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Toyota recalls 95,700 vehicles over cold weather braking concern

Toyota has begun working with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to recall 95,700 vehicles with a brake issue that could lead to poor stopping at low temperatures. The recall involves 2009 and 2010 Toyota Corolla and Matrix models and 2008-2009 Scion xD models with the 1.8-liter engine, and only customers in 19 cold weather states are eligible for the recall. Toyota says the problem may arise when condensed moisture from the positive crankcase ventilation port seeps into the brake system vacuum port and freezes. As ice ... Read more →

REPORT: Toyota Corolla passes Ford Focus as top C4C car; program extended thru September Jonny Lieberman

The more things change, the more they change back again. Or something. As of August 3, Reuters reports that the number one car Cash for Clunking consumers were purchasing was the long-in-the-tooth ...

After 25 years, GM ditches NUMMI tie-up with Toyota Chris Paukert

As part of its "New GM"/"Old GM" bankruptcy proceedings, General Motors has announced that it will abandon its ownership stake in the New United Motor Manufacturing Incorporated (NUMMI) joint venture ...

VIDEO: Adam Corolla mans the pumps on The Man Show Noah Joseph

Some of you were surprised that when the producers of Top Gear started shooting a version of the popular British car series for NBC, they chose Adam Corolla as lead host instead of a myriad number ...

2010 Toyota Corolla, Matrix get standard stability and traction control Jonathon Ramsey

It's not every day that you get more for the same money. Yet that's what Toyota is offering with the 2010 Corolla, which will come with traction control and vehicle stability control and no price ...

Toyota may build more Camrys at truck plant 1 year ago on Autoblog

Automotive times are a-changin, as fuel-efficient cars are now outselling trucks by a wide margin. Toyota's flexible manufacturing capabilities allow it to adjust to these crazy times, and the Japanese automaker is discussing a plan to build still more Camrys at its Indiana truck plant. The ...

Review: 2009 Toyota Corolla XRS 1 year ago on Autoblog

The Toyota Corolla hasn't stirred passion since the AE86, so it's forgivable to greet an all-new version with a yawn. The Corolla recipe has been refined to the point of grand success for so long now that changes must be approached carefully. A new version must not upset the car's combination ...

Recall Watch: Toyota, GM recalling 660,000 vehicles for window defect 1 year ago on Autoblog

Joint manufacturing ventures allow both automakers to share resources and platforms, but unfortunately, it also means they share problems. Such is the case with GM and Toyota, whose NUMMI plant in Fremont, California, put out 540,000 Toyota Matrixes, Corollas and 123,00 Pontiac Vibes with faulty ...

Toyota turns to forum for input on new sports car 1 year ago on Autoblog

Photo: David Guimaraes If you're an automaker and want to tap into the knowledge base of your most fervent fans, what better place to go for input than one of the many model-specific forums on the 'Net. Supposedly, that's exactly what happened over at Club4AG. The site's founder, Moto Miwa, has ...

Toyota releases prices on 2009 Corolla and Matrix 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click the image above for a gallery of high-res pics. Toyota has finally announced pricing for the 2009 Matrix and Corolla that made their unceremonious debut back in November at the SEMA show in Las Vegas. Both models get a bump in their sticker, with the Corolla costing $845 more than the ...

Euro-only Toyota Auris gains sporty SR180 model 1 year ago on Autoblog

click above for high resolution gallery of the Toyota Auris SR180 The bucket of parts that makes up the Toyota Corolla also gives life to several other vehicles worldwide. In the UK and other parts of the world, they get the Auris, a three- or five-door hatch-type-thing. While Toyotas in the United ...

Toyota whistleblower joined by civil suit over father's death 1 year ago on Autoblog

A faulty seatbelt that traps an occupant in a vehicle and leads to his death is a horrible tragedy. If the defect were given a pass at the manufacturing plant, it goes beyond tragic to criminal. Toyota is now facing two lawsuits in California, both centered around manufacturing defects that may have ...

