Wide Open Throttle Auto Blog
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This latest Recall Roundup centers on Toyota Avalon sedans produced from 2000 to 2004, as well as Lexus LX470 sport utility vehicles produced from 2003 to 2007. A recall notice from the National Highway Safety Institute's... click for more
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UPDATE : Toyota has issued a statement denying reports that the Sequoia will be discontinued. The official statement is below. Our United States pickup truck market has notoriously loyal constituents and, despite high... click for more
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With the cost of batteries and related technology going down, Toyota has shown renewed interest in finding a way to produce its next-generation Prius hybrid in the United States. click for more
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Toyota recently introduced a new 2011 Avalon and 2011 Sienna, but those aren't the only changes to Toyota's 2011 model year lineup. The Japanese automaker just detailed pricing and changes for most of the rest of its lineup. click for more
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We've already reported on Toyota and Tesla Motors forming a partnership to develop electric vehicles , but now we've learned a little more about the program. According to an official release from Toyota, the two are... click for more
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After receiving hundreds of complaints about harsh shifting in some RAV4 models, and steering drift in Corolla sedans and Matrix hatchbacks, Toyota has pledged to repair the vehicles outside of a recall to help keep its... click for more
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United Auto Workers Union President Bob King (pictured) has confirmed that UAW picket lines have started at Toyota dealerships in California and New York in an attempt to unionize the Japanese automaker's American workers.... click for more
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Quoting anonymous sources close to the U.S. Department of Transportation, The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the agency has found no defects with Toyota vehicles that experienced sudden, unintended acceleration and... click for more
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NAGOYA, JAPAN -- What will Toyota Motor Company get out of its recent minor investment in Tesla Motors? Perhaps an electric vehicle prototype, Toyota President and CEO Akio Toyoda told a group of American reporters Friday.... click for more
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Toyota Motor Sales USA says its pilot program for a New York region Product Quality Field Office will be expanded with four new such offices in the United States and Canada in the next 12 months. These are in addition to a... click for more
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Toyota quality used to set the industry benchmark, but its much-publicized recent issues have led to recalls of more than 10 million vehicles worldwide. In order to combat its quality slide, Toyota is installing several... click for more
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A Mercedes-Benz E-Class owner confronts Death in one of the videos of Motor Trend's collection of the Top 10 most popular automotive Web video ads for June. Thanks to one of the German automaker's many safety systems, the... click for more
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Although it posted a tremendous March , the June 2010 sales figures released by Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. were paltry, albeit a mild improvement from those posted for May. Toyota managed to sell 140,604 Toyota, Lexus, and... click for more
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At this week's company general meeting in Toyota City, Toyota Motor Corp. CEO Akio Toyoda was told by one investor to dry his weeping eyes when in public. "Mr. Toyoda, you've been all over the media this year and you've... click for more
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No one will ever accuse the Toyota Prius, now in its third generation, of being too sporty. It's just not going to happen. Still, a couple interior features left us with raised eyebrows. Namely, the H-gate shifter pattern... click for more
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