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3 hrs ago | Fox News

Toyota Boosts April-September Output Target

Toyota Motor Corp. has decided to lift its worldwide production goal for Toyota and Lexus vehicles in the April-September half by about 150,000 units to slightly more than 4.5 million, the Nikkei reported in its Thursday morning edition.

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4 hrs ago | AME Info

Toyota is most valuable global car brand

According to Millward Brown's annual ranking of the world's top brands, Toyota Motor Corp has overtaken German luxury carmaker BMW as the most valuable automotive brand, Automotive News Europe has reported.

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Related Topix: Automakers, Toyota Motor

Tue May 21, 2013

Detroit News

Two Denso execs agree to plead guilty in price fixing scandal

The Justice Department says two more Japanese executives at a major auto supplier have agreed to plead guilty and serve time in prison as part of a wide-ranging three-year FBI investigation into auto parts price fixing.

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Related Topix: Prison, US News, US Federal Bureau of Investigation, Automakers, Federal Prisons

Mon May 20, 2013

Matlock Mercury

DERBYSHIRE: Record 15,600 visitors enjoy Derbyshire Food and Drink Fair

Derbyshire County Council held its twelfth annual event on Saturday and Sunday, staging it in the grounds of its Elvaston Castle and Country Park for the first time.

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Related Topix: Automakers

Reuters

Ryder System shares could rise 20 percent: Barron's

Ryder System <R.N), a truck rental and supply chain management company, could see its shares rise as much as 20 percent, according to a Barron's report.

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Related Topix: Automakers, Toyota Motor

Sun May 19, 2013

Christian Science Monitor

Toyota class-action suit worth up to $1.6 billion on the way

A Toyota Motor Corp.,'s model is on display at the automaker's Tokyo head office in Tokyo, Wednesday, May 8, 2013.The automaker is heading for a huge class-action lawsuit stemming from widespread breaking problems in 2010 In 2010, Toyota recalled millions of vehicles for "unintended acceleration" issues, which generated lots of negative press for ... (more)

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Related Topix: Automakers, High Gear Media

Japan Herald

Toyota plans to increase lithium-ion car battery output-Nikkei

Toyota Motor Corp is planning to increase production of lithium-ion batteries by six times, as the automaker prepares to eventually use them in its flagship Prius gasoline-electric hybrid cars, the Nikkei business daily reported on Sunday.

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Related Topix: Hybrid, Electric Vehicle, Coupe, Automakers, Toyota Prius, Hatchback, Toyota, Sedan, Toyota Motor

Fri May 17, 2013

Autoblog

Official: Toyota begins shipping Le Yaris to America

Our tiniest Toyota is about to get a little French flair. The Japanese automaker announced Thursday that its Toyota Motor Manufacturing France facility would begin building Yaris models destined for North America specifically, the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada.

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Related Topix: Automakers, Scion, Hatchback, Scion iQ, Toyota Motor, France,

The Beaumont Enterprise

GM stock rises above $33 for first time in 2 years

Shares of General Motors reached an important milestone on Friday, closing above their initial public offering price of $33 for the first time in more than two years.

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Related Topix: Automakers, Honda Motor Co, Financial Markets

Business Journal

Toyota passes Samsung in market capitalization

Toyota Motor Corp. has reclaimed the title of largest company in Asia by market value.

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The Globe and Mail

Japan's PM sets targets in latest growth strategy tranche

The latest tranche of Japan's growth strategy will aim to triple infrastructure exports and double farm exports by 2020, as well as boost private investment, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Friday.

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Wed May 15, 2013

Law.com

Proposed $1.6 Billion Deal Has Its Critics

Potential class members in the sudden acceleration litigation against Toyota Motor Corp.

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Related Topix: Automakers, Toyota Motor

Bloomberg

Asian Shares Climb as Yen Rebounds From 4 1/2-Year Low; Won Down

Asian shares rose as stocks in Japan climbed to their highest level since December 2007 and yields on the nation's 10-year bond advanced to the most in more than a year.

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Related Topix: Financial Markets, South Korea, World News, Asia, TV, Electronics, Automakers

Tue May 14, 2013

The National Law Journal

Objections Mount to $1.6 Billion Toyota Settlement

Potential class members in the sudden acceleration litigation against Toyota Motor Corp.

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Related Topix: Automakers, Toyota Motor

Seeking Alpha

Toyota's Hi-Beam Technology Could Improve U.S. Sales - If Regulators Begin Easing Up

On Monday May 12, Toyota Motor Corp. announced its plans to lobby US regulators in an effort to get a new headlight-based technology approved.

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Related Topix: Automakers, Toyota Motor, World News, Japan,

Globe and Mail

U.S. hedge fund calls for Sony split

Daniel Loeb, founder of Third Point, participates in a panel discussion in Las Vegas in this May 9, 2012 file photo.

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Mon May 13, 2013

Automotive News

Hyundai, Mercedes, Nissan, Toyota join DOE in fuel cells push

Hyundai Motor Co., Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz unit, Nissan Motor Co. and Toyota Motor Corp.

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Related Topix: Department of Energy, Automakers, Hyundai Motor

Wall St. Cheat Sheet

Toyota Pitches New Headlight, Nominees for Hess Board Waive Compensation, and 3 More Hot Stocks

Toyota Motor Corp. : Toyota has a creative method for reducing the number of pedestrian deaths that occur at night, or in the darker hours of the evening: new headlights that use a physical shade to shield oncoming traffic from the bright lights, in place of the traditional low-beams. As a result, the redirected light won't blind other drivers, but ... (more)

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Automotive News

Chrysler's crash course cuts waste

"Every time Windsor goes on break, we go on break," says Dan Hillock, Dakkota's director of operations.

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Related Topix: Automakers, Arts, Ballet

The Washington Post

Automaker-Supplier Improvements Stall, Study Says; Toyota No. 1

Improvements in automaker-supplier relations are stalling, with the difference between the top- and bottom-ranked companies narrowing, according to a survey of auto-parts makers in North America.

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