SEMA 2007: 2009 Toyota Corolla S3 2 years ago on Autoblog

UPDATE: Video of the Corolla and Matrix tuners is available after the jump Click the image above for a dozen live high-res pics It's got to be the shortest tuner turnaround time ever. Toyota unveiled the new Corolla and within minutes took the wraps off this SEMAfied version, dubbed the S3. Much ...

SEMA 2007: 2008 Toyota Matrix Rally concept 2 years ago on Autoblog

UPDATE: Video of the Corolla and Matrix tuners is available after the jump Click the image above for a gallery of high-res pics. var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/motorsport/2009_Toyota_Matrix_outed_in_Rally_Concept_form'; Toyota unleashed the new Matrix in a Halloween-infused joint press ...

SEMA 2007: 2009 Toyota Corolla debuts! 2 years ago on Autoblog

UPDATE: Video of the 2009 Corolla unveiling has been added after the jump. click above image to view more high-res shots of the 2009 Toyota Corolla var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/design/2009_Toyota_Corolla_debuts'; Finally got official shots from Toyota of the 2009 Corolla added to the gallery. ...

2009 Toyota Corolla debuts in dealer ad? 2 years ago on Autoblog

UPDATE: We figured it out. The car below is the Australian Corolla sedan, though what's to say the 2009 model destined for U.S. shores won't share the same front end? Stranger things have happened, you know. We're about a week and a half away from the 2009 Toyota Corolla's official debut at this ...

Volkswagen to drop prices, aims to compete with Toyota 2 years ago on Autoblog

The Wall Street Journal has confirmed what's been alluded to in the past, but this time, it's from the top. Volkswagen's CEO Martin Winterkorn plans to price its U.S. offerings more aggressively in a bid to better compete with the likes of Toyota. Currently, the Jetta starts around $17,000, while a ...

Toyota will bring redesigned Corolla, Matrix to SEMA in Vegas 2 years ago on Autoblog

While the SEMA show in Las Vegas used to be a venue exclusively for aftermarket firms to show their wares to other industry types, it has quickly evolved in recent years as yet another place for automakers to take the wraps off exclusive models and concepts. This year's show in November is turning ...

2009 Toyota Corolla details including new engines 2 years ago on Autoblog

The new Corolla? The new 2009 Toyota Corolla should go on sale in early 2008, according to Automotive News, and we'll get our first look at the car this November at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas. There will be quite a few changes, most noticeably a new "edgier" design. But when we take a look under ...

SEMA Preview: Toyota to unveil 2009 Corolla, Heavy-Duty Tundra and FJ Cruiser Convertible 2 years ago on Autoblog

The 2007 SEMA Show in Las Vegas is not for another three and a half months, but Toyota is getting its ducks in a row preparing for what promises to be a big week in Sin City for the Japanese automaker. It's unveiling not one, not two, but three vehicles at SEMA, including the all-new 2009 Corolla. ...

Welcome back to the rumormill: Toyota developing cheap RWD coupe 2 years ago on Autoblog

Back in March, Winding Road floated the idea that Toyota may be in the process of developing a rear-wheel drive vehicle in the same vein as the Corolla AE86 of the 80s. At the time, it was easy to pass it off as pure speculation. Now, the GTChannel says that its sources in the Land of the Rising Sun ...

Enter the (drivetrain) rumormill: V6, AWD Corolla on the horizon? 2 years ago on Autoblog

Our friends over at the Authority of all things Motored came across an interesting interview with Soichiro Okudaira, a Toyota technician, who maintains that the next Corolla may have a large enough engine bay to fit a 3.5-liter V6. The idea is being batted around ToMoCo's executive washroom, along ...

Whiplash a serious problem with many vehicles, says IIHS 2 years ago on Autoblog

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) in Arlington, Va. has just concluded testing on some 75 vehicles' head restraint systems and after performing a simulated rear-end impact of 20 MPH, only 22 of the systems received the top score of "good." At the head of the class was Audi's A4, S4 ...

