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23rd July 2009
The federal law requires all car companies and equipment manufacturers to ensure the safety of consumers. And according to law, failure to meet the safety requirements will make these companies liable for any equipment and car defects.
Usually, compan... Read >
Author: Mesriani Law Group18th June 2009
If General Motors Corp. (GM ) were any other company, its problems would have sorted themselves out a long time ago. Logic says that when your cash holdings exceed your entire valuation in the stock market, some Wall Street shark is going to swoop in, sna... Read >
Author: Jolena Carey18th June 2009
In January 2009, Toyota Motor Corp. announced a global recall of its Yaris which has been found to have defective seatbelt. According to reports, the foam pad could ignite after a high-impact frontal collision.
The carmaker giant said more than 1.35 m... Read >
Author: Mesriani Law Group18th August 2008
From:http://www.chinatopsupplier.com/
Tag:Toyota,slashes sales plan,US,SUV production
Earlier this month, Toyota announced sprawling manufacturing changes in the US and shutting down truck and SUV production, to respond to changing consumer demand.
... Read >
Author: utut102nd April 2008
Infiniti, the luxury brand of Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., decides to park in Rolle, in the canton of Vaud, to prepare for its European invasion. Its Europe headquarters will offer luxury in the country famed for its love affair with public transport.
Jim... Read >
Author: Anthony Fontanelle02nd April 2008
Thai government is giving incentives to encourage the production of “green” cars. According to experts, the incentives have yielded a raft of major investments in the territory and started to alter how Thais drive.
“Green” tax breaks were int... Read >
Author: Anthony Fontanelle27th March 2008
Lexus, a brand of Toyota Motor Corp. recently inaugurated a luxury showroom in Muscat, Oman. Having His Highness Sayyid Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, minister of heritage and culture, and other well-known names in Oman, the grand facility was inaugurated w... Read >
Author: Anthony Fontanelle31st January 2008
Texas is facing a great pickup battle having Ford, Chevy, Dodge, and Toyota as contenders. As the automakers set free their most powerful pickups, the Truck Country is expected to release more steam to signal heated rivalry.
Toyota Motor Corp., meanw... Read >
Author: Anthony Fontanelle31st January 2008
Automakers are facing a thorny requirement of meeting the 2020 standards which call for the manufacture of vehicles with an average fuel economy of 35 miles per gallon. But automakers fear consumers are not willing to pay more for the technology they ar... Read >
Author: Anthony Fontanelle24th January 2008
Volkswagen AG, Europe's biggest automaker, forecast record sales after deliveries in 2007 go beyond six million units for the first time on increased demand for Skoda and VW vehicles.
Group deliveries surged 7.9 percent last year to 6.19 million car... Read >
Author: Anthony Fontanelle22nd January 2008
Europe’s largest automaker Volkswagen AG inked sales record of 6.2 million vehicles last year thanks to the strong demand in Brazil, China and eastern Europe.
The German automaker said last Monday that the sales figure represents an increase of eig... Read >
Author: Anthony Fontanelle05th November 2007
Toyota Motor Corp. recently joined the big three American automakers in Detroit in their campaign to oppose a new standard passed in the congress for fuel economy. As the only Japanese automaker to join the three, Toyota faced torments from several enviro... Read >
Author: Evander10th October 2007
Lexus, the luxury vehicle division of Toyota Motor Corp., continues to work for refinement as they introduce their second-generation IS entry luxury sport sedan models: the IS 250 and IS 350.Lexus once again brings enhanced driving experience and convenie... Read >
Author: Evander08th October 2007
Jim Press, the former Toyota Motor Corp. top exec, is pushing Chrysler LLC to establish shopper-driven focus. In an interview with Detroit News, the Chrysler head honcho said: "My role is to be the voice of the consumer and to represent the needs of the d... Read >
Author: Evander21st September 2007
Audi AG is setting its sights on a far larger slice of the American luxury car market with a plan to more than double its sales there to 200,000 by 2015. "We are selling 95,000 [vehicles] now. By 2015 we want a doubling of the number," Ralph Weyler, Audi'... Read >
Author: Anthony Fontanelle20th September 2007
Volkswagen AG plans to unveil 12 new models over the next three years to increase sales by 33 percent and to spice up auto competition. This is Volkswagen’s effort to compete closely with auto giants such as Toyota Motor Corp.The deliveries of Europe's ... Read >
Author: Anthony Fontanelle08th August 2007
Japanese automakers are enjoying much success in the global auto market. Toyota is expected to surpass General Motors as the largest automaker by the end of the year. Honda and Nissan are also increasing their share in the United States auto market.... Read >
Author: Anthony Fontanelle30th July 2007
According to Chang-Ran Kim’s writing for Reuters on Wednesday, Toyota Motor Corp. unleashed a "plug-in" hybrid car based on its popular Prius model. The report said that it would test the fuel-saving vehicle on public roads, which is another first for... Read >
Author: Joe Ratzkin24th July 2007
Volkswagen AG, Europe’s largest automaker and the biggest overseas carmaker in China has started selling Magotan sedans in the country and in the process challenging Toyota Motor Corp.’s Camry which is equipped with high quality Toyota thermostat.
