Toyota news

Toyota FJ Cruiser headed Down Under

found about 1 month ago by Andrew Ganz on Leftlane 132
Toyota's FJ Cruiser will soon be available in right-hand-drive configuration for the Australian market. Toyota FJ Cruiser - Toyota - Makes and Models - Recreation -...
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Report: Toyota to produce Prius in Thailand

found about 1 month ago by Andrew Ganz on Leftlane 132
Although Toyota canned plans to build its Prius in Mississippi, the automaker is apparently going to expand production to Thailand. Toyota - Toyota Prius - Mississippi - Prius - Makes and...
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Toyota boosts North American sales forecast

found about 1 month ago by Andrew Ganz on Leftlane 132
Despite a rough July, Toyota increased its fiscal year sales projections for North America. Toyota - Fiscal year - Makes and Models - Autos -...
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Toyota cuts 600 Japanese workers as it braces for lower sales

found about 1 month ago by Drew Johnson on Leftlane 132
With green car incentives set to expire next month, Toyota has announced it has cut its Japanese workforce by 600. Toyota - Japanese language - Japan - Automobile - Makes and...
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Report: Toyota readying sub-FT-86 rear-drive coupe

found about 1 month ago by Drew Johnson on Leftlane 132
The upcoming FT-86 won't be the only rear-wheel drive coupe in the Toyota lineup as the Japanese automaker is said to be readying a sub-FT-86 model. Toyota - Automobile layout - Automotive industry - United States - Makes and...
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Toyota halts all shipments to Iran

found about 1 month ago by Mark Kleis on Leftlane 132
In order to remain in compliance and show support for the U.S.-led sanctions against Iran, Toyota has confirmed that it will no longer ship vehicles to Iran. Iran - Toyota - United States - Middle East - US Sanctions Against...
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Toyota dismissed black box reliability before recalls

found 21 days ago by Mark Kleis on Leftlane 132
According to a new report, Toyota argued in court on several instances that their black boxes were unreliable, before basing their case heavily on the same devices. Toyota - BlackBox - Makes and Models - Recreation -...
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Now hiring: Toyota ramps up Miss. plant

found 18 days ago by Andrew Ganz on Leftlane 132
Toyota announced today that it has begun seeking employees for its Blue Springs, Mississippi, assembly plant. Mississippi - Blue Springs Mississippi - Toyota - United States - Blue...
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Recalled: 1.13M Toyota Corolla and Matrix vehicles

found 15 days ago by Mark Kleis on Leftlane 132
Toyota has announced a new safety recall that will cover 1.13 million Corolla and Matrix vehicles over faulty soldering in ECM circuitry. Toyota - Toyota Corolla - Toyota Matrix - Makes and Models -...
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Corolla accounts for 90% of all cars in Afghanistan

found 14 days ago by Andrew Ganz on Leftlane 132
Toyota's Corolla is by far the most popular vehicle in Afghanistan - but not just because of its reliability. Toyota - Toyota Corolla - Automobile - Recreation -...
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Corolla accounts for 90% of all cars in Afghanistan

found 13 days ago by Andrew Ganz on Leftlane 132
Toyota's Corolla is by far the most popular vehicle in Afghanistan - but not just because of its reliability. Toyota - Toyota Corolla - Automobile - Recreation -...
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Recalled: 1.13M Toyota Corolla and Matrix vehicles

found 13 days ago by Mark Kleis on Leftlane 132
Toyota has announced a new safety recall that will cover 1.13 million Corolla and Matrix vehicles over faulty soldering in ECM circuitry. Toyota - Toyota Corolla - Toyota Matrix - Makes and Models -...
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Toyota breaks Guinness record with parade of hybrids

found 10 days ago by Andrew Ganz on Leftlane 132
Toyota Belgium managed to gather up 130 hybrids - and a Guinness representative - to break the world record for the longest train of hybrid vehicles. Toyota - Hybrid vehicle - Guinness World Records - Electric vehicle -...
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Toyota breaks Guinness record with parade of hybrids

found 9 days ago by Andrew Ganz on Leftlane 132
Toyota Belgium managed to gather up 130 hybrids - and a Guinness representative - to break the world record for the longest train of hybrid vehicles. Toyota - Hybrid vehicle - Guinness World Records - Electric vehicle -...
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Spied: 2012 Toyota Yaris hatchback in production form

found 9 days ago by Mark Kleis on Leftlane 132
Previous spy shots of the next-gen Yaris were of a cobbled-together prototype, but now we have shots of the actual vehicle in testing. Toyota - Yaris - ToyotaYaris - Games - Video...
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Toyota expands four-cylinder Tacoma lineup for 2011

found 7 days ago by Andrew Ganz on Leftlane 132
Increased four-cylinder availability, two new trim packages and a handful of minor detail changes round out the 2011 changes for the Toyota Tacoma. Toyota - Toyota Tacoma - United States - Makes and Models -...
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Toyota’s Daihatsu brand recalls 581K cars in Japan

found 7 days ago by Mark Kleis on Leftlane 132
Daihatsu, a brand name mostly forgotten in the U.S., but still soldering on as Toyota's minicar division, has announced the recall of 500,000 vehicles in its native Japan. Toyota - Japan - Daihatsu - United States -...
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Toyota expands four-cylinder Tacoma lineup for 2011

found 5 days ago by Andrew Ganz on Leftlane 132
Increased four-cylinder availability, two new trim packages and a handful of minor detail changes round out the 2011 changes for the Toyota Tacoma. Toyota - Toyota Tacoma - United States - Makes and Models -...
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Toyota courts latino buyers with free decals, Spanish Web site

found 3 days ago by Mark Kleis on Leftlane 132
Toyota is the number one automaker for Hispanics in the U.S., and the Japanese automaker is turning to Hispanic pride decals to help strengthen its position. Toyota - Japanese language - Business - Hispanic and Latino -...
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Toyota recalls 116,000 HiLux pickups

found 2 days ago by Andrew Ganz on Leftlane 132
Toyota says that a defective driveshaft support bracket could fail during severe duty use on its HiLux pickup truck line. Toyota - Pickup truck - Business - Shopping - Parts and...
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