Toyota News
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Toyota’s Auris concept, which is basically a pre-production model of the next generation Corolla, will offer a new level of space and comfort in the small car segment. Adopting Toyota’s new Vibrant Clarity design theme, the Auris has a more upmarket feel than many of its rivals. The car will be launched in European markets in spring of 2007 and should feature the same bodywork as the concept car minus the 19in wheels and chrome plated exhaust pipes. The Auris name, which is derived from the Latin name, Aurum, meaning gold, carries Toyota’s naming practice of adding an...
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Paris: Toyota’s Auris conceptToyota has presented its new Auris concept, which will form the basis for a production model to replace the popular Corolla small car. Toyota officials are being tight lipped on whether this car is actually the new Corolla although it has been previously reported that for Europe, Toyota will adopt...
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Toyota increases Prius production by 50%
You can expect to see a lot more Priuses (Priii?) driving around next year as Toyota has announced it will increase production by 50% to bring them to 300,000 units. The Prius has been a poster child for hybrid cars around the world, and Toyota is doing all it can to keep up with production. Plants...
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Loss of hybrid tax breaks may hurt Toyota
It seems that the old saying “no good deed goes unpunished” is true, at least in the case of Toyota, whose hybrid vehicles have been a massive sales success. Most hybrids are subsidised by federal tax breaks that can go up to $3150 in the case of the Prius. The problem for Toyota is...
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Toyota considers outsourcing engines for the first time
Toyota Motor Corporation, one of the most successful outsourcing companies in the world, may for the first time go outside the company for a diesel engine. The Japanese giant would be breaking with 50 years of tradition in the US by opting for a diesel powerplant for its new Tundra pickup via an...
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Toyota preparing Smart rival
There have been a few reports online recently about Toyota’s plans to bring one of their European small cars to the US as a competitor to DaimlerChrysler’s Smart brand. With the recent increases in fuel, auto companies now believe that America is ready for mini cars. Now Edmunds has...
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At a time when the country’s largest carmakers are cutting back on factories and laying off their workforce, Toyota is steadily marching ahead towards global domination of the world car industry by increasing its already massive overseas output by a whopping 40%. Toyota wants total overseas output to be 40% higher by 2008, and North American output to be 20% higher during the same period. Toyota’s factories in Asia, excluding China and Japan, are also pumping out more cars than ever, and big strides are being made in the emerging South East Asian markets. This level of growth...
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Toyota Corolla may change its name for 40th birthday
Toyota’s popular Corolla has just turned 40, making the car one of the world’s oldest nameplates. The original Corolla was launched in Japan in October 1966, and today is a genuine global car with production in 16 different countries. The Corolla is so popular in its homeland that it...
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Toyota now No. 2 in America
July will go down as a milestone for Toyota as the first month they beat Ford to gain No. 2 position in the American market. The biggest reason behind this is that buyers are flocking to smaller, more fuel efficient cars. GM and Ford made a bet on SUVs and large trucks that worked very well for...
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Cars that can read your mind
We will soon be able to drive cars that will know if we’ve had a rough day or a car that can tell if we’re about to fall asleep behind the wheel. That’s the premise of a new technology being developed by scientist Peter Robinson at the University of Cambridge. Though the idea...
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Toyota Fights Back With Design
Toyota’s cars have long been the white goods of the auto world, but the automaker's been working hard to change that image. BusinessWeek has done an interview with Tokuo Fukuichi, president of Toyota's European design center, discussing what the Japanese automaker need to do to compete with...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran
