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Global sale of Toyota hybrids top 5m unitsToyota Motor Corporation (TMC) has announced that cumulative global sales of its hybrid vehicles topped the five million unit mark as of March 31, reaching 5.125 million units. Nobuyuki Negishi, chief representative of Mena Repres More… |
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Electric cars head toward dead endAre electric cars running out of juice again? Recent moves by Japan's two largest automakers suggest that the electric car, after more than 100 years of development and several brief revivals, More… |
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Toyota to sell Prius hybrids for $41,000Toyota Motor Corp said its rechargeable Prius PHV plug-in hybrid would be priced from 3.2 million yen ($41,000) in Japan, higher than it flagged two years ago. Toyota's first plug-in model adds an external charging function and more More… |
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Toyota to delay Prius launches in JapanToyota Motor Corp said on Wednesday it would delay the launch in Japan of two new additions to the Prius line-up, a wagon and a minivan, from the originally planned end-April due to production disruptions from this month's devastating earthquake. More… |
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Toyota recalls Prius, other hybrids on brake woesToyota Motor Corp is recalling nearly half a million of its flagship Prius and other hybrid cars for braking problems, a third major recall since September and a further blow to the reputation of the world's largest automaker. Toyota i More… |
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Toyota shares up after apologyShares in Toyota Motor edged higher after the head of the world's largest automaker made a public apology for safety problems and said it would bring in outside experts to review quality controls. But gains in Toyota's stock in Tok More… |
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Toyota to recall Prius for brake glitchToyota Motor, which has recalled more than 8 million vehicles around the world for problems with unintended acceleration, has decided to recall its new Prius hybrid in Japan to fix a braking software glitch, a dealer said on Sunday. Safety More… |
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Ford offers fix for Fusion hybrid brake glitchFord Motor Co said on Thursday it would fix up to 17,600 hybrid sedans that could suffer braking problems. The Ford decision came the same day US safety regulators opened a formal probe into consumer complaints that brakes on Toyota's 2010 More… |
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Toyota mulls Prius recallToyota Motor Corp is preparing to recall its iconic Prius hybrid car to address more than 100 complaints about delayed braking, spreading the top automaker's quality woes to one of its most important models. A source with knowledge of Toyo More… |
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Toyota US sales hit; Prius faces problemToyota Motor Corp suffered a sharp drop in US sales last month as its massive recall and unprecedented sales halt allowed rivals to grab market share from the world's largest automaker. Honda Motor was not the biggest be More… |
