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REPORT: Toyota sued for pranking woman to sell Matrix

If you're trying to sell cars, perhaps it's best to not alienate or scare the daylights out of potential customers. Toyota has tried a few new approaches lately, and agency Saatchi & Saatchi may have thought it out-clevered itself with a faux-stalker effort for the Matrix, but it's landed both the agency and the automaker in legal hot water. Amber Duick, a California woman who was seriously freaked out by a fake stalker named Sebastian Bowler -- no, we're not sure how it was intended to tie in to the Matrix, either -- has asked ... Read more →

Forbes names 12 hardest new cars to find Chris Tutor

With many automakers scaling back production to better balance supply with demand, it's not surprising there are several hard-to-find models right now. Forbes Magazine made some calls and did a ...

Toyota recalls 95,700 vehicles over cold weather braking concern Chris Shunk

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 ...

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 ...

Recall Watch: Toyota, GM recalling 660,000 vehicles for window defect Damon Lavrinc

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Spy Shots: 2009 Pontiac Vibe almost uncovered 2 years ago on Autoblog

UPDATE: Image removed at request of owner. With the Toyota vs. GM smackdown in full swing, the Vibe/Matrix always seemed inconsistent with the two companies regular practice of beating each other's brains out. The shared models have been popular enough to warrant a second generation, which we should ...

New Matrix coming Spring '08 2 years ago on Autoblog

Toyota will be updating the Matrix in Spring 2008 and the automaker is using the Mazda3 as its design inspiration (good choice) for the hatchback. The Corolla-based vehicle is already sold in Europe as the Auris and in Japan as the Blade. The US-based Matrix will have different sheet metal than ...

Upwardly mobile: Toyota lifts prices on seven 2007 models 3 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 ...

VIDEO: Road-racing, Matrix-style 3 years ago on Autoblog

Computer animation studio FXNine has given us this jewel of a CG racing duel, pitting a red Acura NSX against a yellow Lamborghini Diablo, and it is one hell of a ride. Called Overdrive, the video has a distinctive Matrix-like feel to it. The two supercars race down empty, fictitious, often ...

Spy Shots: 2008 Toyota Matrix??? 3 years ago on Autoblog

Automakers apply camouflage to their test mules in unique ways, so spy photographers are often able to tell what company is testing a vehicle based on its unique "camo signature". These spy shots appeared on the internet this morning of what most auto pundits are calling the next generation Pontiac ...






Autoblog Podcast #157: Mike Levine trucks along with us.

Mike Levine from PickupTrucks.com joins Chris, Sam, and Dan this week and gets a chance to talk about cars, too! 

 
 

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