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Toyota confirms second 3-row electric SUV for US production

Baua Electric

Toyota announced on Thursday that it plans to build a new three-row battery-electric SUV in Princeton, Indiana, with a corresponding $1.4 billion investment in the automaker’s Kentucky plant, to build a separate three-row battery-electric SUV. That would help Toyota reach what it called a 1.5-million-EV

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Forbidden Fruit: Toyota Esquire Hybrid Luxury Minivan

Green Car Reports

Car enthusiasts often pine after vehicles sold in other markets, but this "forbidden" fruit rarely comes in the form of a minivan. The new Toyota Esquire is certainly not like any minivan sold in the U.S., MORE: Chrysler Confirms Plug-In Hybrid Minivan, Big SUV In 2016 And Later.'

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Junkyard Find: 1996 Toyota Camry Wagon

The Truth About Cars

Toyota sold new Camry station wagons in North America from the 1987 through 1996 model years. Car shoppers on our continent had been steadily losing interest in wagons since the year of Peak Wagon (1977) , with de-wagon-ification really accelerating when minivan sales took off in the 1980s and the SUV craze took full effect in the 1990s.

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Road Test: 2021 Toyota Sienna Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

All-New, All-Hybrid Family-Friendly Minivan. Toyota long ago made a commitment to hybrids, with the Prius being the most successful result of the company’s commitment to combining electricity and gasoline. Toyota and its upmarket Lexus division have 16 hybrid models, making the combined nameplates the leader in hybrid offerings.

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Deliveries of Toyota EVs qualifying for federal iZEV rebate surged in April

Baua Electric

Better cars comparable to pickups, minivans and SUVs will have to have a bottom worth of not up to $60,000, and higher-cost variants will have to get started at not up to $70,000. The post Deliveries of Toyota EVs qualifying for federal iZEV rebate surged in April appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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Toyota to expand diesel engine production capacity in Thailand

Green Car Congress

Toyota Motor Corporation’s (TMC) engine production subsidiary in Thailand, Siam Toyota Manufacturing Co., The series consists of three pickup trucks, a minivan and an SUV. The series consists of three pickup trucks, a minivan and an SUV.

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Toyota to increase Highlander output, including hybrid and exports, in Indiana

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Toyota will increase production of the Highlander mid-size SUV in late 2013 at the company’s Princeton, Ind. The project is expected to create approximately 400 new jobs at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana, Inc. Toyota builds Highlander in China for that market only. Hybrid and export versions will be included.