Long line of faulty cars muddies Toyota image
Just as Toyota appears poised to pass General Motors to become the world’s largest automaker by sales, it has a growing problem with recalls that is sullying its carefully honed image.
Toyota Motor Asia Pacific to control Toyota Kirloskar
MR ATSUSHI TOYOSHIMA (right), Managing Director, Toyota Kirloskar Motor, and Mr K.K. Swamy, Deputy Managing Director, at a press conference in Bangalore on Monday.
Nikkei edges up after previous session’s slide
TOKYO, Aug 8 (Reuters) – The Nikkei average edged up 0.53 percent on Tuesday, trimming some of its losses from the previous session’s 345-point decline, as shares of Toyota Motor Corp. gained on earnings confidence.
Toyota nearer to GM on sales
Toyota Motor, the world’s No. 2 carmaker by sales, is on course to catch up with General Motors after posting sharply higher quarterly profit Friday amid booming sales of its fuel-efficient vehicles.
Sun: Toyota, Ferrari, Midland
Reporting on the grand prix in Budapest… Toyota: Ralf Schumacher: “That was a very turbulent race and after everything that happened we are happy to take away three points. A lot of things went badly, but the rain was especially difficult at the start of the race.
U.S. Opens Probe Into Toyota Siennas
The federal government has opened an investigation of 2004-2005 Toyota Sienna minivans after receiving complaints that the liftgate had failed, causing the hatchback door to close on motorists.
Federal hybrid tax credit no deal for some taxpayers
When UW-Madison business professor Dan Anderson bought a Toyota Prius hybrid car a year ago, he thought the higher purchase price would be offset by a new federal hybrid tax credit.
Toyota’s 1Q profit up 39 percent
Toyota reported a 39 percent jump in profit in its fiscal first quarter, with strong vehicle sales around the world keeping the company on a pace to possibly overtake General Motors as the world’s No. 1 automaker in coming years.
Camry top crash test performer
Toyota Motor Corp.’s redesigned 2007 Camry has aced an insurance group’s tough set of front and side crash tests, but it was bested by a South Korean competitor, the 2006 Kia Optima, in a rear crash test, according to data released late Sunday.
