Archive for 'Toyota'
Rumor: Toyota Working On Four-Door FT-86
Posted on 03. Sep, 2010 by admin.
File this one under speculation and balderdash for the time being, but an anonymous Japanese source has tipped the auto world that there may be a four-door version of the Toyota/Subaru joint rear-drive coupe project known as the FT-86. It does make sense in an economies-of-scale kind of way, but it also runs contrary to the front- and...
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Luxury and Family Cars Avoid Sales Slump
Posted on 02. Sep, 2010 by admin.
Every headline may scream that new-car sales are slumping because of last month’s figures compared with the Cash for Clunkers-fueled August 2009 numbers.
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Cars.com Video: 2011 Subaru Outback
Posted on 02. Sep, 2010 by admin.
The 2011 Subaru Outback competes with the Toyota Venza and Honda Accord Crosstour, but it outsells both of them combined. The Outback accomplishes this by being affordable, reliable and fun to drive, according to Cars.com reviewer Kelsey Mays.
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Top 10 Best-Selling Cars: August 2010
Posted on 01. Sep, 2010 by admin.
Cash for Clunkers continues to cast a long shadow: Big automakers had what looks to be a bad month, but last year the popular government program dramatically boosted the sales of many models, including the Toyota Camry, Honda Civic, Honda CR-V and Honda Accord. So the dramatic declines experienced by those models is not all too surprising.
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August 2010 Year-to-Date Top 10 Pickup Truck Sales
Posted on 01. Sep, 2010 by admin.
Top 10 Pickup Truck Sales in August 2010 Rank YTD Sales YTD Change Year-Over-Year Monthly Sales Last 12 months 1 Ford F-Series +29.4% August 2010 47,652 338,446 August 2009 45,590 2 Chevrolet Silverado +12.2% August 2010 34,084 235,530 August 2009 32,241 3 Ram Trucks -4% August 2010 18,995 124,002 August 2009 17,514 4 GMC Sierra +9.7% August 2010 11,640 79,158 August 2009 11,657 5 Toyota Tacoma -11.8% August 2010 8,239 68,710 August 2009 12,547 6 Toyota Tundra +23.3% August 2010 7,207 61,722 August 2009 7,872 7 Ford Ranger -6.8% August 2010 4,161 39,029 August 2009 7,746 8 Nissan Frontier +37.8% August 2010 3,738 26,134 August 2009 3,875 9 Chevrolet Colorado -38.4% August 2010 1,847 15,703 August 2009 4,653 10 Nissan Titan +30.5% August 2010 2,141 15,400 August 2009 1,534
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Chevy Announces Cruze Gas Mileage
Posted on 01. Sep, 2010 by admin.
The 2011 Chevrolet Cruze compact sedan will get an EPA-estimated 26/36 mpg city/highway when fitted with the base 1.8-liter four-cylinder and a six-speed manual transmission. With a six-speed automatic, the rating drops to 22/35 mpg.
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Aston Martin Cygnet Minicar Coming To U.S. By 2012
Posted on 01. Sep, 2010 by admin.
Love it or loathe it but Aston Martin’s Cygnet luxury minicar based on the Toyota iQ is here to stay. For whatever reasons Aston Martin deemed it necessary to build such a model, be it emissions regulations, demand from brand loyalists for an urban commuter, or a desperate grab for new customers, the new Cygnet is coming, even to the U.S...
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How the Next Ford Ranger Could Come to the U.S.
Posted on 31. Aug, 2010 by admin.
Two significant events last week, plus past comments from Ford execs, reaffirmed that it’s curtains for the domestic-built Ford Ranger and Ford’s small pickups in the U.S.
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EPA Debuts New Mileage Sticker Designs
Posted on 30. Aug, 2010 by admin.
One of the two designs you see above and below will adorn future cars’ window stickers. The revisions are spurred by the introduction of alternative-fuel vehicles including electrics, plug-in hybrids and others, and you may see them on many 2012 model year vehicles. However, there are changes even to the sticker of gas-powered cars that shoppers of a Toyota Prius or a Corvette will need to pay attention to.
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Recall Alert: 2005-2008 Pontiac Vibe
Posted on 26. Aug, 2010 by admin.
GM has confirmed that the 2005-2008 Pontiac Vibe is included in the previously announced recall of 1.3 million Toyota Corolla and Matrix models . About 200,000 Vibes are included
