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    This Means Something: Japanese Prius to get external speaker option [w/video]
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    Toyota Approaching Vehicle Audible System – Click above to watch the video after the break
    After years and years of doing everything in their power to make cars as quiet as possible, it seems somewhat backwards that we're now talking about adding external speakers to hybrids in order to ...

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    Toyota and Lexus combine to capture 73.9% of hybrid sales in July
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    2010 Lexus HS 250h – Click above for high-res image gallery
    Last week, we informed you that sales of the Toyota Prius had sharply dropped off this July, falling some 30 percent from the reported numbers a year ago, yet Toyota was pleased with the results. While it seemed rather odd that ...

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    Toyota recalls Lexus LX 470 for potential 'steering shaft disengagement'
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    2003 Lexus LX 470 – Click above for high-res image gallery
    While the BP oil well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico may have shifted the media spotlight away from from Toyota's recall problems over the last several months, that doesn't mean the crisis has ended. One of two new recalls announced ...

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    Toyota celebrates a decade of Prius
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    The first decade of the Toyota Prius – Click above for high-res image gallery
    As of 2010, the Toyota Prius has been available in North America for a decade, and it remains by far the best selling hybrid both here and around the world. Since its Japanese market introduction 1997, drivers ...

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    Report: Next Toyota Prius to be built in U.S... in six years
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    2010 Toyota Prius – Click above for high-res image gallery
    It wasn't so long ago that Toyota was making big waves over plans to build the hybrid Prius here in the U.S. The company had originally planned to start cranking out the battery-powered people mover at its Mississippi manufacturing ...

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    Akio Toyoda would love to do a new Supra, probably won't happen
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    Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda "wants to see the next Supra tested in the near future." But the reality of his company's current circumstances means it's unlikely to happen. During a discussion with U.S. journalists on Friday in Japan, Toyoda was asked about the possibility of building a car like a ...

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    Report: Toyota loses bid to dismiss hybrid patent infringements from Paice
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    Things aren't looking good for Toyota in a legal battle over whether or not the Japanese automaker has infringed on a Florida-based company's hybrid drivetrain patents. A U.S. International Trade Commission judge recently ruled to deny Toyota's request to end the lawsuit brought by Paice LLC. ...

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    Report: Toyota Prius "Alpha" MPV coming in spring 2011
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    Toyota Hybrid-X concept – Click above for high-res image gallery
    When Toyota gets around to expanding its Prius line-up next year, the first model to benefit from the badge will be a compact MPV reportedly badged the Alpha. The small van will apparently be based on a stretched version of ...

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    Parents magazine names 'Best Family Cars of 2010'
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    Parents has worked up a lengthy list of its favorite family haulers for 2010, though you won't see too many minivans or SUVs on the roundup. Instead, the site broke down its selections into categories like sedans, hybrids and large vehicles and arranged its picks in no particular order. We ...

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    Toyota Recalls: 3.2M down, 4.6M to go!
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    Somehow, we're guessing that the "any publicity is good publicity" cliche isn't ringing particularly true with Toyota these days. That said, we do have to give some props to the automaker for being open about the current state of its recent recall woes. According to Toyota, roughly 3.2 million of ...

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