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Toyota (July 2007, Week Vol. 29)

Toyota and Scion in Northwest Arkansas announces Special Lease Offer on Toyota Tundra
Jul-26-2007
Toyota and Scion in Northwest Arkansas, the dealer for new and pre-owned Toyota and Scion vehicles in Arkansas announces its Special Lease Offer on all 2007 Toyota Tundra models. More details about the offer are available on the dealership's website http://www.toyotanwarkansas.com .
First Half Sales Rise by 14% for Toyota Motor Europe
Jul-28-2007
Toyota Motor Europe (TME) announced today on its media website http://www.toyota-media.com/euen/ that a total of 661,753 Toyota and Lexus vehicles were sold in the period from January to June 2007, an increase of 14% over the same period in 2006, in an overall market that was up approximately 2.2%. TME's overall market share for the first six months was up 0.6 percentage points to 5.8% compared with the same period last year. In the period January-June, Toyota produced 415,152 cars, 444,736 engines and 294,993 transmissions at its plants in the United Kingdom, France, Turkey, Poland and the Czech Republic. (PRWeb Jul 25, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/TWFnbi1NYWduLVNxdWEtU3F1YS1UaGlyLVplcm8=
Locally-built Toyota hybrid sales up
Jul-28-2007
Toyota said Thursday that it has sold more than 58,300 Georgetown, Ky.-built Camry hybrid sedans among the more than 1 million hybrids it has sold since launching the Prius sedan in Japan a decade ago. Toyota launched production of the Camry Hybrid at the Georgetown plant, its largest outside Japan, last fall. Toyota said sales of its gas-and-electric-powered vehicles totaled 1.05 million as of the end of May. ...
Toyota sells its millionth hybrid
Jul-28-2007
Toyota has sold its millionth hybrid car, 10 years after introducing its first one in Japan. It took Toyota eight years to sell its first 500,000 hybrid cars and only two more to break the one million barrier. Hybrid cars achieve high fuel efficiency by switching between a petrol engine and an electric one. Toyota's most popular hybrid car is the Prius, which has sold 757,600, but it now sells hybrid versions of other models including the Camry and Lexus. ...
Toyota: ???08 Camry Hybrid $1,000 Cheaper Than ???07
Jul-28-2007
Toyota announced pricing on its 2008 Camry and Camry Hybrid 07Camrytoday. Both go on sale next month, with no significant changes from the 2007 versions of the bestseller. (New option packages are available.) ... The big news, Toyota says, is that the 2008 Camry Hybrid will be $1,000 less, with a starting price of $25,200. That???s down 3.7 percent, Toyota says, from the 2007 version. ...
JAPAN: Toyota supplier opening in US
Jul-27-2007
Toyota Auto Body will build a $US180m plant in North Mississippi, becoming the first publicly confirmed supplier to Toyota Motor's new SUV assembly plant in Blue Springs.
Toyota household plug-in approved for Japanese road tests
Jul-25-2007
Toyota announced Wednesday that a hybrid car you can recharge from household outlets has been approved for public road testing in Japan. The Toyota Plug-in HV was formally approved by Japan's transpo...
Toyota Announces 'Sustainable Plant' Activities
Jul-28-2007
Tokyo -- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announced today on its media website http://www.toyota-media.com/euen/ that it plans to soon initiate "sustainable plant" activities aimed at increasing the sustainability of its production operations. The activities are to emphasize the role of nature in creating production sites that harmonize with their natural surroundings. [PRWEB Jul 25, 2007]
Switzerland names Toyota Prius the greenest car in the world
Jul-27-2007
Switzerland names Toyota Prius the greenest car in the world It’s amazing to know that Toyota Prius is now a 10 year old vehicle project. The car has just won another award as Switzerland has now named Prius the world’s greenest car. Prius received the highest green rating in a draft study evaluating the environmental impact of [...]
Toyota carving a new niche
Jul-28-2007
Record gasoline prices drove hybrid-electric cars and trucks to a new level of popularity in May, but the majority of those sales went to just one automaker. As U.S. hybrid sales jumped to 45,000 vehicles -- their highest monthly total ever -- Toyota Motor Co. captured 80% of all new hybrid customers, according to a Free Press analysis. While other automakers reported sizable increases in hybrid sales, Toyota saw sales of its hybrid Prius more than double from a year earlier. ...
2008 Toyota Highlander - Preview
Jul-28-2007

SEE ALSO: Toyota Buyers Guide "Sometimes you feel like a truck, and sometimes you don't" said Toyota with the debut of its Highlander back in 2001.

