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US Auto Sales Off Big, But GM Holds Top Spot

21.4% drop keeps Toyota from No. 1; Honda manages gain

Jul 1, 08 2:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sales for General Motors, Ford and Toyota all fell by double-digit percentages in June compared to the same month last year, while Honda managed an 11% gain, the Detroit News reports—with GM holding off Toyota as top US seller. In general, consumers passed over big, fuel-guzzling vehicles and luxury... More »

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Toyota • General Motors • Honda • Ford • cars

Kid Rock Endorses Grand Theft Everything

Pro-larceny YouTube video was just a joke, performer insists

Jun 27, 08 11:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Perhaps worried that he provides too wholesome a role model for America's youth, Kid Rock has posted a PSA on YouTube encouraging his fans not to stop at stealing music online. In the video, the rocker-rapper suggests people "level the playing field" by boosting iPods, computers, and cars. He... More »

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YouTube • Microsoft • Toyota • theft • iPod • Kid Rock

 Japan's Big 3
 Move Into New Markets 

Carmakers building plants in India, Africa, and Russia as traditional markets slow

Jun 26, 08 7:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Japan’s automakers, traditionally focused on North America and near-home markets, are expanding aggressively into new territories as opportunities shift to Africa, India, and the former Soviet Union, reports the New York Times. One analyst said 76% of the global growth of the Big Three—Toyota, Honda, and Nissan—... More »

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Toyota • General Motors • Honda • Nissan • Japanese auto industry

Home Is Where the Robot Is

New breed of metal humanoids can see, touch, and don't mind housework

Jun 21, 08 5:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - A kinder, gentler, smarter Frankenstein may soon be mowing your lawn and folding your unmentionables. Manufacturers are developing a new generation of metallic humanoid that will not only carry heavy objects, but pull their weight around the house and at work, the Economist reports. These new-age robots can touch,... More »

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artificial intelligence • Toyota • Asia • robots

Under the Hood, Size Does Matter

Even in SUVs, Americans opt for smaller engines to conserve on gas

May 31, 08 2:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Instead of saving on gas by getting smaller cars, many Americans are buying cars with smaller engines. Four-cylinder autos have been zooming off lots nationwide, leaving six-cylinder rides in the dust: Three quarters of mid-size cars sold in May sported the smaller engine, a swerve away from a trend in... More »

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Toyota • Honda • Ford • gas prices • Chevy Malibu • drivers • cars

Honda Looks to Muscle in on Prius Market

Automaker adding
3 hybrid models to challenge rival Toyota

May 21, 08 4:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Honda is rolling out three new hybrids, looking to muscle in on rival Toyota in a world ever more receptive of fuel-efficient vehicles. The current Civic hybrid will be joined by a five-door compact, another compact already sold in Europe as the Jazz, and a new hybrid sports car, Forbes... More »

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Toyota • Honda • Toyota Prius • hybrid car

 Prius: 1M and Counting 

Toyota hybrid's sales into seven digits, and company sees no slowdown

May 15, 08 3:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Toyota Prius is a now 1 million units strong, and the landmark gas-electric hybrid, introduced in 1997, is poised to keep growing, the AP reports. Toyota said today it expects to be selling a million a year by sometime after 2010; what’s more, the company claims 4.5... More »

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carbon footprint • gas • Toyota • fuel efficiency • Toyota Prius • gas prices • hybrid car • auto sales

Earnings report

 US Woes Drive
 Toyota Profits
 Down 28% 

World's No. 2 automaker sees tough year ahead

May 8, 08 7:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Even Toyota—with its array of popular gas-sipping vehicles—is struggling in a slumping global economy, according to the latest figures. The world’s No. 2 automaker today reported that earnings for the last quarter fell 28% to $3.05 billion from $4.2 billion a year ago, reports the... More »

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Toyota • automaker • corporate earnings • yen • auto industry • auto sales • economy

EARNINGS REPORTS

Japanese Automakers See Bumpy Road Ahead

Honda's profits down 86%, Mitsubishi's off 37%—and forecasts call for more of same

Apr 25, 08 1:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - A strong yen is hurting Japan's automakers, the Wall Street Journal reports, with Honda and Mitsubishi announcing big declines in profits today and forecasting tough times ahead. Honda saw an 86% decline in profits for the quarter ended March 31; Mitsubishi's were down 37%. Mazda bucked the trend, with a... More »

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Toyota • earnings reports • Honda • Mazda • Mitsubishi • Japanese auto industry • earnings forecast

 Toyota Overtakes GM in Q1 

US giant's worldwide sales off 0.6% as overseas growth mitigates domestic dip

Apr 23, 08 1:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - GM’s vehicle sales fell 0.6% in the first quarter, helping Toyota, on 2.7% growth, take the global sales lead, the Wall Street Journal reports. Toyota sold 2.41 million vehicles worldwide to 2.25 million for the American giant, which was hurt badly by a 10.2%... More »

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Toyota • General Motors • auto industry • vehicle • auto sales • Japanese auto industry • first quarter earnings • cars

 Hybrid Sales Soar in 2007 

Sales of hybrids up 38% last year, with the Prius leading the way

Apr 22, 08 5:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sales of hybrid cars rose 38% in the US last year, with Toyota's Prius grabbing more than half the market. As fuel prices climb, hybrid sales are expected to continue to rise this year. Five states lead the rest in buying hybrids, calculated by percentage of sales:
  1. California (26.
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Toyota • Toyota Prius • auto • hybrid car • auto sales

