Archive for October, 2009

Asian companies top automobile reliability chart

Friday, October 30th, 2009

Asian companies top automobile reliability chart

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

Asian automakers still are building the most reliable cars and trucks, with eight of the top 10 brands from Japanese and Korean companies, according to an annual survey by Consumer Reports.

Sourced from: Toyota News

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Volkswagen revs up to race Toyota

Friday, October 30th, 2009

Volkswagen revs up to race Toyota

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

An upcoming Canadian TV commercial for Volkswagen depicts a gleaming, silver Golf TDI diesel rolling down a street as a badgeless Toyota Prius hybrid comes out of a carwash.

Sourced from: Toyota News

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Toyotaa s silent dream machine

Friday, October 30th, 2009

Toyotaa s silent dream machine

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

The new Toyota Prius has been voted Japan’s Car of the Year by motoring journalists and industry experts at the Tokyo motor show.

Sourced from: Toyota News

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Toyo takes TORC honors

Friday, October 30th, 2009

Toyo takes TORC honors

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

Rick Huseman, driver of the No. 36 Monster Energy/Traxxas/Toyota/Toyo Tires Tundra, won the Pro 4X4 Truck class championship for The Off-Road Championship series at Las Vegas Speedway this past weekend.

Sourced from: Toyota News

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Kidney, Anyone? 25K-Mile 1974 Toyota Celica

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

Kidney, Anyone? 25K-Mile 1974 Toyota Celica
We’ve seen low mileage Celica Liftbacks before (both yellow, oddly enough), but this is the first Coupe. According to the seller, this 1974 Toyota Celica had just one owner for the first 34 years of its life. When he passed, the current seller acquired it in the estate sale with the plans of making it [...]
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Event Horizon – SEMA Edition

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

Event Horizon – SEMA Edition
Toyota in 2007 had a special display outside the main hall to celebrate their half-century mark, and in 2006 a bunch of their vintage trucks.  Last year, Toyo Tires displayed Roy de Guzman’s 1972 Hakosuka and House of Kolor had a wicked Subaru Sambar.   Next week we’ll be scouring the more than 2 million [...]
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Used Cars Sales Boom

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

Used Cars Sales Boom

Used cars sales are now booming with the aftereffects of Cash For Clunkers. For those unlucky souls who missed out on this huge event, they re out buying late model used cars. Many people who’s vehicle’s didn’t meet the standers for Cash for Clunkers stuck around to see what kind of deal they could get.
The downside to all of this though, is used car prices are rising. Cars that would have originally been sold for $16,000 are now being sold at about $19,000, due to the high-demand. This is making people take a step back and think, Do I really need a new car?
Finding a good vehicle for a good price is a challenge right now for many car shoppers. But if the car is getting a better gas mileage than your old car, wouldn’t it be worth it?

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TMC Announces Results for September 2009 and First-half Period from April to September 2009

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

TMC Announces Results for September 2009 and First-half Period from April to September 2009

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

TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION announces its production, domestic sales and export results, including those for subsidiaries Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. and Hino Motors, Ltd., for September 2009 and for the first-half period from April to September 2009.

Sourced from: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION GLOBAL SITE

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Car maker develops its own flower species

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

Car maker develops its own flower species

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

Toyota has created a new plant species designed to offset the CO2 created by its Prius assembly operations.

Sourced from: Toyota News

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Small Indian Maker of Electric Cars Looks to Upsize

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

Small Indian Maker of Electric Cars Looks to Upsize

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

Depending on whom you ask, this tiny company is either the next big thing in automobiles, or a maker of glorified golf carts.

Sourced from: Toyota News

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Asians top auto reliability; Ford cars score well

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

Asians top auto reliability; Ford cars score well

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

Asian automakers are still building the most reliable cars and trucks, with eight of the top 10 brands from Japanese and Korean companies, according to an annual survey by Consumer Reports.

Sourced from: Toyota News

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Hachi roku

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

Hachi roku

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

It will be the first rear-driven, front-engined flat-four sports car since the Jowett Jupiter, and will fit into the Toyota range where the Celica used to be, writes DAVE MOORE.

Sourced from: Toyota News

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