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Toyota Replies to New York Prius Driver Error Crash
Toyota Replies to New York Prius Driver Error Crash

23 Mar 2010, 11:08 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Following the investigation of the crash which occurred on March 9 in New York and the announcement that the incident had nothing to do with the car's alleged unintended acceleration, but rathe...

 
CHP Supports Runaway Prius's Driver Claims
CHP Supports Runaway Prius's Driver Claims

18 Mar 2010, 11:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The battle to find out the truth behind James Sikes' claims that his Prius experienced an unintended acceleration episode on a California highway took another turn yesterday, after a written ac...

 
Toyota Finds Nothing Wrong with Runaway Prius
Toyota Finds Nothing Wrong with Runaway Prius

16 Mar 2010, 08:30 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After yesterday several media reports surfaced, saying the runaway Prius incident which took place on March 8 could not be replicated, the Japanese manufacturer released an official statement showca...

 
Runaway Prius, True or False
Runaway Prius, True or False

15 Mar 2010, 08:43 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Believe it or not, the media storm expected to hit Toyota, after last week a new 911 desperate call for help involving a runaway Prius surfaced, has backfired on the carmaker's detractors, as m...

 
Prius Myths Busted by Toyota
Prius Myths Busted by Toyota

15 Mar 2010, 08:23 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Recently, Toyota had to deal with a lot of recalls related to faults of the accelerator pedal and the breaking systems on most of its line-up. It became official that the Toyota Prius, Japan’s...

 
911 Call: Runaway Toyota Prius
911 Call: Runaway Toyota Prius

11 Mar 2010, 11:25 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Unfortunately, reports concerning the stuck accelerator pedal on various Toyota models keep coming and although the Japanese manufacturer says its recall goes according to the plan, new incidents oc...

 
Toyota Denies Another Prius Recall
Toyota Denies Another Prius Recall

10 Mar 2010, 11:30 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Toyota officials denied today a report by the Wall Street Journal, which stated that the last generation Prius will be recalled to fix an existing accelerator problem. According to Toyota, &ldquo...

 
Toyota Prius Posts New Sales Record in the UK
Toyota Prius Posts New Sales Record in the UK

10 Mar 2010, 10:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / In a weird and impossible way to understand, Toyota Prius sales are continuously increasing in certain markets around the world, in spite of all reports presenting dramatic crashes caused by the veh...

 
One More "Stuck" Prius Hits Stone Wall
One More "Stuck" Prius Hits Stone Wall

10 Mar 2010, 09:29 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / While Toyota strives to repair all faulty models and get rid of the stuck accelerator pedal glitch that seriously damaged its image, reports from all around the world with accidents caused by this p...

 
Toyota Prius Accelerator Problems
Toyota Prius Accelerator Problems

9 Mar 2010, 08:27 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / After announcing an over-8-million-car recall worldwide, it would be an understatement to say that Toyota had a lot of fixing to do. The Japanese automaker needed to address the accelerator pedal pr...

 
Toyota Prius Remains No. 1 in Japan
Toyota Prius Remains No. 1 in Japan

5 Mar 2010, 14:32 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Despite all the media frenzy stirred across the world by the quality issues in Toyota and Lexus vehicles, the Prius hybrid remain the best selling car in Toyota's home market, after the carmake...

 
2010 Geneva Preview: Lexus CT 200h Teaser Image Revealed
2010 Geneva Preview: Lexus CT 200h Teaser Image Revealed

12 Feb 2010, 15:57 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Lexus has released a teaser image of the upcoming Lexus CT 200h, which will have its world premiere at the Geneva Auto Show, next month. The car will be based on the LF-Ch Concept, introduced at ...

 
Toyota Refused Government Prius Award
Toyota Refused Government Prius Award

11 Feb 2010, 08:26 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Toyota is in a lot of trouble caused by the vast recall of more than 8 million cars worldwide whose accelerator pedals are in need of immediate attention. The Japanese are concerned with clients los...

 
Toyota Prius Recall Goes Global
Toyota Prius Recall Goes Global

9 Feb 2010, 10:26 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After yesterday Japanese carmaker Toyota announced it will recall 133,000 2010 model year Prius and 14,500 Lexus 2010 HS 250h in the US, the carmaker announced earlier today the recall, as expected,...

 
Toyota Prius, Camry, Lexus HS Recall Official
Toyota Prius, Camry, Lexus HS Recall Official

9 Feb 2010, 07:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As it usually happens, all the rumors an voices claiming Japanese carmaker Toyota will recall both the Prius and Lexus HS hybrids turned out to be true, following yesterday's official announcem...

 
Toyota Prius Recall Begins in New Zealand
Toyota Prius Recall Begins in New Zealand

8 Feb 2010, 09:52 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As expected, the voluntary recall of the Toyota Prius kicked off today, but not globally yet. Toyota's New Zealand office was the first to announce the recall of all the 260 2010 model year Pri...

 
Lexus HS, Toyota Sai May Have Brake Problems as Well
Lexus HS, Toyota Sai May Have Brake Problems as Well

8 Feb 2010, 08:36 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Following the most recent bump in Toyota's road, the Prius recall in the making, the Japanese carmaker has reportedly begun investigating the same issue in the Lexus HS hybrid, which shares som...

 
Toyota Prius Recall to Begin in Japan, Possibly US
Toyota Prius Recall to Begin in Japan, Possibly US

7 Feb 2010, 13:03 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Following last week’s storm of reports claiming the Prius hybrid is experiencing braking issues, the Japanese carmaker will likely announce another voluntary recall tomorrow, according to som...

 
Scion Hybrid Not Coming Yet
Scion Hybrid Not Coming Yet

4 Feb 2010, 17:06 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / As the hybrid vehicles gain more and more importance these days, many companies evaluate the option of introducing them in their vehicle line-up. Toyota’s North American sub-brand Scion has de...

 
Toyota Confirms Prius Has Braking Problems
Toyota Confirms Prius Has Braking Problems

4 Feb 2010, 11:10 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / And the hits keep on coming... Following yesterday's reports that Toyota's hybrid Prius is experiencing braking issues, officials of the Japanese held a press conference in Japan confirmed...