2008 Toyota Highlander - Preview
Jul-27-2007

SEE ALSO: Toyota Buyers Guide "Sometimes you feel like a truck, and sometimes you don't" said Toyota with the debut of its back in 2001.

Toyota and Scion in Northwest Arkansas announces Special Lease Offer on Toyota Tundra
Jul-26-2007

and in Northwest , the dealer for new and pre-owned Toyota and Scion vehicles in Arkansas announces its Special Lease Offer on all 2007 models.

Toyota's 2008 Loretta Lynn's Selection to Join Lucas Oil Star Racing Yamaha Team
Jul-24-2007

"Toyota is continuing its involvement in Supercross and Motocross by once again helping a rider move forward in their career and give them the opportunity to earn a pro ride"

Toyota will move one amateur motocross rider forward again for 2008 with the opportunity to earn a professional ride on Lucas Oil Star Racing Yamaha.

Toyota Announces 'Sustainable Plant' Activities
Jul-28-2007
Tokyo -- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announced today on its media website http://www.toyota-media.com/euen/ that it plans to soon initiate "sustainable plant" activities aimed at increasing the sustainability of its production operations. The activities are to emphasize the role of nature in creating production sites that harmonize with their natural surroundings. (PRWeb Jul 25, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/Q3Jhcy1JbnNlLVNxdWEtU3F1YS1UaGlyLVplcm8=
Toyota to Make Side Airbags and Curtain Shield Airbags Standard on All New Passenger Vehicle Models in Japan
Jul-28-2007
Tokyo -- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announced today on its media website http://www.toyota-media.com/euen/ that, starting with new models to be launched shortly, all of its new passenger vehicle models in Japan would come standard with side-impact-reducing SRS (Supplemental Restraint System) side airbags for front seats and SRS curtain shield airbags. (PRWeb Jul 25, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/UGlnZy1NYWduLVNxdWEtU3F1YS1UaGlyLVplcm8=
Swiss name Toyota's Prius the world's greenest car
Jul-27-2007
ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland, renowned for its clean Alpine air and pristine ski slopes, has named Toyota's Prius the world's greenest car.
Toyota to test Plug-In Hybrids in Japan, US, and Europe Posted By : Joe Ratzkinn
Jul-27-2007
Toyota Motor Corporation has recently announced that it has developed a plug-in hybrid vehicle that will be used for public road tests to be held in Japan, US, and Europe.
Toyota supplier planning $180 million plant in Mississippi
Jul-27-2007
Toyota Auto Body Company is planning a $180 million plant, to be named Auto Parts Manufacturing Mississippi, to supply the automaker's new assembly plant scheduled to begin production in 2010.
Toyota Develops Plug-In Hybrid Car for Public Road Tests
Jul-28-2007
Toyota already dominates the hybrid market with more than a million of the vehicles sold over the past decade. Now, it has developed a new type of hybrid that plugs into a home socket for a longer ride as an electric car, raising the stakes in the race to develop the vehicles.
Swiss name Toyota's Prius the world's greenest car.
Jul-28-2007
Switzerland, renowned for its clean Alpine air and pristine ski slopes, has named Toyota's Prius the world's greenest car.
Solomon Technologies to appeal in ITC Toyota hybrid patent infringement case
Jul-28-2007
Solomon Technologies, Inc. is to appeal against the final verdict of the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) regarding its claim of patent infringement against Toyota, to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) in Washington, DC. The Commission ruled, on April 30, 2007, that there was no violation of Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended. ...
Troopy93's 1993 Toyota HZJ75 Troop Carrier
Jul-28-2007
Reader's Ride of the DayTroopy93's Aussy ride has tons of mods and isn't something you'll often see in the U.S.More Toyota 4 x 4 Rides - Photo Gallery...
Toyota to test electric plug-in hybrid Prius cars
Jul-28-2007
July 28, 2007 San Francisco - Toyota announced this week a partnership with the University of California to road test two plug-in hybrid cars, a step toward getting the fuel-efficient vehicles to cons...
BUSCH: First win for Toyota.
Jul-28-2007
Jason Leffler scores breakthrough win for Toyota in its 22nd Busch start.
Toyota resumes Japanese output
Jul-22-2007
Japanese carmaker Toyota is to restart production at some of its production lines closed by the recent earthquake.
Toyota Wins on VW's Territory Posted By : Rain Stockton
Jul-24-2007
In the opening stage of day two, the Toyota racing tandem took a five-second win and extended their lead over the remaining stages in the Longmore Forest to be 25 seconds ahead of Volkswagens Kuun and Hodgsdon.
Nation???s Largest Helicopter Golf Ball Drop Fundraiser To Award ???08 Toyota Hybrids and Resort Stays in Sedona, Arizona
Jul-28-2007
For just a 25 dollar golf ball chance, anyone can become a happy 2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrid or 2008 Camry Hybrid owner. Two helicopter Ball Drops; each loaded with thousands of numbered ...
Toyota to Obtain Permission for Public Road Test for Plug-in Prius in Japan
Jul-28-2007
According to Asahi, a daily Japanese trade rag which we don't know how to read, Toyota will officially be asking for permission from Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport "for the testing of a prototype plug-in Prius on public roads." ...
Toyota ordered to drop TV commercial for hybrid vehicle
Jul-28-2007
A television commercial for the Toyota Prius breached advertising rules by exaggerating the car's environmental benefits, the advertising industry watchdog says today. The advert claimed that the vehicle, one of the new breed of increasingly popular green hybrid cars which use petrol and electric power, emitted up to a tonne of CO2 less a year than an equivalent family car with a diesel engine. ...
Toyota Auto Body to build $180M plant near Tupelo
Jul-26-2007
A subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corp. will build a $180 million plant to supply auto body parts to its vehicle assembly plant in Blue Springs, Miss.

Swiss name Toyota's Prius the world's greenest car (Reuters)
Jul-27-2007

Reuters - Switzerland, renowned for its clean Alpine air and pristine ski slopes, has named Toyota's Prius the world's greenest car.


Toyota to test electric plug-in hybrid Prius cars (AFP)
Jul-27-2007

AFP - Toyota announced this week a partnership with the University of California to road test two plug-in hybrid cars, a step toward getting the fuel-efficient vehicles to consumers.


First Hybrid Race Win
Jul-22-2007

Toyota made history by winning the Tokashi 24-Hour Race with its Supra HV-R hybrid race car Last year it was the year of the diesel in motorsport, but a new era dawned on the weekend when Toyota made history by ...

Toyota plan meeting for minority contractors
Jul-22-2007

Toyota Engineering and Manufacturing North America plans an informational meeting Friday in for minority contractors and suppliers looking to do business with the company as it builds its Blue Springs ...

Swiss name Toyota's Prius the world's greenest car
Jul-27-2007

Switzerland, renowned for its clean Alpine air and pristine ski slopes, has named Toyota's Prius the world's greenest car.

The Swiss government gave the Prius the highest green rating in a draft study evaluating the environmental impact of driving around 6,000 different cars, including carbon dioxide (C02) emissions which contribute to global warming.

Toyota supplier announces it'll locate at undetermined location in North Mississippi
Jul-26-2007

Special to The Dispatch JACKSON - Auto Body Co. Ltd.will build a $180 million plant at an undetermined site in North , becoming the first announced supplier to Toyota's new auto assembly plant ...

Toyota moves to test plug-in Prius in Japan
Jul-24-2007

Posted by Joseph Romm at 3:26 PM on 23 Jul 2007 Green Car Congress translated a story that appeared in the Japanese press : Toyota Motor Co.

EDITORIAL: Supplier opportunity
Jul-27-2007

"This is the very first time that TAB has set up shop in the U.S. They have some plants in the Far East and Thailand"

An announcement Thursday morning that a major supplier, Toyota Auto Body Co., Ltd., will build a plant to serve Toyota's assembly facility affirms expectations about additional work and ...

Swiss Name Toyota's Prius the World's Greenest Car
Jul-27-2007

"The goal is to modernize the fleet of cars and to make the use of natural resources as efficient as possible, so that using cars will exert less pressure on the environment"

The Toyota Prius on display at the New York International Automobile Show, April 4, 2007.

Swiss name Toyota's Prius the world's greenest car
Jul-27-2007

"The goal is to modernise the fleet of cars and to make the use of natural resources as efficient as possible, so that using cars will exert less pressure on the environment"

Switzerland, renowned for its clean Alpine air and pristine ski slopes, has named Toyota's Prius the world's greenest car.

