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TOKYO — Toyota Motor Corp. said Monday it has no plans to change its global sales target of 9.34 million vehicles on a group basis, despite difficulties in procuring engine parts following a deadly earthquake in Niigata Prefecture last week and continued weak domestic demand for automobiles.

TOKYO — Toyota on Monday said it has ambitious green plans for the Japanese plant that builds the Prius hybrid. The Tsutsumi plant will be "positioned as a model sustainable plant," including housing an environmental education facility for the public.

Collins & Aikman Corp. has won bankruptcy court approval to enter into a $7.5 million settlement with Toyota, a deal the liquidating auto-parts maker said would spare it the cost of additional litigation.

-Toyota Motor Corp. has decided to keep its domestic factories closed Monday after a major earthquake ravaged a key parts supplier, a news report said.

TOYOTA Motor Philippines Corp. is investing around P130 million for a display and service outlet in General Santos City with construction works now about 80 percent complete, officials said.

Toyota Canada today introduced the 2008 Toyota Highlander - the mid-sized SUV that delivers the versatility of a sport utility vehicle, plus the driving comfort and performance of a passenger car.

Charles Barker Toyota receives 2006 President's Award Charles Barker Toyota in Virginia Beach was named recipient of the 2006 Toyota Motor Sales President's Award.

Toyota is sticking with its global sales target for this year.

Toyota doesn’t expect plug-in hybrid cars to be a huge success until battery performance doubles. The Japanese auto maker doesn’t even see a significant market that would purchase a plug-in hybrid as of yet.

Toyota reaffirmed on Monday its global sales target of 9.34 million vehicles for this year despite worries about plant closures and a sluggish market in Japan.

Toyota is holding unchanged its global sales target of 9.34 million vehicles for this year despite worries about plant closures and a sluggish market in Japan, the company president said Monday.

Toyota reaffirmed on Monday its global sales target of 9.34 million vehicles for this year despite worries about plant closures and a sluggish market in Japan.

LONDON, July 23 (newratings.com) - Toyota Motor Corp ( TOM.ETR ), Japan's leading automaker, Monday announced that it will resume partial domestic production on Tuesday.

Toyota to restart production at some plants Tuesday

Tokyo July 23, 2007; TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announced today that it plans to soon initiate "sustainable plant" activities aimed at increasing the sustainability of its production operations.

Tokyo July 23, 2007; TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announced today that, starting with new models to be launched shortly, all of its new passenger vehicle models in Japan would come standard with side-impact-reducing SRS (Supplemental Restraint System) side airbags for front seats and SRS curtain shield airbags.

TOKYO (Thomson Financial) - Japan's Toyota Motor Corp ( Nachrichten ) said Monday production of around 55,000 vehicles has been affected as a result of a temporary shutdown in its operations in the wake of last week's powerful earthquake.

TOKYO (AFP) - Japan's top automaker Toyota Motor Corp.

Tokyo - Toyota Motor Corp will reduce its domestic output by some 55,000 units due to a powerful earthquake that led the company to suspend its production last week, corporate officials said Monday. The Japanese automaker, which recently became the w...

TOKYO (AP) - Toyota is holding unchanged its global sales target at 9.34 million vehicles, although there are worries about the sluggish Japanese market, the company president said Monday.

Toyota Motor Corp. said it would resume partial production on Tuesday after it had suspended all work at its domestic car and parts plants, as well as those as affiliates, from late Thursday last week.

TOKYO: Japan's top automaker Toyota Motor Corp. said Monday it will resume some of its domestic production on Tuesday as a key parts supplier restarted a plant hit by last week's earthquake.

Toyota Motor Corp. <7203.T> expects to lose 55,000 units of vehicle production through the stoppage of most of its domestic factories through Tuesday after last week's earthquake in Japan, President Katsuaki Watanabe said on Monday.

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TOKYO, July 23 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp. President Katsuaki Watanabe said on Monday a 10 percent operating profit margin was an appropriate longer-term target in light of the need for aggressive spending on research and development.

