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Toyota annual profit more than triples, sales rise 18.7%
Riding a wave of increased auto sales, a weakening Japanese yen and a fresh lineup of vehicles, Toyota Motor's profits more than tripled during its most recent fiscal year. The Japanese automaker said earnings for the fiscal year ended March 31 rose...
Tags: Toyota, China, China Earthquake (2010), Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Services and Shopping
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Toyota will build Lexus sedans at Kentucky plant, adding 750 jobs
Toyota Motor Co. plans to build Lexus cars in the U.S. when it completes an expansion of the factory in Kentucky where it makes the Camry and Avalon sedans. Toyota said Friday it will shift production of the Lexus ES 350 from a factory in Kyushu, Japan,...
Tags: Companies and Corporations, Toyota Recalls, Japan, Manufacturing and Engineering, Economy, Business and Finance
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Toyota to expand Kentucky factory to produce Lexus model
Toyota Motor Corp. plans a big expansion of its sprawling auto factory in Georgetown, Ky., to launch U.S. production of one its cars. Toyota isn’t talking about the project until a news conference scheduled for Friday, but the automaker's plans...
Tags: Prius, Manufacturing and Engineering, Toyota, Chrysler, Ford
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Prius drives Toyota past 5-million mark in global hybrid sales
Since introducing the first Prius in Japan back in 1997, Toyota Motor Corp. has sold 5 million hybrids worldwide, including 2 million in the U.S., the automaker said Wednesday. Toyota said the owners of its hybrids have saved more than 3 billion gallons...
Tags: Ford Motor Co., Chevrolet, Science and Technology, Toyota, Luxury Vehicles
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General Motors' global auto sales climb 3.6% in first quarter
General Motors Co. posted global sales of 2.36 million vehicles in the first quarter of 2013, up 3.6%, as the U.S. carmaker narrowly topped Volkswagen Group, its closest international rival. VW’s global sales rose 5% from 2012's first quarter to...
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Huge recall for Honda, Toyota, more: Airbags can spray shrapnel
A faulty airbag part that can explode and send shrapnel into the passenger cabin is responsible for the global recall of more than 3 million cars manufactured by Honda, Nissan, Toyota and General Motors and will likely lead to more recalls. The...
Tags: Government, Ford Motor Co., Chrysler Group LLC, Product Recalls, Toyota Recalls
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Faulty air bags can spray shrapnel; carmakers issue recalls
For at least a decade, the owners of more than 3 million cars from six automakers drove around with air bags that could shoot shrapnel around the cabin in a crash. The problem went undetected by the world's biggest automakers and safety regulators on...
Tags: Consumers, Government, Ford Motor Co., Nissan Motor Co., Chrysler Group LLC
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Honda switches up ad agencies
Rubin Postaer & Associates held on to its signature account -- American Honda Motor Co. -- but the agency lost a significant piece of business in one of the advertising industry's most-closely watched reviews. Honda announced late Monday that it was...
Tags: Toyota, Acura, SUVs and Crossovers, Services and Shopping, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Ford jumped ahead of GM, Toyota in customer loyalty in 4th quarter
Experian Automotive on Tuesday announced that Ford Motor Co. took the top spot in customer loyalty during the fourth quarter of 2012 for the first time since the same period a year earlier. During the fourth quarter, Experian Automotive said, 47.9% of...
Tags: Ford Motor Co., Chevrolet, Toyota, Kia, Tesla
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Toyota recalling 209,000 FJ Cruisers because of a seat belt problem
Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Inc. is recalling about 209,000 of its FJ Cruiser sport utility vehicles because of a problem involving seat belt retractors. Toyota said the seat belt retractors for the driver and front passenger seat belts are mounted in the...
Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Toyota, Ford, Product Recalls, Toyota Recalls
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Toyota North America, seeking more political clout, forms new PAC
Toyota's North American subsidiary has formed a new political action committee, according to a recent Federal Election Commission filing. The Federal Election Commission "statement of organization" form shows the new PAC listed as "Toyota North...
Tags: Federal Election Commission, Manufacturing and Engineering, North America, Product Recalls, Automotive Equipment
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Toyota overhauls management, gives more autonomy to North America
This post has been corrected. See the note at the bottom for details. In a move to give more autonomy to the regions where Toyota Motor Corp. sells cars and bring a new generation of leadership to the company’s top management, the automaker...
Tags: Financially Distressed Companies, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Services and Shopping, Companies and Corporations, Product Recalls
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