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SEPTEMBER 5, 2009

The Prius remained Japan’s top selling new passenger vehicle in August—its fourth month straight as the top seller, according to data from the Japan Automobile Dealers Association. Prius sales by month in Japan. Tags: Brief. Click to enlarge. Overall, total sales were up 8.2% in August year-on-year to 179,766 units.

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OCTOBER 20, 2009

Toyota has unveiled the Sai compact luxury hybrid sedan in Japan ( earlier post ); the vehicle, based on the platform used for the Lexus HS 250h ( earlier post ), is planned to go on sale in Japan on 7 December. The monthly sales target for Japan is 3,000 units. Tags: Hybrids Japan. The SAI G package.

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OCTOBER 5, 2010

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) has developed a system that links homes, plug-in vehicles (hybrids and full EVs), electric power companies and users, and enables integrated control of energy consumption. The Toyota Smart Center is one of the company’s smart-grid initiatives.

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AUGUST 7, 2010

million (about US$18,600), which will be the lowest price for a gasoline-electric vehicle sold in Japan, according to company sources. million yen price tag for the cheapest model of its Insight hybrid put on sale in February last year. L/100km] of gasoline and have a price tag of around 1.5 Tags: Brief. mpg US, 3.3

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MAY 23, 2010

The Nikkei reports that Japan’s Agriculture Ministry, Toyota Motor Corp. Denso, a supplier to Toyota and a partner in the new research project, has been working on Pseudochoricystis -derived biofuels for a number of years. Tags: Brief. Other participants include Kyoto University, and Gifu-based Microalgae Corp.

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AUGUST 2, 2010

Sales of new vehicles in Japan climbed 12.9% Toyota Motor Corp. Tags: Brief. in July to 486,606 units, boosted by the government subsidy for environmentally friendly autos. The subsidies expire at the end of September. enjoyed a 19.1% sales volume increase in July thanks in part to the hot-selling Prius hybrid. Honda Motor Co.

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AUGUST 5, 2010

The Toyota Prius was the top-seller in Japan for the 14 th month in a row, according to the monthly brand ranking data from the Japan Automobile Dealers Association. to 18,141 units, followed by the Toyota Vitz in third with 15,267 units, up 23.5%. Four of the top ten selling models in japan in July were minivehicles.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2010

The Nikkei reports that Toyota Motor Corp. will recall an estimated 270,000 units of its new third-generation MY 2010 Prius in Japan and the US to fix a brake problem. Toyota introduced a running production change last month, improving the ABS system’s response time, as well as the system’s overall sensitivity to tire slippage.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2010

Tesla Motors is interested in licensing its battery and other EV technologies to Toyota Motor Corp. and others, Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk told The Nikkei.Tesla has already contacted tie-up partners Toyota and Daimler AG and asked them if they are interested in licensing its technologies, Musk said. Tags: Brief.

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OCTOBER 7, 2010

Worldwide cumulative sales of the Toyota Prius have passed the 2-million mark, with approximately 2,012,000 units sold as of the end of September, according to Toyota. In 2007, sales in Japan represented 21% of all Prius sales worldwide and in 2008, 26%. The subsidy expired on 7 September, and Prius sales in Japan fell 14.2%

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NOVEMBER 22, 2010

At its event last week in Japan during which it outlined its plans for eco-car development ( earlier post ) Toyota displayed a prototype of a solid-state Li-ion battery. Because Toyota exhibited the cell right after it was charged, it output a voltage of 16.26V (4.065V per layer). Tags: Brief.

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OCTOBER 11, 2009

Toyota’s Prius continued its run as the top-selling new car in Japan in September, posting 31,758 units, representing an increase of 341% from September 2008. This marked the Prius’ fifth consecutive month as the number one selling new automobile in Japan, according to data from the Japan Automobile Dealers Association (JADA).

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MAY 18, 2009

Toyota began sales in Japan today of the third-generation Prius, with a monthly sales target for Japan of 10,000 units. Toyota is also releasing a new grade of its second-generation Prius aimed mainly at fleet customers. Tags: Brief. The 2010 Prius starts at ¥2,050,000 (~US$21,400).

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NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) has established Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (China) Co., Toyota says that the company will enhance its ability to conduct market-environment research and R&D in China and supplements the activities of TMC’s existing R&D centers at its Chinese joint-venture companies.

