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REPORT: Toyota running all North American plants on overtime to meet demand
For over a decade, Toyota had been frantically building up its North American infrastructure to build more and more cars and trucks. The plan was going smoothly until the new car market collapsed, leaving barren plants in its wake. But it appears as though Toyota is getting back on its feet. Automotive News now reports that the Japanese automaker is now running all of its North American plants on overtime to meet demand and replenish depleted vehicle reserves. Among the Toyota plants cranking at full steam is the company's Woodstock, ... Read more →
Jaguar, Mercury tops in J.D. Power 2009 Sales Satisfaction study Chris Shunk
J.D. Power has released its 2009 Sales Satisfaction Index, and 29 of 38 brands improved their standing versus last year's numbers. The industry watchdogs at Power say that sales people improved ...
Feat of Clay: We take a peek inside Toyota's Calty design center Frank Filipponio
In anticipation of the debut of the all-new 2011 Toyota Sienna at the 2009 LA Auto Show in December, the folks responsible for the minivan invited us to take a peek inside their Calty design center ...
Consumer Reports: Over 40 percent of 'sudden acceleration' claims involve Toyota Chris Shunk
We're guessing you've heard about Toyota's massive 3.8 million vehicle recall for unintended acceleration. It appears to be an issue that could have potentially resulted in several deaths and ...
REPORT: Toyota to add 850 more jobs in San Antonio to build more pickups Dan Roth
NUMMI's loss will be San Antonio's gain. Toyota is adding a second shift at its truck plant and looking to hire 850 workers for the production increase, and since Toyota's suppliers are located ...
FIA gives Sauber the green light to fill Toyota's slot 3 days ago on Autoblog
After months in limbo, the FIA has released a short statement to announce that it has approved the Sauber F1 team – formerly owned by BMW – to fill Toyota's vacant spot on the grid for next year's F1 championship. The announcement puts an end to a long period of uncertainty for the ...
Dodge Challenger tops Consumer Reports owner satisfaction survey 4 days ago on Autoblog
Consumer Reports has surveyed 380,000 subscribers to rank the most satisfied new car owners and a newcomer came in and dethroned the Toyota Prius. An amazing 92 percent of V8-powered Dodge Challenger owners said that they would definitely buy another Mopar pony car if they had the chance to do ...
NHTSA investigating claims of stalling on 2006 Toyota Corolla, Matrix 4 days ago on Autoblog
When it rains, it pours. With recalls on the books for Toyota floor mats and corrosion problems, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is now investigating reports that Toyota's Corolla and Matrix vehicles may have engines susceptible to stalling. Owners of the 2006 model ...
LA 2009: Toyota and Billabong craft one funky Venza 7 days ago on Autoblog
No, this isn't a leftover post from SEMA, although to be perfectly fair, it is a leftover vehicle from SEMA. While reporting on the Hot Rod Toyota Tundra and Tacoma All-Terrain Gamer, we somehow missed this tricked-out Venza. Kitted out by the Australian surfwear mavens at Billabong, it's called ...
LA 2009: Toyota debuts its plug-in Prius for North America 7 days ago on Autoblog
Toyota rather unceremoniously parked their plug-in Prius hybrid prototype at its North American market debut during the LA Auto Show, while their new Sienna minivan got a royal welcome at its coming out party. At a show that saw the production-ish Chevrolet Volt appearing in public for the ...
Toyota tops Kelley Blue Book best resale value awards 8 days ago on Autoblog
According to the experts-of-such-things at Kelley Blue Book, the average vehicle will only retain about 35 percent of its original value after the initial five-year ownership period, often making depreciation the greatest expense incurred by drivers over that time period. That's a hefty chunk of ...
LA 2009: Third-Gen 2011 Toyota Sienna is a rock star 9 days ago on Autoblog
Toyota finally took the wraps off their new 2011 Sienna minivan and we have to say, it looks pretty good in person. Although Toyota sent out some teaser shots this morning, we just got back from the official unveiling at the LA Auto Show and have a whole batch of live shots and quite a few more ...
LA 2009: 2011 Toyota Sienna could wear a Lexus badge 9 days ago on Autoblog
When the new third-generation 2011 Toyota Sienna shows up in dealerships next February, parents should head straight to their closest dealer after dropping the kids at soccer. Notice we didn't say "Moms." We said "parents." Although other minivan makers have attempted to butch up their people ...
