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- Class Action Lawsuits Could Cost Toyota More Than $3 Billion Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:40AMToyota owners claiming that massive safety recalls are causing the value of their vehicles to plummet have filed at least 89 class action lawsuits that could cost the Japanese auto giant $3 billion or more, according to an Associated Press review of cases, legal precedent and interviews with experts.
- Runaway Prius glides to safe stop on Calif. highway Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:39AMWorkers give the final check on newly-assembled 2010 Prius hybrid vehicles on June 5, 2009, at Toyota Tsutsumi Plant in Toyota, central Japan.
- Special: Your guide to Toyota Recall Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:31AMToyota has recalled eight models of popular selling cars and trucks in Canada and millions more around the globe because some of their vehicles may experience sudden unintended acceleration. But the recall has grown and become more complicated as the days go by. Driving.ca has assembled a special section to answer questions you might have about this unprecedented event.
- Toyota Apparently Rejects Man's Prius Car for Recall, which Later Becomes a 'Runaway' outside San Diego Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:31AMPhoto by KOMUnews via Flickr A man who claimed that Toyota said his 2008 Prius wasn't on the recall list when he brought it to a dealer apparently became part of the latest incident in which the vehicle accelerated and wouldn't stop. On Sunday, James Sikes said he was driving on Interstate 8 when he accelerated to go around a car, only the car kept on accelerating, sometimes up to 94 miles per ...
- Runaway Prius: CHP Help Prius With Stuck Accelerator Come To Stop Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:27AMEL CAJON, Calif. — A California Highway Patrol officer helped slow a runaway Toyota Prius from 94 mph to a safe stop on Monday after the car's accelerator became stuck on a San Diego County freeway, the CHP said.
- Toyota Recalls: Prius Takes Driver for Wild Ride Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:23AMSAN DIEGO — In a striking counterpoint to Toyota's show-and-tell on Monday designed to debunk claims of sudden acceleration in its vehicles, an out-of-control Toyota Prius in California stole much of the spotlight, capturing headlines around the U.S.
- Runaway Toyota Prius reached 90 mph: Calif police Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:17AMLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The driver of a 2008 Toyota Prius said his car uncontrollably accelerated to over 90 miles per hour on a San Diego County freeway before a California Highway Patrol officer helped him stop the car, police said.
- (AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-09 15:51 Runaway Toyota Prius reached 90 mph-Calif police Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:14AMLOS ANGELES, March 9 (Reuters) - The driver of a 2008 Toyota Prius said his car uncontrollably accelerated to over 90 miles per hour on a San Diego County freeway before a California Highway Patrol officer helped him stop the car, police said. The driver, 61-year-old James Sikes, was not injured in the Monday incident, which is another claim of unintended acceleration that has caused the ...
- Toyota Reviewing U.S. Report of Prius With Stuck Gas Pedal Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:07AMToyota Motor Corp., struggling to regain a reputation for quality after unintended acceleration forced millions of vehicle recalls, will investigate a report in California of a Prius hybrid car that sped out of control.
- Runaway Prius: Toyota's sudden acceleration woes are mounting Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:06AMA runaway Prius in San Diego stole the spotlight Monday from Toyota's spirited defense of its electronic acceleration system.
- Photos: accident Metro Parkway and Idlewild Street Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 1:27PMAccording to Florida Highway Patrol there was a car crash on Metro Parkway and Idlewild Street Sunday at 1:22 p.m.
- Luxury automakers test hybrid concept cars at auto show Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 12:07PMADRIAN MOSER/BLOOMBERG A Porsche Cayenne S hybrid automobile is seen on display on the second press day of the Geneva International Motor Show in Geneva, Switzerland, on Wednesday, March 3, 2010. The Geneva International Motor Show runs March 4-14 Porsche,...
- Toyota could delay Europe new car launches: Report Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 11:08AMToyota could delay Europe new car launches: ReportToyota could delay Europe new car launches: Report
- Toyota could delay Europe new car launches Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 7:11AMLONDON (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp could freeze new car launches this year if it is not satisfied the accelerator problem that forced a mass recall of its vehicles has been solved, according to the Sunday Telegraph.
- Toyota could delay Europe new car launches: report Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 6:45AMLONDON (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp <7203.T> could freeze new car launches this year if it is not satisfied the accelerator problem that forced a mass recall of its vehicles has been solved, according to the Sunday Telegraph.
