Toyota News
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What's the new car all about? Here's our best guess before the world premiere.
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Indy Cops Buy Camry Hybrids - Chevy Dealer ComplainsDetectives in Indianapolis will soon be driving Toyota Camry Hybrids to crime scenes. The city has already purchased 85 of the hybrid vehicles and expects to buy more. Indianapolis Mayor, Greg Ballard, cited fuel economy and reducing pollution as the primary motives for choosing hybrids. The cars...
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Hybrid Sales Plummet
Hybrid vehicle sales fell 50% last month compared to November of 2007 even though fewer hybrid models were available last year. Analysts blame the hybrid price premium, low gas prices and tighter credit markets. This November, 16,536 hybrids were sold. In October 21,979 rolled off dealership...
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Even Automakers Think Hybrids Are Too Expensive
According to yesterday's Washington Post, all those Priuses Toyota has been selling aren't making them much money. Rumor has it that those touted hybrid SUVs General Motors has been parading aren't turning profits either. What about the Chevy Volt? In June, GM Vice Chairman, Bob Lutz, said that the...
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Hyundai Green Effort = Blue Drive
Hyundai Sonata Remember that South Korean automaker with a reputation for producing the cheapest econoboxes ever? These were the people who brought us the deplorable "Excel" in the early 90s . That was Hyundai then. This is Hyundai now. This is the company that channeled the Lexus RX with the...
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Toyota has just opened the curtains on a new dedicated website for its upcoming 3rd generation Prius. The successor to the very popular car which has sold over 12 million units worldwide is expected to be unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show in January, although pictures have been leaked. It is expected to be a bit stronger and larger than the current version, although without a major design overhaul. No lithium-ion batteries or plug-in function is expected, yet the car might get efficiencies beyond 50 mpg. Source (Toyota)
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Toyota Prius: A Brief History in Time
Toyota's Prius has gone from a grand experiment to a sales charts success.
Martin Padgett
