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Toyota stories: 111 news summaries

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In Nardelli, Chrysler Found Its Maverick

Cerberus relying on tough-talking new
CEO to cut costs

Aug 7, 07 4:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Former Home Depot chief Bob Nardelli has a reputation for being a brusque, hard-edged maverick, and that’s exactly what his new bosses at Chrysler want, Reuters reports. Cerberus Capital Management hopes to stem losses at the automaker by cutting costs, particularly in the delicate area of unionized workers. Nardelli’... More »

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Chrysler • United Auto Workers • Cerberus Capital Management • Toyota • General Motors • unions • General Electric • Ford • Stephen Feinberg • Home Depot • Robert Nardelli • Tom LaSorda • auto industry

Hottest Rides of 2007

CNNMoney puts the rubber to the road and finds the best cars in 10 categories

Aug 4, 07 4:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Whether you want something small and hip or capacious and safe, you can find it in CNNMoney's guide to the best cars of 2007 as determined by Consumer Reports.
  1. Budget car, subcompact:  Honda Fit
  2. Sedan, less then $20,000:  Honda Civic
  3. Sedan, $20,000 to $30,
... More »

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Toyota • list • Honda • Mazda • Infiniti • auto industry • hybrid car • cars

Toyota Banks Best-Ever Quarter

Good yen rate bolsters $4B quarter

Aug 3, 07 2:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Toyota reported its highest quarterly earnings ever today after profits surged 32% to $4.1 billion due to booming sales and favorable exchange rates for the yen. Revenue rose $54 billion, up 16% compared to the same quarter last year, and the Japanese giant sold 2.16 million cars, an... More »

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Japan • Toyota • General Motors • Detroit • earnings reports • yen • auto industry • quarterly profits • cars

Foreign Cars Outsell Detroit

Foreign cars outsell American vehicles for first time ever

Aug 2, 07 5:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Foreign car makers, predominantly the Japanese, sped past their sputtering domestic competitors in July, outselling Detroit  for the first time in history. In their worst month in more than 2 years, the Big 3's July market share was just 48.1%, the Detroit News reports, down 185,000 cars from... More »

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Chrysler • Toyota • General Motors • Detroit • Nissan • Ford • auto industry

GM’s Quarter Is Twice as Nice

Carmaker more than
doubles estimates, beats Toyota in sales for quarter

Jul 31, 07 10:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - General Motors scored a breakout second quarter, more than doubling earnings estimates and turning a profit of $891 million, compared to a loss of $3.4 billion a year ago, Bloomberg reports. GM made money in three out of four regions globally, and nearly broke even in the recently treacherous... More »

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Toyota • General Motors • business • money • Ford • auto industry

Toyota Tests Plug-In Hybrids

Jul 26, 07 5:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Toyota will provide two experimental plug-in electric hybrid cars to the University of California for road testing, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The new vehicles can travel 100 miles on a single gallon of gas after a boost from a rechargeable battery that plugs in to a standard 110-volt current. More »

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California • Toyota • battery • electricity • University of California • hybrid car • cars

The 12 Greenest Rides

Forbes picks the 12 most environment-friendly cars.

Jul 20, 07 5:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - You don't have to drive a hybrid to go green; half of Forbes' top picks for fuel-efficiency are small, brainy gas-driven cars. 
  1. Honda Civic Hybrid Sedan, $22,600
  2. Toyota Prius Sedan, $22,175
  3. Toyota Camry Hybrid Sedan, $26,200
  4. Ford Escape Hybrid SUV, $25,740
  5. Ford Focus, $13,
... More »

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Toyota • list • Honda • Nissan • Ford • Hyundai • saturn • hybrid car • cars

Quake Damage Halts Auto Assembly Lines

Japanese car makers hit by damage to key suppliers

Jul 19, 07 9:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Japanese auto makers known for their lean inventories have had to shut down assembly lines for want of parts in the wake of Monday's earthquake. A key supplier of transmission and engine components was damaged in the 6.8-magnitude quake. Toyota, Nissan and Mitsubishi have all halted production at some... More »

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Japan • Toyota • electricity • Tokyo • radioactive • nuclear waste • power plant • Tokyo Electricity Co. • earthquake

Who Knew a Prius Was a
Hot Rod?

Al Gore III, busted at over 100 mph, shows speedy side of green

Jul 6, 07 5:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - As the exhaust clears following Al Gore III's joy-ride drug bust, an astonished public has zeroed in, not on the former veep's son, but on his little-Prius-that-could. Clocked at over  100mph before he was pulled over, Gore shattered the assumption that the Toyota hybrid sacrifices speed for fuel efficiency, the... More »

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Adderall • Toyota • fuel efficiency • Al Gore III • Xanax • Al Gore II • Toyota Prius • Orange County, California • Golden State Freeway • Car and Driver Magazine • drug possession • Valium • Vicodin • speeding • vice president • hybrid car

Japanese Foes Thump
Big 3 in June Sales

Figures spell especially big trouble for GM

Jul 3, 07 5:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - GM's sales in June were down 24% from a year earlier, leading an all-American slump that saw Ford and Chrysler report downturns as Toyota, Honda, and Nissan rang up increases in figures released today. Discounts on the Tundra pickup helped Toyota jump into second place in the American market in... More »

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DaimlerChrysler • Toyota • General Motors • Honda • Nissan • Ford • US economy • auto industry • cars

Toyota Finally Tops GM

First-quarter sales rise 9%, ending GM's 76-year reign as world's biggest automaker

Apr 24, 07 10:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Toyota vroomed past General Motors in the first quarter to become the biggest automaker in the world, ending GM's 76-year reign. Riding the strength of its innovative Prius hybrid and solid standbys like the Camry, Toyota posted record first-quarter sales of 2.35 million vehicles, compared to GM's 2.26... More »

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