Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. today announced plans to launch the company’s most far-reaching sales program in its history. Visit @Toyota ACCESS to receive your news via e-mail. Update your RSS feed preferences. [...]
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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. [...] Congress = Clueless? Reactionary? Complicit? “If you look at the entire market size and fleet size of Toyota, I think they were the largest fleet during that time period as well. If you look at it on a per capita basis, I think our investigators and the data shows that while they had more sudden [...] [...] Overall Toyota sales fell 8.7 percent in February, but Prius sales increased by more than 10 percent compared to February 2009. The ability for Prius sales to resist the affect of an avalanche of negative publicity continues the long-standing trend of hybrid sales defying larger market forces, including the economic recession. Toyota has been offering [...] [...] Chinese manufactured hybrids coming soon? Ready for Chinese made vehicles? Of course you’re not, but would a $15,000 Prius-like hybrid, or a $25,000 Chevy Volt-like plug-in – branded by Mercedes Benz – change your mind? Perhaps not, but I’d bet such vehicles could pique the attention of many Americans, and such hybrids and plug-in vehicles are [...] [...] A ray of hope? Just about spit out my coffee when I saw February’s sales numbers for the Toyota Prius. Up 10 percent. Sure, Toyota dealers were willing to shave up to $1500 off MSRP, but in light of the recalls, up 10 percent is surprising. Down 10 percent would have been less surprising. So, I guess the [...] [...] 40 miles of EV range the wrong approach? Over that last few years a number of battery studies have suggested that, based on current lithium-ion technologies, small-battery plug-in hybrids offer the most compelling overall case to consumers in terms of performance and cost-effectiveness. Obviously, this flies in the face of not just the Chevy Volt and it’s [...] [...] Just the beginning By 2020 Ford believes that 10 – 25 percent of its global fleet will be hybrid and plug-ins, with hybrid cars making up the majority of sales. To highlight this new potential, Ford will use the Geneva Motor show to roll out two new hybrids, a plug-in hybrid and two EVs, reports the [...] [...] |
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