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Toyota (March 2007, Week Vol. 8)

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.
Read the latest column
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.
Read the latest column
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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