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Toyota (March 2007, Week Vol. 0)

A rough start for Toyota
Mar-30-2007

"But we feel, in terms of the Cup and Busch series, that we know what needs to be done and over time our teams will move up."

When Toyota entered .

It hasn't happened - yet.

Toyota is off to a decidedly poor start in NASCAR's premier circuit as the series heads to Martinsville Speedway in Virginia for the sixth race of the 36-race season Sunday.

Winning has been out of the question. The seven drivers who pilot the Toyota Camry for three teams have struggled just to get into the 43-car field each week.

Toyota to Open Toyota Technical Training Institute in India
Mar-26-2007
Tokyo, Japan, Mar 23, 2007 - (JCN Newswire) - Toyota Motor Corporation announced today that Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private Limited (TKM) plans to open a technical training school for middle-school graduates in Bangalore, India.
Damseaux the Dad does it again in Cape
Mar-25-2007
Serge Damseaux and Robert Paisley gave the Toyota team a perfect start to the 2007 SA Rally championship with a convincing win in a Class S2000 Toyota RunX RSi in the Toyota Dealer Rally in the Cape at the weekend.
Collectible Toyota Cars
Mar-30-2007
Japanese cars become collectible International Herald Tribune By Rob Sass Published: March 30, 2007 “One of the few automotive niches where Toyota does not yet have a strong presence is the collector car market. There are signs that this may be changing: Quietly, and outside the usual collector car circles, a groundswell of interest in vintage Toyotas has [...]
Toyota Not Among Carmakers Invited to White House
Mar-26-2007
Toyota Motor Corporation is creating US jobs, making friends in Washington and leading in fuel-saving technology, yet will not be at the table when President Bush meets major automakers to talk energy policy today.
Toyota not among carmakers invited to White House (Reuters)
Mar-25-2007

Reuters - Toyota Motor Corp. is creating U.S. jobs, making friends in Washington and leading in fuel-saving technology, yet will not be at the table when President George W. Bush meets major automakers to talk energy policy on Monday.


Area leaders discuss ways to attract Toyota supplier plants
Mar-31-2007

"You will have people visiting your town, doing a drive-through, and you won't know it"

ED HOWELL The Daily Mountain Eagle Published March 31, 2007 1:38 AM CDT State economic recruiters told area leaders recently that Toyota supplier plants are already scouting the Future I-22 area in Alabama and ...

Toyota may invest $413M in Kentucky plant
Mar-29-2007

"Don't expect this would add any new jobs, but it would help ensure the long-term stability and success of Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky"

Amanda Webb and Ed Green - Business First ., to build a new ...

Bush joins carmakers for talks on energy
Mar-26-2007
Toyota left out, despite US sales President George W. Bush speaks to workers at a General Motors plant in Fairfax, Kansas, last week during a tour to push his
RALF REMAINS FRUSTRATED
Mar-26-2007
Ralf Schumacher has once again played the patience card after Toyota were off the pace in Australia.
GM Dealers Fight Toyota In The Trenches
Mar-25-2007
General Motors' dealerships view corporate ads as being too soft. March 26, 2007 By Steve Miller General Motors dealers are mad as hell and they're not going to take it anymore.
Teen dead in Cypress wreck
Mar-27-2007

Philip Na was driving a Toyota Camry about 1:40 a.m. when it careened off the road and hit a light pole, police Sgt.

Tanker Explosion Snarls Traffic
Mar-29-2007

A fuel tanker truck and a Toyota pick-up collided this morning on Austin Peay near Rosemark.

Too much gas
Mar-29-2007

A 1999 Toyota Camry went through the window of the Edward Jones office on 12th Street around noon Thursday, March 15.

Green rebate to fuel Toyota sales
Mar-20-2007
Ford Escape HEV 4X4 Toyota Civc Hybrid $1,000 rebates: Toyota Corolla Mini Cooper M6 Saturn VUE Hybrid Jeep Patriot Chevy Impala flex fuel vehicle Chrysler Sebring flex fuel vehicle Vehicles hit by new levy The ...
Toyota site work ahead of schedule
Mar-21-2007
Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) Mar. 20--BLUE SPRINGS -- A week into a hurried 45-day schedule to clear 335 acres for the Toyota Mississippi plant, Hill Bros.
No B-spec car for Toyota in '07?
Mar-20-2007
Toyota has revealed that currently it has no intention of producing a B-spec car this season, even though they were someway of the front runners in Australia.
New tax on those gas guzzlers
Mar-19-2007
Ford Escape HEV 4X4 Toyota Civc Hybrid $1,000 rebates: Toyota Corolla Mini Cooper M6 Saturn VUE Hybrid Jeep Patriot Chevy Impala flex fuel vehicle Chrysler Sebring flex fuel vehicle Vehicles hit by new levy The ...
Budget hammers gas-guzzlers
Mar-19-2007
Ford Escape HEV 4X4 Toyota Civc Hybrid $1,000 rebates: Toyota Corolla Mini Cooper M6 Saturn VUE Hybrid Jeep Patriot Chevy Impala flex fuel vehicle Chrysler Sebring flex fuel vehicle Vehicles hit by new levy The ...
Toyota under rebate gun
Mar-23-2007
Federal budget measures aimed at influencing car buyers to choose more fuel-efficient vehicles are having the unintended consequence of putting Toyota Canada Inc.
Toyota site work ahead of schedule
Mar-21-2007