... Read >
Author: Kaye Leery23rd July 2007
Japan's Isuzu Motors Ltd. said Thursday that it is considering a set up in a joint venture to produce diesel engines with Toyota Motor Corp. as part of the tie-up which was announced by the two firms last year.
The truck maker and the world’s numbe... Read >
Author: Kaye Leery23rd July 2007
Aisin Seiki Co. Ltd., a leading Japanese auto parts supplier and partly owned by Toyota Motor Corp. the producer of high quality Toyota Corolla parts has chosen for the first time an American to head its US operations. This is part of the latest series ... Read >
Author: Rain Stockton23rd July 2007
The second world largest automaker and producer of high quality Toyota Land Cruiser parts, Toyota Motor Corp. according to its North American President needs to discount the Tundra truck to reach its goal of doubling its US share for large pickups.
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Author: Rain Stockton23rd July 2007
Toyota Motor Corporation has made it to the list of Fortune’s list of world’s 500 largest companies by revenue for 2006. Toyota was ranked 6th for this year which is two notches ascent from last year’s 8th ranked.
The producer of top-of-the-lin... Read >
Author: Rain Stockton11th July 2007
General Motors Corp. has reported Tuesday a 24 percent drop in June sales, becoming the automaker with the biggest monthly decline as U.S. automakers continue to lose share and overall vehicle sales because of the surging gas prices and a weak housing m... Read >
Author: Rain Stockton11th July 2007
General Motors Corp.'s woes continue as its sales plunged in June no thanks to the ongoing sagging demand for its small cars and to Toyota Motor Corp.’s aggressive discounting which hurt sales of GM pickups.
GM suffered the biggest monthly decline am... Read >
Author: Ally Wahlberg05th July 2007
The latest results of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety test on vehicles’ head restraints has revealed that several SUVs SUVs had improved protections against whiplash injuries, however, it gave poor marks to vehicles made by several automake... Read >
Author: Kaye Leery05th July 2007
The latest results of the annual J.D. Power and Associates customer satisfaction survey of U.S. drivers released Thursday last week has four Honda models topping the rankings for their vehicle segments -- more top rankings than captured by any other aut... Read >
Author: Kaye Leery01st July 2007
World's top auto maker Toyota Motor Corp. may continue spending $2 billion or more a year to buy back its own shares for another 6-7 years. This was contrary to widely held views it was winding down the practice.
For many investors, who assumed Japa... Read >
Author: Kaye Leery01st July 2007
Honda’s four models has obtained top rankings for their individual segments in the recent annual J.D. Power and Associates customer satisfaction survey of US drivers which was released Thursday.
According to the survey results Honda the maker of t... Read >
Author: Ally Wahlberg01st July 2007
With the Nikkei 225 Stock Average falling for a fourth day in June 27, Japanese stocks dropped extending the longest line of declines since early March.
Sony Corp. and Honda Motor Co. led losses on concern demand for their products will come to a ha... Read >
Author: Rain Stockton01st July 2007
Honda Motor Co. reported a double-digit rise in global production in May. Meanwhile, competitors Toyota, Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors also posted output gains. But Mazda's worldwide number of produced vehicles fell 2.1 percent.
Maker of the updated H... Read >
Author: Evander26th June 2007
Soon hydrogen-powered fuel-cell vehicles could be on the road with regular drivers behind the wheel in a few test areas. How soon? Within five or six years, according to Larry Burns, vice president of research and development for General Motors Corp. T... Read >
Author: Iver Penn19th June 2007
Nissan Motor Co. is preparing a diesel-powered version of its Titan full-sized pickup truck by 2009 for the United States, to be equipped with engines built by local truck and engine maker Navistar International Corp., according to a report by industria... Read >
Author: Iver Penn16th June 2007
Toyota Motor Corp. exceeded General Motors (GM) in the 2006 overall sales, making the Japanese auto maker the biggest car maker all over the world. But according to a leading auto industry journal, Reuters reported that many had expected that the surpas... Read >
Author: Iver Penn15th June 2007
Toyota Motor Corp. has unseated General Motors Corp. as the world's biggest carmaker last year instead of in 2007, as industry observers have earlier predicted.