- New Toyota US plant in 2011? Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 3:31AMTOKYO - TOYOTA Motor Corp will start operating its new plant in Mississippi as early as June 2011, the Tokyo Shimbun newspaper said on Sunday, as the Japanese automaker works to regain trust in the United States.
- Apple co-founder Wozniak shrugs off Prius glitch Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 12:42AMApple co-founder Steve Wozniak is holding on fast to his love of Prius cars despite what he suspects is a Toyota software problem behind sudden spikes in acceleration.
- AP IMPACT: Toyota secretive on 'black box' data Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 3:52PMSOUTHLAKE, Texas (AP) - Toyota has for years blocked access to data stored in devices similar to airline "black boxes" that could explain crashes blamed on sudden unintended acceleration, according to an Associated Press review of lawsuits nationwide and interviews with auto crash experts.
- AP IMPACT: Toyota secretive on 'black box' data Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 3:45PMSOUTHLAKE, Texas -- Toyota has for years blocked access to data stored in devices similar to airline "black boxes" that could explain crashes blamed on sudden unintended acceleration, according to an Associated Press review of lawsuits nationwide and ...
- Prius is tops here despite brake ills Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 3:01PMThe Toyota Prius remains the top-selling car in Japan despite global recall woes that include braking problems with the popular hybrid. More than 27,000 of the gas-electric hybrids were sold in February, making the Prius the best-selling model for the 10th consecutive month, according to Japan Automobile Dealers Association figures released Thursday.
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- Toyota Prius tops sales in Japan despite recall woes Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 12:15PMTOKYO: Toyota's Prius remains the top-selling car in Japan despite the automaker's global recall woes that included braking problems with the hit hybrid.
- Toyota Prius tops sales in Japan despite recall woes Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 11:09AMTOKYO: Toyota's Prius remains the top-selling car in Japan despite the automaker's global recall woes that included braking problems with the hit hybrid. More than 27,000 of the gas-electric hybrids were sold in February, making the Prius the best selling model for the 10th straight month, according to Japan Automobile Dealers Association figures released yesterday. The continued popularity of ...
- AUTOMAKERS: Toyota Prius tops sales in Japan for 10th straight month Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 10:21AMToyota’s Prius hybrid remained the best-selling car in Japan for a 10th straight month last month despite the company’s massive safety recalls worldwide, industry data showed yesterday.
- New car sales tread a steadily improving path Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 10:16AMNew car sales are up about 13 per cent on the monthly volumes a year ago as the industry slowly recovers from the recession.
- Toyota repairing leaky oil hoses in US, Japan Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 4:39AMToyota is repairing more than 1.6 million vehicles around the world, including the U.S. and Japan, for potentially leaky oil hoses _ the latest in a spate of quality problems battering the world's biggest automaker. The fix affects 1.3 million vehicles in... Japan - Toyota - United States - Automotive industry - Asia
- Toyota to meet with Senate committee today Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 4:34AMToyota's top engineer will tell a U.S. Senate committee this morning that the automaker's electronic engine controls have been designed with "absolute reliability" and that Toyota does not believe the system has ever caused sudden unintended acceleration.
- Toyota Repairing Leaky Oil Hoses in US, Japan Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 4:25AMToyota repairing leaky oil hoses in US, Japan, affecting more than 1.6 million vehicles Japan - Toyota - Asia - Recreation - United States
- Japan's car sales up despite recalls Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 1:33PMToyota Motor Corp. saw its new car sales grow last month despite its global recalls, helping to buoy Japan's new vehicle sales, according to figures released.
- Toyota India mulls capacity expansion Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 12:19PMMr Sandeep Singh, Deputy Managing Director (Marketing), Toyota Kirloskar Mortor (file photo). —
- Toyoda apologises to China over recalls Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 11:01AMToyota’s woes in China have so far been limited to a recall of 75,552 RAV4 vehicles due to faulty accelerators, but Mr. Toyoda’s visit after a gruelling hearing in the U.S. Congress underscores th...
- Toyoda says sorry to China Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 10:47AMThe president of the Japanese car maker Toyota has apologized to consumers in China, following a series of safety problems.
- Greener Gadgets 2010: The race to make things out of better things Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 10:08AMAt the Consumer Electronics Association's Greener Gadgets 2010 in New York City last week, ecologically oriented speakers touched on that question, in some cases proposing alternative materials -- such as cork or "Ecocradle" -- that they'd like to see show up in those places instead.