"They'll be talking about bids for contractors, and by the first of May, they'll announce who will get the contracts for that mass grading."

Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) Mar. 20-- -- A week into a hurried 45-day schedule to clear 335 acres for the Toyota Mississippi plant, Hill Bros.

No unions, plenty of space bring automakers south
Mar-19-2007
When the Toyota manufacturing plant opens in 2010 in Blue Springs, Miss., it will be the South's 10th foreign auto assembly plant since the early 1980s.
Tupelo educators explain school bond's importance
Mar-23-2007
Tupelo educator Bob Monroe takes great pride knowing that an exceptional education system was a major factor in Tupelo acquiring the Toyota plant over Meridian and other communities.
Mayfield, Allmendinger to make first Cup start of season
Mar-24-2007
Toyota will have its largest contingent of cars in a Nextel Cup race this weekend thanks to the first-time appearances by driver Jeremy Mayfield and A.J. Allmendinger.
Clapton guitar fest set to make stop here
Mar-23-2007
Promoters will confirm Friday that Eric Clapton will bring his Crossroads Guitar Festival and an all-star array of more than 20 guitarists to Toyota Park in Bridgeview on July 28.
Teen dead in Cypress wreck
Mar-21-2007
Philip Na was driving a Toyota Camry about 1:40 a.m. when it careened off the road and hit a light pole, Cypress police Sgt.
Police Seek Green/White Toyota Tacoma
Mar-24-2007
AUSTIN Police have issued an Amber Alert in connection with a boy reported missing from Carrollton, Texas -- that is north of Dallas.
Too much gas
Mar-23-2007
A 1999 Toyota Camry went through the window of the Edward Jones office on 12th Street around noon Thursday, March 15.
Japanese entry into truck market could be ton of trouble for U.S. automakers
Mar-24-2007

Russell Raeder bought this 2007 Toyota Tundra last month. At left is Smart Motors salesman Al Franklin.

Staff Editorial
Mar-21-2007

Issue date: 2/28/07 Section: Flirtation with big business has proved successful once again for Mississippi, as Toyota has chosen Blue Springs as the location for its new automotive plant.

Toyota struggling to get into Nextel Cup races
Mar-14-2007
Everyone expected Toyota to storm into NASCAR and quickly buy its way to the top of the Nextel Cup series. Top drivers explored Toyota's opportunities, and many a top crew member eagerly switched camps. It left rival car owners quivering, scared they wouldn't be able to compete. Hardly! Forget about winning races, the Japanese automaker barely can get into them. Heading into this Sunday's race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Toyota entries are a humbling 10-for-22 through three events this season.
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Toyota To Push Hybrid For German Market
Mar-16-2007
Toyota's new president for Germany is pushing hybrid cars and "cleaner" motoring in a bid to protect the environment in Europe's biggest economy. "Climate protection and hybrid technology, which is not so well known in Germany, will be our main goals in the future," says Keiji Sudo, who has been in charge of Toyota Deutschland for two months. Hybrid engines, combining electric and petrol-driven motors, will become more efficient and have a greater variety so they can be used in "a wide range of models," Sudo says. ...

Toyota May Add Flex-Fuel Capability to Its U.S. Hybrid Vehicles
Mar-16-2007
Toyota Motor Corp., whose Prius is the world's best-selling gasoline-electric car, may also offer hybrids able to run on fuel that's mostly ethanol. Toyota is studying a so-called flex-fuel hybrid, Jim Press, the Japanese automaker's North American president, said today in Washington. He didn't specify a model or when such a vehicle would go on sale. ...

