Toyota Motor News

More than 1,000 Toyota and Lexus owners have reported since 2001 that their vehicles suddenly accelerated on their own, in many cases slamming into trees, parked cars and brick walls, among other obstacles, a Times review of federal records has found.

Toyota announced Wednesday it is to quit Formula One racing after seven years in the sport owing to the harsh economic realities affecting the Japanese carmaker.

New Delhi, Nov 6 : In a programme aimed at enhancing the technical abilities and employability of Industrial Training Institute students, Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt.

Two Los Angeles County residents have sued Toyota Motor Corp., alleging that the majority of Toyota and Lexus vehicles made since 2001 contain defective components that can cause unintended acceleration.

Egypt: 1 hour, 40 minutes ago Reichle and De-Massari, the Swiss cabling specialist announced today it has been named the network infrastructure provider for Toyota Egypt.

Hyundai said its October sales in the U.S. jumped 49 percent from a year earlier, while affiliate Kia Motors Corp.'s rose 45 percent.

Friday, November 6, 2009 at 2:09 a.m. More : Read federal and Toyota documents related to the sudden acceleration issue.

Tax breaks and subsidies on the purchase of eco-friendly cars after scrapping old vehicles are boosting sales of not only hybrid cars, but also fuel-efficient gasoline-engined models.

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There's a simple way to get people to drive fuel-efficient cars, according to auto executives, but they are not going to like it - sharply hike the gas tax.

Toyota Motor Corp. , the worlda s largest carmaker, narrowed its full-year net loss forecast for a second time after government stimulus measures revived vehicle demand in the U.S. and Asia.

Toyota Motor Corp. has decided to deploy about 900 university-educated first-year employees who entered the company this spring to its factories for about three months beginning in January, The Yomiuri Shimbun learned Saturday.

The ng Connect Program today announced that the Toyota Prius, the world's most popular hybrid vehicle, serves as the platform for the program's first LTE Connected Car.

GM reported its first monthly gain in U.S. sales in almost two years while Toyota and Ford also improved, a sign the auto industry it starting to crawl back from a yearlong slump.

Toyota Motor Corp., fighting allegations that it might have a problem of unintended acceleration with its vehicles, said the risk exists only if the driver-side floormat is ill-fitting or loose.

Yoshi Inaba, COO of Toyota Motor North America, will be a keynote speaker at the 2010 Automotive News World Congress.

Tokyo, Oct 29, 2009; TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION announces that the Toyota Automobile Museum, a TMC-run cultural facility in Aichi Prefecture, will host a classic car festival at Meijijingu Gaien in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, on Saturday, November 28.

The 41st Tokyo Motor Show 2009 which opened to the public on Oct. 24 and will run until Nov.

Honda Motor Co. raised its full year profit forecast despite quarterly earnings diving more than half, with "green" car incentives in Japan and growth in China expected to further boost vehicle sales.

Honda Motor Co.'s production set a record for the company in both China and Asia overall for September, although total overseas production has been declining for a year.