- Motoring MPs put $40,000 dent in the public purse Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 10:01AMLong hours on the road, demanding workloads and the bumps and scrapes of politics make for a hard life for ministers.
- WDAM.com Laurel-Hattiesburg, MS The Pinebelt's Choice For News, Sports and Weather | Toyota recalls will not delay MS ... Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 9:22AM(WLBT) - A Toyota executive says recent safety recalls of its cars and trucks will not further delay the opening of a Toyota plant in Mississippi. But it could be 18 months to two years before the first car rolls off the assembly line.
- Toyota New Car Sales Up Amid Recalls Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 9:14AM0 Comments (AP) Toyota Motor Corp. saw its new car sales grow last month despite its massive global recalls, helping to buoy Japan's overall new vehicle sales from a year earlier, according to industr...
- Toyota Sales Up In Japan Despite Recalls Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 8:33AMAutomaker saw new car sales grow last month despite its massive global recalls, helping to buoy Japan's overall new vehicle sales, according to industry figures.
- Electronic Problems that can Cause Car Troubles Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 10:05AMA complex array of sensors, wires and computer chips now control just about every critical function in your car, including acceleration, braking, shifting gears and even the door locks. Toyota...
- COLUMN: Shucking and Driving: Toyota tangled in Washington Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 8:51AMPALM BEACH — Congress dragged Toyota, kicking and bowing, to Washington to testify in one of the indignant show trials they so love. I wish they would subpoena themselves and bring Congress before a Senate hearing, under oath and under the hot...
- Andy Borowitz: NY Democrats Offer Governor All-Expenses-Paid Trip to SeaWorld Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 8:50AMALBANY (The Borowitz Report) - In a surprising show of support for their embattled standard-bearer, the New York State Democratic Party today offered Gov. David...
- On car lots, a buyer's market Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 7:38AMStorms, Toyota recalls drive local dealers to step up sales efforts in attempt to lure wary customers.
- Frugal Shopper: For Happiness, Don't Sweat The Numbers Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 6:25AMConsumer Reports, as part of this week's torrent of announcements from its Annual Auto Issue, named the 2010 Honda Fit and 2010 Toyota Prius the best new-car values of the year.
- Mike Tharp: My next car? A Prius Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 4:24AMToyota is getting hosed.The spectacle of its CEO, Akio Toyoda, testifying before Congress this week brought to mind the years of American political grandstanding in the '70s and '80s when the Japanese -- and its largest carmaker -- were repeatedly hauled into the diplomatic docket.
- Toyota Prius named most eco-friendly car Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 3:55AMToyota Motor Corp. got a much-needed boost this week when the Prius held onto its ranking as Consumer Reports most environmentally friendly vehicle.
- Report: Toyota resisted Sienna recall in 2008 Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 3:46AMToyota in 2008 succeeded in blocking a formal recall of Sienna minivans linked by government regulators to 98 injuries caused by collapsing liftgates, according to company and federal documents. Instead of issuing a recall under the U.S.
- Electric dreams become a nightmare Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 2:18PMKenichi Ohmae, Japan's most prominent management guru, was a senior partner of McKinsey & Co and a co-founder of its strategic consulting arm. He is author of numerous books, including The Mind of the Strategist and The Borderless World. His comments are adapted from an interview with Global Viewpoint Network editor Nathan Gardels.
- Toyota Woes Said to Lie in Cost-Cuts, Growth Targets (Update1) Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 1:44PMKatsuaki Watanabe, Toyota Motor Corp.’s former president, did something at his first meeting with U.S. investors out of character for a leader of Japan’s biggest carmaker: He boasted of what he’d accomplished.
- STUD or DUD: Is Lexus' CT200h Going To Shame The A3 AND 1-Series? Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 1:27PMWhen Lexus dropped the LF-Ch concept, there was something about it that struck a cord with me. Perhaps that it was a youthful and hip interpretation of a Lexus product OR it was the shocking yellowish green paintjob.
- Latest News Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 1:14PMToyota has been taking a beating in the media lately, but that still doesn’t change the huge success they’ve seen from their Prius Hybrid.
- Car Talk Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 1:13PMQ. I have a 2003 Toyota Prius, which has gone 67,000 miles. I always take it to the dealer and recently had it there for its 65,000-mile service. After a fairly long wait, the service manager came to me to tell me that there had been an accident. They had driven the car crooked onto the oil-change rack, and “the wheel fell off.” There was no charge, and he admitted they were at fault here. My ...