Exec concedes Toyota backlash concerns
Mar-16-2007
Though U.S. consumer attitudes are generally accepting of Toyota and other Japanese manufacturers as they have expanded production in the U.S., fears of a backlash are emerging as Toyota is on pace to overtake General Motors as the world's No. 1 vehicle maker.
Toyota off to rough start in Nextel Cup
Mar-14-2007
With only 10 of a possible 21 Camrys making the first three, Toyota is in trouble, says Jeff Owens. And the manufacturer's season could get worse.
Toyota Hybrid Takes On German Car Market
Mar-14-2007
Toyota's new president for Germany is pushing hybrid cars and cleaner motoring in a bid to protect the environment in Europe's biggest economy - and snare a greater share of one of its largest markets.
Toyota sets sights on Atlanta kick-start.
Mar-12-2007
Toyota's foray into NASCAR's Nextel Cup hasn't exactly gone as well as it would have hoped, with just one top ten finish and a string of non-qualifications leaving it facing a long way from threatening the chequered flag.
Toyota off to rough start in Nextel Cup
Mar-13-2007
Toyota officials knew there would be some speed bumps along the way in the company's first foray into Nextel Cup.
Toyota to appeal paint shop decision
Mar-15-2007
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky plans to appeal a ruling this week by Circuit Judge Rob Johnson that will allow paint shop workers to continue to pursue a back-pay case.
PHILIPPINES: New Toyota gearbox plant under way
Mar-15-2007
Toyota Autoparts Philippines on Thursday (15 March) broke ground for a new $US116m facility for production and export of transmission parts to seven countries.
Toyota Prius does more environmental damage than a Hummer
Mar-15-2007
This’ll get Mark and Kristen’s attention. It turns out that the actual cost of a Prius is much more than a Hummer (and has a shorter expected lifespan, too). Building a Toyota Prius causes more environmental damage than a Hummer that is on the road for three times longer than a Prius. As already noted, the Prius [...]
Toyota teams in turmoil, seek turnaround
Mar-14-2007
The Toyota teams are in disarray and Jeff Hammond says they had better start making some serious changes if they want to turn it around.
Toyota upbeat despite results.
Mar-15-2007
The entire Toyota team was putting a brave face on a day without a top ten showing in Melbourne, insisting that progress had been made with the TF107 on what proved to be a tricky day for all.

Tajima to depart S.A. Toyota plant in April
Mar-15-2007
San Antonio's Toyota assembly plant did not begin rolling out its first Tundra trucks until February.

Toyota Struggled at Atlanta Motor Speedway
Mar-17-2007
Of the seven Toyota NEXTEL Cup drivers, three failed to make the Kobalt Tools 500: Michael Waltrip, Jeremy Mayfield and A.J. Allmendinger.
Colleges look for Toyota benefit
Mar-12-2007
Mississippi community colleges and universities all want a piece of the $1.3 billion Toyota plant coming to the Tupelo area.
Eight business reasons for wireless VoIP
Mar-14-2007
March 15, 2007 -- When King's Toyota built its 68,000 square-foot new car showroom -- the largest Toyota showroom in the U.S. -- across the street from its existing facility last summer, a new wireless voice ...
Toyota bares P5.6-B Philippine expansion
Mar-16-2007
It will build a new structure for the manufacture of the Model R Transmission and increase annual production capacity to 330,000 units by the end of 2008 from the present 150,000, Toyota Autoparts pre...
Editor Challenge Results & Weekend Warrior Toyota Pickup Pictures
Mar-12-2007
Hell Week, Only 18 hours of sleep! Mike Alexander's Weekend Warrior Toyota sunned itself all day long in front of the Primedia rig at Sunday's Forbidden Fantasy Show at Lake Perris, California.
Toyota struggling to qualify for Cup races
Mar-16-2007
Everyone expected Toyota to storm into NASCAR and quickly buy its way to the top of the Nextel Cup series.
Toyota launches 4th autoparts production plant in Philippines
Mar-14-2007
ese automaker Toyota on Thursday broke ground for its fourth production plant in the Philippines, which involves 5.6 billion pesos (114.8 million U.S. dollars) of new investment, local TV reported. Wi...
Downloadable Shop Manual PDF
Mar-16-2007
Does any shop manuals exist that I can download? Over at ToyotaNation, some one uploaded a bunch of Toyota and Scion factory shop manuals. I was...
Toyota considering flex-fuel capability for hybrid line
Mar-15-2007
After he testified before Congress on Wednesday, Toyota exec Jim Press told Bloomberg that the company may offer hybrids that run on ethanol or gasoline.
JAPAN: Toyota executive acknowledges possible US backlash
Mar-14-2007
A senior Toyota executive has acknowledged concerns there may be a political backlash in the US as the automaker???s booming success there contrasts starkly with woes facing Detroit-based rivals.
Toyota case can return to Scott court
Mar-14-2007
A Scott Circuit Court judge ruled this week that Toyota's paint shop workers at its Georgetown plant can pursue their back-pay case to 1994, which opens the case up to more workers.
Toyota struggling in Nextel Cup debut (AP)
Mar-14-2007

AP - Everyone expected Toyota to storm into NASCAR and quickly buy its way to the top of the Nextel Cup series.


