Toyota

AKRON, Ohio (AP) - Goodyear said Friday the 2010 Toyota Prius now includes its fuel-efficient tire, Assurance Fuel Max, as standard equipment. The Assurance Fuel Max features a fuel-saving tread compound that helps reduce energy loss...

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...with loose mats. NHTSA said drivers also need to be told how the ignition button functions. Toyota issued recall notices to owners of Lexus and Toyota vehicles to replace 55,000 all-weather mats with redesigned ones. The investigation was...

In this article: Nhtsa, Lexus, Allegation, Toyota Camry, Lexus ES 350, Tacoma, Camry Solara, and Sienna

...for quality is taking a hit A Toyota and Lexus dealership in downtown Tokyo Everett Kennedy Brown/EPA/Corbis Tokyo-For a moment, Toyota Motor (TM) CEO Akio Toyoda sounded a lot like an executive from Detroit. Motown brass whined for...

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HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) - Rusty Wallace Racing is moving its Nationwide Series team from Chevrolet to Toyota next season. Wallace, who is a NASCAR analyst for ESPN, also will represent the Toyota brand on a national basis. His team will...

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...Institute for Highway Safety issued its 2010 Top Safety Picks on Wednesday, no vehicles from Toyota, Lexus or Scion were on it. Toyota was not happy. The company was particularly displeased with the safety organization's news release,...

In this article: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Camry, RAV4, Scion, Lexus, Yaris, and Japan

...October global sales about 640,000 vehicles * Shares little changed, down 1.1 percent (Recasts with confirmation, adds share price) Toyota Motor Corp's <7203. T> global vehicle sales rose 5 percent in October to about 640,000 units,...

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...the end of last year. It now has a 1.8-litre petrol engine, power is increased by 22pc to 134bhp, while Toyota claim fuel economy is improved by 10pc (72.4mpg they say) with CO2 emissions down to just 89g/km. And it does 0-100kmh in 10.4...

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Toyota Motor Corp <7203. T> will soon offer to fix the accelerator pedals of up to 4 million vehicles in the United States that are subject to the company's largest ever safety recall, Kyodo News reported on Saturday. Toyota is believed to...

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...powered by a new kind of battery and will go on sale by the end of 2010, says the Yomiuri newspaper. Toyota declined to comment. Its hybrid Prius car is championed by environmentalists around the world, while the traditional sports utility...

In this article: Prius, Lithium, Nickel-metal hydride battery, Taliban, and Russia

...Friday. The new Prius, either a station wagon or SUV, is set to go on sale by the end of next year. It will be the first from Toyota Motor Corp. with a lithium-ion battery, which is more powerful than the nickel-metal hydride battery,...

In this article: Prius, Lithium, Joint venture, Panasonic Corp., Nickel-metal hydride battery, Japan, and Tokyo