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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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Toyota stories: 111 news summaries

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 Toyota Delays US Prius Factory 

A planned Mississippi plant is on hold as market for autos weakens

Dec 16, 08 8:02 AM CST
(Newser) - It’s not just the Big Three. Toyota has delayed indefinitely the opening of a Prius factory near Tupelo, Miss., the Wall Street Journal reports, in the wake of plummeting demand. The factory was originally intended to build the Highlander sport-utility vehicle; when gas prices hit a high last spring,... More »

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Toyota • General Motors • Honda • manufacturing • Volkswagen • Kia • auto industry • BMW • financial crisis

 Meet the GOP's 
 Auto Bailout Busters 

A union-busting, foreign-car loving crew is holding up Detroit's rescue 

Dec 13, 08 2:15 PM CST
(Newser) - With Nissan, Toyota, Volkswagen and other foreign factories dotting the I-65 corridor stretching from Kentucky to Alabama, southern Republican senators relished this week's chance to take a swing at Detroit and the UAW simultaneously. The "bailout fell victim to a nasty confluence of home-state economic interests and anti-union sentiment,... More »

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Toyota • Mitch McConnell • Nissan • Richard Shelby • auto industry • Big Three • Bob Corker • auto bailout

 US Ports Awash in Foreign Cars 

Masses of unsold imports back up in lots

Dec 8, 08 5:58 AM CST
(Newser) - The new car market is so flat that massive numbers of imported vehicles are being warehoused at ports and other available space, Reuters reports. Toyota, Nissan, Honda, Mitsubishi, Volkswagen, and other dealers can't take fresh deliveries because their sales lots are jammed with thousands of unsold vehicles. Demand for all... More »

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Toyota • Honda • Nissan • San Diego • Mercedes Benz • Mitsubishi • Volkswagen • auto sales • auto imports • Port of Long Beach • Port of Los Angeles • Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics

UPDATED

GM Sales Off 41%; Toyota, Ford, Honda All Down 30%

Bad times for autos of every stripe

Dec 2, 08 1:25 PM CST
(AP) - General Motors' November US sales plunged 41%, while Ford's dropped 31%, dashing hopes that the industry-wide drop in vehicle demand might be easing as Detroit's automakers prepare to state their second case for a federal bailout. Their overseas rivals posted abysmal results as well. Toyota's November sales tumbled 34%, and... More »

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Toyota • General Motors • Honda • Ford • auto industry • auto sales

 Detroit's Pain Could 
 Be South's Gain 

The South is home to eight foreign auto plants and more are on the way

Nov 20, 08 8:32 AM CST
(Newser) - Is Greer, SC, the new Motor City? With execs from the Big Three getting a frosty reception to their efforts to wrest $25 billion from the federal government to stay solvent, the home of BMW’s North American operations—as well as other Southern communities that are home to foreign... More »

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Toyota • Detroit • Hyundai • Mercedes Benz • auto industry • financial crisis

Foreign Automakers Could Fill Detroit Vacuum

But gov't risks big job losses if Big Three fail

Nov 17, 08 9:50 AM CST
(Newser) - If Detroit’s “Big Three” do collapse, foreign-owned automakers would be able to pick up the slack, industry experts tell the New York Times. These foreign giants have a big enough US presence to swiftly take over the industry and its supplier network, but the transition would likely... More »

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Toyota • Detroit • Honda • auto industry • Big Three • BMW • Japanese auto industry • bailout

Saved by Zero? Or Sick to
Death of It?

Toyota's relentless 0% APR ads wear thin ... and will continue

Nov 6, 08 2:30 PM CST
(Newser) - “Saved by zero?” Try bored. Toyota’s 0% APR ad campaign has left TV viewers annoyed—by both the jingle and the fact that it airs seemingly incessantly, AP reports. Though some might appreciate the extension of 0% financing, originally set to expire this week, most viewers are bemoaning... More »

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television • Toyota • commercials • advertisements • advertising campaign • automobile • financing

GM Sales Off 45% as US Auto Sales Hit 25-Year Low

Asian brands add market share amid sales freefall

Nov 3, 08 10:43 PM CST
(Newser) - US auto sales dived in October to levels not seen since 1983, Bloomberg reports.  GM, Ford, and Chrysler saw sales drop 45%, 30%, and 36% respectively as credit dried up and consumer confidence plummeted. Toyota, Honda, and Nissan all saw sales fall over 20%, but managed to gain market... More »

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Chrysler • Toyota • General Motors • imports • Honda • Nissan • automaker • Ford • auto industry • auto sales

 Toyota Offers 
 Interest-Free 
 Car Loans 

Japanese giant capitalizing on US automakers' woes

Oct 17, 08 4:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - Toyota is moving aggressively to fight slowing sales with a $250-million advertising campaign that offers zero-percent financing on 11 vehicles. The Japanese auto giant is flush with billions of dollars in cash and plans to use it to boost its market share, just as Ford, GM and Chrysler are at... More »

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Chrysler • Toyota • Detroit • Ford • Treasury Department • financing • financial crisis

 Toyota Weighs Spinning Off Prius Brand 

Larger, smaller versions of popular hybrid would fill out lineup, exec says

Oct 9, 08 5:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Toyota may create a separate brand for the Prius, filling it out with new larger and smaller versions of the popular hybrid, the New York Times reports. Advocating for the creation of the brand is James Lentz, president of Toyota’s US sales, who argues that Prius is already a... More »

