Automotive retailer Lithia Motors has acquired Bitterroot Toyota, a car dealer that sells car from Toyota, located in Missoula, Montana, US. Following the acquisition, which is expected to add $45m in annual revenues, the new ...
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Lexus, a luxury vehicle division of Japanese automaker Toyota, has unveiled its 2013 GS 450h hybrid sedan with an improved performance and handling. The new GS 450 hybrid is powered by a 3.5-liter V6 engine featuring a new D-4S direct and ...
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Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), US has reported the sales of 178,044 units in April 2012, marking a 25.5% rise when compared to the corresponding period last year. The company has reported 11.6% rise in its sales last month consisting of 24 ...
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Princeton Satellite Systems has unveiled SunStation,a solar-powered electric vehicle charger. The new electric vehicle charger offers 240 V AC power and can fully recharge a Nissan Leaf in eight hours,a Chevy Volt in four and a Toyota ...
Japanese carmaker Toyota has unveiled new 2013 RAV4 crossover sport utility vehicle (SUV) at the 2012 Los Angeles International auto show in the US. The vehicle will feature eight airbags, 2.5L four-cylinder, which is capable of producing ...
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Japanese carmaker Toyota has introduced two new safety systems, including Intelligent Clearance Sonar and Drive-start Control to reduce parking collisions. The Intelligent Clearance Sonar is designed to detect obstacles hidden from the ...
Japanese carmaker Toyota has halted the production of Lexus HS 250h hybrid sedan in January,claiming that the sedan has never came hit the sales targets set following its launch in 2009. The Japanese carmaker stressed that the new ...
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Toyota Motor (TMC) has partnered with US-based utility company Duke Energy and the non-profit initiative Energy Systems Network (ESN) to participate in a joint smart-grid pilot project in Indianapolis, US. The new smart-grid pilot ...
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Japanese carmaker Toyota Motor(TMC)is planning to launch a new brand to focus in new energy vehicles in China. Toyota,together with the upcoming vehicles for its two joint ventures,FAW Toyota and Guangqi Toyota,the own brand is ...
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Japan based automaker Toyota Motor and automobile components manufacturer DENSO have partnered to jointly develop an onboard communications network device, CAN-Gateway ECU. According to the company, the new device will gather driving ...
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Interior components manufacturer Toyota Boshoku Corporation has started production of seats and other interior components for the Toyota Corolla, in Changchun, China through Sichuan FAW Toyota Motor. Changchun Faway Toyota Boshoku Auto ...
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Japanese carmaker Toyota’s US subsidiary, Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), has launched the new Scion iQ electric vehicle (EV) test programme in the US. The new four-seater city commuter car is powered by an electric motor that ...
Japanese automaker Toyota Motor(TMC)has unveiled the FT-Bh Concept at ongoing Geneva Auto Show in Switzerland. The new five-door hybrid small car concept is powered by a 1.0-litre two-cylinder gasoline engine. The new concept is ...
Toyota Motor Sales(TSA)has unveiled the new RAV4 Electric Vehicle(EV),powered by Tesla's battery and electric powertrain,at the Electric Vehicle Symposium in Los Angeles,US. The front wheel drive RAV4 EV offers two different drive modes ...
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German auto-parts maker and engineering firm Robert Bosch is planning to construct the chassis systems control division facility in China at Chengdu in Sichuan province, to meet the demands of both automakers and customers. Bosch will ...
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