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Toyota Will Replace Gas Pedals on Recalled Cars

Toyota said today it will reshape or replace accelerator pedals on 3.8 million vehicles involved in the company’s largest recall ever. The announcement expands the scope and expense of the recall, which was announced [...] [...]

Toyota Vehicles: Toyota Announces Safety Recall on 2000 through 2003 Tundra Frame Rear Cross-Member

Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. will launch a Safety Recall involving approximately 110,000 Tundra vehicles sold in the United States. Certain 2000 through 2003 model year Tundra vehicles operated in cold climate areas with high road salt use, may exhibit excessive corrosion on the frame rear cross-member. Visit @Toyota ACCESS to receive [...] [...]

Statement Regarding Speculation on Company Restructuring and Reorganization

On Nov. 24, 2009, several media outlets reported that Toyota Motor Corporation may move some U.S. jobs out of California to other states in an effort to cut costs and reorganize operations. In regard to the reports, Toyota offers the… Visit @Toyota ACCESS to receive your news via e-mail. Update your RSS feed [...] [...]

Sonata hybrid pushed back to summer of 2011

Still coming? Not long ago I had high hopes for Hyundai’s upcoming hybrid cars. Now, I’m not so sure. Last week, Korean rumors suggested that Hyundai’s hybrid program might be cancelled. While Hyundai has not confirmed those rumors, the US launch of the Sonata hybrid has been pushed back from the fall of 2010 to the summer [...] [...]

Volt set to charge GM’s IPO

Time to put the past to rest? Will next year provide a big boost in auto sales? The kind of boost that can turn losses into profits for much of the US auto industry? The kind of sales that could make a GM IPO at the end of 2010 enticing to investors? Probably not according to a [...] [...]

A Chinese-owned GM?

Chinese roads are filling up fast What’s the best selling car in China? That’s right. It’s GM’s Buick. And soon China could represent one of GM’s biggest markets for hybrid and electric vehicles. So, what better way for China to capitalize on the Chinese love of Buick and build a robust Chinese auto manufacturing sector than to [...] [...]

Time to start over on EPA mileage stickers?

Even more confusing with plug-in vehicles The Mini E electric vehicle will be rated at 99 mpg according to the EPA’s preliminary methodology, while the Chevy Volt will be rated at 230 mpg. Yet, the Mini E will cost less per month to operate according to Edmunds. Thus, Edmunds believes that operating costs, for instance, might be a [...] [...]

Forty Conservationists Receive 2009 TogetherGreen Fellowships

The TogetherGreen Fellowship program invests in high-potential environmentalists, providing them with the tools, resources, visibility and a peer network to help them lead the conservation actions needed to shape a greener, healthier future. Visit @Toyota ACCESS to receive your news via e-mail. Update your RSS feed preferences. [...]