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Lexus brand will lead Toyota on Tesla’s Gigacasting techniques

Teslarati

Toyota luxury brand Lexus will lead the Japanese automaker into the use of Tesla’s Gigacasting techniques, after a handful of companies have announced plans this year to invest in transitioning to the technology for future electric vehicle (EV) production.

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J.D. Power: quality takes a back seat to innovation as problems reach a record high

Green Car Congress

The study is designed to provide manufacturers with information to facilitate the identification of problems and to drive product improvement. The parent corporation receiving the most model-level awards is General Motors Company (seven awards), followed by Hyundai Motor Group (five) and Toyota Motor Corporation (four).

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Hurry Up and Wait: Car Launches Delayed in 2023

The Truth About Cars

We’ve covered numerous such examples of such delays in the past year, including the Volvo EX90 and frustrations at General Motors. There were a slew of products from Lexus in ’18, plus the Wrangler, Crosstrek, Odyssey, Kona, and Traverse, just to name a few.

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GMC Hummer EV joins gas-guzzlers in list of meanest for the environment

Baua Electric

The annual list is based on the estimated health and environmental impacts associated with a vehicle’s “tailpipe” emissions, as well as emissions from production and distribution of the fuel or electricity used to power it, as well as emissions related to manufacturing and disposal.

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Driving Dystopia: IIHS Suggests Driver Monitoring Systems Need Improvement

The Truth About Cars

We evaluated partial automation systems from BMW, Ford, General Motors, Genesis, Lexus, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Tesla and Volvo,” IIHS President David Harkey said. From the IIHS : The Teammate system available on the Lexus LS is the only system tested that earns an acceptable rating.

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TTAC's Worst Cars of 2023

The Truth About Cars

But I’m convinced that while there are few “bad” cars that make it to production, some are quite clearly out of their element in their particular segment. Lexus LX600: Not a bad car by any means, and there are likely plenty of buyers for it. enough to be on their radar yet so I haven’t yet tested a Vinfast.

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Japanese officials raid a Toyota group plant after the company admitted cheating on engine testing – ET Auto

Baua Electric

” The testing scandal comes at a time of otherwise stellar performance for Toyota, which makes the Camry sedan, Prius hybrid and Lexus luxury models. In 2022, Hino Motors , a truck maker that’s also part of the Toyota group, said it had systematically falsified emissions data dating back as far as 2003. million vehicles.

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