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Honda tops again in efficiency on US roads

South Korea's Hyundai-Kia and Toyota Motor Corp, also based in Japan, followed closely behind, respectively, for the second straight year, according to preliminary performance data released by the Environmental Protection Agency .

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Yesterday | AutoSpies

If You Were Running Toyota Just How Would You Protect Their Image Through All Of The Bad News?

For years, Toyota Motor Corp. has investigated complaints from drivers saying their Toyota and Lexus vehicles accelerated all by themselves, and the company has identified essentially one cause.

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Fri Nov 20, 2009

AutoblogGreen

Toyota starts discussions on who will get PHEV Priuses

The cars will all be leased for purposes of field testing. Toyota is now in discussions with federal and local governments and energy companies about who will get how many of the lithium ion battery Priuses.

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Related Topix: Toyota Prius, Hybrid Vehicles, Toyota, Automakers, Electric Vehicle

Chicago Tribune

Exide Technologies to supply batteries for Toyota Highlander vehicles in the US

Exide Technologies said Wednesday that under a new supply agreement it will supply batteries for Toyota Motor Corp.

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Related Topix: Toyota Highlander, Toyota, Electronics, Automakers, Princeton, IN, Business News

Thu Nov 19, 2009

AndhraNews

'Prius Plug-in Hybrid' Lease Discussions Begin in Japan; Potential...

Tokyo, Nov 18, 2009 - - TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION announces that it has started discussions with potential users in Japan of the newly developed "Prius Plug-in Hybrid". Approximately 200 units will be leased through a leasing company to designated parties such as government ministries, local governments and energy companies that are actively ...

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Related Topix: Hybrid Vehicles, Toyota Prius, Toyota, Automakers, Electric Vehicle

Barron's

Fewer 2010 Cars Pass New Safety Tests

Shoppers looking to buy the safest 2010-model cars will have 67 fewer choices this year than they did in 2009.

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Wed Nov 18, 2009

Legal Intelligencer

Ex-Toyota Attorney Ordered Into Arbitration Over Destroyed Evidence Claims

A federal judge has ordered that a former in-house lawyer at Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc.

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Related Topix: Automakers, Santa Monica, CA

American Society for Quality

Toyota to Fix Gas Pedals

Toyota Motor Corp. will soon offer to fix the gas pedals of vehicles in the United States that are subject to a safety recall because of a problem with sudden acceleration, sources familiar with the matter said Saturday.

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Tue Nov 17, 2009

North Jersey Media Group

Ford, Subaru and VW top safe-car list

WASHINGTON a ' Ford, Subaru and Volkswagen sit atop the insurance industry's annual list of the safest new vehicles, according to a closely watched assessment used by car companies.

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Bloomberg

GM Turnaround Pivots on Sales After Henderson Slashes Costs in Bankruptcy

General Motors Co. Chief Executive Officer Fritz Henderson , buoyed by $50 billion in U.S. bankruptcy aid, slashed debt and operating costs without returning to profit.

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Related Topix: GMC GM, GMC, Economics News, Bankruptcy, Automakers, General Motors, Grand Rapids, MI, Grand Rapids Metro

Mon Nov 16, 2009

Left Lane News

VW overtakes Toyota as world's largest automaker

Well ahead of VW's initial projection of becoming the world's largest automaker by 2018, it has now officially surpassed Toyota Motor Corp.

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Sun Nov 15, 2009

AndhraNews

TMC to Exhibit 45 Vehicles at Auto Guangzhou 2009

Tokyo, Nov 13, 2009 - - TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION announces it will display 45 concept and production vehicles, in separate Toyota and Lexus brand booths, at the 7th China International Automobile Exhibition , to be held at the Guangzhou International Convention and Exhibition Center from November 23 to 30.

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

Sat Nov 14, 2009

International Business Times

Toyota to fix accelerators in huge US recall-Kyodo

Toyota Motor Corp will soon offer to fix the accelerator pedals of up to 4 million vehicles in the United States that are subject to the company's largest ever safety recall, Kyodo News reported on Saturday.

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Fri Nov 13, 2009

Domain-B

Volkswagen overtakes Toyota as largest car maker

General Motors Corp was once the world's largest automaker for 80 years until it filed for bankruptcy.

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Related Topix: Automakers, General Motors

Thu Nov 12, 2009

ABC News

Report: Toyota Plans Bigger Prius With New Battery

Toyota is planning a larger version of its popular Prius hybrid, which will be powered by a new kind of battery, a Japanese newspaper reported Friday.

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

The Peninsula

2010 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado hits the streets

The 2010 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado unveiled in Qatar. Officials at the launching ceremony.

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Related Topix: Toyota, Toyota Land Cruiser, World News, Qatar, Middle East, Automakers, Business News

Wed Nov 11, 2009

INAUTONEWS

Toyota may be stuck with GM venture closure costs

Toyota may be stuck with GM venture closure costs November 11, 2009 Toyota+may+be+stuck+with+GM+venture+closure+costs 2009-11-11+17%3A24%3A28 mircea Toyota Motor Corp.

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Related Topix: Automakers, General Motors, Economics News, Bankruptcy, Fremont, CA

Daily Yomiuri

Thinking green, Toyota quits F1

An era in which speed has been the key yardstick of automobile performance seems to have reached a crossroad.

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One Nation News

Toyota Looking to - Out-Green' Prius

Tokyo - Toyota said it will start leasing plug-in hybrid cars, that are even greener than its hit Prius, by the end of this year in the U.S., Japan and Europe.

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Related Topix: Toyota Prius, Hybrid Vehicles, Toyota, Automakers, Toyota Camry, Electric Vehicle

Tue Nov 10, 2009

Kyodo News

Toyota to close 300 dealers in Japan over 3 years

Toyota Motor Corp. plans to close some 300 dealer outlets across Japan over around the next three years, sources familiar with the matter said Tuesday.

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