- 09/13/2007 01:13:30
SHAH ALAM: Miyazu (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, a unit of Proton Holdings Bhd, wants to be a key stamping dies and parts supplier for Toyota Auto Body Malaysia (TABM) and Toyota Group globally from its newly-set up plant in Shah Alam, Selangor.
- 09/12/2007 22:43:24
NEW YORK — Toyota Motor Corp. next year will launch the first model manufactured under its new "Value Innovation" design process that attacks unnecessary costs at the very earliest stages of development.
- 09/12/2007 19:31:09
Japanese automobile manufacturer Toyota Motor expects its European sales to grow 5-10% in 2009, Reuters has reported quoting a company executive.
- 09/12/2007 19:13:44
NEW YORK — Toyota Motor Corp. next year will launch the first model manufactured under its new "Value Innovation" design process that attacks unnecessary costs at the very earliest stages of development.
- 09/12/2007 17:07:22
KOTA BARU: Toyota will launch an upgraded version of its Altis model next year in Malaysia as part of efforts to boost its market presence.
- 09/12/2007 08:31:37
After a near-total destruction of the dealership by a tornado in April of 2006, Ron Hibbard Toyota will celebrate a grand opening of a new dealership facility on September 13 at 5 p.m.
- 09/12/2007 08:13:24
FRANKFURT, Germany — Toyota calls its new iQ "the intelligent solution to urban transport." We call it just plain cute. Unveiled today at the 2007 Frankfurt Auto Show , the ultra-compact iQ, which Toyota bills as the world's smallest four-passenger concept car, squares off directly with Volkswagen's up!.
- 09/12/2007 07:09:37
In a keynote session on October 3, reliability experts from Toyota will participate in a special hour-long panel discussion. These leaders will share their views and insights on lean manufacturing, Toyota, the development of global facilities control plant management requirements and the development of technical skill advancement strategies for the next generation of Toyota technicians. August 9, ...
- 09/12/2007 05:56:54
MIYAZU (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Proton Holdings Bhd, has gained the confidence of Toyota Auto Body Malaysia (TABM) to supply 29 stamping components for one of the world’s largest automobile manufacturer operations in this country.
- 09/12/2007 03:53:12
Despite reports of disappointing sales numbers, Toyota's British-build Auris hatchback is exceeding its targets according to the company's European chief.
- 09/12/2007 03:38:16
Toyota Motor Europe (TME) is content with the size and scope of its European manufacturing footprint and has expansion plans only in Russia, a top executive has said.
- 09/12/2007 02:34:17
BANGKOK, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp. , the world's biggest automaker, plans to produce small, fuel-efficient cars at its Thai plant, a Thai executive said on Wednesday.
- 09/12/2007 02:34:17
BANGKOK, Sept 12 - Toyota Motor Corp. , the world's biggest automaker, plans to produce small, fuel-efficient cars at its Thai plant, a Thai executive said on Wednesday.
- 09/12/2007 01:55:08
The world's biggest automakers, GM and Toyota, have taken different routes so far to developing cleaner vehicles but agree there is no one way to achieving lower fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.
- 09/12/2007 01:07:27
Executives at Toyota's manufacturing complex in Georgetown defended it as a "great place to work" in responding to a series of work-force concerns brought by a social justice group keen on unionizing the plant's workforce. The three-page letter takes issue with the recommendations offered last month by Kentucky Jobs With Justice. Those recommendations, which included the treatment of temporary ...
- 09/12/2007 00:24:40
How do you feel the test session went for TRD and the teams? "We are very happy with the progress we were able to make here at the test session -- the two days of both drafting and single-car sessions proved valuable for our teams as well as TRD (Toyota Racing Development).
- 09/11/2007 21:24:05
Y ou're wondering how much time it will take Joe Gibbs Racing to get back up to speed after switching to Toyota next year and whether Tony Stewart will go two or three years without winning a race.
- 09/11/2007 21:22:00
CEO of Toyota Europe Tadashi Arashima (C), Toyota's chief of global design Wahei Hirai (L), and the executive vice President of Toyota Europe Thierry Dombreval (R) pose with Toyota's new IQ concept car on display during its world premiere at the 62nd International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt.
- 09/11/2007 19:58:28
The Toyota iQ concept car take the idea of compact city motoring to new levels for the most popular car brand in Australia. While it’s a long way from dealerships the Toyota iQ is an idea of what the future could hold for city motoring.
- 09/11/2007 19:40:44
FRANKFURT, Germany — Toyota calls its new iQ "the intelligent solution to urban transport." We call it just plain cute. Unveiled today at the 2007 Frankfurt Auto Show , the ultra-compact iQ, which Toyota bills as the world's smallest four-passenger concept car, squares off directly with Volkswagen's up!.
- 09/11/2007 17:54:04
Sept. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese stocks may advance after U.S. shares rallied on speculation economic growth there will be sustained. Toyota Motor Corp. may climb.
- 09/11/2007 16:15:25
The announcement of the 2009 opening of the Toyota Boshoku plant in Itawamba County has raised a lot of questions about how Itawamba County attracted the company to this area and how it will affect the way of life here.
- 09/11/2007 16:05:42
The announcement of the 2009 opening of the Toyota Boshoku plant in Itawamba County has raised a lot of questions about how Itawamba County attracted the company to this area and how it will affect the way of life here.