Work begins to clear site for $1.3B Toyota plant
Mar-13-2007

- Work began Monday to clear the first 335 acres of the site for the $1.3 billion Toyota Mississippi plant.

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Vincentrics Best Fleet Value Awards Announced GM Toyota and Ford have Strong Showings
Mar-15-2007
Vincentric%26%23039%3Bs Best Fleet Value in America%26%238482%3B awards were announced today with General Motors Toyota and Ford Motor Co brands each taking top honors in 7 of the 30 vehicle segments The Chrysler Group also had a strong showing winning four......
Hybrid Cars More Damaging To Environment Than Conventional Cars
Mar-15-2007
Toyota Prius Outdoes Hummer in Environmental Damage By Chris Demorro – The Recorder – Central Connecticut State University Staff Writer The Toyota Prius has become the flagship car for those in our society so environmentally conscious that they are willing to spend a premium to show the world how much they care. Unfortunately for them, their ultimate [...]
Hybrid Concept Vehicles Point to the Future for Honda and Toyota
Mar-13-2007
Will this vehicle replace the Honda Insight? Honda is displaying a two-seat concept sports car at the Geneva Motor Show.
McGrady Guides Rockets Past Clippers
Mar-15-2007
Tracy McGrady posted 21 points and nine assists, as the Houston Rockets downed the slumping Los Angeles Clippers, 109-105, at the Toyota Center.
Public face of Toyota in S.A. is leaving for new job in Japan
Mar-14-2007
The man who helped turn San Antonio into a truck-building town is moving on. Hidehiko "T.J." Tajima is giving up his home in San Antonio to return to Japan.
Rainier teen's stolen pickup was picked apart
Mar-13-2007
The 1982 Toyota pickup stolen two weeks ago from a Rainier teen has been found -- stripped and totaled.
Truck Suspensions, Shocks & Body Lift Kits For Off Road Vehicles
Mar-16-2007
Suspension is the key to your off-road ride. Here are themost popular manufacturers of shocks, suspensions, and body lift kits for Jeep, Ford, Chevy, Dodge, Toyota and more....
Machines move in to clear land for new Toyota plant
Mar-13-2007
On the eastern edge of the Wellspring Project megasite sits a small cabin overlooking a lake surrounded by forests.
The Robb Report Collection’s April “Green Machines” Issue Spotlights Luxury Automakers Leading the Transition to Alternative Fuel
Mar-16-2007
Monthly supplement to Robb Report magazine highlights latest consumer and concept cars from Mercedes-Benz, Lotus, BMW, Audi, Lexus, Toyota, Tesla and more. [PRWEB Mar 16, 2007]
AMA AX: Neese Wins AX Lites South Title
Mar-16-2007
Mike Willard battled Jim Neese throughout the Toyota Arenacross Main Event swapping the lead several times in Greenville, SC.
Buying your next car on Trade Me
Mar-16-2007
Looking for a car? Currently parked on Trade Me Motors you'll find 39,000 cars, 20 per cent of them bearing the Toyota marque.
Vroom! 10 car songs that fire on all cylinders
Mar-14-2007
It was recently reported that Toyota will pass General Motors this year to become the world's No.
Supercars shown a green pair of wheels
Mar-15-2007
IT HAS become synonymous with environmentally concerned celebrities - but the Toyota Prius has failed to make even the top ten in the latest buyers' guide to the greenest cars.
Toyotafest 2007 - Long Beach, CA
Mar-16-2007
If you guys are planning to register and want to park together. Please shoot me a PM with your name, screen name, and vehicle type. I will make sure...
Litter problem demands action
Mar-11-2007
I have just read the front-page article in The News-Star entitled 'Hopes trashed.' This article referred to the Toyota Corp.
Eagle County Buys 20 Hybrid Cars In 'Green' Plan
Mar-14-2007
EAGLE, Colo. Officials in Eagle County showed off their new fleet of hybrid Toyota Prius cars on Tuesday as the local government takes a big step toward being green.
AAB will be official sponsor of Doha cultural festival
Mar-14-2007
ABDULLAH Abdulghani Bros co. will be the official sponsor of the 6th Doha Cultural Festival, and Toyota and Lexus the "official cars" of the event, it was announced yesterday.
Woman killed in car collision
Mar-11-2007
A woman was killed just before 10 p.m. Sunday in Pearl when her beige Toyota Corolla collided with a semi-tractor trailer on U.S. 80 and Pearson Road.
Struck down crossing road
Mar-12-2007
A trail of dried blood tracks down the white Toyota GT driven by Armando Cortez that struck Winiford Lee Misher late Friday afternoon.
Toyota Site Being Cleared
Mar-13-2007
A hectic 45-day race is underway to clear the first 335 acres of the Wellspring Project megasite.
Teen survives Hwy. 115 rollover
Mar-15-2007

