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APRIL 15, 2022

BluE was established in April 2019 to develop and sell electric systems and driving modules by combining the strengths of AISIN, DENSO and Toyota in electrification ( earlier post ). AISIN has developed and produced more than 5 million electric units since the launch of its first hybrid transmission in 2004.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Toyota Motor Corporation and the MS&AD Insurance Group’s Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance Co., The plan is available to owners of certain units of Toyota connected cars, and uses driving data gathered via telematics technologies to adjust insurance premiums based on the level of safe driving every month.

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AUGUST 9, 2011

GAC Toyota Motor Co., GTMC), Toyota Motor Corporation’s (TMC) vehicle-production and sales company established jointly with Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., GTMC was established in 2004 as a base for Toyota-brand vehicle production and sales in China. and Toyota Motor (China) Investment Co.,

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NOVEMBER 14, 2012

Toyota Motor Sales, USA Inc. TMS), will conduct two safety recalls involving some MY 2004—2009 Prius vehicles; approximately 670,000 Prius vehicles are being recalled in the United States to inspect and in some cases replace the steering intermediate extension shaft.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Toyota Transport, the automaker’s in-house vehicle transportation trucking company, is using its first car hauler that runs on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG). The CNG truck was commissioned by Toyota and designed and built in a joint collaboration with Peterbilt and Cottrell, Inc., Since 2004, SmartWay Partners have saved 144.3

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MARCH 18, 2024

Toyota followed with the Prius a year later, but it took GM until 2006 to introduce its first true gasoline-electric hybrid here. If we look at the fine print, GM actually introduced a sort-of-a-hybrid vehicle as a 2004 model , though the 2004 Chevrolet Silverado Hybrid/GMC Sierra Hybrid didn't have regenerative braking.

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MAY 25, 2011

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia (TMMIN), Toyota Motor Corporation’s (TMC) vehicle production subsidiary in Indonesia, plans to increase the annual production capacity of TMMIN’s Karawang Plant from 100,000 vehicles to 140,000 vehicles by early 2013. The production increase includes a new-capital investment of approximately.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2009

mpg, or 9%, since 2004. This positive trend beginning in 2005 reverses a long period of increasing CO 2 emissions and decreasing fuel economy from 1987 through 2004, and returns CO 2 emissions and fuel economy to levels of the early 1980s. Automotive engineers are constantly developing more advanced and efficient vehicle technologies.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2011

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announced that GAC Toyota Engine Co. GTE was established in 2004 as a supply base for engines and engine parts in China. Ltd (GTE), a joint venture company established with Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. The AR production will be added to the existing AZ engine (2.0-liter,

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JANUARY 18, 2024

“Toyota” announced a new eco-conscious AI copilot at the DC Auto Show yesterday, which promises to reduce environmental impact by up to 10% – but it turns out the whole thing was a prank, and the prank makes a real point about Toyota’s tendency towards greenwashing. But it was all organized by pranksters, not Toyota itself.

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APRIL 17, 2016

Since the service launched nationwide in 2004, it has primarily used a fleet of black-and-white Volkswagen Beetles, known as "Geekmobiles." Those vehicles are about to be replaced with 1,000 2016 Toyota Prius C hybrids. DON'T MISS: Toyota Prius C: Hybrid Subcompact Ultimate Guide.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Love it or loathe it, everyone can recognize the Toyota Prius. Since the second generation model arrived in the 2004 model year, the aerodynamically-honed one-box shape has always shouted "Prius". So much so that many consider Honda's Insight hybrid to deliberately feature similar styling.

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JANUARY 15, 2018

Toyota's hybrid-electric system, launched in Japan in 1997, likely didn't break even until sometime after the 2004 launch of the second-generation Prius. Radically new powertrains are widely assumed to lose money for the companies that launch them.

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JANUARY 31, 2015

million Acura, Dodge, Jeep, Honda, Pontiac, and Toyota vehicles from model years 2002 to 2004 for a defect that may cause airbags to deploy inadvertently. US Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced today the recall of more than 2.12 —Secretary Foxx.

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JUNE 8, 2016

The 2016 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid is the sole mass-market crossover SUV that offers a hybrid powertrain and all-wheel drive. That was a market pioneered by the Ford Escape Hybrid, in 2004, and one that Ford walked away from for 2013. It turns out that there seems to be a market for compact crossovers with both AWD and high fuel economy.

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APRIL 25, 2023

This prototype, which has been five years in the making, has a Toyota 1.8-liter liter four-cylinder DOHC from a 2004-era Corolla. Thirty engineers at the Afghanistan Technical Vocational Institute in Kabul have come up with the Mada 9. That engine could be a placeholder until an electric motor is ready for use.

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APRIL 26, 2012

Yesterday, we introduced a five-part series taking an in-depth look into some of the best used green cars you can buy today. Ranging from the humble hatchback to a mighty sport-utility vehicle, we’ve selected five cars we think deserve your attention when shopping for your next used car.

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MAY 25, 2009

GAC Toyota Motor Co., GTMC), a vehicle-production and sales joint venture between Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) and Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., TMC and Guangzhou Automobile established GTMC in September 2004 as a production and sales base in Guangdong Province, China. Sales of the vehicle in China begin today.