- 09/11/2007 12:45:33
Toyota unveiled the iQ concept car for urban use. The iQ is even a bit shorter than the also today unveiled Volkswagen Up!. The iQ gives 3-4 persons space and measures a very short 2.98m. The width of the small car is 1,68m.
- 09/11/2007 11:33:58
The Toyota iQ concept, unveiled today at the Frankfurt Motor Show, marks a step change in small car design, challenging conventional thinking by being small, yet spacious and high in premium quality features.
- 09/11/2007 10:50:54
Governor Jim Doyle says he had a far-reaching discussion with the chairman of Toyota Motor Corporation while in Japan for a trade mission.
- 09/11/2007 10:34:07
Toyota Motor Corp. management said it uses incentives on its Tundra pickup because most full-size truck buyers owe much more on their current vehicles than they are worth, according to a note issued today by Bear Stearns auto analyst Peter Nesvold.
- 09/11/2007 10:22:48
Toyota revealed its new ultra-compact concept, IQ, at the Frankfurt Motor Show today. As reported before Toyota is looking to launch a small urban car within in the next two years and the IQ is a concept study of that car.
- 09/11/2007 10:13:58
The answer is blowing in the wind. Bob Jackson, president of Jackson’s Toyota, is a firm believer in finding ways to conserve energy.
- 09/11/2007 10:08:25
Toyota is close to completing a GBP40m refurbishment of its car factory in Burnaston, Derbyshire which was opened almost 15 years ago.
- 09/11/2007 09:23:56
Volkswagen AG plans to introduce 12 new models over the next three years as Europe's largest carmaker seeks to boost sales 33 percent and challenge Japan's Toyota Motor Corp., Bloomberg News reported today.
- 09/11/2007 09:22:43
The answer is blowing in the wind. Bob Jackson, president of Jackson’s Toyota, is a firm believer in finding ways to conserve energy.
- 09/11/2007 09:17:41
Associated Press - September 11, 2007 11:15 AM ET MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Governor Jim Doyle says he had a far-reaching discussion with the chairman of Toyota Motor Corporation while in Japan for...
- 09/11/2007 08:29:58
The Bakery, Jakarta sent us to unleash-yourself.com for some subsite-ribbing fun. Word on the street is that this is a campaign for the Toyota Rush mini SUV. But after clicking on both the High and Low Bandwidth options, little...
- 09/11/2007 08:23:13
VW boss Martin Winterkorn said in Frankfurt that the the groups worldwide deliveries will rise to 8 million vehicles in 2010 from a record 6 million vehicles this year.
- 09/11/2007 06:57:04
Belgian GP - Toyota - Preview : After a disappointing Italian Grand Prix at Monza, Panasonic Toyota Racing heads to another historic venue for the Belgian Grand Prix this weekend.
- 09/11/2007 06:44:37
SANTA MONICA, Calif.----Inside Line, Edmunds.com's high-speed online car magazine, today announced that the 2007 Toyota RAV4 won the latest comparison test of compact crossovers, which is described in full at 2007 - 2008 Compact Crossovers Comparison Test. .
- 09/11/2007 05:10:22
FRANKFURT (Thomson Financial) - Toyota Motor Corp aims to increase unit sales in Europe, helped by demand from eastern Europe, European head Tadashi Arashima said.
- 09/11/2007 04:56:55
UMW Toyota Motor Sdn Bhd will open three more 3S (sales, services and spare parts) outlets nationwide before the end of this year.
- 09/11/2007 04:03:09
Japanese giant Toyota is working on a new single-seater – but this one isn’t bound for Formula One! The maker is joining forces with electronics company Sony to produce a ‘personal mobility device’. It’s basically a hi-tech armchair on wheels, and uses the latest innovations from both firms.
- 09/11/2007 03:34:36
With its taxing corners, long straights and unpredictable weather, Spa-Francorchamps is one of the most popular circuits on the Formula One calendar. Ahead of this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix, Pascal Vasselon, Toyota’s general manager (chassis), discusses the track’s unique set-up requirements…
- 09/11/2007 03:30:07
Toyota Motor Co President Katsuaki Watanabe said that he expected a slight decline in the US auto market in 2007.
- 09/11/2007 03:24:37
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- 09/11/2007 03:04:18
KOTA BAHARU, Sept 11 (Bernama) -- UMW Toyota Motor Sdn Bhd will open three more 3S (sales, services and spare parts) outlets nationwide before the end of this year.
- 09/11/2007 02:26:08
Toyota Motor Co (7203.T) President Katsuaki Watanabe said on Tuesday he expected a slight decline in the U.S. auto market in 2007 to around 16.3 million units.
- 09/10/2007 21:24:38
What are your initial thoughts of Talladega Superspeedway? "It's very nice to finally drive around this track -- I've heard a lot about it and it is a very special race track. It drives different than any other track I have been on because you can drive wide-open all the way around.
- 09/10/2007 20:48:31
10% annual profit growth envisioned as company considers a diesel engine in the Tundra, greater penetration of Mexico market.
- 09/10/2007 20:47:57
The Toyota Motor Corporation said it might need more production capacity in China to meet demand as sales there rise at about nine times the pace of those in the United States. ?We are looking at the possibility of a new plant,? an executive vice president, Mitsuo Kinoshita, said at an investor conference in New York, without elaborating. Toyota, based in Toyota City, Japan, began building its ...
- 09/10/2007 19:03:22
The No. 27 Bill Davis Racing Toyota driven by Jacques Villeneuve, in the garage during testing on September 10, 2007 at Talladega Super Speedway in Talladega, Alabama.