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Toyota • fuel efficiency • Toyota Prius • Prius • auto industry • hybrid car

 Sales Skid Again for 
 GM, Ford, Toyota 

Detroit heavies off at least 20% each; Japanese giant down 9.4%

Sep 3, 08 3:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - General Motors, Ford and Toyota reported dramatic declines in sales for August stemming from the weak US economy and record gas prices, Bloomberg reports. Ford's domestic sales plunged 27% and GM's 20%, and both automakers will cut second-half production by the tens of thousands. Toyota fared better, down just 9.... More »

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Toyota • General Motors • Ford • SUV • auto industry • auto sales • economy

 Lexus Most Reliable, Again 


Aug 7, 08 5:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - A new study by JD Power and Associates places Lexus on top for dependability for the 14th straight year, AutoWeek reports. Filling out the rest of the top five most dependable brands, with reported problems per hundred vehicles sold:
  • 2. Mercury (151)
  • 3. Cadillac (155)
  • 4. Toyota (159)
  • 5.
... More »

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Lexus • Toyota • Cadillac • Mercury • J.D. Power & Associates

Used Prius Prices Soar
on Surging Demand

Used cars selling even higher than new

Aug 4, 08 2:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Demand for Toyota's fuel-efficient hybrid Prius is so high that used models are fetching more on the open market than dealerships charge for a new one, reports Advertising Age. Buyers are in a frenzy to get their hands on a Prius immediately, but new cars are often on back order... More »

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Toyota • Prius • hybrid car • Camry • TNS Media Intelligence • Honda Civic Hybrid • Acxiom • Saatchi & Saatchi • CarConcepts

MARKETS

 Jobs, Earnings Spur Losses

Downbeat session kicks off August

Aug 1, 08 3:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks fell today as investors absorbed a slate of poor earnings reports and glum but not awful economic reports. Crude rose $1.02 a barrel, and shares in every sector other than energy fell, MarketWatch reports. The Dow dropped 51.70 to 11,326.32, the Nasdaq shed 14.59... More »

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Toyota • Dow Jones • General Motors • Sun Microsystems • Ford • Nasdaq • Department of Labor • S&P 500 • oil prices

earnings

Honda Profits Jump 8%
on Fuel-Efficient Lineup

The gas tank is half empty, as the company cuts global outlook

Jul 25, 08 7:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Honda announced an 8.1% gain in net profit yesterday for the quarter ending June 30, riding demand for its fuel-efficient models and beating analysts’ estimates, the Wall Street Journal reports. Honda has been hurt less by falling demand than rivals Toyota and Nissan because it's the least invested in... More »

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Toyota • fuel efficiency • earnings reports • Honda • Nissan • auto industry • Japanese auto industry

 NASCAR Fans Sneer at Toyota 

Japanese automaker's success comes as American firms are in slump

Jul 24, 08 9:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - In an effort to curry favor with millions of American NASCAR fans, Toyota joined the league’s top circuit 2 years ago, but fans aren’t warming to the Japanese automaker, the Wall Street Journal reports. Many fans felt betrayed last year when champion racer Kyle Busch traded in... More »

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Japan • Toyota • NASCAR • Kyle Busch • auto industry • cars

Shopping in US Looks Like the 1970s: Analyst

Automotive industry, discounters predict permanent shift

Jul 20, 08 8:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Retailers and marketers are closely watching American shopping trends, knowing that recession habits can linger for years, the AP reports. Studies show that 63% of Americans have cut down spending by coupon-cutting, biking to work, and buying store brands. They're also buying smaller cars and shopping at discounters. "We... More »

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consumer • Toyota • consumer goods • consumer products • consumer spending • auto industry • Wal-Mart

 Gas Crunch Steers Soaring Hybrid Sales 

Some 62% of new car buyers look to the gas-sippers

Jul 17, 08 10:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sales of hybrid cars could soar to 2 million a year by 2013 as higher gas prices and concerns about global warming spark surging interest in fuel efficient vehicles, Wired reports. Well over half—62%—of new car buyers are already considering a hybrid, according to a recent survey. Consumers... More »

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ethanol • Toyota • diesel • Prius • hybrid car • J.D. Power & Associates • Honda Civic Hybrid • Mike Marshall

 Toyota to Add
 Solar Panels
 to Prius 

Some 2009 models will have panels that help power air conditioning

Jul 7, 08 9:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Toyota plans to go even more “green” with its hybrid Prius, offering solar panels as a high-end option beginning with the 2009 model year, reports Reuters. And, although the panels will do little more than help power the air conditioning system, Toyota’s move shows just how far automakers... More »

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Toyota • Toyota Prius • green energy • gas prices • solar panels

 Prius Shortage Hurts Toyota 

11.5% June drop in US sales blamed on low inventory of popular small models

Jul 2, 08 4:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Popularity is proving quite the pickle for Toyota: Dwindling supplies of hot sellers like its hybrid Prius fueled the 11.5% drop in US sales last month, Reuters reports. With a waiting list 6 months long, Prius sales fell 26%—even as rival Honda bumped its sales 13.8% thanks... More »

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Toyota • Honda • Toyota Prius • auto industry • hybrid car • auto sales

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