While Toyota has not announced any revised predictions for 2011 sales, the automaker announced today that it expects to sell more of it’s hybrid Prius cars by the end of the year than it did in 2010, despite setbacks in production after the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan in early March. In some parts [...]
Last Thursday, the U.S. Department of Transportation released a proposal to make black boxes – more properly known as event data recorders, or EDRs – mandatory in all light-duty vehicles. If this sounds like yet another way for the federal government to invade our privacy, consider that such devices are already included in new cars, [...]
With a shortage of parts from Japan ongoing, and production already reduced by half in the home country, and decreased here on Mondays and Fridays, Toyota is still struggling to build vehicles. Yesterday, the automaker announced that it will be halting production on Mondays and Fridays until June 3, instead of only through next week [...]
Whether you’ve just purchased a 2011 Toyota Camry Hybrid or have had other hybrid cars in the past, you’ve probably been told that there are special driving tricks that will help you optimize your gas mileage. We found this video on YouTube, to help you learn to do just that.
Finally some positive news about Toyota! The Japanese automaker announced on Tuesday that its global cumulative sales of hybrid vehicles has crested the 3 million mark. Between 1997 and last month, 3.03 million hybrid Toyotas were sold worldwide, cementing gas-electric hybrids as a long-lasting mainstream automotive technology. The company’s very first hybrid, launched in Japan [...]