Teen survives Hwy. 115 rollover County fire Chief Dickie Howard holds the neck of a White County driver while they wait for an ambulance after the man wrecked his Toyota truck on Ga.

MADD & Toyota Announce New 'Game On' Elementary School Assembly Show During Brain Awareness Week
Mar-12-2007
"Game On reminds young children that unlike in video games, there is only one chance in life to play it safe and to be healthy," said Glynn Birch, MADD national president.
Woman Get Serviced by Toyota
Mar-09-2007
But it's not what they think. Toyota isn't rewinding American Gigolo. Richard Gere won't be found servicing Lauren Hutton on the showroom floor of Antwerpen Toyota.
Toyota plans to begin work on its Highlander manufacturing plant May 1.
Mar-07-2007
Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) Mar. 7--PONTOTOC -- The contract to clear the initial 400 acres of the Toyota Mississippi site will be awarded Friday morning, and less than 72 hours later, the winner goes to work ...
New Toyota SUV factory will transform northern Mississippi
Mar-04-2007
TUPELO, Miss. - Toyota Motor Corp.'s Highlander sport utility vehicle should start rolling off the assembly line at a new, $1.3 billion plant in northeast Mississippi by 2010, company and state officials said ...
Lure of Toyota began in 2004
Mar-04-2007
The auto manufacturing industry was abuzz with the news: Toyota wanted to expand its North American operations and possibly build another U.S. plant.
Toyota will make northwest Alabama attractive to suppliers
Mar-07-2007
ED HOWELL The Daily Mountain Eagle Published March 08, 2007 10:47 PM CST Gov. Bob Riley indicated the upcoming Toyota plant in Tupelo, Miss., will now make northwest Alabama attractive for suppliers, and the ...
Toyota already discounting new Tundra
Mar-09-2007
Dow Jones Newswires reports that some Toyota Motor dealers are offering as much as a $1,500 discount on the basic work truck version of the newly redesigned Tundra.
Toyota gives UK $1 million for engineering labs
Mar-05-2007

Toyota has given $1 million to the University of Kentucky toward a new labs that will develop and test new paints and other coatings for automobiles, UK announced this morning.

Arkansas City Spurned Twice By Toyota
Mar-08-2007

Marion, Arkansas, has = been through the Toyota plant sweepstakes before and has been spurned = for the second time.

Lure of Toyota began in 2004
Mar-05-2007

"Wellspring was a visionary idea"

The auto manufacturing industry was abuzz with the news: Toyota wanted to expand its North American operations and possibly build another U.S. plant.

Public safety personnel kept busy over the weekend.
Mar-06-2007

"The driver of the Toyota was cited for a right of way violation"

PAULA M. FELIPE/MERCURY-REGISTER This big rig came to rest on its side off Hwy. 70 following its impact with a Toyota.

Lawmakers hit overdrive on Toyota incentive package
Mar-06-2007

"In Mississippi, we have good, friendly rivalry between neighboring counties, neighboring communities"

State lawmakers worked swiftly Friday on an incentive package that would bring a new Toyota plant and hundreds of jobs to northeast Mississippi.

Miss. lawmakers hit overdrive on Toyota incentive package
Mar-10-2007

"And I don't think anybody wants to jeopardize the chances of it actually happening."

State lawmakers worked swiftly Friday on an incentive package that would bring a new Toyota plant and hundreds of jobs to northeast Mississippi.

New Jersey Nets (28-33) at Houston Rockets (37-24),
Mar-09-2007
The New Jersey Nets will try again for the first win on their current six-game road trip this evening when they invade Houston and the Toyota Center to battle the Rockets.
Job applicants swamp carmakers
Mar-08-2007
Honda and Toyota have been deluged by applications for jobs on their new vehicle assembly lines coming to Indiana.
Gallery: Geneva Motor Show 2007
Mar-07-2007
Cool concept cars from Toyota and Honda compete with slick new designs from Lotus and Aston Martin. Bruce Gain reports from Geneva.
Iona women reach MAAC title game
Mar-04-2007
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Anthony Bozzella raised both arms in the air and sprung off his feet as if he were in some kind of Toyota commercial.
Job applicants swamp carmakers
Mar-08-2007

"I'm going to go work for Honda or Toyota."

