Toyota Motor Corp has issued a recall in China to fix a problem that could result in loss of steering control. Tianjin FAW Toyota Motor Co., a joint venture between Toyota and China’s FAW Group, will recall 121,930 vehicles, according to a notice on the Web site of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, December 25, 2008
Toyota India seems to be playing games of late. Some days back Toyota decreased the price of its cars and now Toyota will increase the prices of the Innova (in the range of Rs 10,000-25,000) and Corolla Altis (Rs 16,000-25,000) from January 1.
Continue reading...Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Toyota, Japan’s No. 1 automaker said its global vehicle sales plunged 21.8 % in November, its biggest drop in eight years. The news comes just days after the company predicted that this fiscal year it would report its first operating loss in 70 years. Toyota Motor Corp., running neck-and-neck against industry leader General Motors Corp. [...]
Continue reading...Friday, December 19, 2008
With hectic work schedules and a busy lifestyle, Toyota’s latest service initiative comes as a breath of fresh air for Toyota vehicle owners. Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) has introduced its 60 minute global service initiative in India as well. Known as Express Maintenance (EM), this new initiative is available to all Toyota customers existing and [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Toyota has cut production in India by 30% this month, but is not holding back its planned investments of Rs 3,200 crore in the country. Toyota, which operates in India through a joint venture with Kirloskar Group - Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM), said the slowdown in the auto market has forced it to revise its [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Owing to the reduction in CENVAT by 4%, Toyota has cut prices of all its cars, Earlier Toyota said it won’t cut the prices owing to rising input costs. The Corolla is now cheaper by Rs 34,100-Rs 40,750. The Innova becomes cheaper by Rs 23,980-Rs 32,780. The Camry becomes cheaper by Rs 70,430-Rs 76,130. While [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Luxury sedans such as Toyota’s Lexus and Mercedes Benz S-Class will be easier to import, especially from the US, with the government doing away with safety and emission certificates from the ‘country of origin’ but the vehicles must comply with European standards.
Continue reading...Thursday, October 30, 2008
Toyota Motor Corp and its mini vehicle unit Daihatsu Motor Co are developing a new car for India that will likely sell for around $5,000 (Rs. 2.5 lacs).
Continue reading...Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Toyota has developed the worlds first rear curtain shield airbags which protect the rear passengers in the eventuality of a collision from behind. The innovative airbag deploys from the roof lining above the rear window in the form of a curtain-like barrier. Together with the headrests, the airbag minimizes impact to the head from a colliding [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Toyota’s smart looking iQ city car is being launched in the European markets some time soon. With the name iQ, we very well know who Toyota is competing with. We think that Toyota might consider this car to launch in India. Toyota has been considering ever since which small car they would want to launch [...]
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