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Toyota FT-86 to be launched in November 2011
 In a press event for its new 'G' subdivision, a part of the company which Toyota plans to use in a series of cars modified by Gazoo Racing, Toyota released some new updates on the upcoming Toyota FT-86.According to Dr. Shigeyuki Hori, Project General Manager for the Sports Vehicle Management division and Kazuo Okino, Group manager for the same division, the latest reports of the production FT-86 being delayed to 2013 are false. The car is already 50% completed and is definitely on schedule and ready to make its appearance in November 2011. Okino said that the car's design will remain virtually unchanged when compared ...
Tags: toyota, ft-86, toyota-ft-86, launch
Toyota and Tesla to build electric RAV4 by 2012
 Electric-vehicle manufacturer Tesla and Toyota announced that they officially agreed to initiate the development of an electric version of the Toyota RAV4 compact SUV. Under the strategic partnership of these two leading auto brands, the electric RAV4 compact sport-utility vehicle will not only be manufactured, but it also go on sales in 2012.The development of an electric version of the RAV4 was first announced in May of this year by Elon Musk and Akio Toyoda. They added they would be building cars out of the abandoned Nummi plant in Fremont, CA. According to the statements from the two companies Tesla has already produced a prototype ...
Tags: rav4, toyota-rav4, toyota, tesla, electric
Renault-Nissan hires Jim Press as advisor
 Renault-Nissan has confirmed this week that the Renault SA-Nissan Motor Co. alliance has hired Jim Press, formerly the vice chairman and president for Chrysler and president of Toyota North America, as a consultant for the French-Japanese duo's global sales and marketing. He was the first non-Japanese to get a board position at Toyota.Press' latest role in the automotive industry was that of Chrysler CEO and has already been working for Renault-Nissan for the past four months, as an independent consultant in sales, marketing and distribution, alliance spokesman Simon Sproule said in Tokyo on Wednesday."He's visited with our dealers in the States, Europe and Japan and ...
Tags: hires, jim-press, advisor, renault-nissan, renault, nissan
Toyota to launch three green cars in 2012
 An insider from Toyota revealed plans for three new-to-market green vehicles to be introduced in the first half of 2012. It seems that Toyota plans to introduce three "new-to-market" green vehicles in 2012, with the cars using different eco pathways. A battery electric vehicle, a plug-in version of the Prius and an as-yet-unveiled variant of the Prius will arrive in U.S. dealerships in the first half of 2012.This second Prius vehicle marks the beginning of the creation of a family of vehicles that will carry the Prius badge but will not be a separate brand.The aforementioned version of the Prius could be a minivan. The ...
Tags: launch, three, green, cars, 2012-toyota, toyota
Toyota Europe is not delaying any model debuts
 Some time ago it was speculated that the debut in Europe of Toyota new units, like Auris Hybrid, might just be delayed, giving the carmaker some time addressing its braking and acceleration related issues. TME (Toyota Motor Europe) has strongly said that suggestions like that are not really founded, the launch will continue like planned. Tadashi Arashima – the CEO and President made a few comments at the recent Auto Show in Geneva, but a spokesman firmly stated these were absolutely theoretical, not concrete, just-auto.com reports.Brussels TME spokesman affirmed 'I was with Arashima when this comment was mentioned and it was really very hypothetical. The ...
Tags: auris-hybrid, auris, delay, europe, new-model, launch, rav4, toyota, tme
Accelerator failure on Toyota Prius
 Toyota has lots of things to fix after announcing that 8-million units worldwide recall. The popular Japanese manufacturer needed to repair the accelerator pedal failure on a few cars in this range plus the braking problem on Prius, hoping that its customers will still believe in the company and its high quality commitment.Apparently the hard days are not over. There is a report states that a Prius, that was believed to have problems only with the brakes, got an accelerator failure on an American highway. Toyota stated official about this incident: 'This afternoon (Monday, March 8), Toyota learned of a report that a California Highway ...
Tags: prius, accelerator, pedal, failure, recall, toyota
Facelift for Toyota RAV4 unveiled at Geneva
 Toyota presented the facelifted RAV4 at the Geneva Auto Show this year, an unit reaching showrooms in these next months. The interior and the exterior have been modified, having a brand new front chrome-accented design and a changed front bumper plus all-new headlights catching your eyes fast when you look at the vehicle.The new RAV4 has on the inside new seat upholstery (leather/Alcantara), having options at the moment included DVD players and navigation HDD systems.This engine lineup has a few engines, beginning with a Valvematric petrol 2.0-liter configuration making 156 horsepower, 198 Nm torque - 4,400 rpm, 6,200 rpm. In the 2WD mode and ...
