Toyota President Akio Toyoda apologised in Beijing to Chinese customers for the company’s quality problems and emphasised the importance of the fast-growing market to his company
Monday 1st March 2010 Toyota President Akio Toyoda apologised in Beijing to Chinese customers for the company’s quality problems and emphasised the importance of the fast-growing market to his company.
Toyota officials formally notified Japan’s Transport Ministry that it was recalling the 2010 Prius gas-electric hybrid
Tuesday 9th February 2010 Toyota officials formally notified Japan’s Transport Ministry that it was recalling the 2010 Prius gas-electric hybrid. The automaker also recalled two other hybrid models in Japan, the Lexus HS250h sedan, sold in the US and Japan, and the Sai, which was sold only in Japan. The total recall amounted to 437,000…
Toyota Motor Corp
Tuesday 26th January 2010 Toyota Motor Corp. halted sales of some of its top-selling models to fix gas pedals that could stick and cause unintended acceleration. Last week, Toyota issued a recall for the same eight models affecting 2.3 million vehicles. Toyota also suspended production at six North American car-assembly plants beginning the week of…
General Motors reported that its Chevrolet Volt Extended-Range Electric Vehicle (or E-REV) was capable of 230 mpg in city driving, more than four times the mileage of the current champion, the Toyota Prius
Tuesday 11th August 2009 General Motors reported that its Chevrolet Volt Extended-Range Electric Vehicle (or E-REV) was capable of 230 mpg in city driving, more than four times the mileage of the current champion, the Toyota Prius. The Volt, which was neither a hybrid nor a battery electric vehicle, was powered by electricity 100 per…
The Toyota Motor Company announced that it had sold over 1 million gas-electric hybrid vehicles in the US under its Toyota and Lexus brands
Wednesday 11th March 2009 The Toyota Motor Company announced that it had sold over 1 million gas-electric hybrid vehicles in the US under its Toyota and Lexus brands. The Prius, the world’s first mass-market hybrid car, which was launched in Japan in October 1997 and introduced in America in July 2000, led the sales.
General Motors reported an 11% drop in 2008 vehicle sales, relinquishing its crown as the world’s biggest auto maker to Toyota after 77 years
Wednesday 21st January 2009 General Motors reported an 11% drop in 2008 vehicle sales, relinquishing its crown as the world’s biggest auto maker to Toyota after 77 years.
Toyota Motor Corp
Monday 22nd December 2008 Toyota Motor Corp. projected its first-ever operating loss since 1939, acknowledging that its nine-year stretch of global vehicle-sales growth had stalled. Pres. Katsuaki Watanabe projected an operating loss of $1.7 billion.
Toyota shelved the development of clean diesel engines
Wednesday 17th December 2008 Toyota shelved the development of clean diesel engines.
VW passed Toyota to top spot Toyota as world’s largest carmaker by market capitalization – €94
Tuesday 7th October 2008 VW passed Toyota to top spot Toyota as world’s largest carmaker by market capitalization – €94.5bn compared with Toyota’s Y12,792bn (€92bn); VW was worth more than Daimler, BMW, General Motors, Ford, Fiat, PSA Peugeot Citroën, Renault, Mitsubishi, Hyundai combined.
Japan’s Toyota said it would start making the Camry hybrid in Australia and Thailand as part of the its efforts to step up production of “green” cars around the world
Tuesday 10th June 2008 Japan’s Toyota said it would start making the Camry hybrid in Australia and Thailand as part of the its efforts to step up production of “green” cars around the world.