks-mirrors ...

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Related Topix: Hyundai Sonata, Hyundai, Nissan Altima, Honda Accord, Honda, Nissan, Toyota

Fri Oct 09, 2009

LexusReports

Toyota Floor Mat Recall Update: Use Zip Ties

Toyota has followed up on its initial statements regarding the company's massive floor mat recall, which affected over 3.8 million vehicles , with a proposed remedy.

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Related Topix: Toyota Prius, Toyota Tundra, Hybrid Vehicles, Toyota, Toyota Avalon, Toyota Tacoma

AllAboutPrius

2010 Prius Supplies Still Scarce, Toyota Considers US Factory...Again

As global demand remains high for the 50-MPG 2010 Toyota Prius, stocks of the car at U.S. dealers are down to a one-week supply, which is all but sold out.

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Related Topix: Toyota Prius, Hybrid Vehicles, Toyota, Toyota Highlander, World News, Japan,

Jamaica Observer

Fuel economy: Top ten best buys

With the increasing popularity of the hybrid vehicle manufacturers are claiming outstanding mpg ratings that place them at the top of fuel efficiency tallies.

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Related Topix: Hybrid Vehicles, Toyota Prius, Toyota, Ford Escape, Ford, Toyota Corolla

Thu Oct 08, 2009

The Car Connection

2010 Suzuki Kizashi Strikes A Different Balance For Mid-Size

Although 'Kizashi' sounds more like the name of some special-edition sport bike, it's what Suzuki is calling its new flagship sedan.

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Related Topix: Suzuki Verona, Suzuki, Suzuki Forenza, Toyota, Toyota Corolla, Volkswagen, Volkswagen Jetta

Wed Oct 07, 2009

Bloomberg

Hyundai Gains in U.S. for Third Month as Toyota, Honda Car Sales Decline

Hyundai Motor Co. bucked a U.S. slump in September, increasing vehicle sales for the third month in a row while Toyota Motor Corp.

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Related Topix: Toyota RAV4, Toyota, Toyota Motor, Automakers, Toyota Corolla, Hyundai Sonata, Hyundai

Tue Oct 06, 2009

The Japan Times

Toyota files with U.S. to recall 3.8 million cars with loose mats

NEW YORK Toyota Motor Corp. has formally filed a recall report with the U.S. government covering 3.8 million vehicles in seven models, including the Prius hybrid, due to the risk that a loose driver-side floor mat could jam the accelerator.

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Related Topix: Toyota Prius, Hybrid Vehicles, Toyota, Toyota Motor, Automakers

Consumer Reports

First impression: Suzuki Kizashi

"Does the world really need another family sedan?" During a visit from Suzuki, this was the opening line of the execs' presentation--not a question we asked them.

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Related Topix: Marketing, Toyota, Honda Accord, Honda, Autos

Mon Oct 05, 2009

Seeking Alpha

September Auto Sales Weaken as Clunker Effect Ends

The U.S. auto industry witnessed waning auto sales during September as the U.S. Government's "Cash for Clunkers" program ended its run in August.

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Related Topix: Auto Dealers, Toyota RAV4, Toyota

KJRH

10 Used Cars That Seem To Last Forever

And on the same show, you've no doubt heard the countless tales from "Bonnie in Minnesota" and her car with 300,000 miles that just keeps running, even in the harsh winters, and with minimal maintenance.

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Related Topix: Subaru, Subaru Forester, Hybrid Vehicles, Ford F-150, Ford, Toyota Corolla, Toyota

Sun Oct 04, 2009

BusinessPundit

Analysts: Toyota Recall Not Expected To Create Lasting CompanyA Damage

Yesterday, Toyota announced a recall of up to 3.8 million cars , its biggest domestic recall ever.

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Related Topix: Toyota Prius, Toyota Tundra, Hybrid Vehicles, Toyota, Toyota Avalon, Toyota Motor, Automakers

Sat Oct 03, 2009

AutoblogGreen

Without Cash for Clunkers in September, Prius sales hold steady

For the world's most iconic hybrid the Toyota Prius September sales went from 10,873 in 2008 to 10,984 in 2009, a change of -3.0 percent .

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Related Topix: Toyota Prius, Hybrid Vehicles, Toyota, Auto Dealers, Toyota RAV4, Toyota Corolla

San Francisco Chronicle

New Ford Fusion hybrid

Ford has redesigned its midsize Fusion sedan for 2010, and has added a gasoline-hybrid model to the lineup as well.

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Related Topix: Hybrid Vehicles, Ford Escape, Ford, Toyota, Electric Vehicle, Mercury Milan, Mercury, Honda Accord, Honda

Fri Oct 02, 2009

London Free Press

Test Drive: Camry takes hybrid into the mainstream

Traditionally, eco-conscientious drivers have had to back up their green convictions with their wallets.

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Related Topix: Hybrid Vehicles, Toyota, Toyota Prius, Nissan Altima, Nissan, Autos

Calgary Herald

Lexus aims to break new ground in the luxury hybrid niche.

You wouldn't think, as competitive as the world's automotive market is, that there could be such a thing as an unexploited niche, but Lexus, Toyota's upmarket division, might just have found one.

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Related Topix: Hybrid Vehicles, Lexus, Electric Vehicle, Toyota, Marketing

Associated Content

Get the Facts on Stolen Vehicles in 2008

The National Insurance Crime Bureau is a great resource for car buyers. This not-for-profit organization partners with law enforcement and insurers to prevent insurance fraud and crime.

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Related Topix: 9, Honda Accord, Honda, Honda Civic, Toyota, Ford, Ford Explorer

Thu Oct 01, 2009

The Car Connection

2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid: High-Mileage Achiever, Everyman's Interior

That's what we at TheCarConnection.com just saw in a week's worth of driving-driving in which we really made a point to treat the Fusion Hybrid much like any other car.

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Related Topix: Hybrid Vehicles, Toyota Prius, Toyota, Honda Insight, Honda

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