Detroit-based weekly Automotive News, whose data centre publishes a widely quoted ranking... Read >
Author: Zeke15th June 2007
Ford Motor Co. has unseated Toyota from the top spot in J.D. Power and Associates' annual initial quality rankings released Wednesday last week, grabbing more individual awards than any other automaker for the first time since 1998, when it tied for the... Read >
Author: Kraig08th June 2007
Ford after experiencing some major setbacks for the past few years not to mention its present problem in terms of additional capital has begun showing signs of turnaround. According to the initial quality rankings conducted annually by J.D. Power and As... Read >
Author: Kraig01st June 2007
For the past couple of years, Detroit’s automakers have took up 16 labor hours longer than their Asian rivals in building vehicles in North America. And that difference is being reduced to minutes attributed to the shrinking efficiency gap between dom... Read >
Author: Ally Wahlberg31st May 2007
General Motors and the United Auto Workers have not yet officially started their contract talks and yet critical battles are already waging on various plants of GM around the country.
GM the producer of top-of-the-line GMC turn signal is trying to p... Read >
Author: Iver Penn21st May 2007
This year’s auto season delivered exotic spices to produce a luscious feast in the automotive industry. The banquet is a replica of one strong message - TRANSITION.
Getting more powerful
The Toyota Motor Corp.’s Scion brand unleashed more power... Read >
Author: Anthony Fontanelle27th March 2007
In the news: Europe’s largest automaker and producer of Volkswagen relay said that its ongoing talks with Malaysia’s Proton Holdings Bhd are already at its advanced stage since it is really planning to seek a platform to expand its market in Southea... Read >
Author: Natalie Anderson06th January 2007
With the mounting auto demands, Toyota Motor Corp. is in need of a new assembly plant in the United States. In this regard, the automaker eyes a new facility in South to serve as its 8th assembly plant in America. Auto enthusiasts are expecting that Toy... Read >
Author: Mark Clarkson05th January 2007
Toyota Motor Corp. is expected to gain enough to take over Ford Motor Co. as the second largest automaker in the United States next to General Motors. According to some auto analysts, they saw large sales in December on the part of Ford. This is perceiv... Read >
Author: Chuck Smith04th January 2007
Toyota Motor Corp. Chairman Fujio Cho met with Ford Motor Co. CEO Alan Mulally. However, the automaker claimed that it did not discuss the possibility of any alliance with Ford. Tomomi Imai, Toyota's spokesperson said, "It was just a get-acquainted meet... Read >
Author: Jay Stevens04th January 2007
Toyota Motor Corp. is soliciting written and video testimonials from 10,000 hybrid owners. Though hybrid owners only represent less than 2 percent of the overall automobile sales market, Toyota is passionate about them. The automaker believes that custo... Read >
Author: Mark Clarkson25th November 2006
Earlier, Toyota Motor Corp.(TMC) celebrated the opening of Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Texas (TMMTX) valued at $1.28 billion. It is the newest plant of the automaker situated in San Antonio. During the opening of the new plant, two Tundras were manufact... Read >
Author: Jennifer Dylan18th November 2006
No doubt, Toyota Motor Corp. is currently etching significant milestones in the auto industry's history. Its cars are doing well in the market and the sales figures continue to soar. Nonetheless, to complete the puzzle, the automaker needs to boost its ... Read >
Author: Shane Morgay18th November 2006
Toyota Motor Corp. has gone a long way and it is determined to make the most out of every segment in the American auto market. This time around, it attempts to conquer the full-size truck market.
As perceived by auto analysts, Ford, GM and Dodge hav... Read >
Author: Jenny McLane09th November 2006
Toyota Motor Corp., the world's top seller of gasoline-electric autos and the second top automaker worldwide, may turn its mighty Prius into a full line of vehicles. This move is intended to triple its hybrid sales in the United States.
US will accou... Read >
Author: Tom Bailey17th October 2006
Toyota Motor Corp. more than doubled its automobile sales in China for the first three quarters of the year. With said figures, its can be reflected that the automaker has outpaced Ford, Volkswagen and the rest of the automakers in said territory.
Ac... Read >
Author: Tom Bailey03rd October 2006
Toyota Motor Corp. has dethroned Ford Motor Co. as the second largest automaker around the globe. Now that it is already in the top two positions, critics are saying that Toyota is eyeing the top position and is planning ways to overthrow General Motors C... Read >
Author: Mark Clarkson
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