Toyota Highlander News

Indiana's auto industry is getting a much-needed financial boost as the national economy lingers in recession.

Toyota confirmed Monday it is spending $500 million to retool its Princeton facilities for production of the Highlander sport utility vehicle and prepare suppliers to make its parts.

Toyota Motor Corp. says the retooling of its southern Indiana plant for production of the Highlander sport utility vehicle will cost about $500 million.

Continuing its North American production shift, Toyota announced on Monday that it has approved a $467.2 million update for its Princeton, Indian production facility.

Models such as the Ford Explorer, Honda Pilot, Jeep Grand Cherokee, Toyota Highlander have been popular for years.

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.

Checks for greener cars are unlikely to overcome consumers' newfound thrift. WHO'S GREENER , my neighbor with his new Smart car or I with my 10-year-old SUV? Based on watching him drive to the railroad station, I would contend it is I. My only carbon emissions from my commute come from my huffing and puffing as I rush the quarter-mile to the train.

The 2010 Lexus RX 450h marks the second generation of the luxury hybrid crossover utility, which was first introduced in 2005.

With General Motors now officially terminating its joint-venture at the New United Motor Manufacturing Inc.

Toyota Motor Sales , U.S.A., Inc., today reported half-year sales of 770,449 vehicles.

It's upscale, comfortable, roomy, well-built and easier than you would expect to drive.

Gas prices across Canada headed into the stratosphere Wednesday and experts predict summer pump prices could hit $1.50. The price hike comes just as Canadians are thinking about summer holidays.

General Motors is washing its hands of the joint venture it operates with Toyota in California--the NUMMI plant in Fremont, Calif., where the companies teamed to build the Pontiac Vibe, and where Toyota builds the Tacoma pickup and Corolla sedan.

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.

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The Parksville Seniors Drop-In Centre is one SUV closer to solving their transportation needs after a surprise donation from Parksville Beach Motel owner Bernie Walsh and his Praxis Foundation.

Don't mess with a hungry woman who wants a bargain. That's a lesson the sales staff at Findlay Toyota in Henderson learned Friday when they crossed paths with Alison, a local school psychologist who declined to give the Review-Journal her last name.

In their firsthand experience, TheCarConnection.com's editors find that the Veracruz's curvy silhouette, with its more aggressively arched roofline, sacrifices space at the back of the vehicle and behind the third-row seat.

Expert Quotes: It has a longer, more elegantly sculpted body than the RX350. Washington Post The curved roofline limits the Veracruz's rear head room a bit MyRide.com Dual chrome exhaust outlets, a rear spoiler and available 18-inch wheels don't impart a sporty appearance as much as they defend against blandness.

FGCU President Wilson Bradshaw is declining a 5 percent salary increase guaranteed under his contract, along with a performance bonus.