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Toyota Prius c and the game of LIFE

Toyota partnered with Saatchi & Saatchi LA for its fun Prius c marketing campaign.



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Battle of the brands: Ford takes on Toyota in new hybrid ads

The Detroit automaker gets a touch of campaign fever with new marketing aimed to take down the competition.




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Toyota Prius: Best-selling car in California

The California New Car Dealers Association reports that the Toyota Prius was the best-selling car in California in 2012.




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Toyota's 2016 Prius puts on a show in Vegas

55 mpg would be great, but an Eco model would be even better.




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Toyota Prius: Latest status symbol for the wealthy?

Is green transportation a new status symbol? The affordable hybrid is favored by America’s richest drivers, especially in California.




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Toyota's new 'cuddly' robot could expand the definition of family

The Kirobo Mini can recognize expressions and make conversation.



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Rebuilding Trust at Toyota

Anna Bernasek, financial journalist and author of "The Economics of Integrity."





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Toyota's tiny robot sells for under $400, talks, can't drive

The new robot from Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp. can't do much but chatter in a high-pitched voice.




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Toyota Dreaming: How two dot paintings were swapped for a government 4WD

Dot paintings swapped for a government four-wheel drive in 1986 are now prized in a Canberra collection.




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Treasure Trove: Toyota Dreaming




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Full coverage: Toyota Prius defects and recalls

Toyota has recalled millions of hybrid gas-electric cars, mostly Prius models, around the world to fix electronic defects.




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Toyota ordered to pay auto dealer $15.8 million in trial over Prius defects

A jury ordered Toyota to pay $15.8 million to a dealer who alleged the company's recalls failed to remedy safety defects in its popular Prius models.




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The 2020 Toyota Land Cruiser: All the comforts of home, and big as a house

The 2020 Toyota Land Cruiser is a big lumbering luxury SUV.




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2020 Toyota Corolla Hybrid LE

If you're looking for an economical and fuel-efficient hybrid vehicle for safe, reliable commuting, it's hard to beat the no-frills 2020 Toyota Corolla Hybrid.




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Toyota Is Building the 'World of Tomorrow' at Mt. Fuji

The Japanese company is building the 'Woven City' in 2021, which will be used to test robotics, personal mobility, smart homes and artificial intelligence in a real-world environment populated by 2000 of its employees and researchers.




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New Toyota Cars Can Ignore Drivers Pressing the Accelerator Pedal

The 'accelerator suppression function' is a new safety feature which ignores accelerator pedal input if the car thinks the driver pressed it by mistake.




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2019 Toyota Prius XLE AWD-e

If you want a hybrid vehicle that can get you through winter weather, the Toyota Prius XLE AWD-e offers solid value for the price.




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All-new Toyota Yaris Cross unveiled: Why it should but won’t launch in India

Toyota plans to make 1,50,000 of the Toyota Yaris Cross in France a year alongside the hatchback for the European market. But will only go on sale next year.




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Toyota Yaris Cross: Etios Cross replacement in India or not?

The Toyota Etios Cross wasn't a huge commercial success but the Yaris Cross looks upmarket as well as has modern equipment in the form of a hybrid powertrain.




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Mahindra Alturas BS6 launched: Toyota Fortuner rival’s price, specs, features

The flagship Mahindra, Alturas G4, in its BS6 avatar is Rs 1 lakh expensive and still comes in two variants.




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Toyota wins 24 Hours of Le Mans race with hybrid electric vehicle

The first Japanese automaker to win the title twice with a self-charging hybrid electric vehicle—the TS050.




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2020 Hyundai Elantra vs. 2020 Toyota Corolla: Compare Cars

Compact sedans like the Elantra and Corolla mostly form the role of commuter cars in American households, and they’re spacious enough to be family vehicles for those with smaller kids or pets to put in the back seat. If your budget is tight, the 2020 Toyota Corolla and 2020 Hyundai Elantra are two of the best values on the market. They both...