Tags: rav4, facelift, toyota, geneva, 2010-geneva-auto-show, rav4-facelift
Volkswagen is cutting dividend after their profits fell down 71 percent
 When everybody cuts jobs and closes plants, VW bought 50 % of Porsche AG; it announced its 3-year investment 25.8bn EUR plan, creating a dominant, strong image in the car industry.Volkswagen AG revealed just now it has suffered a drop of 71 % in operating last year's profits, exceeding the initial fears of the firm. On Friday, the share price of the brand dropped due to its profitability disappointment this year on the 4th quarter, reported autonews.com.The group of course said it will recover, keeping very close its purpose of overtaking Toyota in the long term, but for now Volkswagen said it would be cutting ...
Tags: profit-drop, financial results, dividend-cut, volkswagen, vw, vw-group
Next generation Toyota Passo launched
 The Toyota Passo, also known on other markets as the Daihatsu Sirion, the Daihatsu Storia, the Daihatsu Boon or the Toyota Duet, is a supermini that has been in production since 1998. The first generation of the Toyota Passo / Daihatsu Boon was in production between 1998 and 2004 while the second generation has been in production since 2004 until now. Fortunately, after 5 or 6 years of production, it is time that the third generation to make its way onto the market. Now, the Japanese automaker has officially launched the new generation Toyota Passo / Daihatsu Boon. The third generation supermini was co-developed by ...
Tags: passo, boon, generation, new, launched, toyota, daihatsu
Toyota Auris HSD coming to Geneva
 We are getting closer to the debut of the 2010 Geneva Motor Show. More precisely, we have to wait exactly another two weeks, as the grand opening will take place on March 2. Until then, all automakers are preparing the final details for the cars they will be displaying at maybe the most important auto event of the year. After announcing that they will be bringing the 2010 Toyota RAV4 facelift at Geneva, now they announced a new model that will be on display next month. More precisely, the Japanese automaker will be presenting the Toyota Auris HSD full hybrid. At the 2009 Frankfurt ...
Tags: auris, hsd, geneva, motor-show, auris-hsd, toyota
- august 2005
Toyota Auris
5-doors, stationwagon
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 245 km/h- march 2007
Toyota Avensis
5-doors, stationwagon
- Fuel: diesel
Topspeed: 195 km/h- march 2007
Toyota Avensis Wagon
5-doors, stationwagon
- Fuel: diesel
Topspeed: 208 km/h- february 2008
Toyota Aygo
5-doors, mpv
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 197 km/h- february 2008
Toyota Corolla
5-doors, mpv
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 197 km/h- february 2008
Toyota iQ
5-doors, mpv
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 190 km/h- february 2008
Toyota Land Cruiser
5-doors, mpv
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 190 km/h- february 2008
Toyota Land Cruiser V8
5-doors, mpv
- Fuel: diesel
Topspeed: 189 km/h- february 2008
Toyota Prius
5-doors, mpv
- Fuel: diesel
Topspeed: 202 km/h- february 2005
Toyota RAV4
3-doors, mpv
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 165 km/h- february 2005
Toyota Verso
3-doors, mpv
- Fuel: diesel
Topspeed: 160 km/h- april 2007
Toyota Yaris
3-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 170 km/h- november 2003
Toyota 4Runner
3-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 177 km/h- november 1991
Toyota Avensis Verso
4-doors, sedan
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 175 km/h- april 2006
Toyota Camry
4-doors, sedan
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 185 km/h- november 1987
Toyota Camry Stationwagon
5-doors, mpv
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 162 km/h- october 1990
Toyota Camry Customwagon
5-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 168 km/h- september 1997
Toyota Carina
5-doors, wagon
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 174 km/h- march 2002
Toyota Carina Combi
5-doors, wagon
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 167 km/h- march 2002
Toyota Carina E
5-doors, wagon
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 177 km/h- may 1992
Toyota Carina E Stationwagon
2-doors, coupé
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 210 km/h- october 2001
Toyota Carina II
5-doors, wagon
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 165 km/h- february 2004
Toyota Carina II Stationwagon
5-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 167 km/h- january 2002
Toyota Celica Liftback
5-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 170 km/h- october 2002
Toyota Celica Coupe
5-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 170 km/h- october 2004
Toyota Celica
5-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 170 km/h- january 1989
Toyota Celica Convertible
4-doors, sedan
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 213 km/h- may 1991
Toyota Corolla Liftback
4-doors, sedan
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 223 km/h- march 2003
Toyota Corolla Coupe
5-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 173 km/h
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