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Toyota Prius V hybrid wagon ends U.S. run; RAV4 Hybrid took its sales

Green Car Reports

After six model years, the 2017 Toyota Prius V will soon leave the stage, and there will be no 2018 version. Toyota has confirmed to Green Car Reports that it is ending production of the hybrid wagon for the U.S. and Puerto Rico.

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Toyota factory in France starts Yaris production for North American export

Green Car Congress

Toyota Motor Manufacturing France (TMMF) has started production of the Toyota Yaris compact car for export to the US, Canada and Puerto Rico. The Toyota Yaris became the first vehicle ever produced in France to be certified with the new “French Origin Guaranteed” (“Origine France Garantie”) label.

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Toyota Motor Manufacturing France to start gasoline-engined Yaris export to North America in 2013

Green Car Congress

As of May 2013, Toyota Motor Manufacturing France (TMMF) will start building its successful Toyota Yaris compact car for export to the US, Canada and Puerto Rico. —Toyota Motor Europe President and CEO Didier Leroy. The annual export volume is planned to be around 25,000 units.

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Safety Institute: auto manufacturers fail to meet NHTSA deadline for replacement airbags

Green Car Congress

for The Safety Institute, and sponsored by the Newsome Melton Law Firm, shows that Chrysler, Ford and Toyota have together garnered 80% of the complaints. The analysis, conducted by Quality Control Systems Corp.

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Toyota to establish new North American headquarters in Texas; consolidating from California, Kentucky and New York

Green Car Congress

Toyota is establishing a new headquarters in North Dallas (Plano), Texas for its North American operations. Within the next three years, Toyota’s three separate North American headquarters for manufacturing (Erlanger, KY); sales and marketing (Torrance, CA); and corporate operations (New York, NY) will relocate to a single campus in Plano.

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The Top 20 NREL Stories Of 2022

CleanTechnica EVs

Throughout 2022, researchers, staff, and leadership at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) worked together with collaborators and partners to advance renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies.