Archive for June, 2009

Friday Video: Keishichou Satsujinka

Friday, June 26th, 2009

Friday Video: Keishichou Satsujinka
Hallelujah, it’s Friday again! Here’s the opening to Keishichou Satsujinka, and if you think that’s a mouthful, in English it would be “Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department: Homicide Division.” It’s about a special inspector tasked with training Tokyo’s finest for the most grisly of departments. Somehow, that still ends up involving waterfront gunfights and leaping from [...]
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Toyota Announces Results for May 2009

Friday, June 26th, 2009

Toyota Announces Results for May 2009

Welcome back to Toyota Fun, where we bring you another great story snippet of Toyota news:

TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announces its production, domestic sales and export results, including those for subsidiaries Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. and Hino Motors, Ltd., for May 2009.

Sourced from: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION GLOBAL SITE

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Friday, June 26th, 2009

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Welcome back to Toyota Fun, where we bring you another great story snippet of Toyota news:

That was the formula that made American cars the envy of the world for decades, and it’s what makes the 2010 Ford Taurus a landmark vehicle.

Sourced from: Toyota News

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5 fun, fuel-efficient rides

Friday, June 26th, 2009

5 fun, fuel-efficient rides

Welcome back to Toyota Fun, where we bring you another great story snippet of Toyota news:

The good news is that small “econocars” no longer suck. At least not gas, anyway.

Sourced from: Toyota News

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Lawsuit reveals plan for Tunica County hybrid auto plant

Friday, June 26th, 2009

Lawsuit reveals plan for Tunica County hybrid auto plant

Welcome back to Toyota Fun, where we bring you another great story snippet of Toyota news:

Details surfaced after Chief U.S. Dist. Judge Michael Mills unsealed the March 27 lawsuit, saying Mississippi officials and Chinese investors were “badly in need of information regarding the status of this litigation.” Officials from the Tunica County Chamber of Commerce, which markets the Tunica Metro Mega-site, and the Mississippi Development …

Sourced from: Toyota News

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Toyota president says product lineup under review

Friday, June 26th, 2009

Toyota president says product lineup under review

Welcome back to Toyota Fun, where we bring you another great story snippet of Toyota news:

File – In this May 18, 2009 file photo, Toyota Motor Corp. Executive Vice President Akio Toyoda speaks during a news conference to unveil the revamped Prius hybrid vehicle at a Toyota showroom in Tokyo, Japan.

Sourced from: Toyota News

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Toyota to invest Rs.8 bn more in India plant

Friday, June 26th, 2009

Toyota to invest Rs.8 bn more in India plant

Welcome back to Toyota Fun, where we bring you another great story snippet of Toyota news:

Japanese auto major Toyota Motor Corporation will invest an additional Rs.8 billion in its Indian joint venture with the Kirloskar group to expand capacity of its Bangalore plant and roll out a small car for the domestic market, Karnataka Industry Minister Murugesh R. Nirani said Wednesday.

Sourced from: Toyota News

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Retooling of Ohio small-car factory is a symbol of General Motors’ effort to reinvent itself

Friday, June 26th, 2009

Retooling of Ohio small-car factory is a symbol of General Motors’ effort to reinvent itself

Welcome back to Toyota Fun, where we bring you another great story snippet of Toyota news:

As General Motors Corp. undergoes its transformation from big and slow to lean and fast in a New York bankruptcy court, a similar metamorphosis is under way inside a mammoth eastern Ohio factory that will make what arguably is GM’s most important vehicle.

Sourced from: Toyota News

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Sharing Cars Can Save Money, Earth

Friday, June 26th, 2009

Sharing Cars Can Save Money, Earth

Welcome back to Toyota Fun, where we bring you another great story snippet of Toyota news:

Didn’t your mother teach you how to share? If so, you might already have the key to having some wheels without the aggravation of actually owning a car.

Sourced from: Toyota News

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It’s Official: Cash for Clunkers is Law

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

It’s Official: Cash for Clunkers is Law
The Cash for Clunkers law we’ve all been dreading passed both houses of Congress and was signed by the President yesterday. Although funding was reduced to $1 billion from its original $4 billion, and is limited to a four-month window, there’s still a lot of damage to be done.
Due to reasons we’ve outlined before, [...]
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Kidney, Anyone? Tomica Grand Prix Circuit

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

Kidney, Anyone? Tomica Grand Prix Circuit
So Transformers not your style? Here’s our first open kidney offer that doesn’t involve an actual car. It’s a vintage Tomica Grand Prix Circuit set that we came across while skimming the Tomica Fan Club forums. Talk about cool… just look at that gorgeous box art, that beauteous orange plastic!

And look, whoever owns this set [...]
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Toyota Announces Executive and Organizational Changes

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009

Toyota Announces Executive and Organizational Changes

Welcome back to Toyota Fun, where we bring you another great story snippet of Toyota news:

TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announces executive and organizational changes today, as outlined below.

Sourced from: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION GLOBAL SITE

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