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Toyota Motor Corp. (7203.T) expects to lose 55,000 units of vehicle production through the stoppage of most of its domestic factories through Tuesday after last week's earthquake in Japan, President Katsuaki Watanabe said on Monday.

Toyota Motor Corp. engines. Japan's top automaker said Monday it will resume some of its domestic production on Tuesday as a key parts supplier re-started a plant hit by last week's earthquake

TOKYO (AFP) - Japan's top automaker Toyota Motor Corp. said Monday it will resume some of its domestic production on Tuesday as a key parts supplier re-started a plant hit by last week's earthquake.

_ Toyota Motor Corp. will resume partial production Tuesday at its domestic plants after a suspension following a major quake in Niigata Prefecture that damaged a component supplier, company officials said.

TOKYO, July 23 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp. said it would resume partial production on Tuesday after it had suspended all work at its domestic car and parts plants, as well as those as affiliates, from late Thursday last week.

Kawasaki’s James Stewart picked up his first win in a tiebreaker at the Toyota Trucks Pro Motocross Nationals Presented by Division 7, round seven of the AMA Toyota Motocross Championship Presented...

HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Asian indexes were mixed Monday, with Chinese shares rising sharply despite monetary tightening measures by its central bank, while Japanese shares suffered losses led by exporters such as Canon Inc. and Toyota Motor Corp. after a sharp fall on Wall Street.

Toyota is holding unchanged its global sales target at 9.34 million vehicles, although there are worries about the sluggish Japanese market, the company president said Monday.

Bangalore, July 22 Toyota’s new Corolla, which is set to be launched in Thailand in December, is expected to be launched in India late next year.

There were double retirements at Silverstone on Sunday for both Scuderia Toro Rosso and Toyota. Toro Rosso: Tonio Liuzzi: Yet another retirement through a mechanical failure with the gearbox.

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European GP - Toyota - Race Toyota left its home race at the Nurburgring empty handed after a dramatic but disappointing European Grand Prix...

TOYOTA Motor Philippines Corp. is investing around P130 million for a display and service outlet in General Santos City with construction works now about 80 percent complete, officials said.

Kawasaki’s Timmy Ferry set the fastest lap time in today’s AMA Motocross class qualifying at the Toyota Trucks Pro Motocross Nationals Presented by Division 7, round seven of the 12-race AMA Toyota...

TOKYO (Thomson Financial) - Toyota Motor Corp said production at 12 domestic plants will remain suspended on Monday, as it still faces difficulty procuring engine parts from Riken Corp which was forced to halt output due to damage caused by a major earthquake on July 16, the Nikkei reported on Sunday.

BOONEVILLE - In preparation for training future workers at the Toyota manufacturing plant to be built west of Tupelo, two machine tool and die technology instructors from Northeast Mississippi Community College recently completed a specialized course in Georgetown, Ky.

Top ten for Toyota duo, but neither Jarno Trulli or Ralf Schumacher completely satisfied.

Toyota was disappointed despite getting both cars into the top ten in Germany.

Toyota announced pricing on its 2008 Camry and Camry Hybrid today.

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Toyota drivers Jarno Trulli and Ralf Schumacher are hopeful of a strong European Grand Prix after both men qualifying in the top ten.

Panasonic Toyota Racing is looking forward to a positive home result in the European Grand Prix at the Nurburgring after Jarno Trulli and Ralf Schumacher qualified in the top 10 today.

TORRANCE, Calif., July 20 -- Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., announced manufacturer's suggested retail prices (MSRP) today for the 2008 Camry and Camry Hybrid.

_ Toyota Motor Corp. will continue to suspend automobile production at its domestic plants on Monday amid a disruption of parts supplies from Riken Corp. whose facilities were damaged by a devastating quake in Niigata Prefecture last Monday, company officials said Saturday.

Toyota’s gas-electric hybrid Prius recently nudged its way up from a fifth place finish last year to become the best-selling car in the Silicon Valley.

Toyota's gas-electric hybrid Prius recently nudged its way up from a fifth place finish last year to become the best-selling new car in the Silicon Valley.

July 20 (Bloomberg) -- Toyota Motor Corp., the world's largest seller of gasoline-electric autos, is lowering the base price of the Camry Hybrid sedan by $1,000 as U.S. tax incentives are phased out.

