Tuesday, September 27th, 2011
Toyota announced earlier this month that it’s considering moving the production of the Toyota Camry models meant for the South Korean market from Japan to the United States to reduce export expenses. Last year, South Koreans bought 4,200 Toyota Camrys making it one of the best selling foreign cars in that country. Toyota believes that [...]
Filed under: Economy, Toyota by Mel
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Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011
Yesterday Toyota and Ford made a joint-announcement revealing plans for the two automakers to collaborate on hybrid-drive technology meant for light trucks and SUVs. It’s expected that the result will be new, more fuel-efficient powertrains that will eventually show up under both the Toyota and Ford brands as the decade progresses. While neither company has [...]
Filed under: Ford, Going Green, Toyota by Mel
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Tuesday, August 9th, 2011
It’s no secret that hybrids and EVs are the darlings of the environmental movement, but there are still a lot of vehicle options that will give you excellent gas mileage and the ease of care that comes with a standard engine. Recently, Automotive Magazine came up with a list of the most fuel efficient 2011 [...]
Filed under: Audi, Ford, ForTwo, Hyundai, Mini, Toyota, VW by Mel
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Friday, July 15th, 2011
Okay, we admit that power isn’t the first word that comes to mind when you think of a Toyota Prius, but maybe it should be – at least a little bit – because the automaker has just announced its new Plus Performance Package for their hybrid poster-car. What’s in the Plus Performance Package? Well, there’s [...]
Filed under: Technology at Work, Toyota by Mel
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Friday, July 8th, 2011
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 [...]
Filed under: Buying Trends, Going Green, Toyota by Mel
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