Akio Toyoda Addresses Quality Issues in Open Letter
10 Feb 2010, 08:52 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / It’s not easy being the president of Toyota Motor Co. these days, as the Japanese manufacturer is currently experiencing some serious problems with its public image. Since it has announced the...
Honda Recalls an Extra 378,000 Vehicles on Airbag Issue
10 Feb 2010, 07:48 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As hinted ever since July 2009, when we first reported to possible extent of Honda's recall, the Japanese carmaker officially confirmed today it will recall an additional 378,758 Accord, Civic,...
PSA's Negotiations with Chang'an for Second Chinese JV Advancing
10 Feb 2010, 07:47 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / PSA Peugeot-Citroen is negotiating with Chang’an Motor Corp, China’s fourth-largest automaker, to create the French company’s second joint venture in China, with the contract expec...
Toyota Aurion to Stay
9 Feb 2010, 16:10 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Despite not so encouraging sales and the cannibalism menace of the soon-to-be Camry hybrid, the Australian arm of Japanese carmaker Toyota announced plans to keep producing the Aurion and even plans...
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
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 Recall Ad Released
8 Feb 2010, 13:53 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / If you were wondering whether one can advertise a flaw in its products, then you thought tight. Japanese carmaker Toyota released over the weekend a new ad, in which it tries to explain why it recal...
Toyota Camry Hybrid Prices Released
8 Feb 2010, 10:38 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / With all the excitement surrounding the huge and never-ending recall of Toyota models, we just about forgot that the Japanese carmaker is still building cars, not only repairs the old ones. Until we...
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...
Kobayashi Admits Luck Changed His F1 Future
8 Feb 2010, 09:28 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Kamui Kobayashi turned from a full-of-perspectives GP2 Series driver into a Formula One certainty in a matter of months. While testing for Toyota last season, he was given the chance to show himself...
Toyota Europe Admits Knowing about Sticky Pedal Since 2007
8 Feb 2010, 09:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Following reports which surfaced in the German media, which claimed the Japanese carmaker knew some of its vehicles are experiencing sticking pedals since 2007, Toyota's European division stepp...
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
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...
January Sales Rearranges Automakers Classifications
6 Feb 2010, 09:48 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / With the first month of 2010 coming to a close, the automotive industry’s performances are being evaluated, at least for the American car market. In a month that brought plenty of bad news for...
Akio Toyoda Creates Global Quality Task Force
6 Feb 2010, 06:33 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 loo...
2010 World Car of the Year Nominees
6 Feb 2010, 19:43 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The 2010 World Car of the Year award finalists have been announced. These are the automotive creations which will fight for the four prizes: Car of the year, Performance Car of the Year, Green Car o...
Robots, the Movie Industry's Version
8 Feb 2010, 08:15 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / In the last couple of months, two car manufacturers presented their latest projects in the field of robotics, a field in which they don't usually perform their day-to-day activities. We are ta...
Toyota Dealers Start Fixing the Accelerator Pedal
5 Feb 2010, 12:20 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Things have been put in motion by Toyota and dealers all over the US have received parts, information and training in order to be able to fix the accelerator pedals. Repairs have begun, with each af...
Peugeot Has 6667 British 107s Affected by Toyota Safety Recall
5 Feb 2010, 09:48 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Just as we told you a few days ago, Peugeot and Citroen are two other companies concerned by Toyota's biggest recall chaos ever, as the two French carmakers are building the 107 and the C1 toge...
NHTSA Opens Investigation on Prius' Faulty Brakes
5 Feb 2010, 08:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Following some 100 reports regarding problems with the brakes in Toyota's Prius hybrid, and perhaps as a result of the media frenzy stirred by this latest development, the National Highway Traf...