Toyota Motor Corp. has decided to keep its domestic factories closed Monday after a major earthquake ravaged a key parts supplier, a news report said Saturday.

NAGOYA (Kyodo) The Toyota Motor Corp. group became the world's top automobile seller for the January-June period for the first time ever, outdoing General Motors Corp. of the United States, according... Read more ...

Eco-conscious motorists helped make the Toyota Prius the top-selling car in Silicon Valley.

SAN JOSE, Calif. Eco-conscious motorists helped make the Toyota Prius the top-selling car in Silicon Valley.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Toyota's gas-electric hybrid Prius recently nudged its way up from a fifth place finish last year to become the best-selling car in the Silicon Valley.

Toyota retained its lead for the first half of the year as the two companies jostle for the title of world?s biggest automaker.

General Motors moved ahead of Toyota in second quarter global sales but Toyota retained its lead for the first half of the year, it was reported Friday. Figures and sales growth indicate Toyota could overtake GM as the No. 1 automaker, a title the America...

General Motors moved ahead of Toyota in second quarter global sales but Toyota retained its lead for the first half of the year, it was reported Friday.

General Motors moved ahead of Toyota in second quarter global sales but Toyota retained its lead for the first half of the year, it was reported Friday.Figures and sales growth indicate Toyota could overtake GM as the No. 1 automaker, a title the American company has held for 76 years, The Wall Street Journal said. But, that title can be determined only after the full year is tallied.Toyota said ...

For the 2008 model year, the Toyota Matrix returns in two trim levels and several special options packages, including the edgy TRD (Toyota Racing Development) Special Edition package.

Royal Moore Toyota and Performance Mobility invite the public to a presentation on adaptive mobility equipment solutions for Toyota vehicles from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, July 21, at Royal Moore Toyota, 1415 SE River Road, in Hillsboro.

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Panasonic Toyota Racing hit the track at the Nurburgring today with two 90-minute practice sessions for the European Grand Prix. With the team's factory only an hour's drive away in Cologne, Toyota is the local team and both Ralf Schumacher and Jarno Trulli have plenty of experience of the Nurburgring.

General Motors Corp. pulled ahead of Toyota Motor Corp. in global sales for the second quarter of 2007 but remained No. 2 for the first half of the year, according to preliminary figures released by the rival automakers. GM said Thursday it sold 2.41...

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Associated Press - July 20, 2007 9:44 AM ET TOKYO (AP) - In the quarter just completed, Toyota slipped behind General Motors in global sales. The Japanese automaker does retain its lead for the...

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Toyota slipped behind General Motors in global sales in the second quarter but retained its lead for the first-half of the year, numbers showed Friday, as the two companies jostle for the title world’s biggest automaker.

LONDON, July 20 (newratings.com) - Toyota Motor Corporation ( TOM.ETR ) Friday announced that its first half unit sales rose 8% worldwide.

Toyota says it sold 2.37 million vehicles worldwide in the second quarter, slipping behind GM's 2.41 million cars.

GM has surpassed Toyota in global sales for the second quarter of the year but still remains in the number two spot for the first six months.

Toyota has released information on the 2008 Toyota Highlander. What do you think? Stud or dud? Read Article

TOKYO — Toyota slipped behind General Motors in global sales in the second quarter but retained its lead for the first half of the year, numbers showed Friday, as the two companies jostle for the title of world's biggest auto aker.

TOKYO (AP) - In the quarter just completed, Toyota slipped behind General Motors in global sales. The Japanese automaker does retain its lead for the first-half of the year.

TOKYO -- Toyota slipped behind General Motors in global sales in the second quarter but retained its lead for the first half of the year, numbers showed Friday, as the two companies...

General Motors narrowed the global auto sales gap with Toyota in the second quarter, outselling Japan's #1 car maker, after Toyota topped GM for the first time ever in Q1. During the first half of the year, Toyota sold 4.72 million cars to GM's 4.67.

Toyota slipped behind General Motors in global sales in the second quarter but retained its lead for the first half of the year.

