Behind the Wheel: 2007 Toyota Camry: Looking Out for Numero Uno May 7, 2006
The sixth-generation Camry looks and handles better than the previous incarnation, but the changes will in no way alienate those who have long prized the sedan for its comfort and durability. The sixth-generation Toyota Camry looks and handles better than the previous incarnation, but the changes will in no way alienate those who have long prized the sedan for its comfort, quiet and durability. It shouldn’t come as a surprise, then, that Toyota is confident enough about the 2007 Camry’s prospects to supplement its assembly capacity in Kentucky by borrowing a Subaru plant in Indiana. (Toyota recently bought a large …
Harassment Suit Is Filed Against Toyota May 3, 2006
A woman has filed a lawsuit accusing a high-ranking Toyota executive of sexually harassing her when she worked as his personal assistant. In a complaint filed in New York, the woman said that Hideaki Otaka, president and chief executive of Toyota Motor North America , made repeated unwanted sexual advances after she began working for him last summer. She said the conduct continued until winter, when she was involuntarily transferred out of the job.The suit, filed in State Supreme Court in Manhattan, said Mr. Otaka, 64, manipulated her travel and work schedules so that they were repeatedly alone together, had …
Challenging Toyota’s Hybrid Hegemony April 30, 2006
Toyota’s market domination of the entire class of eco-friendly vehicles is coming under assault from some of the auto industry’s top engineers. But with a mix of creative engineering, clever promotion and fortunate timing, Toyota has set the de facto standard for the entire class of eco-friendly vehicles. It has licensed its software to Ford and is selling hybrid components to Nissan. Toyota has half a dozen hybrid models in showrooms or on the way ? twice as many as any other automaker ? ranging from the miserly Prius to the $100,000-plus Lexus LS 600hL.Yet the domination of Toyota’s Hybrid …
Toyota: Automaker, supplier relations need shoring up now April 19, 2006
The auto industry will pay dearly if it doesn’t move now to repair damaged relations between suppliers and manufacturers.
China’s Tianjin Auto says 2005 profit up eight-fold
SHANGHAI (Reuters) — Toyota Motor Co.’s main Chinese partner said its 2005 net profit jumped 794 percent, as it increased efficiency and boosted production.
Toyota Said to Be Considering 4 Southern States for New Plant April 15, 2006
It is the latest move in an expansion that could soon make it the world’s biggest car company, people involved in Toyota’s decision said. Read more
Norfolk Southern receives Toyota award April 13, 2006
Toyota Logistics Services has awarded Norfolk Southern the 2005 President’s Award for overall logistics excellence among rail carriers - its highest award given to a logistics provider. Read more
Toyota reports strong March sales April 5, 2006
As the Detroit powerhouses Ford and GM continue to struggle, Toyota sales in March increased by a record 6.9%. Read more
Are Camry sales headed for half million a year? March 13, 2006
The Toyota Camry already is America’s best-selling car, with sales topping 430,000 in 2005. Now Toyota Motor Corp. appears to be aiming to push annual Camry sales to, or maybe even above, a half-million units. Read more
Aygo won’t be Toyota’s European Scion February 20, 2006
Toyota Motor Europe is considering merchandise tie-ins for its Aygo model’s name, but won’t develop the minicar as a separate brand to attract young European buyers.
Advertising in most of Europe is for “Aygo by Toyota” instead of simply the Toyota Aygo (pronounced “I go”).
But Toyota Europe won’t duplicate a strategy used in the US, where the carmaker’s Scion brand specifically targets younger buyers, said Andrea Formica, Toyota Europe sales and marketing vice president.
“We are not planning either to introduce Scion in Europe, or to transform Aygo into a proper brand,” Formica told Automotive News Europe.
Formica said the Toyota brand is …
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