Honda and have been deluged by applications for jobs on their new vehicle assembly lines coming to Indiana.

Toyota incentives approved
Mar-03-2007

"I have a Toyota that drowned in Katrina and I replaced it with a new Toyota"

Mississippi lawmakers on Friday quickly approved a multimillion-dollar incentive package to secure a deal that will bring a Toyota plant to northeast Mississippi.

Toyota developing plug-in hybrid, researching market
Mar-02-2007
Toyota Motor Corp. is working on developing a plug-in hybrid vehicle and is open to joining with other automakers in battery development, the president of its North American operations said on Friday. Toyota, which leads the market in hybdrid sales, has not detailed plans to build a plug-in, although some environmental groups have modified its top-selling Prius hybrid so that it can be recharged with an electrical outlet. ...

Toyota Environmental Protection Aid Program for China's Youth Hands Out Awards
Mar-02-2007
Tokyo, Japan, Mar 1, 2007 - (JCN Newswire) - Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announced that the All-China Youth Federation (ACYF) and TMC handed out today year 2006* awards for the Toyota Environmental...
Toyota could face heat in Congress despite U.S. success
Mar-02-2007
SURGING TOYOTA: Toyota Motor Corp. announced that it would build its eighth U.S. assembly plant in Mississippi this week.
ProLift sold to Toyota Material Handling
Mar-01-2007
ProLift Industrial Equipment Co. LLC has been bought by Toyota Material Handling USA Inc., a unit of Japanese machine maker Toyota Industries Corp.

Toyota sales up sharply with hybrid vehicle help
Mar-02-2007
Hybrids helped Toyota post best-ever February sales While the conventional Camry drove Toyota to the best February ever for the automaker, hybrid cars played an important role as well.
Toyota moves forward after weekend
Mar-01-2007
All in all, Toyota had a pretty good weekend at California Speedway. Mike Skinner won the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race in a Toyota on Friday night.
Toyota to Build Factory in Mississippi
Mar-02-2007
NEW YORK - Japanese auto-maker Toyota plans to build a $1.3 billion factory in Mississippi, the firm said Tuesday. The factory in Blue Springs, Mississippi is to begin manufacturing Toyota's Highlander sports utility vehicle by 2010....
GM, Toyota Sales Rise, Fall at Ford
Mar-01-2007
Toyota's U.S. sales climbed 12.2 percent in February and Honda and Nissan posted modest increases while struggling Ford and DaimlerChrysler lost more ground to the Japanese manufacturers.
Toyota £100m safeguards 700 jobs
Mar-02-2007
Toyota says it will invest £100m in its Deeside plant to build hybrid engines for a new model, safeguarding 700 jobs.
Toyota, Geek Squad City receive state technology awards
Mar-01-2007
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky Inc. and Geek Squad City are recipients of 2007 Governor's Technology Awards.

Toyota to Build Vehicle Plant in Mississippi, U.S.A.
Mar-03-2007
Toyota Motor Corporation announced that, as part of its continuing localization efforts in North America, it has decided to build a new vehicle production plant in Blue Springs, Mississippi, U.S.A. [Wired by: PressReleaseNetwork.com]
Toyota Developing Plug-In Hybrid, Researching Market
Mar-02-2007
Toyota is working on developing a plug-in hybrid vehicle and is open to joining with other automakers in battery development, the president of its North American operations said.

