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Toyota CEO steps down, opening up possibility of new EV strategy

Teslarati

Long-time Toyota CEO and grandson to the company’s founder, Akio Toyoda, has announced that he will leave his position later this year. Akio Toyoda’s goals within the auto industry were clear. Toyota plans $13.6B Toyota plans $13.6B The road ahead of Toyota is a difficult one.

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Toyota Begins Production of Camry Hybrid in Australia

Green Car Congress

Toyota Motor Corporation Australia Limited (TMCA) has begun production of the Camry Hybrid in Australia; the line-off ceremony was attended by Australia Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. Toyota Australia will be only the fifth country in the world that produces hybrid vehicles and that makes me proud of Australia.

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Toyota and BMW results offer rays of hope

Green Cars News

Much of the success is attributed to the company’s domestic sales with Germany’s auto industry federation reporting that new car registrations in the country has jumped by 27 per cent this year compared to 2008, sparked largely by a government bonus scheme.

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Bring Back the EV1 Press Conference

Revenge of the Electric Car

Friday November 14th, 2008 - GM Training Center - Burbank, CA. Former EV1 driver Doug Korthof's 2002 Toyota RAV4-EV. Former EV1 drivers Doug Korthof and Chris Reeves attended and spoke at Holden’s press conference, having each arrived in their respective plug-in EVs ( 2002 Toyota RAV4-EV and 1997 GM Chevy S10 EV ).

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Automotive Market Research Perspectives on Selling Green in a Try-to-Survive Market

Green Car Congress

Third, Toyota has always been a top brand in quality performance. People feel confident that Toyota will deliver a quality offering and has a history of standing behind its products. In other vehicles that lack the Prius’ unique selling points, i.e. the Camry hybrid, Toyota has struggled more with sales.

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Sales of hybrid cars increase in US

Green Cars News

After months of doom and gloom for the auto industry in the USA, there is finally a ray of hope courtesy of hybrid cars. This meant that a total of 26,205 hybrid units were sold - some three per cent of all new vehicles, the highest monthly new vehicle share since April 2008. Reported sales of hybrids in the US increased by 5.2

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NYT Editorial

Plug In Partners

Editorial Trying to Find the Road Ahead Published: January 24, 2006 W ith its bonds downgraded to junk and its market share on the ropes, Detroit's auto industry almost looks to be in a free fall. At Detroit's auto show, it unveiled a Chinese car that Geely plans to upgrade and sell in the United States in 2008.