- 09/10/2007 18:41:38
The exterior of the car is great. Nice aerodynamic body and the fog lamps are beautifully placed that it makes the front end more sporty looking. My first impression was that the steering is to big for this car. The seats are not that impressive just like your normal average car seat.
- 09/10/2007 18:16:10
(RTTNews) - Toyota Motor Corp says it might need to expand its manufacturing facilities in China to meet higher demand. Toyota Executive Vice President Mitsuo Kinoshita hinted at the expansion plans during a New York investor conference.
- 09/10/2007 16:52:02
Toyota is confident of retaining its leading position in hybrid cars despite growing competition, Katsuaki Watanabe, pictured August 2007, the Japanese firm's chairman, said Monday ahead of the International Motor Show (IAA).
- 09/10/2007 16:15:01
Toyota is confident of retaining its leading position in hybrid cars despite growing competition, the Japanese firm's chairman said Monday ahead of the International Motor Show (IAA) here.
- 09/10/2007 16:03:22
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- 09/10/2007 15:34:58
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - A top official at Toyota Motor Corp said on Monday that he sees 40,000 units a year as an appropriate level of initial production at the automaker's Russian factory, which is due to begin operations in December.
- 09/10/2007 15:26:57
The resignation of Jim Press, the head of Toyota Motor Corp's US unit, would probably affect its North American operations.
- 09/10/2007 14:56:57
NEW YORK, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp's North American sales chief said on Monday he expects annualized industry vehicle sales to be above 16.1 million in 2007, with the market recovering in 2008.
- 09/10/2007 13:48:33
Vann York will celebrate the opening of its new Toyota dealership at 500 Eastchester Drive on Sept. 14 at 11 a.m.
- 09/10/2007 13:08:17
Industry-wide automobile sales increased slightly in August over the same month last year, showing signs of improvement for the automotive industry, according to a spokesman for Toyota Motor Thailand Co, the country's largest automobile company.
- 09/10/2007 13:07:00
Metered-taxi operator Anupong Sampanthapong wanted to buy another car for his business. He found a used Toyota Altis at a dealer on Mahaisawan road. After checking the overall condition and test-driving the car on a busy road for about 10 minutes, he agreed to buy it for 595,000 baht.
- 09/10/2007 12:30:19
NEW YORK, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp. remains on track with the planned launch of its next-generation Prius hybrid and will not race rival General Motors Corp. to be the first to offer a rechargeable electric vehicle, executives said on Monday.
- 09/10/2007 11:06:24
Toyota Motor Corp. (7203.T) should hit its target of 5-percent U.S. sales growth this year despite a recent slowdown and building concerns about the knock-on effect of the subprime mortgage crisis, the automaker's chief financial officer said on Monday.
- 09/10/2007 11:06:06
After a disappointing Italian Grand Prix at Monza, Panasonic Toyota Racing heads to another historic venue for the Belgian Grand Prix this weekend. Spa-Francorchamps is back on the Formula 1 calendar after a one-year absence while improvements were carried out to the track and the infrastructure.
- 09/10/2007 11:05:46
Q: Spa is much loved but what are the major considerations heading there? Pascal Vasselon : In terms of race preparation, before going to Spa you always spend time on wet race strategies and the transition between wet and dry or dry and wet.
- 09/10/2007 10:09:18
NEW YORK, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp's North American sales chief on Monday said he expects annualized industry vehicle sales to come in above 16.1 million units in 2007, with the market recovering in 2008.
- 09/10/2007 08:19:39
Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Each vehicle passes a 160 pt. inspection and has warranties. www.Toyota.com
- 09/10/2007 08:00:55
Despite record sales Toyota is still without a low priced sports car, something its other Japanese rivals are so well-known for. This year saw it retire the mid-engined MR2 two-seater, the last of a trio of sporty cars that also included the Supra, and the slightly less focused Celica.
- 09/10/2007 07:26:05
A young man walking along a road was killed after he was hit by an alleged drunken driver early Sunday morning. The driver, Gregory J. Baranek, 24, of Atascadero, was in his 1993 Toyota pickup going south on El Camino Real about 2:45 a.m. when he hit a man on the side of the road south of Santa Barbara Road, the CHP said. Baranek’s truck slid to a stop about 800 feet from where the man hit the ...
- 09/10/2007 07:15:14
COLUMBUS, Ind. (September 5, 2007) - Toyota Industrial Equipment Manufacturing, Inc. (TIEM), the U.S. manufacturing plant for Toyota lift trucks, announced the winners of its annual Supplier of the Year Award. The Quality Cost Delivery (QCD) award is given to those TIEM suppliers whose quality, cost and delivery exceed a 95 percent standard of excellence. Suppliers are evaluated based on a parts ...
- 09/10/2007 06:36:29
Four 16-year-old boys died Saturday night when the sub-compact car in which they were riding collided head-on with a pickup truck outside Moncton. RCMP Sgt. Derek Strong said the victims were in a Toyota Echo which apparently crossed the solid line in a no-passing zone.
- 09/09/2007 23:42:58
Wolfsburg-based Volkswagen is aiming at increasing efficiency by at least 10% a year, as well seeking to increase turnover by a similar figure, Winterkorn said. By 2010, the German carmaker is aiming at 8 million vehicles a year.
- 09/09/2007 23:30:30
BANGKOK, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Car and truck sales in Thailand rose a preliminary 0.65 percent in August from the same month in 2006 after a 1.0 percent rise in July, Toyota Motor Corp's Thai unit said on Monday.