Lawmakers hope for wide-ranging Toyota impact
Mar-03-2007
The state Legislature's quick approval last week of Mississippi's multimillion-dollar deal with Toyota to build a 2,000-employee plant near Tupelo came with hopes that the automaker's economic impact will go ...
Mississippi lawmakers hit overdrive on Toyota incentive package
Mar-02-2007
State lawmakers worked swiftly Friday on an incentive package that would bring a new Toyota plant and hundreds of jobs to northeast Mississippi.
Miss. lawmakers hit overdrive on Toyota incentive package
Mar-02-2007
State lawmakers worked swiftly Friday on an incentive package that would bring a new Toyota plant and hundreds of jobs to northeast Mississippi.
Lawmakers ready to push Toyota bill ahead quickly
Mar-01-2007
State lawmakers are anxiously waiting for legislation being drafted to accommodate the vehicle-assembly plant Toyota plans to build near Tupelo.
Toyota developing plug-in hybrid, researching market (Reuters)
Mar-02-2007
Reuters - Toyota Motor Corp. (7203.T) is working on developing a plug-in hybrid vehicle and is open to joining with other automakers in battery development, the president of its North American operations said on Friday.
Adam's 2003 Toyota Hilux
Mar-02-2007
Reader's Ride of the DayAdam's ride, the Mudpig, doing a little stumping. And there's a 70 ltr shower when playtime gets too dirty.More Toyota Hilux Rides - Photo Gallery ...
Miss. lawmakers prepare to examine Toyota incentive package
Mar-01-2007
Mississippi lawmakers on Thursday prepared to start working on a $293.9 million incentive package to get a Toyota plant in northeast Mississippi.
Toyota incentives approved
Mar-03-2007
Mississippi lawmakers on Friday quickly approved a multimillion-dollar incentive package to secure a deal that will bring a Toyota plant to northeast Mississippi.
Mississippi OKs Toyota plant deal
Mar-02-2007
Mississippi lawmakers on Friday quickly approved a multimillion-dollar incentive package to help bring a Toyota plant to northeast Mississippi.
Toyota incentive package zips through Mississippi Legislature
Mar-02-2007
Mississippi lawmakers on Friday quickly approved a multimillion dollar incentive package to secure a deal that will bring a Toyota plant to northeast Mississippi.
No Toyota Plant for Chattanooga
Mar-03-2007
It's all over the local news sources. Chattanooga did not get the Toyota automobile plan, Tupelo, Mississippi did. Tomorrow the TFP will have an actual article on how it all went down, as opposed to a press release. Onwards: "...the...
Honda, Toyota make gains on Big Three
Mar-01-2007
Honda Motor Company Ltd. and Toyota Motor Co. continued to make sales gains on Big Three automakers last month.

Surplus uses to get another look now that Toyota not getting part
Mar-01-2007
Half of the $200 million incentive package offered to Toyota Motor Corp. to put an assembly plant at Marion in Crittenden County would have come from the state's $844 million budget surplus, Gov.
Toyota package up for vote today
Mar-01-2007
Gov. Haley Barbour says he hopes lawmakers will act swiftly today to approve a $323.9 million incentive package to lock in plans to bring a Toyota plant to northeast Mississippi.
Miss. lawmakers expected to vote on Toyota package Friday
Mar-01-2007
Gov. Haley Barbour says he hopes lawmakers will act swiftly Friday to approve a $323.9 million incentive package to lock in plans to bring a Toyota plant to northeast Mississippi.
Swoosh! No Toyota Plant, but We Do Get Nike
Mar-02-2007
First, the bad news...well, you already know the bad news. Marion, Arkansas, missed out on the new Toyota plant, which will go to our not-so-near Southern neighbor city in Tupelo.
Ford fading, Toyota gaining
Mar-02-2007
DETROIT - The U.S. auto sales story line for nearly the past year has been Ford Motor Co's woes while Toyota Motor Cor...
Toyota developing plug-in hybrid, researching market
Mar-02-2007
DETROIT (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp. is working on developing a plug-in hybrid vehicle and is open to joining with other automakers in battery development, the president of its North American operations said on Friday.
Toyota Corolla Super 2000
Mar-02-2007
Been waiting for this one from Toyota, very very cool. The Super 2000 spec may very well be the new standard for WRC in the coming years if FIA gets...
Prius won't be immune to incentives
Mar-01-2007
AUTOWEEK Incentives on the Toyota Prius are here to stay. Now that the gasoline-electric hybrid has increased sales past 100,000 units a year, it is a mainstream vehicle, says Jim Farley, Toyota Division's vice ...
Toyota may face backlash from Congress (AP)
Mar-02-2007
AP - From a high school auditorium near the birthplace of Elvis, Toyota was greeted like a hometown hero this week when it announced its eighth vehicle assembly plant in North America.
Breaking! Toyota Wants A Hetero Life-Mate To Help With Hybrid Battery Development
Mar-02-2007
Although Toyota's been interested in "looking at" a plug-in hybrid for a while now, they've only now decided it needs some help on the batteries needed for real long-range driving.
Miss. lawmakers expected to vote on Toyota package Friday
Mar-02-2007

"This is the most important economic development project in the United States this year"

Gov. Haley Barbour says he hopes lawmakers will act swiftly Friday to approve a $323.9 million incentive package to lock in plans to bring a Toyota plant to northeast Mississippi.