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MARCH 9, 2010

Owners of Toyota's iconic Prius hybrid model who thought they'd escaped the rash of Toyota recalls need to think again. The company is working on a fix to reshape accelerator pedals so that they cannot be trapped by floor mats, and will issue details within weeks.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

Toyota has issued a safety advisory which will be followed by a recall regarding the all weather floors mats of many models dating back to 2004.

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MARCH 9, 2010

Owners of Toyota's iconic Prius hybrid model who thought they'd escaped the rash of Toyota recalls need to think again. The company is working on a fix to reshape accelerator pedals so that they cannot be trapped by floor mats, and will issue details within weeks.

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AUGUST 27, 2014

It''s long been acknowledged that the current Nissan Leaf electric car is a radical and distinctive design, just as the landmark 2004 Toyota Prius hybrid was. But some portion of potential buyers, who may be amenable to the benefits of driving a battery-electric vehicle, won''t consider the Leaf because of its "weird" looks.

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MAY 29, 2014

by a few months, but it hasn''t done nearly as well with its hybrids as Toyota has done with its Prius. Its first two-seat Insight wasn''t close enough to the mainstream--and the first Honda Accord Hybrid in 2004 didn''t post gas-mileage numbers that were all that great. Honda was the first car company to sell a hybrid in the U.S.

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MARCH 11, 2009

Total combined Toyota and Lexus hybrid vehicle sales in the US have topped the one million mark, according to Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), USA. Overall, cumulative worldwide sales of Toyota and Lexus hybrids have exceeded 1.7 Toyota launched of the Prius in late 1997 in the Japan market, and in the US in July 2000.

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OCTOBER 4, 2009

Much has been made of late of Toyota and other automakers claims they will commercialize hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in 2015. DaimlerChrysler, for example, predicted the industry would be selling 100,000 fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) by 2004. But Toyota's announcement itself should sow seeds of doubt. I don't think so. In 5 years.

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MARCH 2, 2009

Toyota also previewed the vehicle this weekend in Los Angeles via its “Prius Connection” program for select early adopters and enthusiast forum participants, attracting potential buyers from across the US and Canada. Toyota will offer the 2010 Prius with four option packages, including a Advanced Technology Package and a Solar Roof Package.

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APRIL 19, 2017

The Ford Escape Hybrid reigned alone in the first segment from 2004 through 2012, and then Ford simply walked away from the segment. It took until last year for the 2016 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid to arrive, quickly racking thousands of.

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JUNE 29, 2015

To address this, Toyota has successfully added a new muscle model capable of simulating human postural states in the latest version of its Total Human Model for Safety (THUMS) virtual human model software. Toyota began developing THUMS in 1997 in cooperation with Toyota Central R&D Labs, Inc.

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JUNE 15, 2012

Le Mans record winner Tom Kristensen in the number “2” Audi R18 e-tron quattro set the fourth-fastest lap (3m 25.433s) behind the quickest hybrid vehicle from Toyota. After 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2011, this marked the seventh pole position for Audi at Le Mans. But this is just a very small step.

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MAY 20, 2013

For a long time, the Toyota Prius was the only game in town for high fuel-efficiency vehicles. Starting with the 2004 model, it really came to define the public image of a hybrid car.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2009

BMW and Toyota are consistent leaders in sustainable value. The BMW Group and Toyota are consistent industry leaders, creating extremely positive Sustainable Value over the entire review period—i.e., Findings of the report include: Toyota and the BMW Group are industry leaders. Click to enlarge.

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OCTOBER 15, 2012

Toyota hit the 1-million mark for cumulative global hybrid sales at the end of May 2007 ( earlier post ), and has since rocketed past 4 million cumulative units. 15 mode with a 5-speed MT vehicle—at the time the world’s highest fuel economy among all mass-production gasoline-powered vehicles. Earlier post.) Cumulative worldwide.

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OCTOBER 10, 2014

mpg increase over the previous year and an increase of nearly 5 mpg since 2004. Based on longer term trends since MY 2004, truck SUVs have the largest cumulative percentage fuel economy improvement of 27%, followed by both cars and car SUVs at 23%. l/100 km)—a 0.5 mpg, or 25%, with an average annual improvement of about 0.5

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APRIL 30, 2012

We've already looked at two of the best-known green cars, the 2004-2009 Toyota Prius and the 2006-2011 Honda Civic Hybrid. Last week we started a series of the Five Best Used Green Cars To Buy. Now it's the turn of a car known for its fuel, rather than its drivetrain--the Volkswagen Jetta TDI.

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JULY 6, 2023

.” These days, the crowd’s purchasers come with Ford, GM, Stellantis and Toyota. From 2004 till 2007, he labored as a population affairs coordinator for Primary League Baseball’s Arizona Diamondbacks earlier than going back on Detroit to paintings for his father. ” James’ brother, U.S.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2015

When the first Honda Insight and Toyota Prius hybrids launched in 1999 and 2000, expectations for their sales were low. And hybrids indeed logged annual sales in the low thousands until the second-generation Prius came along for 2004.

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APRIL 17, 2023

The Nubira was supposed to compete against such affordable machinery as the Chevy Cavalier and Toyota Corolla. The revised Lanos came back as the 2004 Chevy Aveo. Even the new Leganza returned in 2004, as the Suzuki Verona. For a brief period, it seemed that such a dream might be possible.

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