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Toyota Recalls Nearly 700,000 Vehicles In U.S.

AP | Posted 03.08.2012

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TORRANCE, Calif. -- Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc. said Wednesday that it's recalling nearly 700,000 vehicles because of various problems. The recalls i...

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Listening to Nick Pudar at the Business Genome, in NYC

Ramon Nuez | Posted 02.27.2012

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As a consumer, I could care less for all of these technologies, innovations and business models. What matter most to me is that OnStar works.

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Toyota Mulls Shifting Korea-Bound Camry Production To U.S.

Posted 11.26.2011

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TOKYO, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp is considering shifting production of South Korea-bound Camry autos to the United States from Japan t...

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Toyota's Biggest Problem: Ho Hum Cars

AP | SHARON SILKE CARTY | Posted 05.25.2011

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DETROIT — It would be easy to think Toyota's biggest problem is its damaged reputation caused by sudden acceleration recalls, millions in govern...

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'Toyota Defense' Driver Who Killed Three In Crash, Will Go Free

AP | MARTIGA LOHN | Posted 05.25.2011

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ST. PAUL, Minn. — Koua Fong Lee dreamed of life outside prison, of returning to the family he left when a jury didn't believe he tried to stop h...

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GM Sets Volt Price While Toyota Delays US-Built Prius

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

As the world gets greener, but the recession hangs on, even the building of the world's most popular low emissions/high mileage car has been put on hold in its largest market.

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Major Changes for Ford's All New 2011 Explorer

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

The truck which challenged millions of drivers to sit way up high, go off-road and inspired an entire generation of too-big vehicles in too many hands, is back in an all new iteration.

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Toyota: Recalls Won't Totally Fix Gas Pedal Issues

AP | TOM RAUM and STEPHEN MANNING | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Massive recalls of popular Toyota cars and trucks still may "not totally" solve frightening problems of sudden, unintended accelera...

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Toyota Recall: Feds Open Criminal Investigation, Issue Grand Jury Subpoena For Documents

AP | KEN THOMAS and DAN STRUMPF | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation into Toyota Motor Corp.'s safety problems and the Securities and Exchang...

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Toyota Warranty Extension May Be Offered As An Incentive To Keep Customers

AP | TOM KRISHER | Posted 05.25.2011

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ORLANDO, Fla. — Toyota Motor Corp. may offer incentives or increase the length of its warranties as it tries to recover from an embarrassing str...

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Communications Expert Calls Toyota's Recall 'The Worst-Handled Auto Recall In History'

newsweek.com | Matthew Philips | Posted 05.25.2011

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If you Google Toyota, among the first things that pop up is an ad slugged "Toyota Recall News." That's accompanied by links to Toyota.com and a Web si...

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Toyota Gas Pedal Replacement Details: 3.8 MILLION Cars Affected

AP | KEN THOMAS | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Toyota plans to replace the gas pedals on 4 million vehicles in the United States because the pedals can get stuck in the floor mat...

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Money Doesn't Buy Reliability

Scott Burgess | Posted 05.25.2011

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An interesting tidbit came out of a recent Consumer Reports study: The more money a consumer spends on a car does not translate into a more reliable vehicle.

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Now Toyota Doesn't Get It

Robert Slayton | Posted 05.25.2011

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Now its Toyota's turn to be stupid. The excuse that floormats made their cars suddenly and uncontrollably accelerate always seemed rather thin. The bloom is off the rose for this brand.

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Biggest-ever Toyota Recall Announced; 3.8 Million Cars and Trucks

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

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Toyota's floor mat recall is a bit unusual because owners are being asked to "make the fix" right away and on their own; this tell us the government considers the problem an immediate and important safety risk.

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White House Still "Gathering Information" While Detroit Suppliers go Bankrupt

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

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Even Bush doesn't want to go down in history as the man who oversaw the destruction of GM, Ford and Chrysler (I hope), and I'd guess Obama wishes he could install his own new team now and fire Paulson.

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Next Toyota Prius to Be Built in US, But "Karoshi," or Death By Overwork," Tempers the Company' s Announcement

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

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Trying to make death by overwork acceptable to any society, because survivors are able to get some monetary benefit is ridiculous, repulsive and outrageous.

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Karoshi: Overworked Hybrid Engineer Dies

AP | JAY ALABASTER | Posted 05.25.2011

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TOKYO — A Japanese labor bureau has ruled that one of Toyota's top car engineers died from working too many hours, the latest in a string of suc...

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