VIDEO: Lexus LFA illicitly investigated by fanboy in secret warehouse 9 days ago on Autoblog
If Motor Mavens legitimately got a call from a well-placed friend and truly snuck in to fiddle with a $400,000 car that's ostensibly in trustworthy care, we apologize, but it smells really staged from here. It doesn't matter, though, the LFA looks fantastic in this video, and the LCD gauges are ...
Serbian team reportedly in talks to take over Toyota F1 11 days ago on Autoblog
Reports of Toyota F1's demise may prove to have been exaggerated as the latest rumors from the racing world suggest that the Japanese automaker is in discussions with a Serbian outfit about taking over the Cologne-based racing team. Stefan Grand Prix is backed by Serbian engineering firm AMCO ...
REPORT: Toyota dealers caught off guard by pedal recall 11 days ago on Autoblog
Last week Toyota publicly announced that it was recalling 3.8 million Avalon, Camry and Lexus ES 350 models on account of fears over unintended acceleration. The fix for Toyota's sudden acceleration issue includes the reshaping and/or replacing of accelerator pedals, with replacement pedals ...
It Begins: First tuned Tata Nano spotted 12 days ago on Autoblog
It was bound to happen. Think back to when Volkswagen Beetles infested the roads of the globe; there was no shortage of customized Bugs. Tata aims to put the world on wheels with its low-priced Nano, offering mobility to India's massive population for what many Americans just dropped on Black ...
Rumormill: Toyota MR2 to be reborn with hybrid power 15 days ago on Autoblog
Tell us if this sounds familiar: Hybrids will kill the driver-oriented sportscar. It's the line taken by no small share of enthusiasts, and some of them are among us here at Autoblog. But the skeptics were silenced – or temporarily hushed, at least – when Honda took the wraps off of ...
REPORT: Toyota may pull people out of CA, relocate to KY and MI [UPDATE] 16 days ago on Autoblog
While the majority of Toyota's jobs are still in Japan, the auto juggernaut has also accumulated a 34,000-employee empire here in the U.S. as well. Those jobs are scattered among ten manufacturing facilities and three main office complexes in Michigan, Kentucky and at the company's North American ...
BREAKING: Toyota to recall 3.8M vehicles to reshape and replace pedals 16 days ago on Autoblog
Toyota has announced that it will recall some 3.8 million cars and trucks to reshape and/or replace their accelerator pedals. The action is the result of fears that loose floormats may cause the accelerator pedal to stick, increasing the risk of an accident. The recall will be the largest in the ...
Toyota extends Tundra rust recall to include 2000-03 models, totalling 110,000 trucks 17 days ago on Autoblog
If you've been following the Toyota Tundra rust saga, you're aware that NHSTA recently requested data from Toyota about the purported frame corrosion affecting 2000 and 2001 models. Today, Toyota has extended that recall to include the 2002-03 model years, saying that a small number of trucks ...
The Baja 1000 - and Hummer vs. Toyota - has been decided 17 days ago on Autoblog
The 672.85-mile-long Baja 1000 race is over, and 328 starters were boiled down to just a handful of winners in various classes. The premier events were taken by Andy and Scott McMillin in the trophy truck category, in a modded Chevrolet Silverado. Andy won the race three years ago as a year ago ...
Strategic Vision announces 2009 Total Value Awards 18 days ago on Autoblog
Toyota bumped, VW and Ford lead The 2009 Total Value Awards have been announced, and what do you know, it's more good news for Ford. First, a primer: the "the Total Value Index™" (TVI) took into account more than 48,000 buyers of 2009 models from September, 2008 to March, 2009. Assumptions ...
REPORT: Toyota forced to submit data on Tundra frame rust to NHTSA 18 days ago on Autoblog
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) began a preliminary evaluation last month of rusting Tundra frames from the 2000 and 2001 model years. Around 200 complaints had been registered before the NHTSA commenced its investigation, with upwards of seventy more complaints coming ...