- 09/09/2007 22:55:19
Tokyo, Sept 6, 2007; Jiji Press reported that Japan's Toyota Motor Corp. said it will cooperate with France's state-owned power supplier EDF in testing "plug-in" hybrid vehicles.
- 09/09/2007 20:40:19
David Reutimann earned his career-best NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series (NNCS) finish tonight in his No. 00 Burger King Camry finishing 13th. AJ Allmendinger, driver of the No. 84 Red Bull Camry, finished 23rd after starting 27th. The No. 83 Red Bull Camry of Brian Vickers finished 24th after starting 28th.
- 09/09/2007 20:20:33
Yamaha’s Grant Langston clinched his first-ever AMA Motocross class championship today before a crowd of 26,205 at Glen Helen Raceway’s Giant RV Motocross National Presented by Yamaha, final round ...
- 09/09/2007 19:07:13
TOKYO, Sept 10 (Reuters) - The benchmark Nikkei average fell 2.86 percent and the broader TOPIX fell 2.68 percent by 0103 GMT.
- 09/09/2007 18:46:00
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. — Joe Gibbs Racing spent 16 seasons jockeying for position in the crowded General Motors camp, where three championships in five seasons wasn’t enough to move the organization to the front of the pack.
- 09/09/2007 18:24:15
TOKYO, Sept 10 (Reuters) - The benchmark Nikkei average fell 2.6 percent and the broader TOPIX fell 2.7 percent by 0012 GMT.
- 09/09/2007 15:02:44
A 41-Year-Old traffic police constable was severely injured when a white Toyota Corolla car hit him near Vijay Chowk around 11.45 pm on Saturday. Vinod Kumar Sharma was on duty when the incident took place. The police have not been able to trace the car yet. Sharma was checking vehicles along with his team members at Vijay Chowk. Around 11.45 pm, they saw a speeding Toyota Corolla taking a left ...
- 09/09/2007 14:56:38
I recommend you to use ceramic brake pad which is a little more expensive approx $40-50. Just change your pad yourself. It is a 30 minutes job. The dealer will charge you $99 labor.
- 09/09/2007 12:46:40
In yet another hit and run case, three men in a Toyota Corolla ran over a police constable in New Delhi Sunday night. The Corolla sped into the no entry zone at Rafi Marg, where a group of policemen were on duty. When the head constable on duty, Vinod, tried to stop the car, the driver accelerated and ran over him.
- 09/09/2007 09:16:10
Italian GP - Toyota - Race Toyota leaves Italy empty-handed following a disappointing afternoon’s work at the Italian Grand Prix...
- 09/09/2007 06:07:10
Wolfsburg, Germany - Volkswagen aims to challenge its main rival Toyota not only in the area of technology but also on plant efficiency and thus on marginal returns, VW chairman Martin Winterkorn has told the German business weekly Wirtschaftswoche. ...
- 09/09/2007 04:02:02
Aiming to conclude a deal in the next few weeks : Timo Glock's manager has confirmed rumours that the GP2 frontrunner is in with a chance of replacing Ralf Schumacher next year at Toyota.
- 09/09/2007 02:16:37
One the worst kept secrets in recent memory was made official this week. On Wednesday, Joe Gibbs Racing officially announced that the team would compete in Toyota Camrys next season.
- 09/08/2007 23:15:32
Tony Stewart (left) and J.D. Gibbs talk to reporters about Toyota. When the Joe Gibbs gang arrives in Richmond for Saturday’s Nextel Cup race, there may a few frosty stares from General Motors’ teams.
- 09/08/2007 23:12:21
Fontana, Calif., the site of this weekend’s Nextel Cup stop, is Toyota Country. The big Toyota Racing Development (TRD) shop is just down the road in Costa Mesa, and Toyota’s top executives live and work out there.
- 09/08/2007 15:27:35
A Voluntary blood donation camp was organized by SPS Apollo Hospitals at Radiant Toyota, Jugiana, at their premises. The camp was inaugurated by Sumesh Chadha CEO, Radiant Toyota. Speaking on the occasion, Dr Hitish Narang, Consultant Transfusion Medicine at SPS Apollo Hospitals, emphasized the need for voluntary blood donations to meet the increasing demand of blood and its components in the ...
- 09/08/2007 04:11:28
One the worst kept secrets in recent memory was made official this week. On Wednesday, Joe Gibbs Racing officially announced that the team would compete in Toyota Camrys next season.
- 09/07/2007 22:36:58
Al Futtaim Motors, the sole distributor for Toyota vehicles in the UAE, has launched the 2008 Toyota FJ Cruiser, reported the Khaleej Times.
- 09/07/2007 22:04:39
Hot air at a car dealership is one thing, a wind turbine quite another. But Bob Jackson doesn't think it's so unusual, and he wants a turbine at Jackson's Toyota on Mapleview Drive West in Barrie's south end.
- 09/07/2007 19:15:08
Toyota Motor Corporation has appointed Shigeru Hayakawa as the president of Toyota Motor North America.
- 09/07/2007 17:50:24
Official word came Friday morning that the Toyota Bass Classic will be held for a second straight year at Lake Fork.
- 09/07/2007 11:29:30
After 37 years with Toyota, most recently serving as its CEO and the first non-Japanese President of Toyota Motors North America, James Press is moving over to Chrysler. Press was...
