If you are looking for a reliable car, don't assume that certain brands are always the best. Each manufacturer has models that offer a range of reliability, as identified in Consumer Reports' annual car reliability survey. When ...
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The Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) recently released their claims data showing which vehicles have the highest and lowest overall insurance losses. The safety research organization found that even though many vehicles now do well in ...
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Toyota Motor is planning to recall 2.77 million vehicles globally due to flaws in the steering and water pump systems of certain of its gasoline and hybrid vehicles. The automaker will recall about 1.52 million vehicles in Japan and 1.25 ...
The Toyota Corolla has issued an ominous warning to its rivals, with the all-new 11th-generation small car soaring to the top of the national sales charts in its first full month in showrooms. The Toyota Corolla, which recorded 4190 sales ...
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The Mazda CX-5 has won Japan's prestigious Car of the Year award. The SUV beat the likes of the Toyota 86 and Subaru BRZ sports car twins to become the first Mazda to win its domestic Car of the Year since the MX-5 in 2005. The CX-5,the ...
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Toyota Motor Sales (TMS) has reported 87.3% rise in its sales in the US to 202,973 units in May 2012, when compared to 108,387 units sold during May 2011. Sales at Toyota Division increased about 89% to 181,510 units , while Lexus ...
Toyota Motor Sales (TMS) USA has reported 60.3% rise in its vehicle sales to 177,795 units in May 2012, when compared to the year-ago month. During the initial six months of 2012, the sales of TMS climbed 28.7% to 1,046,096 units. ...
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Ford Motor has started production of the new C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid vehicle at its Michigan assembly plant (MAF) in the US. By the end of 2012, the automaker intends to deliver eight vehicles for US customers which are claimed to ...
Japanese automaker Toyota Motor’s (TMC) global hybrid vehicles sales have reached four million units until April 2012, starting from its first gas-electric car launched in 1997. The company is currently selling 18 type of hybrid ...
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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 ...
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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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 ...
Toyota Australia has expanded its hybrid family once more with the addition of the new luxury-spec Toyota Prius V i-Tech. Priced from$46,490,the new i-Tech variant adds a number of extra features to justify its$10,500 premium over ...
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