Toyota unveils plug-in hybrid, to test on roads
Jul-27-2007

"It's difficult to say when plug-in hybrids could be commercialized, since it would depend largely on advances in battery technology"

Toyota Motor Corp. unveiled a "plug-in" hybrid car based on its popular Prius model on Wednesday, saying it would test the fuel-saving vehicle on public roads -- a first for the industry.

Mileage standards pit greens vs. industry
Jul-24-2007

"Consumers want more fuel-efficient cars and we need to reduce our dependence on foreign oil"

Register photo/ JASON WERLING A Toyota Yaris sticker displays a 34 city and 40 highway miles per gallon fuel economy at the Kasper Toyota Scion dealership in Perkins Township.

Swiss name Toyota's Prius the world's greenest car
Jul-27-2007
ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland, renowned for its clean Alpine air and pristine ski slopes, has named Toyota's Prius the world's greenest car.
Toyota Chooses Spirit Cabins
Jul-28-2007
A log cabin from Spirit Cabins is featured in a new Toyota Tundra television commercial. (PRWeb Jul 27, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/WmV0YS1IYWxmLU1hZ24tU3F1YS1UaGlyLVplcm8=
Toyota Sees All-Hybrid World, Ford Pushes Hydrogen Power
Jul-28-2007
Toyota predicts an all-hybrid future, while Ford promotes hydrogen as more efficient, near-zero power source.
TME Obtain Sales Growth for 1st Half of 2007 Posted By : Joe Ratzkinn
Jul-27-2007
Toyota Motor Europe has recently reported an increase of 0.6 point percent in its overall market share for the first half of this year at 5.8 percent as compared to the same period last year.
The new kid on the block
Jul-28-2007
So, after all that talk of cars on the blog, all the resolve hardening I needed to do... I gave in to impulse at the Toyota dealership last week. I didn't get hosed on the deal, but didn't walk out...
Saturn Outlook Ranks Among the Best Midsized and Large SUV Models Tested by Consumer Reports
Jul-28-2007
Outlook is among the best models from General Motors in years; New Saturn crossover challenges Honda Pilot, Toyota Highlander in CR's ratings [PRWEB Jul 3, 2007]
Lexus GS 450h Posted By : Joe Ratzkinn
Jul-27-2007
Lexus brings the GS 450h the worlds first high performance hybrid saloon. Lexus is the luxury division of Toyota, which brought the car industry saying oh! into the 21st Century with the noble Prius.
Leffler pulls off first Busch Series win for Toyota
Jul-28-2007
Jason Leffler took the lead with two laps to go in the Kroger 200 and raced to his second NASCAR Busch Series victory on Saturday night.
Moving Into Your New Apartment
Jul-28-2007
I remember when I moved into my first apartment. I loaded up a Toyota Corolla with as much stuff as I could stuff into the backseat, and my mother...
2007 Toyota Yaris HB
Jul-28-2007

Pictures from my new car. The bottom shot is the fuel guage showing the mileage after 1/8 of a tank of gas. I got 39.82 MPG on this tank.. Yippee!


Toyota Unveils Plug-in Hybrid Prius
Jul-28-2007

Makita Suzuki And Fuel
Jul-25-2007

The following is a release from Suzuki- Team Makita Suzuki Racing experienced a fuel problem in last weekend's AMA Toyota Motocross race at Thunder Valley Motocross Park in Lakewood, Calif.

Prius Politics
Jul-28-2007

My younger son calls the Toyota Prius a "hippie car," and he has a point. Not that Prius drivers are hippies.

Pennsylvania Landowners come up short as companies tap gas in coalbeds
Jul-27-2007

Farmer Bill McConnell steers his Toyota Land Cruiser over a deeply rutted road through his pastures to a noisy drill extracting methane from a coalbed 1,100 feet below.

Sink hole in Mankato
Jul-28-2007

A 2005 Toyota Corolla driven by 24-year-old Joseph Patrick Krisch of Minnetonka fell into this sink hole at the intersection of Record Street and Brunt Street at 7:17 p.m. Thursday.

VALLEJO / Toyotas and Hondas, rare and expensive / Forget about Ferraris, this show's all about Japanese cars
Jul-27-2007
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