- 09/07/2007 09:15:59
Italian GP - Toyota - Practice Toyota today began its preparations for the Italian Grand Prix with a busy day of work at Monza...
- 09/07/2007 09:06:09
Panasonic Toyota Racing today began its preparations for the Italian Grand Prix with a busy day of work at Monza. Last week's test at the circuit in the Parco di Monza was disrupted by rain and the track was again green for the start of today's action.
- 09/07/2007 08:12:26
DETROIT -- When bloggers write smack about Toyota, Bruce Ertmann is there to read every word and, in some cases, respond. As corporate manager of consumer-generated media at the Torrance, Calif.-based automaker, Ertmann constantly trolls the Web to see what people are saying.
- 09/07/2007 07:59:37
CHRYSLER has named Jim Press, the respected head of Toyota's North American operations, as head of the troubled Detroit-based car maker's sales, marketing and product strategy.
- 09/07/2007 07:07:31
James E. Press, the president and chief operating officer of Toyota Motor North America has been named as the co-president of Chrysler LLC is a surprising move in the American auto industry.
- 09/07/2007 07:05:33
For 37 years, Jim Press has risen through the ranks at Toyota Motor Corp., climbing to the top of the automaker's North American operations. Earlier this year, he became the first non-Japanese member of Toyota's board of directors.
- 09/07/2007 01:53:43
DETROIT -- Chrysler LLC, remaking itself as a private company, has raided the executive suites of Toyota once again, naming Toyota Motor North America President Jim Press as its new co-president and vice chairman.
- 09/07/2007 01:08:08
Toyota's top North American executive is defecting to Chrysler, a move that stunned the auto industry and gives a highly regarded leader and consummate salesman the chance to turn around the fortunes of the struggling U.S. automaker. Chrysler LLC said yesterday Jim Press will become its vice chairman and president, in charge of the automaker's sales and marketing operations. Press will resign ...
- 09/07/2007 00:39:04
Chrysler on Thursday named Jim Press, the respected head of Toyota ’s North American operations, as head of the troubled Detroit-based carmaker’s sales, marketing and product strategy.
- 09/06/2007 21:46:44
Toyota Industrial Equipment Manufacturing, Inc. (TIEM), the U.S. manufacturing plant for Toyota lift trucks, announced the winners of its annual Supplier of the Year Award. The Quality Cost Delivery (QCD) award is given to those TIEM suppliers whose quality, cost and delivery exceed a 95 percent standard of excellence.
- 09/06/2007 21:42:12
DETROIT - Toyota's top North American executive is defecting to Chrysler, a move that has stunned the auto industry and gives a highly regarded leader and consummate salesman the chance to turn things around at the struggling U.S. automaker. Chrysler said Thursday that Jim Press will become its vice chairman and president, in charge of the automaker's sales and marketing operations. Press will ...
- 09/06/2007 16:18:02
Sept. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Chrysler LLC hired Jim Press to lead its sales and marketing, luring away the executive who helped propel Toyota Motor Corp. to No. 2 in the U.S. auto market.
- 09/06/2007 16:17:28
Toyota's top North American executive is defecting to Chrysler, a move that stunned the auto industry and gives a highly regarded leader and consummate salesman the chance to turn things around at the struggling U.S. automaker.
- 09/06/2007 09:21:01
AUBURN HILLS - Chrysler LLC, remaking itself as a private company, has raided the executive suites of Toyota Motor Corp. once again.
- 09/06/2007 08:37:55
Jim Press joins rival after 37 years at Toyota; will be president of sales and marketing
- 09/06/2007 08:26:35
Chrysler LLC has hired away one of the architects of Toyota's success in North America and appointed him as president and vice-chairman of the company, the same titles as Tom LaSorda, who was stripped of the chief executive officer title at Chrysler last month.
- 09/06/2007 08:25:31
Jim Press, president of Toyota North America (TMA), has announced that he will step down effective Sept. 14, 2007. TMA Senior Managing Director Shigeru Hayakawa will take over as president at that point. (TM)
- 09/06/2007 08:23:12
Toyota Motor North America (TMA) announced today that Jim Press, TMA president and a Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) senior managing director, will resign from both positions effective September 14, 2007.
- 09/06/2007 08:21:17
Jim Press, who became the first non-Japanese on Toyota's board earlier this year, is taking a new job as president at U.S. rival Chrysler, both companies said today.
- 09/06/2007 08:06:41
Tokyo, Sept 6, 2007 (Jiji Press) - Japan's Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday it will cooperate with France's state-owned power supplier EDF in testing "plug-in" hybrid vehicles.
- 09/06/2007 07:20:51
Tokyo, Japan, Sept 6, 2007 - (JCN Newswire) - Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announced today that Jim Press, Toyota Motor North America (TMA) president and a TMC senior managing director, will resign from both positions effective September 14, 2007, and that Shigeru Hayakawa, TMA executive vice president and a TMC managing officer, will become president of TMA on the same day.
- 09/06/2007 05:26:28
08:37 What I said WAS correct; you just can't seem to realize that for some reason. The new Silverado is decades ahead of the Tundra. Just look at the August sales figures... GM is up 6% and Toyota is down 2%. Guess that's the last word.
- 09/06/2007 05:04:34
A central Kentucky judge has ruled that some Georgetown Toyota paint shop workers can pursue back pay claims dating back to 1994. Scott County Circuit Judge Rob Johnson endorsed, in a ruling late last week, the 1994 date because the Georgetown workers bringing the case originally sued in 1999. The complaint has a five-year statute of limitations. Toyota attorneys say the the five-year statute of ...