The General Motors (GM) logo is seen at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, 2005. General Motors regained the rank of world number one for the second quarter of 2007, outselling Toyota Motor, but its Japanese rival came out on top for the first half of the year.

Val Lindow thought she heard an explosion Thursday morning at her usually quiet bungalow at the bottom of Peregrine Road, on Gifford Drive. Little did she know that a beige Toyota Corolla had smashed into the front of her living room window.

Tokyo - Japan's automobile group Toyota Motor Corp surpassed US auto giant General Motors Corp to become the world's top automobile seller during the January-June period, the company said Friday. Sales for Toyota group in the first six months increas...

The logos of General Motors and Toyota. General Motors regained the rank of world number one for the second quarter of 2007, outselling Toyota Motor, but its Japanese rival came out on top for the first half of the year.

TOKYO, July 20 (Reuters) - Toyota Finance Australia will offer NZ$879 million ($698 million) in two-year uridashi bonds, documents filed with Japanese financial authorities show.

A prototype hybrid car that can be recharged using an ordinary home electric outlet could be on streets as early as this month, sources said Wednesday.

Global sales at Japanese carmaker Toyota are briefly overtaken by rival General Motors, figures show.

Global sales at Japanese carmaker Toyota are briefly overtaken by rival General Motors, figures show.

NBT Toyota emerged as champions in the just-concluded FBCB All-Filipino Mix Handicap Bowling Tournament 1st Conference 2007 Class 'A' division while the Philippine Embassy bowling team bagged the Class 'B' category and LYL Bowlers won the best uniform award.

Toyota says it fell behind General Motors in global sales for the second quarter of 2007 but led for the first half of

DETROIT -- General Motors Corp. pulled ahead of Toyota Motor Corp. in global sales for the second quarter of 2007 but remained No. 2 for the first half of the year, according to...

TOKYO (Thomson Financial) - Toyota Motor Corp. was the world's best selling automaker in the first half of the year, overtaking US rival General Motors, figures from the Japanese automaker showed Friday.

BANGKOK, July 20 (Reuters) - The Thai leasing unit of Toyota Motor Corp plans to sell up to 2 billion baht ($60 million) of bonds next month to raise funds for lending, fund managers said on Friday.

_ Toyota Motor Corp. became the world's top seller of automobiles in the January-June period, topping General Motors Corp. of the United States, according to sales data released Friday by the Japanese automaker.

July 20 (Bloomberg) -- Toyota Motor Corp. surpassed General Motors Corp. in sales of cars and trucks in the first six months of 2007, as it closes in on ending GM's 76-year reign as the world's biggest automaker.

Yet another house was looted in Gurgaon in the wee hours on Thursday. According to the police, the unidentified miscreants made away with booty worth several lakhs of rupees. A Toyota Corolla parked outside the house was a part of the loot. Police sources said that the house, situated in the posh DLF city, Phase III, belonged to an NRI, Kumar C Nandi. Police officials said that Nandi, 60, is a ...

A Toyota Corolla crashed into a Gifford Drive home in Ennismore early Thursday morning. The accident occurred at 8:45 a.m. when the car slide through an intersection into the house.

Toyota Motor Co. said it sold 2.366 million vehicles worldwide in the April-June period, falling behind General Motors Corp. for the quarter.

"Quiet, roomy, comfortable, safe, reasonably good on gas - and absolutely reliable." What things have gone wrong with the car?

Toyota Motor Co. will obtain permission from Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport by the end of July for the testing of a prototype plug-in Prius on public roads.

WEST LAFAYETTE - After two on-campus games, the Purdue basketball team will face Iowa State in the third game of the 2007 Findlay Toyota Las Vegas

TOYOTA last month reached No. 1 position in the South Australian motor vehicle sales market for the first time.

NEW YORK -- Some of the newest exchange-traded funds seem to resemble their predecessors about as much as a svelte Toyota Camry looks like a lumbering Model T.

The $40,000 blue Chevy Silverado pickup that Justin Crenshaw bought last month in Oklahoma City had one built-in feature that Kent Hickman's new Toyota Tundra lacked: the health-care tab for retired factory workers.

