TMC’s Joint Tree-planting Project in Philippines Receives Gold Rating

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TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announces that on December 20, 2009, its joint tree-planting project in the Philippines obtained a gold rating under the widely used, international Climate, Community and Biodiversity Project Design Standards (CCB Standards).

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Toyota recall gets little fanfare from competitors

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Norman Mueller hopes the recall of an estimated 3.4 million newer model Toyota vehicles will motivate some new car buyers to give U.S. brands another look.

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Hybrid vehicle classes at Cuyahoga Community College are humming right along

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Mike Longrich, assistant professor in Cuyahoga Community College’s Automotive Technology program, squeezed into an all-electric car – model NmG – on display in CCC’s auto tech building.

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Toyota Recall: Drivers Feel Left in the Dark

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From Georgia to Michigan, Toyota dealers are overwhelmed. A problem with sticking gas pedals has forced the carmaker to recall some of its most popular models , and then they told dealers to stop selling eight models.

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Toyoda Shrinks the World’s Biggest Carmaker to Regain Control Over Quality

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Akio Toyoda , who took over Toyota Motor Corp. less than a year ago, is shrinking the worlda s largest carmaker to regain control over quality as record recalls give General Motors Co.

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Toyota Dealers to Give Away 2010 Prius at Chicago Auto Show

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As widely reported yesterday, Toyota has suspended sales of 8 models due to a faulty accelerator pedal mechanism.

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Toyota dealerships brace for recall, sales shutdown

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A new 2010 Toyota Camry at Route 44 Toyota in Raynham. Marc Vasconcellos/The Enterprise Timothy Bruno, general manager at Route 44 Toyota in Raynham, discusses the recall.

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Garry Marr: ‘I’m getting calls and emails left, right and centre’

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Toyota models, including two RAV4s similar to Garry Marr’s, sit on the lot at the Tustin Toyota dealership in Tustin, Calif.

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Worried Toyota drivers inundate dealerships

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Toyota dealers across the country were swamped with calls Wednesday from concerned drivers but had few answers a day after the company announced it would stop selling and building eight models because of faulty gas pedals.

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Friday Video: Shakotan Boogie, The Movie
Don your headbands, hang your friends out your side windows and get ready for Shakotan Boogie. In 1987 Japan apparently made a movie out of the manga that celebrates the bosozoku lyfe. Plot points include cross-cultural drag racing that ends in some hard-to-watch hakosuka and F-body carnage, but the parade of boso’ed cars is worth [...]
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Mr. K Talks Z-Cars: Yutaka Katayama opines on the Nissan 370Z, Toyota FT-86, Datsun 200SX, toy ponies, and the future of driving. Full article at Racer.com.
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Toyota Hybrid Camry Servicing Costs

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Buying a car whether it be new or used is an exciting time and when you’re doing the sums to see whether you can actually afford the car or not it’s easy to overlook the servicing costs that you’re going to be up for with your new car.

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