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Tesla’s Musk Keeps Door Open to Future Electric Vehicle Projects with Toyota

Tesla Motors Inc.’s Elon Musk said the electric-car maker may form another partnership with Toyota Motor Corp., as the companies conclude an initial vehicle project that met with mixed results.




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Tesla, Toyota, and Open Patents: The Hype and the Hope

In recent months, a veritable open patent war has erupted between Tesla Motors and Toyota. Both companies have been widely cited in the industry and financial press for their respective announcements opening up their electric vehicle (Tesla) and fuel cell (Toyota) patents. Tesla CEO Elon Musk opened the first salvo with a blog post last June in which he announced that Tesla would “not initiate patent lawsuits against anyone who, in good faith, wants to use our technology.”




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Choose Toyota, Not General Motors, To Play The Restart Of Auto Production In North America




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Toyota की नई C- MPV बाजार में आने को तैयार, इनोवा से होगी सस्ती, जानिए फीचर्स

Toyota-Suzuki अपनी पार्टनरशिप के तहत आने वाले दिनों में भारतीय बाजार में नई गाड़ी लॉन्च करने जा रही हैं। कंपनी की यह कार Vitara Brezza पर आधारित होगी। जिसे Toyota Urban Cruiser नाम से लॉन्च किया जाएगा।




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Panasonic Executive Indicted for Role in Fixing Prices on Automobile Parts Sold to Toyota to Be Installed in U.S. Cars

A Detroit federal grand jury returned an indictment against a Panasonic Automotive Systems Corporation executive for his role in an international conspiracy to fix prices of switches and steering angle sensors sold to Toyota and installed in U.S. cars.



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Two Executives Indicted for Roles in Fixing Prices on Automobile Parts Sold to Toyota to Be Installed in U.S. Cars

A Cleveland federal grand jury returned an indictment against two executives of a Japanese automotive supplier for their roles in an international conspiracy to fix prices of automotive anti-vibration rubber parts sold to Toyota and installed in U.S. cars.



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Justice Department Announces Criminal Charge Against Toyota Motor Corporation and Deferred Prosecution Agreement with $1.2 Billion Financial Penalty

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara, Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Transportation Calvin L. Scovel, III, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Acting Administrator David Friedman, and FBI Deputy Assistant Director Joe Campbell announced a criminal wire fraud charge against Toyota Motor Corporation, an automotive company headquartered in Toyota City, Japan, that designs, manufactures, assembles, and sells Toyota and Lexus brand vehicles.



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Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by Attorney General Eric Holder at the Press Conference Announcing Criminal Charge and Deferred Prosecution Agreement with Toyota Motor Corporation

Today’s announcement underscores the fact that the Departments of Justice and Transportation remain firmly committed to protecting consumers, ensuring the safety of the American people, and combating fraud in all its forms.




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Toyota and Mazda post first China sales rise since virus outbreak




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Toyota's new Fuel Cell Vehicle: What it is, how it works, and how it drives

Mark your calendars: Toyota is promising (well, hinting very strongly), their 2015 model year collection will include a full-production hydrogen fuel cell vehicle.




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Toyota’s Fuel Cell Vehicle revealed (sort of...) at the Detroit Auto Show

Last week at CES in Las Vegas, Toyota revealed the FCV concept car for the fuel cell vehicle they will be making available next year. I had a chance to see the concept this week at the Detroit Auto Show.




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Toyota on hydrogen fuel cell technology: “Simply a better battery”

After years of promises, hydrogen-powered vehicles are finally arriving on the scene.




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Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel cell vehicle: We test-drive the future!

Toyota has finally released its vision of the future, 20 years in the making!




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A late Xmas present? Toyota is open-sourcing 5,680 hydrogen fuel cell patents

The real competition for green tech is not other green tech, but the old, dirty incumbents.