NEW YORK — Some of the newest exchange-traded funds seem to resemble their predecessors about as much as a svelte Toyota Camry looks like a lumbering Model T.

The Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi plant is scheduled to open in 2010, an official said Wednesday. When Toyota announced in February that it was building a $1.3 billion plant to build the Highlander sport utility vehicle, officials said they hoped to open the plant “by 2010.”

Toyota Motor Co said it will halt production at all its factories in Japan for the rest of the week due to quake-induced damage at a major parts supplier.

Toyota Motor Corp., taking advantage of the yen's persistent weakness, will try to make Japan an export centre to meet growing demand for automobiles in small markets around the world, a senior company executive was quoted as saying by the Wall Street Journal.

An earthquake that killed at least 10 people and ravaged a nuclear plant also caused damage at one of Japan's major auto parts suppliers, forcing the country's top car makers to halt production for the next few days.

Toyota will halt production at all its factories in Japan because of quake-induced damage at a key parts supplier.

TOKYO - Japanese automakers, including No. 1 Toyota Motor Corp., called production halts today at factories in Japan because of quake damage at a major parts supplier.

TOKYO Toyota Motor Corp. said today it will halt production at all its factories in Japan for the rest of the week due to quake-induced damage at a major parts supplier. The temporary closure of auto parts maker Riken Corp.'s plant at Kashiwazaki city, near the epicenter of Monday's magnitude 6.8 quake, was forcing the halt, Toyota spokesman Paul Nolasco said.

Japanese automakers, including No. 1 Toyota Motor Corp., called production halts Wednesday at factories in Japan because of quake damage at a major parts supplier.

The temporary closure of auto parts maker Riken Corp.'s plant at Kashiwazaki city, near the epicenter of Monday's magnitude 6.8 quake, was forcing the halt, Toyota spokesman Paul Nolasco said.

Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday it will halt production at all its factories in Japan for the rest of the week due to quake-induced damage at a major parts supplier.

THE VILLAGES — Phillips Toyota rallied from a 10-9 deficit to score six runs in the seventh inning for a 15-12 victory over Southern Lifestyles Tuesday in the Mid Florida 55s League at Saddlebrook Softball Complex.

Toyota Motor Co. is halting production at all its factories in Japan due to earthquake-induced damage at a major parts supplier.

TOKYO - Toyota Motor Corp. said today it will halt production at all its factories in Japan for the rest of the week due to quake-induced damage at a major parts supplier.

Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday it will halt production at all its factories in Japan for the rest of the week due to

Toyota Motor Co. says it will temporarily halt production at all its factories in Japan due to quake-induced damage at major parts supplier.

TOKYO, July 18 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp. said it would suspend production at all 12 of its directly owned Japanese car and parts factories for half a day on Thursday and all day on Friday due to difficulties getting supplies from a supplier that was hit by an earthquake ...

All new from overnight, Charlotte Mecklenburg police are investigating a shooting at a Petro Express just north of center city. No one was hit when the shooter shot out the back window of a Toyota Camry on Graham street.

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Associated Press - July 18, 2007 3:05 AM ET BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (AP) - A woman crashed her Toyota Corolla into a U.S. Post Office in Binghamton, leaving a 5-foot hole in the wall.

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Spy photographers again caught the 2008 Toyota Sequoia out testing, and this time the photos revealed much more than heavily camouflaged styling. Most noteworthy is the switch to an independent rear suspension, which replaces the solid live axle setup in the current Sequoia.

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Spy photographers again caught the 2008 Toyota Sequoia out testing, and this time the photos revealed much more than heavily camouflaged styling. Most noteworthy is the switch to an independent rear suspension, which replaces the solid live axle setup in the current Sequoia.

The owner of the Toyota Hilux which is linked to Michael Wallace, who is accused of murdering German backpacker Birgit Brauer, has today given evidence at his Taranaki trial.

SINGAPORE, July 18 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp. , taking advantage of the yen's persistent weakness, will try to make Japan an export centre to meet growing demand for automobiles in small markets around the world, a senior company executive was quoted as saying by the Wall Street Journal.

