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Toyota Vehicles: Toyota Extends Additional Services to all U.S. Toyota and Lexus Customers Affected by Recent Recalls

Check here for news updates and FAQs for the safety recall campaigns. Visit @Toyota ACCESS to receive your news via e-mail. Update your RSS feed preferences. [...]

FORD INVESTS $155 MILLION IN FUEL-EFFICIENT ENGINES; ADDS JOBS WITH CLEVELAND PLANT NO. 1 UPGRADE

Ford Motor Company is investing $155 million and adding 60 jobs at its Cleveland operations to build a new fuel-efficient V-6 engine for the 2011 Mustang, which has expected class-leading highway fuel efficiency of 30 miles per gallon on the highway and 305 horsepower. [...]

Requiem for Hummer

General Motors is ready to shut down Hummer. That was the big news earlier this week after the company’s deal to sell the Hummer brand to Tengzhong, a Chinese machinery company, collapsed. The passing of Hummer gave opinion writers, pundits and bloggers—and the general public—an opportunity to reflect on the vehicle that perhaps [...] [...]

Is new drilling a necessary evil?

A natural gas hybrid National security. We all know that foreign oil dependence is a national security risk, but our increasing national debt might be an even bigger national security risk if not taken seriously, claimed Secretary of State Hillary Clinton recently. While I couldn’t agree more, it seems to me that energy independence is the key [...] [...]

Could a Bloom box hybrid be in your near future?

Could sulfur oxide fuel cells be the missing link? Since 60 Minutes ran its piece on the Bloom Box (watch), interest in sulfur oxide fuel cells has suddenly exploded, and one wonders if Bloom’s take on fuel cells is just the tip of the iceberg in fuel cell breakthroughs. Just a couple of years ago, it seemed [...] [...]

Toyota Vehicles: Toyota Statement on the Visit Between Toyota President Akio Toyoda and Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood

Check here for news updates and FAQs for the safety recall campaigns. Visit @Toyota ACCESS to receive your news via e-mail. Update your RSS feed preferences. [...]

Toyota Statement on the Visit Between Toyota President Akio Toyoda and Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood

President Akio Toyoda met this morning with Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. They had a cordial and open discussion. Mr. Toyoda promised to take the initiative to advance safety to the next level. He reiterated his focus on putting customers first and making sure that going forward the [...] [...]

Toyota Statement Regarding Supplier Investigations

The Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division is conducting an investigation of certain automotive electronic suppliers. Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. (TEMA) has not been asked for information in connection with the investigation, but will cooperate if asked. Visit @Toyota ACCESS to receive your news via e-mail. Update your [...] [...]