Toyota blends social media and trail search tool in 4Runner marketing blitz 19 days ago on Autoblog
Said the executive creative director of the 2010 Toyota 4Runner media campaign: "This is the last authentic SUV. All the rest have gone suburbia." By "authentic" he means dirt, surf, wilds, and maybe bears, and to show you how to get there, Toyota has rolled out the Toyota Trail Tracker. A ...
REPORT: Toyota may 'shorten' gas pedals to fix unintended acceleration issue 22 days ago on Autoblog
The Toyota "unintended acceleration" issue has been a hot-button topic for nearly two months, with the Japanese automaker working closely with the National Highway Traffic Safety Association to come up with a permanent solution to the growing problem. Toyota recently published a statement to ...
REPORT: Toyota U.S. president Lentz believes Prius could supplant Camry as brand's best seller 23 days ago on Autoblog
The Toyota Camry has been the best selling car in the US for 11 of the past 12 years, and only a total industry meltdown has managed to slow the Japanese automaker's bread-and-butter sedan. Even with that impediment, the Camry still has a comfortable lead versus its archrivals, the Honda Accord ...
Officially Official: Toyota launches European Land Cruiser [w/VIDEO] 23 days ago on Autoblog
Back before SUVs became all the rage, for decades, Toyota built a bruiser of a truck called Land Cruiser. Like its counterparts from America and the UK, the Jeep CJ/Wrangler and the Land Rover Range Rover, the Land Cruiser has always delivered the biscuits for the world's hardcore off-roaders. ...
Rumormill: Subaru version of Toyota FT-86 to be bigger, get substantially more power, AWD 23 days ago on Autoblog
While most sports car fans everywhere are waiting with bated breath for the new Toyota FT-86 to arrive from the Land of the Rising Sun, some of us are a little bit more excited about the car's Subaru cousin. Why is that, especially considering that the FT-86 appears to be kinda just what the ...
Five Axis offers up Aerius body kit for 2010 Toyota Prius 23 days ago on Autoblog
If you don't win the charity auction for the Aemulus-modified Prius, but want something flashy for your 2010 model, take a look at the Aerius Prius that made its debut at SEMA this year (they're practically the same vehicle). The kit designed by Five Axis will, according to Gas 2.0, be available ...
Autoblog Podcast #153 - with Phil Berg 24 days ago on Autoblog
Long-serving automotive journalist Phil Berg joins regulars Chris, Sam, and Dan to chew over some recent items. Starting us off, the car we all want in our driveways, the Cadillac CTS-V Sportwagon continues to be grist for the rumormill. Staying with GM, we move on to the debut of the Buick ...
Lexus GX460 to debut in China at Auto Guangzhou 2009 25 days ago on Autoblog
The arrival of the 2010 Toyota 4Runner meant that a luxury-badged cousin would soon follow. Sure enough, Toyota has announced that the new 2010 Lexus GX460 will be among the array of vehicles to be shown next week at China's Auto Guangzhou 2009 show. As the nomenclature would suggest, the ...
REPORT: Toyota Prius wagon, SUV in the works 25 days ago on Autoblog
Exactly how the Prius name might shift from defining the world's most famous hybrid to its own sub-brand – "Not!" – or moniker for other Toyota hybirds – "Yes!" – has been a source of interest for quite some time. The latest bit of speculation comes from the Yomiuri ...
REPORT: Toyota may offer to fix 4 million accelerator pedals 26 days ago on Autoblog
While Toyota maintains its position that recent accelerator issues have only to do with floor mats, the company has reportedly agreed to "make changes to gas pedals in certain U.S. models under an agreement with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration." That means that 3.8 million ...
STUDY: Cash for Clunkers helped Japanese way more than Detroit 3 28 days ago on Autoblog
While there is no question that Obama's Cash-for-Clunkers program accelerated vehicle sales this summer, a new report by the University of Michigan's Transportation Research Institute shows the big winners were from Japan, not Detroit. According to the study, nearly 85 percent of the ...
Need a Formula One car design? 2010 Toyota racer reportedly for sale 28 days ago on Autoblog
Toyota only made the decision to abandon its Formula One program a few weeks ago, but the lead time for developing a new car is a much longer than that. The engineering team at Toyota's Cologne F1 headquarters had been working on the 2010 car for most of 2009, and the actual design is already ...
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