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Toyota plans 90% CO2 cuts from cars, 100% from factories by 2050

Just one more reason for Big Oil and Big Coal to worry.




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Toyota Passo Sette: Yaris-Sized 7 Seat MPV

The Amazing Shrinking car It seems like Toyota has learned quite a bit from building the Toyota iQ (follow link for photos), the "Smallest Four-Passenger Car in the World". But the question really was, if they can fit 4 people in a car that small, how




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Toyota to Go Bold In Bid to Revive Flagging Sales

Toyota Goes Bold Even Toyota, the maker of the much revered Toyota Prius, has been unable to escape the fallout from the economic downturn. In fact, Toyota just posted its first operating loss in 70 years, and the company is responding with bold plans




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Detroit Auto Show 2009: All-New Toyota Prius to be Unveiled Soon (But We've Already Seen It)

The Best-Selling Hybrid Car Gets a MakeoverIt might not be very suspenseful because we've all already seen leaked shots of the 3rd generation Toyota Prius hybrid (see below -




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Detroit Auto Show 2009: First Look at Toyota FT-EV Electric Car Concept

Diminutive but Electrifying The Toyota FT-EV electric car concept that debuted at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show is based on the platform of the 57 MPG Toyota iQ microcar that recently went on sale in Europe and that is apparently already a hit in




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Detroit Auto Show 2009: New 2010 Toyota Prius Hybrid Will Get 50 MPG, Optional Solar Roof

Photo: Michael Graham Richard. Click to see 2010 Toyota Prius Slideshow.2010 Toyota^ Prius Hybrid: Hello WorldAfter some not too suspenseful waiting, here it is. The official debut of the 3rd generation Toyota Prius hybrid! You can see tons of




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GM Volt Versus Toyota Prius: Which Design Type Will Be More Effective At Reducing Stack & Tailpipe Emissions, And Energy Consumption?

This is one of those comparison posts that that could draw many angry comments: like Could Hype Sell An Inferior Hybrid? - Ford Fusion versus Toyota Camry did. Please carefully read the caveats.




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Audubon and Toyota Team Up to Promote Volunteering, Give Away Prizes

The Audubon Society and Toyota are teaming up to promote volunteering for the environment by offering prizes, including tents and bikes, to those who log the most volunteer hours.Starting today, their project, TogetherGreen,




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Toyota Kills Most Inexpensive Prius Model, Raises Price $400 on Others

Image: Toyota Supply & Demand A few months ago, Toyota was quite afraid of the new low-cost Honda Insight hybrid. It even went as far as to make a $21,000 version of the 2010 Prius (aka Prius I) to try to compete with Honda on price. Well, seems like




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Toyota Recalls 3.8 Million Vehicles, Including Prius Hybrids

Photo: Wikipedia, Public domain 2004 to 2009 Prius Included in Toyota's September 2009 Recall Toyota has just announced a huge recall. About 3.8 million vehicles are included, and that includes the 2004 to 2009 Prius hybrid. Since that's probably a




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2010 Detroit Auto Show: Toyota FT-CH Hybrid Concept Might Join Prius Family

Photo: Michael Graham RichardPrius Might Become a Family, 8 New Hybrid Models ComingMaybe the rumors that have been floating around for a long time were true... Toyota said during its press event at the 2010 Detroit Auto Show that they are considering




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Toyota Will Increase Hybrid Production to 1 Million Units Per Year in 2011

Photo: Michael Graham Richard Twice As Much as 2009 Hybrid Production According to the Nikkei, Toyota is planning to ramp up hybrid vehicle production pretty significantly this year, with a goal of production 1 million hybrids annually in 2011 (up from




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NHTSA to Look Into 2010 Toyota Prius Braking Problems

Photo: Toyota The Japanese Government Told Toyota to do the Same Now's not a good time for Toyota, and it's not a good time for the 2010 Prius hybrid, a kind of "halo" car for the company. Yesterday, I wrote about an acceleration problem that Apple