The boss of Lexus Australia has revealed the company could have sold more of its $750,000 Lexus LFA supercar than the 10 allocated for our market. In Japan for Wednesday’s Tokyo motor show, Lexus Australia CEO Sean Hanley reported ...
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Chief engineer of the Lexus LFA program Haruhiko Tanahashi has told of his sadness about the demise of high-revving naturally-aspirated supercar engines, admitting that future supercars will either be turbocharged or hybrids. “I ...
Google has announced plans to continue its rollout of solar energy plants in the U.S. with an $80million investment for six new facilities; its second largest ?to date. So far, Google has committed over $1 billion to wind and solar power ...
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Japanese carmaker Toyota Motor will reportedly discontinue assembling Camry at Subaru Indiana Automotive’s (SIA) plant in the US, from 2017. The factory in Lafayette, Indiana, assembles 100,000 Camry cars annually, in addition to ...
The next-generation BMW 5 Series has been spied in prototype form in both sedan and Touring body styles close to three years out from its anticipated debut. Spotted on the back of a flatbed truck in Germany by CarAdvice’s spy ...
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The Toyota Aqua Cross concept – a rugged-looking Prius C with off-road-inspired styling – has been teased ahead of its debut at next week’s Tokyo motor show. The Toyota Prius C-based hybrid city-car crossover concept ...
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The Proton Suprima S will be priced from $21,790 driveaway when it goes on sale in Australia in January. The compact Preve-based hatchback will be offered in two specifications – Suprima S GX and Suprima S GXR – with the ...
Toyota Motor has upgraded its LandCruiser Prado with improved handling, bolder exterior styling and a more refined interior for the 2014 model year. In order to provide improved handling and ride comfort, the company has made refinements ...
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Toyota Australia engineers “absolutely” welcome its global president’s directive to make its cars more fun to drive, committing to make the next generation Toyota Camry more dynamic than the current model. Confirmed in ...
The Toyota Technical Centre Australia (TTC-AU) is designing and engineering the next HiLux-based Toyota Fortuner not just for the global market, but also Australia, confirming the second-generation large SUV will launch in 2015. Speaking ...
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SDP Global Co., Ltd. ,a consolidated subsidiary of Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd. (head office: Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto City; president: Takao Ando) and a joint venture company created between Sanyo Chemical Industries and Toyota Tsusho ...
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Toyota has upgraded its LandCruiser Prado with bolder exterior styling, a more refined interior and even better handling for the 2014 model year. Exterior changes are led by a distinctive redesign with a deeper front bumper, ...
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Italian auto parts maker Sogefi Group plans to invest $20m to expand its plant in Prichard, West Virginia, a move which is expected to create 250 new jobs. Following the expansion, the plant will produce engine intake manifolds for ...
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Toyota Motor Corporation, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd., and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation have agreed on the details of specific financial assistance they will provide to installers of charging stations for electric ...
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A Toyota 86-based R3 rally car will be developed as part of the Japanese car maker’s customer motorsport program. The Toyota Motorsport GmbH-developed GT86 CS-R3 will be built according to R3 regulations and equipped to the maximum ...