A Green Country man will soon be featured in a commercial for the Toyota Tundra. Mike Avant recently purchased the 2007 truck and was chosen from 6,000 new truck owners to be featured in a television commercial. The commercial will show Avant using the truck in a tractor pull and to haul hay and cattle.

The 2007 SEMA Show in Las Vegas is not for another three and a half months, but Toyota is getting its ducks in a row preparing for what promises to be a big week in Sin City for the Japanese automaker. It's unveiling not one, not two, but three vehicles at SEMA, including the all-new 2009 Corolla.

Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour says his state can expect to land about five major automotive suppliers for the new Toyota plant in Blue Springs.

Sightseers looking to drive around the Toyota plant site near Blue Springs, and even nearby residents attempting to take their usual shortcut to the interstate, will find themselves stopped by security officers throughout the rest of the construction phase of the project, according to Chad Wages, project/engineering manager for Mississippi Major Economic Impact Authority, who monitors the Toyota ...

JACKSON - Gov. Haley Barbour and state industrial development chief Gray Swoope are urging north and east Mississippi communities located near automotive manufacturers to act quickly in soliciting suppliers to their areas.

Gov. Haley Barbour says Mississippi can expect to land about five major automotive suppliers for the Toyota plant in Blue Springs in northeast Mississippi.

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- On Craigslist, you can find a 1991 Toyota Corolla, tickets to a Ryan Adams concert, or a date with a "full-figure Portuguese woman." You can also find clues about the next company preparing to go public.

Daily Journal business editor Dennis Seid will be viewing and test driving the 2008 Toyota Highlander Wednesday. Find out more inside now.

Associated Press - July 17, 2007 9:54 AM ET JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Governor Haley Barbour says Mississippi can expect to land about five major automotive suppliers for the Toyota plant in Blue...

JACKSON, Miss. Gov. Haley Barbour says he will promote sites in east and north Mississippi to automotive companies expected to come to the South to provide parts to the Toyota plant under construction in Blue Springs.

JACKSON - North Mississippi communities hoping to land a supplier for the new Toyota manufacturing plant should be ready to act quickly, Gov. Haley Barbour said Monday.

Governor Haley Barbour says Mississippi can expect to land about five major automotive suppliers for the Toyota plant in Blue Springs in northeast Mississippi and establish a network of dozens...

Struggling Japanese manufacturer determined to avenge disappointing recent run with strong showing in front of home fans.

A Spring man died after losing control of his speeding Toyota Celica in the 20700 block of Cypresswood Monday, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Department.

Results Sunday of the sixth round of the AMA Toyota Motocross Championship at the Unadilla Valley Sports Center in New Berlin.

According to newspaper reports, Japanese car maker Toyota Motor Corporation is considering combining the manufacturing operations of its allies Hino Motors and Isuzu Motors in the US.

Belmont is beginning to flex its muscle in a way that might seem surprising. The city's leaders have proposed banning smoking within the city limits, voted to waive all permit fees for solar-panel installations, and even discussed giving residents free swimming lessons if they buy a clean-burning hybrid like a Toyota Prius.

Ralf Schumacher was born into racing and, as he heads into his home race this weekend, the Toyota driver retains his youthful love of speed, even in his tenth year of Formula One racing.

TOP JOCKEY, Frankie Dettori, whipped race goers into pledging £30,000 for a new car at the annual Royal Windsor Charity Race Evening.

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Automakers say reducing that expense would cut Japanese automakers' advantage. The $40,000 blue Chevy Silverado pickup that Justin Crenshaw bought last month in Oklahoma City had one built-in component that Kent Hickman's new Toyota Tundra lacked: the health-care tab for retired factory workers.

Mississippi can expect to land about five major automotive suppliers for the Toyota plant in Blue Springs and establish a network of dozens more second- and third-tier parts and service providers in the next couple of years.

A Morristown man was killed early yesterday morning when his Toyota 4Runner rear-ended a tractor-trailer on Route 287 in Bedminster, police said.

A Morristown man was killed early yesterday morning when his Toyota 4Runner rear-ended a tractor-trailer on Route 287 in Bedmin ster, police said.

