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Prius fights Insight for the best-seller unit in Japan
Honda Insight... the best-selling car in Japan, but the position lasted just 1 month, as Toyota's Prius (redesigned model) captured the hearts, wallets of many Japanese clients last month. Prius, on the 1st sale month (domestic market), sold an amazing 10,915 cars in the previous month.That favorably compares to the 10,481 units of Honda Insight sold back in April. Honda takes still the title of owning the 1st hybrid topping the monthly Japan sales charts. The Insight car slid to 3rd place – it's topped by the non-hybrid Fit Honda. The tax breaks from the government in Japan for hybrid models are quite successful as ...
Tags: prius, insight, japan, toyota
Audi A3 shows off its brand new engines
The small lovable A3 model from Audi receive a few new factories thanks to the VW Group. The 4 ringed carmaker added the alternatively fueled 4 cylinder engine for the lineup to satisfy the European diesel drivers as well as reduce emissions and increase mileage. The TDI 1.6 Liter will be found in 2 flavors, the 1st producing 90 HP and the 2nd putting out 105 HP, meanwhile torque for the 2 turbo diesel engine units is higher significantly.The European would say the A3 1.6 TDI will consume just diesel fuel 4.1 liters per 100 km, whereas in America we would say it's 57.37 MPG, ...
Tags: audi, a3, new, engine, prius, toyota
Over one thousand orders for Tesla Model S E.V.
The sales plan of Tesla is paying off now. Tesla Motors (electric carmaker) have booked already over one thousand orders for their sedan Model S, an automobile carrying up to 7 people for 300 miles area. The Model S begins at 49,900 Dollars after the tax rebates, but Tesla is claiming that all the operating prices are so down, that it's rely the equal of having something like a 30,000 Dollars car.Tesla already has put over 400 units of their 100,000 Dollars electric roadster right in the hands of clients. The Tesla Roadster model is capable of going from zero to sixty MPH in just ...
Tags: tesla, model, s, e.v., order, electric, friendly
Toyota is taking 75,000 orders for Prius in Japan
The hybrid cars Sales have slowed in America thanks to almost 2 Dollars a gallon of gas, all good but this hybrid battle are heating up now in the Japanese territory. The brand new Insight from Honda became recently the 1st hybrid car in Japan ever taking the top sales spot every month and comes word now... Toyota taken 75,000 Prius hybrid pre-orders.Nikkei business daily from Japan stated that Toyota received over 75,000 orders, all for its new 3rd-generation hybrid Prius. If the numbers are correctly put, Toyota not just shattered the pre-order predicted mark of 40,000 models, but has sold already in ...
Tags: toyota, prius, order, japan, new, 2010, honda, insight, hybrid
Insight by Honda tops the sales charts in Japan
The new Insight from Honda become the 1st-ever hybrid topping the monthly Japanese sales charts. Despite the years of Prius hype at Toyota, the less-expensive Insight model - the cheapest on sale hybrid in that specific market - became the 1st-ever hybrid taking the top position previous month sales when 10,481 models were sold.Beginning at 19,000 Dollars in Japan (mining 1.89 million yen), Insight topped fully all other all-new auto sales, this excludes minicars (autos having engine sizes that are smaller than 660 cc). 'The all-new Insight has been very well received by a wide range of customers due to its excellent environmental performance, easy-to-use ...
Tags: honda, insight, sale, japan, toyota, prius, hybrid
Hard sell this one: Chrysler attempting to make deals with 14 companies at least, including Toyota
Chrysler inked finally a strategic deal on Thursday with Italy's Fiat, but recent firm documents from the Chapter 11 filing unveil the Auburn
Hills carmaker has been looking around for a car partner for the past 2 years.The Detroit News reports... Chrysler has been searching
since 2007 a strategic partner, and tried even to sell off a few company parts. Chrysler had talks with some of the
world's top carmaker, but really focused on Chinese makers during these past weeks.
'Chrysler has attempted in recent weeks to sell product lines and other units to a number of Chinese companies, but these efforts too have been unsuccessful' Tom ...
Tags: chrysler, deal, toyota
Despite the death of Pontiac, GM sticks with Toyota on a joint-venture factory
GM just unveiled that its Vibe 5-door unit will die in 2010 beside the Pontiac nameplate, but a brand new report is suggesting GM wants to source other car from the Vibe’s Californian New United Motor Manufacturing Inc. factory. The NUMMI plant is joining Toyota producing also the Corolla Matrix by Toyota.It's believed that the relationship between Toyota, GM and NUMMI factory would change greatly after the Pontiac phase out, but Jim Hopson - Pontiac spokesman unveiled to Automotive News this: GM will be continuing to look at the Californian factory for at least 1 brand new unit. 'We’re negotiating to see how best to ...
Tags: pontiac, gm, toyota, 2010, joint-venture, gmc, vibe, nummi, chevrolet, buic
The profits of VW Q1 are down with 74 percent
Volkswagen will take over probably as the world's biggest carmaker by the end of the year, but the German carmaker reported a huge profit decrease on Wednesday. Volkswagen affirmed its profits on the 1st quarter dropped by 74 percent, having to blame the collapsing worldwide car sales.The 1st quarter profits of VW totaled only 243 million Euro (314 million Dollars), well off pace of previous year’s 929 million Euro, this according to New York Times. The results of the first quarter would have been worse if it wasn't for the sale of a 600 million Dollars commercial car business sale located in Brazil.The overall revenue ...
Tags: volkswagen, vw, profit, down
Toyota predicts 12 % drop production for fiscal year
Toyota says its production will be dropping off around 12 % between the present and this fiscal year that's ending upcoming March. The Japanese carmaker, struggling a lot like any other in the worldwide sales slump, he predicts it will produce around 6.2 million cars in its assembly plants all over the world.The Japanese newspaper Yomiuri - reports the production is not likely to overtop 12,000 cars - the minimum quantity required for the carmaker to make a profit in the operations back home - until October. A spokesperson from Toyota would neither confirm nor deny the report. So, Toyota will be cutting its ...
Tags: toyota, predict, drop, production, fiscal
Toyota is cutting Prius cost to compete better with Insight
As you know, Toyota will announce a cost cut for its brand new Prius hybrid unit, allowing a better competition with that low-priced Insight by Honda. According to some source inside Toyota's U.S. operations, the Prius 2010 will retail up for 21,000 Dollars - a complete 1,000 Dollars lower than that outgoing unit despite all the increased content and efficiency.Toyota's expected to announce tomorrow officially the pricing, says Bloomberg. The Prius still will cost more than Insight, that begins at 19,800 Dollars, but the Prius has more standard options and offers higher efficiency of fuel also- 50 mpg mixed, versus the 41 mpg for Honda. ...
Tags: toyota, cut, prius, honda, insight, japan
- 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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