- 09/06/2007 05:01:46
Hot air at a car dealership is one thing, a wind turbine quite another. But Bob Jackson doesn't think it's so unusual, and he wants a turbine at Jackson's Toyota on Mapleview Drive West in Barrie's south end.
- 09/06/2007 01:46:17
Toyota has struggled mightily in its debut season as a manufacturer in NASCAR's Nextel Cup Series, failing to qualify for many races while its cupboards remain bare of winner's trophies.
- 09/06/2007 01:46:00
Ralf Schumacher content to wait and see Toyota might wait until the end of the season before naming a 2008 team-mate for Jarno Trulli...
- 09/06/2007 01:09:50
Things just got interesting. Everybody colored inside the lines at Wednesday's announcement that Joe Gibbs Racing will switch to Toyotas next year. It was all nice and polite, which is curious since Tony Stewart was there. Make no mistake, however, this was the true beginning of the manufacturer's foray into NASCAR's top series. Toyota participated in Nextel Cup in 2007. In 2008, it starts ...
- 09/06/2007 01:07:05
A Scott County circuit judge has ruled that Toyota paint shop workers seeking back pay can pursue claims dating to 1994. In a ruling late last week, Judge Rob Johnson endorsed the 1994 date because the Georgetown workers bringing the case originally sued in 1999 and the complaint has a five-year statute of limitations. The case centers on whether workers should be paid for the time it takes to ...
- 09/06/2007 00:57:01
Unveiling the new car that would be available for sale from this month at prices ranging from Dh111,00 to Dh121,000, Simon Frith, the new managing director of Al Futtaim Motors Al Futtaim Motors , said during the last quarter of this year, two more Toyota Toyota models would be launched.
- 09/05/2007 23:13:27
Denny Hamlin and Tony Stewart are being counted on to take Toyota to the upper echelons of Nextel Cup.
- 09/05/2007 23:05:48
Al-Futtaim Motors, the exclusive distributor for Toyota in the UAE, launched the latest SUV to join the market-leading Toyota range, the exciting new FJ Cruiser.
- 09/05/2007 21:20:25
When Toyota moved up to the NASCAR Nextel Cup series, the automaker did so with a strategy of associating itself with teams that had yet to establish themselves.
- 09/05/2007 19:19:51
A Scott County circuit judge has ruled that Toyota paint shop workers seeking back pay can pursue claims dating to 1994. In a ruling late last week, Judge Rob Johnson endorsed the 1994 date because the Georgetown workers bringing the case originally sued in 1999 and the complaint has a five-year statute of limitations. The case centers on whether workers should be paid for the time it takes to ...
- 09/05/2007 18:03:30
Joe Gibbs Racing spent 16 seasons jockeying for position in the crowded General Motors camp, where three championships in five seasons wasn't enough to move the organization to the front of the pack.
- 09/05/2007 17:10:06
TORRANCE, Calif. (September 5, 2007) -- Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., and Joe Gibbs Racing announced today that the three-time championship-winning race team will campaign Toyota Camrys for drivers Tony Stewart, Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch in the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
- 09/05/2007 16:23:03
Things just got interesting. Everybody colored inside the lines at Wednesday’s announcement that Joe Gibbs Racing will switch to Toyotas next year. It was all nice and polite, which is curious since Tony Stewart was there. Make no mistake, however, this was the true beginning of the manufacturer’s foray into NASCAR’s top series. Toyota participated in Nextel Cup in 2007. In 2008, it starts ...
- 09/05/2007 16:08:30
PARIS — Toyota Motor Corp and France's government-backed electricity utility, Electricite de France, said Wednesday they will test Toyota's "plug-in hybrid vehicle" on French public roads from this fall.
- 09/05/2007 16:07:21
Joe Gibbs Racing Wednesday confirmed its reported change to Toyota, ending its 16-year relationship with General Motors. This decision was made by all of the key leadership at JGR, said Jimmy Makar, senior vice president of racing operations for JGR, at...
- 09/05/2007 15:59:01
Joe Gibbs Racing Wednesday confirmed its reported change to Toyota, ending its 16-year relationship with General Motors.
- 09/05/2007 15:00:21
Toyota F1 president John Howett insists that the team is not in any hurry to name its second driver for 2008 and beyond. Jarno Trulli has an ongoing contract, but Ralf Schumacher’s deal has come to an end and the German does not appear to have many options for next season.
- 09/05/2007 11:37:15
Joe Gibbs Racing ends a 16- year relationship with General Motors and announces a new agreement with Toyota Motorsports.
- 09/05/2007 10:37:36
You must be a member to add a comment! Joe Gibbs Racing, winners of three Nextel Cup Series championships and more than 70 NASCAR races, will campaign Toyota Camrys in the Sprint Cup Series and Grand National Series beginning in 2008.
- 09/05/2007 10:28:37
Toyota Canada today introduced the 2008 Toyota Solara in well-equipped coupe and convertible models, giving Canadians two stylish options for safe and sporty two-door driving performance.
- 09/05/2007 10:02:08
HUNTERSVILLE, Carolina del Norte, EE.UU.—El equipo Joe Gibbs Racing cambiará a vehículos Toyota en el 2008 y pondrá fin a una relación de 16 años con General Motors que produjo tres campeonatos de la serie NASCAR.