March Auto Sales
Hit the Skids 

GM, Chrysler Down 19%, Toyota, Ford Dip 10%

Apr 2, 08 4:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - US auto sales plummeted last month, with GM and Chrysler's March sales diving 19%, and Ford and Toyota's down 10%, the Wall Street Journal reports. Rising gas prices, the credit crisis and fear of the future are blamed for the troubling trend. Detroit is bracing for even more bad news... More »

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Chrysler • Cerberus Capital Management • Toyota • General Motors • Honda • Ford • gas prices • auto sales • Shoichiro Toyoda • J.D. Power & Associates

Toyota Make NASCAR History

Kyle Busch has first win in foreign car in more than 50 years

Mar 9, 08 11:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Kyle Busch and a Japanese car manufacturer were both big winners in the Kobalt Tools 500 today. The 22-year-old became the youngest NASCAR driver to win at Atlanta Motor Speedway, his first victory in nearly a year. The win also marked the first time Toyota won a Sprint Cup series... More »

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Toyota • Tony Stewart • NASCAR • Kyle Busch • Atlanta Motor Speedway • Kobalt Tools 500 • Goodyear

OPINION

Boeing Doesn't Deserve Military Monopoly

Lawmakers are angry, but making aircraft giant compete is a good thing

Mar 9, 08 9:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - There’s fury on Capitol Hill (and the campaign trail) over a $40 billion Air Force contract going to a European team, Mark Thompson notes in Time, but it’s entirely appropriate for the military to get the best technology it can. Indeed, anger over the snub to Boeing shows... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • Boeing • Toyota • Air Force • outsourcing • Airbus • Northrop Grumman • monopoly • contract • tanker aircraft • Dave Hobson

US Car Sales Sink in Slow Economy

GM, Ford, Chrysler,
and Toyota saw
sales fall last month

Mar 3, 08 9:45 PM CST
(Newser) - A tumbling US economy hit Ford, General Motors, Chrysler, and Toyota today as all four posted declining sales for last month, Bloomberg reports. Chrysler fell 14% as Ford dropped nearly 7% and GM suffered almost a 20% drop in light truck sales. "Primarily it's driven by the weak economy,... More »

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Chrysler • Toyota • General Motors • Ford • US economy • gas prices • auto industry • auto sales

City Dweller: Drive These Top 10

Check out this list of the Top 10 vehicles for urbanites from Forbes

Feb 28, 08 1:07 PM CST
(Newser) - City streets are tight, and the stop-and-go driving eats up over-priced gas. Then there’s the parking … if you can find it. Forbes says urbanites should consider one of these city-friendly rides:
  1. Audi A3: Handles well, loaded with safety features, tiny turning radius
  2. Mazda3: Great at dodging potholes,
... More »

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Toyota • list • Hyundai • Audi • Mini Cooper • Audi A3 • Camry • Honda Civic • Mazda 3 • Scion Xb • Hyundai Tucson • Rav4 • Mitsubishi Outlander • Honda CR-V

Looking for a Real Recession? Try Japan

Once-booming economy stumbles, yet people are 'indifferent'

Feb 2, 08 3:18 PM CST
(Newser) - While economists squabble over a possible US recession, Japan has quietly slipped into one. The country’s postwar riches have all but vanished, the Washington Post reports, as its GDP tumbles from fourth to twentieth among the world’s countries and its share of the world’s economy dips... More »

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Japan • Toyota • Shinzo Abe • recession • foreign investment • unemployment • GDP • manufacturing • Yasuo Fukuda • Junichiro Koizumi • Japanese economy • Japanese auto industry

Toyota, GM In Tie for
Top Automaker

Tie highlights two companies headed in opposite directions

Jan 23, 08 9:28 AM CST
(Newser) - Toyota has finally caught up with GM, after years of growing roughly five times as fast. GM’s sales rose 3% in 2007, to 9,369,524 vehicles, but it was only enough to tie Toyota, which last week announced sales of approximately 9.37 million, ending GM’s 76-year... More »

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Toyota • General Motors • automaker • auto industry • auto sales

Toyota, GM Working on Super-Cheap Models, Too

India's $2,500 Tata has market leaders playing catch-up

Jan 17, 08 3:56 PM CST
(Newser) - Work on the world's cheapest cars is underway at the world's biggest car companies, the Associated Press reports. Toyota and GM announced this week at Detroit's North American International Auto show they are working on inexpensive subcompacts similar to India's Tata Motors' $2,500 car and aimed at emerging markets.... More »

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India • Toyota • General Motors • Detroit • cheap • Tata Motors • Detroit Auto Show • subcompact

Toyota Joins GM in Race for 2010 Plug-In Hybrids

Drivers could recharge cars with normal socket

Jan 14, 08 4:15 AM CST
(Newser) - Toyota, the world's leader in hybrid vehicle production, has geared up to deliver by 2010 a gas-electric hybrid car whose batteries will recharge from a normal electrical socket. With the announcement yesterday at the Detroit auto show, Toyota pits itself against General Motors, which has also pledged a plug-in hybrid... More »

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Toyota • General Motors • Detroit • hybrid car • lithium ion batteries • Detroit Auto Show

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