Lumberton police Officer William Reed was walking along the median of Interstate 95 when he saw the Toyota sedan speeding toward him. There was nothing the he could do.

The Toyota of Knoxville team wins the first ever Pilot Rocky Top Basketball League championship.

July 17 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks fell for a second day, led by Japanese electricity producers and insurers after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck northwest Japan, damaging a nuclear reactor operated by Tokyo Electric Power Co.

A spokesman of the Georgia State Patrol Post 10 confirmed the driver of a 1999 International Tractor Trailer driven by Charlie Josey Jr., 57 of Richland collided with a 1990 Toyota Camry driven by Jessica Thomas, 21 of Americus at 12:46 p.m.

July 17 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks fell for a second day, led by Japanese electricity producers and insurers after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck northwest Japan, damaging a nuclear reactor operated by Tokyo Electric Power Co.

TOKYO, July 17 - A slightly stronger yen weighed on auto shares such as Toyota Motor Corp. on Tuesday, pushing the Nikkei average down 0.29 percent, while higher oil prices helped INPEX Holdings Inc. and other energy issues.

TOKYO, July 17 (Reuters) - A slightly stronger yen weighed on auto shares such as Toyota Motor Corp. on Tuesday, pushing the Nikkei average down 0.29 percent, while higher oil prices helped INPEX Holdings Inc. and other energy issues.

Dale Jarrett, who moved to Michael Waltrip Racing's start-up Toyota team after 12 years with Robert Yates Racing and Ford, is suffering through the worst season of a career that dates to 1984.

A Toyota Highlander crashed into West Side home on Monday evening.

"(I drive) a Toyota hybrid and it's great... It goes like stink, it's plenty fast." Rocker JON BON JOVI likes his environmentally-friendly car.

State officials expect Toyota suppliers to start announcing plant sites within the next six months.

The University of Mississippi plans to open a Japanese Saturday school for children whose families are moving from Japan to work at a Toyota plant in Blue Springs.

Toyota Engineering and Manufacturing North America plans an informational meeting Friday in Jackson for minority contractors and suppliers looking to do business with the company as it builds its Blue Springs plant.

Clutch thrust bearing and oil seal rings were bad, replaced at 336.000km. Stuck/stuck hydraulic valve lifter on the exhaust side, runs fine apart from the noise.

I just bought it Thursday night at Greens' Toyota in Lexington, Kentucky. The sales man checked it over and said 'only one thing was wrong a light was burned out and we changed it.'

Property at the former location of Country Manor Apar-tments on South Morrison will be constructed into a new Durham Toyota dealership. The cost of the facility has not yet been determined, but construction will start by the end of the year.

Jeff Louder (Health Net-Maxxis) outsprinted Phil Zajicek (Navigators) and Chris Baldwin (Toyota-United) to the Summit Lodge on Mont Bachelor to win the Stage 5: Pacific Power-Cascade Lakes Road Race.

WHEN the first-generation Toyota Vios was launched in 2003, pop princess-turned-freak show Britney Spears served as its endorser in various Asian markets. This, after Brad Pitt had shaken our bon-bons by peddling the Corolla Altis.

Panasonic Toyota Racing is on home ground this weekend for the European Grand Prix at the Nurburgring, which is located only around an hour's drive away from the team's factory in Cologne, Germany.

Hybrid Toyota Supra Wins Tokachi 24-Hour Race!

Now that the US market is finally beginning to realize the benefits of diesel engines, one of the largest suppliers of diesel fuel injection systems, Siemens VDO, is predicting that sales of the oil-burners in the US will reach 867,000 units by 2012. This is up from an estimated 653,000 diesels this year.

SPARTA, Ky. - Ted Musgrave was feeling the same thing 33 other drivers felt Saturday night at the Kentucky Speedway. Musgrave and the rest of the field for the Built Ford Tough 225 were helpless to do anything about Mike Skinner beyond praying for divine intervention.

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An Alexandria man who died Saturday evening in a head-on collision was likely not wearing his seatbelt, police say. Pascal St-Louis, 33, died after his 1996 Toyota Tercel collided with another car on County Road 34, just south of Green Valley.