- 09/05/2007 09:56:18
On Wednesday, Joe Gibbs Racing ended a 16- year relationship with General Motors and announced a new agreement with Toyota Motorsports. The new contract will have two-time Nextel Cup champion Tony Stewart, 2006 Raybestos Rookie of the Year Denny Hamlin and recently- signed Kyle Busch using Toyota power in 2008.
- 09/05/2007 09:53:14
On Wednesday, Joe Gibbs Racing ended a 16- year relationship with General Motors and announced a new agreement with Toyota Motorsports. The new contract will have two-time Nextel Cup champion Tony Stewart, 2006 Raybestos Rookie of the Year Denny Hamlin and recently- signed Kyle Busch using Toyota power in 2008. It is a coup for Toyota which has struggled in its first year of Nextel Cup Racing ...
- 09/05/2007 09:47:32
Leading NASCAR Nextel Cup team Joe Gibbs Racing announced today, after weeks of speculation, that they will become a Toyota team from 2008, ending a 16-year relationship with General Motors.
- 09/05/2007 09:21:44
Toyota Motors' Hybrid vehicle is presented in France. Japan's Toyota Motor Corp. edged closer to taking the title of the world's top automaker by output after US rival General Motors reduced its production target for this year.
- 09/05/2007 09:20:31
It all seemed like such an overreaction. With all the subtlety of a stock car slamming into a concrete wall at 200 mph, Jack Roush declared war on Toyota when NASCAR's preseason media tour made a stop at his metro Charlotte shop. Nextel Cup's newest manufacturer, he warned, was going to throw dollars around like confetti, lure everybody else's best people with bloated paychecks, and fundamentally ...
- 09/05/2007 09:13:37
TOKYO (AFP) - Japan's Toyota Motor Corp. edged closer to taking the title of the world's top automaker by output after US rival General Motors reduced its production target for this year.
- 09/05/2007 06:22:42
TUPELO - City leaders approved an agreement with the PUL Alliance on Tuesday to provide water and wastewater services to the Toyota plant.
- 09/05/2007 04:53:13
French electricity company EDF and Toyota have today announced a new technology partnership to evaluate Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles (PHVs) in Europe.
- 09/05/2007 04:19:26
With the arrival of stringent engine homologation regulations for 2007, Luca Marmorini Toyota’s general manager (engine) has had his work cut out this season, but with none of the team’s eight retirements down to engine problems, he has much reason for cheer.
- 09/04/2007 23:55:09
Maybe Toyota should consider reviving some of its previous advertising slogans?
- 09/04/2007 20:36:27
Toyota official blames drop in sales on 'reduced credit tied to the subprime squeeze.'
- 09/04/2007 16:10:07
After a dismal start to summer, August looked a little brighter for the auto industry despite continuing concern over high gas prices and turbulence in the housing and financial markets.
- 09/04/2007 13:47:00
DETROIT, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp said on Tuesday it is sticking to its forecast for a sales increase of 5 percent to 7 percent in the United States in 2007.
- 09/04/2007 13:47:00
DETROIT, Sept 4 - Toyota Motor Corp said on Tuesday it is sticking to its forecast for a sales increase of 5 percent to 7 percent in the United States in 2007.
- 09/04/2007 13:03:37
Toyota Canada Inc. today announced its August sales results. TCI sold 17,947 vehicles, down 4.9 per cent from the same month last year. Despite this, Year-to-Date sales remain 4.1 per cent ahead of 2006, at 142,308.
- 09/04/2007 12:53:42
Sept 4 (Reuters) - Following are Toyota Motor Corp U.S. sales of cars and light trucks in August 2007 versus the same year-earlier month and for the year to date.
- 09/04/2007 12:39:35
DETROIT (AP) - Toyota's August sales slowed a bit from year-earlier levels. Toyota's 2.8% drop was a symptom of what analysts expected to be a declining U.S. auto market, due to rising mortgage payments and turmoil in the financial markets.
- 09/04/2007 12:10:15
TORRANCE, California (Thomson Financial) - Toyota Motor Corp said its US sales fell 2.8 pct year-on-year to 233,471 vehicles in August.
- 09/04/2007 11:52:54
DETROIT, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp on Tuesday said August sales fell 2.8 percent, citing weaker consumer confidence due to a meltdown in the subprime mortgage market.
- 09/04/2007 08:18:01
Toyota and EDF are teaming up to develop recharging points for plug-in cars in a key step forward for the emerging vehicle technology.
- 09/04/2007 08:00:12
Workers at Toyota’s largest plant in the United States will have to start paying a premium from each paycheck to insure spouses, domestic partners or families, the company said.
- 09/04/2007 07:14:49
Toyota has launched an all-new Corolla in South Africa, which is being built at its Prospecton plant for the local and European market.
- 09/04/2007 07:00:19
Shanghai. September 4 (Gasgoo.com) - The 2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser will be imported to China on completely built unit and sold through Toyota's sales networks nationwide, according to Guangzhou Toyota authorized dealerships in Beijing.
- 09/04/2007 06:32:15
Italian GP - Toyota - Preview : Toyota heads to the high-speed Monza circuit this weekend for the Italian Grand Prix, the home race for Jarno Trulli.
- 09/04/2007 06:14:37
A man was taken into custody following a circuitous 30-minute chase in a stolen vehicle that ended in Jefferson Park, authorities said.
- 09/04/2007 06:10:09
The 2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser will be imported to China as a completely built unit and sold through Toyota's sales networks, according to Guangzhou Toyota authorized dealerships in Beijing.