Ford's sales continue to fall
Mar-02-2007
Toyota's U.S. sales climbed 12.2 percent in February and Honda and Nissan posted modest increases, while struggling Ford and...
Ford clings to No. 2 spot despite falling U.S. sales
Mar-01-2007
Toyota's U.S. sales climbed 12.2 percent in February and Honda and Nissan posted modest increases while struggling Ford and DaimlerChrysler lost more ground to the Japanese manufacturers.
New versions of Scion on the way
Mar-03-2007
Toyota Motor Corp. unveiled two new versions of its Scion recently, as it continues to target the young, urban and hip.
Four automotive execs to testify before Congress
Mar-02-2007
The leaders of General Motors, Ford, Toyota and Chrysler plan to testify before a Congressional panel examining climate change and energy security.
Auto execs to testify before Congress
Mar-02-2007
The leaders of automakers General Motors, Ford, Toyota and Chrysler plan to testify before a House panel examining climate change and energy security, officials said Thursday.
Ford Fusion Challenges Toyota and Honda
Mar-02-2007
The Fusion outperformed the Camry and Accord in the following attributes: attractive, fun to drive, performance and handling.
Acura's RDX: a standout in the crossover crowd
Mar-03-2007
The 'entry premium' vehicle is plusher than a Toyota and less flashy than a BMW.

2007 Toyota Camry Hybrid
Mar-02-2007
san diego, CA - The 4 door, 5 passenger family sedan that offers a smooth side, crisp handling state of the art safely, more that average mileage and immense storage capacity.
State riding high on Highlander
Mar-02-2007
Recommendations from automotive magazines convinced Bob Gordon of the Ross Barnett Reservoir area to purchase a 2001 Toyota Highlander sport utility vehicle when he traded his 1997 Chrysler LHS.
NBA team to sell organic beef
Mar-02-2007
Organic beef hits the NBA as Dakota Beef announced the first ever branded beef program at Toyota Center, home of the Houston Rockets.
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Mar-02-2007
Ole Miss rallied furiously in the fourth quarter last week to upset Arkansas in the Toyota Bowl.
Grapevine accident kills one, injures three
Mar-01-2007
Nathan Herzog, 24, of Lewisville was killed Monday night shortly after 10 p.m. when the Toyota 4-Runner he was driving left the roadway and rolled over several times.
Package may be a bargain
Mar-01-2007
Mississippi taxpayers may get a bargain with the $356 million incentive package state and local governments plan to ante up - if Toyota Motor Corp.
MONTAGNY IN FOR CROKED RALF
Mar-03-2007
Franck Montagny will step in for the injured Ralf Schumacher during Toyota's testing in Bahrain.
US: Ford plans Mazda 2 spin-off for US
Mar-02-2007
Ford is apparently going after the likes of Honda???s Fit (Jazz), the Daewoo-built Chevrolet Aveo and Toyota Yaris with a new subcompact spun off the redesigned Mazda 2, according to a US newspaper.
GM shows surprising gain
Mar-03-2007
DETROIT — The U.S. auto sales story line for nearly the past year has been Toyota Motor Corp. kicking the stuffing out of the Detroit Three, but there was a new twist in February.
Guess who wants to live in Miss.?
Mar-02-2007
Congratulations to my home state for beating out Memphis and Marion, Ark., and winning the bid for a new Toyota plant ! Oh, yeah, I almost forgot: Didn't U.S. Rep.
Toyota to Build $1.3 Billion Assembly Plant in Tupelo, Mississippi
Mar-02-2007
Commentaries Webcasts Subscriptions TUPELO, Miss. - Site preparation and construction for the plant is scheduled to begin later this spring.
Just the ticket
Mar-02-2007
Andrew English takes the wheel of Ford's new hydrogen-powered bus, available now and so clean it makes a Toyota Prius look positively filthy.
Air quality cited for plant snub
Mar-02-2007
Air quality, not Arkansas' incentive package, was the deciding issue in Toyota's decision to put a new, $1.3 billion plant in Mississippi instead of at Marion in Crittenden County, Gov.
Incentive package finalized
Mar-03-2007
Acres of trees on the future site of Toyota's newest plant near Tupelo will start falling in the comings days as crews prepare for the landmark development project in northeast Mississippi.
Toyota February sales rise, so do GM's
Mar-01-2007
A Ford logo is shown on the front of a Ford F-150 on a dealership lot in Royal Oak, Mich., Tuesday, Feb.
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Mar-02-2007

Ole Miss rallied furiously in the fourth quarter last week to upset Arkansas in the Toyota Bowl.

Incentive package finalized
Mar-03-2007

"I could hear his jaw drop and hit his desk"

Acres of trees on the future site of Toyota's newest plant near .

Yarnell Service Center
Mar-03-2007

: Yarnell Service Center - Yarnell Service Center: another apparently good toyota service shop (this one in mountain view)

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