European GP - Toyota - Preview Toyota is on home ground this weekend for the European Grand Prix at the Nurburgring, which is located only around an hour’s drive away from the team’s factory in Cologne, Germany...

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What things have gone wrong with the car? Overheating. Not-so-cool air-con. Frequent timing adjustments.

NEW BERLIN _ Ben Townley did just enough to get by Sunday at the Unadilla Valley Sports Center. Townley won the opening moto in the Lites Division and finished third in the second to earn the overall title at the AMA Toyota Motocross Championship.

NEW BERLIN _ Kevin Windham picked up the pieces Sunday afternoon at Unadilla Valley Sports Center. Windham won his 28th career national pro race as he earned the first moto en route to the overall title at the sixth stop of the AMA Toyota Motocross Championship.

The 34th annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach set for April 18 to 20, 2008, is adding another attraction: Green Power Prix-View.

Pop singer Beyonce Knowles has a new scheme for her fans-donate food for the hungry, and win a chance to meet the superstar, according to ANI. Beyonce has collaborated with her friend Pastor Rudy Rasmus, a minister in her native Houston in Texas, to launch a food drive before her concert at the Toyota Centre in her hometown on Saturday. The first 1,000 fans to donate non-perishable foot items ...

The University of Mississippi plans to open a Japanese Saturday school for children whose families are moving from Japan to work at a Toyota plant that is being built in Blue Springs.

PLATTSBURGH -- Pursuing his first BASS tournament victory since 2004, Timmy Horton of Muscle Shoals, Ala., padded his lead Saturday in the Bassmaster Elite Series Champion's Choice presented by Toyota Tundra on Lake Champlain by boating 18 pounds, 8 ounces of largemouth bass.

In name alone, the Beyoncé Experience Tour evokes a multisensory mission. It's no surprise, then, that the Saturday night stop at Toyota Center featured generous helpings of glitter, glamour and gyrating. But for a few moments, early in the two-plus hours of performance, Beyoncé beamed like a high school homecoming queen.

By the numbers Lafayette County population: 36,760 (2005 est.) Oxford population: 19,000 (2007 est.)

BUILT FORD TOUGH 225 RESULTS (Saturday night at Sparta, Ky.) (Car no.), Make Laps, Money 1. (4) Mike Skinner, Toyota-----150, $86,425 2. (7) Travis Kvapil, Ford--------------------150, $56,475 3. (8) T. Musgrave, Toyota---------------------150, $39,700 4. (1) R. Mathews, Toyota------------------------150, $29,175

The Associated Press OXFORD — The University of Mississippi plans to open a Japanese Saturday school for children whose families are moving from Japan to work at a Toyota plant that is being built in Blue Springs.

Jerry Toliver and the ROCKSTAR Energy Drink Toyota Solara Funny Car team really earned their first POWERade Series round victory in the Mopar Mile-High Nationals at Bandimere Speedway Sunday.

A man has died after the vehicle he was driving veered off a road and rolled in the NSW central west. The man was travelling north on the Newell Highway, 20km north of Coonabarabran, when his Toyota Hilux utility veered off the road and rolled before coming to rest on its roof, police said.

JOLIET, ILL. - Zephyrhills' David Reutimann had a car that handled to his liking in Sunday's USG Sheetrock 400, but he only got to drive it 46 laps. His day ended with an apparent dropped cylinder in the No. 00 Toyota.

JOLIET, Ill. -- With rumors continuing to swirl that the Gibbs team is considering a switch from Chevrolet to Toyota, J.D. Gibbs said Sunday that team officials are continuing to negotiate a contract extension with General Motors but the...

Burien Toyota Service Department promoted Jana Ferrell and Cassandra Wise to Fast Lane service managers and appointed Elizabeth Valenzuela to service department manager.

Jeremy Mayfield started the race 20th in the No. 36 360 OTC Camry and ended up 26th. Michael Waltrip finished 30th after qualifying 28th in the No. 55 NAPA Camry. Dave Blaney started 15th in the No. 22 Caterpillar Camry and crossed the finish line 40th.