- 09/04/2007 04:08:33
Yesterday's Mayor's Healthy Hometown Toyota Hike & Bike was supposed to be a recreational ride, not a race, but don't tell that to 3-year-old Henry Mercer. "Yay! I win!" the Louisville boy said after he took off with the crowd on his red tricycle. He was among more than 4,000 cyclists, plus several hundred on foot, who made up the largest attendance yet in the twice-yearly event, now in its third ...
- 09/04/2007 03:53:34
A soused Long Islander mowed down his designated-driver girlfriend Sunday night after she'd told him he was too drunk to take the wheel, police said yesterday. Paulito Lorenzo, 21, began arguing with Yudith Garces over driving her sister's Toyota...
- 09/04/2007 03:37:44
A three-state police chase ended Sunday night when Cincinnati officers used Stop Sticks to bring a gold-colored Toyota Camry driven by 19-year-old Terrence T. Young to a halt.
- 09/04/2007 03:21:07
Q: How do you judge the performance of the RXV-07 engine so far this season? Luca Marmorini : We are happy with our engine performance so far this season. We have had very few major reliability issues and that is positive.
- 09/04/2007 03:18:46
Meet Toyota’s latest model – it’s a robot! Not only can it move, it can also avoid objects and interact with humans via a combination of verbal communication and gestures. The robot is currently giving guided tours at the firm’s car plant in Toyota City, Japan.
- 09/04/2007 03:05:48
Q: Monza is now the only real low downforce venue on the F1 calendar. What does that mean for you? Pascal Vasselon : Monza is now totally atypical and we basically have to make a special car. It needs us to develop a special low drag package because the average speed is so high.
- 09/04/2007 02:04:26
Jarno Trulli is rightly regarded as one of the fastest drivers in Formula One racing, but there is more to the Toyota star than his artistry behind the wheel.
- 09/04/2007 00:16:07
There was a time when automobile dealerships found the Orangeburg downtown district a welcome place to do business, but the recent move of the Toyota dealership from Broughton Street continues a trend toward consolidation along U.S. 601.
- 09/03/2007 23:43:24
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Japanese manufacturer Toyota has taken its licks in its first season of NASCAR Nextel Cup competition, but the outlook for 2008 could be much brighter.
- 09/03/2007 20:50:33
Bibb County deputies are investigating an accident on Bonner Gilbert road. The accident took place on Thomaston Road near Bonner Gilbert Monday afternoon. A Toyota and a Lincoln made contact sending both vehicles into a ditch. Former Macon News Anchor Tina Hicks was driving the Lincoln.
- 09/03/2007 15:00:29
Volkswagen Group is working on a 10-year strategy that aims to decrease the productivity and profit gap with rival Toyota. CEO Martin Winterkorn is focused on sales goals and financial targets as he plans to catch up to Toyota, who has been a head of Volkswagen for the past seven years.
- 09/03/2007 12:39:45
Brian Vickers started 17th in the No. 83 Red Bull Camry and finished eighth. He led three laps (laps 166-168). AJ Allemendinger started 18th in the No. 84 Red Bull Camry and finished 18th -- it was his career best finish.
- 09/03/2007 12:20:06
'Left, Managing Director, Mark Robinson. Right, Andrew Mallory, Yorkshire CDA Principal'
- 09/03/2007 11:22:04
WALL -- A 26-year-old township woman was charged with assault by auto, driving while intoxicated and other offenses after her car collided with another vehicle at Route 35 and Church Street Sunday night. According to township police, Jenna L. Giebler made a left turn from Route 35 South onto eastbound Church Street at about 9:21 p.m. Sunday, and collided with a Toyota Sienna traveling north on ...
- 09/03/2007 11:20:46
Q: How do you judge the performance of the RXV-07 engine so far this season? Luca Marmorini : We are happy with our engine performance so far this season. We have had very few major reliability issues and that is positive.
- 09/03/2007 11:16:10
Toyota admits lithium ion battery technology is still too hazardous to use in its production cars despite GM announcing earlier this year that it expects to have a plug-in hybrid vehicle with lithium batteries by the end of the decade.
- 09/03/2007 11:15:20
Shanghai. September 3 (Gasgoo.com) – Toyota Motor Company Ltd. (GTMC), a joint vehicle production and sales company between Toyota Motor Corporation and Guangzhou Automotive Industrial Corp, unveiled on August 31 the price of its latest generation Camry at a news conference in Beijing.
- 09/03/2007 11:12:34
DETROIT -- When bloggers write smack about Toyota, Bruce Ertmann is there to read every word and, in some cases, respond. As corporate manager of consumer-generated media at the Torrance, Calif.-based automaker, Ertmann constantly trolls the Web to see what people are saying.
- 09/03/2007 11:05:50
Q: Monza is now the only real low downforce venue on the F1 calendar. What does that mean for you? Pascal Vasselon : Monza is now totally atypical and we basically have to make a special car. It needs us to develop a special low drag package because the average speed is so high.
- 09/03/2007 09:49:26
Toyota’s Luca Marmorini says the team’s testing with the new common ECU (engine control unit) is going well, even though they have yet to run it in a car on track.
- 09/03/2007 09:20:45
Panasonic Toyota Racing heads to the high-speed Monza circuit this weekend for the Italian Grand Prix, the home race for Jarno Trulli. After a disappointing race in Turkey on the newest track in Formula 1, the team is determined to bounce back on one of the oldest.