Toyota unveils Corolla Super 2000 rally car 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click for high-res photo gallery Toyota has a lot going on at the Melbourne Motor Show this week. In addition to the unveilings of the TRD Aurion, TRD HiLux and the Aussie debut of the new Corolla (right), a new Super 2000-spec rally car is also on hand, resplendent in red-and-white TRD livery. ...

Upwardly mobile: Toyota lifts prices on seven 2007 models 2 years ago on Autoblog

This just in from the Department of Mundanity: Toyota hikes prices on seven models in their 2007 lineup. Overall, it's nothing spectacular, with MSRPs rising just 0.7-percent or $136 on average. The vehicles included in the price increase are the Yaris, with a bump of $100, the unchanged and ...

Hello Europe: 10th generation Corolla debuts in Helsinki 2 years ago on Autoblog

We may all knock the domestic manufacturers for keeping moribund platforms around for too long (witness our carping about the US Focus), but let's not forget the elderly Corolla. Toyota has finally taken the old Corolla around back to be shot. At least the European Corolla, that is. Debuting in ...

Forbes names least safe cars of 2007 3 years ago on Autoblog

In an obvious effort to keep its readership alive (and in turn circulation numbers up) Forbes magazine has made a list of the least safe cars of 2007. Before the flame wars start, note that cars on the list are not necessarily unsafe, but instead are not as safe as other cars available. Therefore, ...

Europeans gets first look at Toyota Auris 3 years ago on Autoblog

click on image to enlarge If you're a European who wasn't a fan of the Toyota Corolla, take heart knowing Toyota's best seller is technically gone and being replaced by this car, the Auris, which was unveiled as a concept not three weeks ago at the Paris Motor Show. Today Toyota has taken the wraps ...

Toyota releases new Corolla in Japan 3 years ago on Autoblog

Toyota will begin selling their newest iteration of the Corolla in Japan later this month and the image above is a stark departure from the recently debuted Auris concept in Paris. The new JDM Corolla is a subtle redesign and will not form the basis for future sedans sold stateside, which will draw ...

'Till checkered-flag do us part: Husband & Wife team claim Austalian rally championship 3 years ago on Autoblog

Simon Evans and his wife/co-driver Sue took the Australian Rally Championship in their Toyota TRD Corolla after finishing a close second on their home turf at the NGK Rally of Melbourne this past Sunday. Going into the Melbourne rally, the Evans' only needed an eighth place finish in Melbourne to ...

2008 Toyota Corolla images surface 3 years ago on Autoblog

Although the new Corolla won't be seen for another two years, a couple of graining photos showed up yesterday which foretell the future of Toyota's "compact" sedan. The styling is obviously influenced by the Yaris, with a few cues swiped from the current Camry to add some family resemblance. We can ...

Toyota to drop Corolla name in UK 3 years ago on Autoblog

The Toyota Corolla, the Japanese automaker's success story of a car with over 30 million units sold worldwide since its introduction in 1966, may be the Corolla no more. UK site Auto Express News reports that the Corolla's replacement will represent such a separation from the Corolla idea that it ...

Is this the 2008 Toyota Corolla? Hope not... 3 years ago on Autoblog

Knowing that Toyota has officially decided to delay its next generation Corolla until 2008 hasn't tempered our interest in knowing what it will look like when it finally does arrive. Here we see a scan from a Japanese auto mag that shows what the next Corolla may look like. Since the U.S. version ...

Toyota delays new Corolla until 2008 3 years ago on Autoblog

Automotive News reported yesterday that Toyota has decided to leave the current Corolla on the market for an extra year and delay its replacement until 2008. This will be the current generation's sixth year on the market, which is a record and breaks the company's long-standing tradition of ...

New York Auto Show: 2007 Hyundai Elantra 3 years ago on Autoblog

The new 2007 Hyundai Elantra is the seventh new product from Hyundai in the last two years. The all-new midsize (that’s a new EPA classification thanks to 112.1 cubic feet of interior volume) gets Hyundai’s now traditional battery of safety equipment including six airbags, ABS brakes ...






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