US-based automotive powertrain components supplier BorgWarner has introduced a new HY-VO chain drives for various automotive powertrains. The new chain, which was developed in collaboration with Toyota, features improved tooth geometry ...
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Toyota Motor Sales (TMS) has sold 243,236 units, an increase of 12.6% for the month of May 2014 on a daily selling rate (DSR) basis. The sales increased 17% from year-ago month based on a raw-volume basis, unadjusted for 27 selling days ...
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DENSO Corp. has released its 2014 filter catalog featuring more cabin air filter part numbers that cover more vehicles in its line of First Time Fit Cabin Air Filters. DENSO says the 2014 First Time Fit Filter Catalog offers one of the ...
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DENSO Corp. has announced a significant increase in part number coverage for its line of spark plugs, direct ignition coils and wire sets. The latest catalog (SPIWDIC-CAT-0314), available in print or electronic form, covers 239 million ...
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Toyota Financial Services (TFS) issued the auto industry’s first-ever Asset-Backed Green Bond in the amount of $1.75 billion. The offering was upsized from $1.25 billion to accommodate demand as institutional investors demonstrated ...
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Bosch says reman alternator additions cover 2.4 million vehicles in the U.S. and Canada. Robert Bosch LLC has added 44 part numbers to Bosch QuietCast and Bosch Blue Brake pads, Professional Preferred Remanufactured Alternators and Bosch ...
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Faulty software in Toyota's popular Prius hybrids has forced the Japanese automaker to recall 1.9 million of such vehicles worldwide. The huge recall—representing more than half of all Prius cars ever sold—shows how Toyota has ...
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On a typical evening in the suburbs of Ho Chi Minh City, the neon-lit Aeon Mall Tan Phu Celadon bustles with shoppers arriving on motorcycles and in taxis. Crowds fill every corner of the new mall, with a takeout sushi store in particular ...
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Toyota Motor Sales USA has announced its plans to voluntarily recall 960,000 vehicles in the US to address two separate software issues. Of the total, 700,000 are Prius vehicles of model year 2010-2014, while the remaining 260,000 are ...
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Enthusiasts visiting the Lexus exhibit at the 2014 Chicago Auto Show are sure to get an adrenaline rush when they see the exciting and aggressive performance coupes on display. At center stage is the RC F - a low-slung, athletic coupe ...
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Toyota has revealed an audacious new sports-car concept that will serve as a spiritual pace-car for the global design revolution occurring within the company. The FT-1 Concept answers global president Akio Toyoda's directive for more ...
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The Formula One-infused Infiniti Q50 Eau Rouge concept has been unveiled at the 2014 Detroit auto show, with the car maker’s boss suggesting a high-powered engine could find its way into a future production version. Designed to ...
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The Infiniti Q50 will start at $51,900 when it goes on sale in Australia in February. Infiniti Australia’s mid-sized Q50 sports sedan will cost less than all of its key rivals, undercutting the Audi A4 ($55,500), BMW 3 Series ...
Construction of the first Lexus assembly line in the UShas officially begun, with the Lexus ES350 set to become the first US-built model to roll off the line in 2015. Based at Toyota Motor Manufacturing’s Georgetown plant in ...
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The Lexus RC F will become the most powerful V8 sports car in the Japanese car maker’s history when it makes its official world premiere at next week’s Detroit auto show. Lexus uncovered its dramatically styled RC F ...
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