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JULY 4, 2010

Toyota Motor Corporation has begun short-term rental of the Plug-in Prius (Prius PHV) from a Toyota rental and leasing company in Nagasaki prefecture, Japan. Tags: Brief. Earlier post.). Two vehicles will be available in the city of Goto. Rental fees will be: ¥8,400 (US$96) for up to six hours. miles) on the JC08 cycle.

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OCTOBER 22, 2010

Toyota Tsusho Corporation is establishing the first global bio-PET (bio-derived polyethylene terephthalate) integrated supply chain including the procurement of bio-ethanol, production of bio-mono ethylene glycol, tolling business of PET, and marketing of bio-PET. Toyota Tsusho’s bio-PET business. Tags: Brief.

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AUGUST 25, 2010

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) will begin sales in Japan on 30 August of an onboard device designed to alert pedestrians and others audibly to the presence of a quiet vehicle, such as a gasoline-electric hybrid. Tags: Brief.

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JUNE 4, 2009

Toyota’s new Prius was Japan’s top-selling vehicle in May, according to new car sales rankings —excluding minicars with displacements of less than 660 cc—released by the Japan Automobile Dealers Association (JADA). Prius sales in Japan by month since January 2007. Tags: Brief. Data: JADA.

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JUNE 3, 2009

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) will begin leasing approximately 200 plug-in versions of its third-generation Prius ( earlier post ) equipped with lithium-ion battery packs in Japan starting at the end of this year. This will be the first time a lithium-ion battery is to be employed in a Toyota vehicle for propulsion.

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JULY 3, 2009

Japan Post Service Co. Japan Post Services is also testing custom-built electric vehicles for mail pickup, and will also test the plug-in Prius from Toyota at the end of the year. Tags: Brief. will deploy 40 electric vehicles this fiscal year, with the first units in operation later this month. Click to enlarge.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2010

The Nikkei reports that Toyota Motor Corp. Toyota is also expected to notify authorities of plans to recall the Sai and Lexus, which debuted in December and July last year, respectively, as soon as a fix for the braking-system software is ready. Tags: Brief.

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JANUARY 17, 2010

Toyota plans to begin a gradual rollout in Japan in mid-2010 of its newly developed “G Sports” (G) sports conversion car series. The series, to be sold through Toyota-brand dealers, is meant to offer to a wider range of people the “automotive seasoning” that TMC has pursued through its GAZOO Racing activities. Click to enlarge.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Toyota Motor Thailand Co., Thai consumer interest in the environment and energy-saving technologies has been growing, and the start of production and sales of Prius—the first time the third-generation Prius has been produced outside Japan—follows the start of Thai production and sales of the Camry Hybrid sedan in 2009.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Toyota Motor Corporation will continue to use NimH packs for most of its hybrid vehicles after three years of testing Priuses fitted with Li-ion packs. Toyota last month ended road tests of 126 Priuses in the US, Japan and Europe that began in 2006, company spokeswoman Jana Hartline said in an interview. Tags: Brief.

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AUGUST 31, 2009

Vehicle production in Japan in July fell 31.9% year-on-year to 742,284 units—the tenth straight monthly decline— according to the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA). Toyota, the volume leader, suffered a 60.7% Tags: Brief. Passenger car production fell 31% (288,996 units) to 643,585 units.

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OCTOBER 4, 2010

The Japan Automobile Dealers Association (JADA) reported a 4.1% “It was horrible” in the second half of September, says an employee of a Nagoya dealership affiliated with Toyota Motor Corp. Tags: Brief. drop in new car sales, the first decrease in 14 months. Sales of subcompacts fell 12.2% to 137,728 units.

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JULY 10, 2009

Toyota’s Prius was the top-selling car in Japan in June for the second month in a row, with sales of 22,292 units—3.58 times June 2008 results of 6,231 units— according to data from the Japan Automobile Dealers Association (JADA). Sales of the Prius in Japan, which edged past US sales in May, were 71.5% Earlier post.).

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JULY 23, 2010

An editorial in Japan’s Nikkei argues that Japanese automakers need to respond aggressively to compete in the rapidly changing global market for electric vehicles.both Toyota and Honda had until recently thought that the era of hybrids would continue for a while before electric vehicles began to gain popularity.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2010

By early 2012, TMC plans to begin sales of a “Prius”-based PHV, mainly in Japan, the United States and Europe. Sales are targeted at more than 50,000 units annually, and the price for Japan is expected to be in the ¥3 million range (US$36,000). Launch preparations call for road trials in Japan, US and Europe starting in 2011.

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Potential Motors has unveiled its all-new Adventure 1 Overlanding van, and the Toyota Hiace has met its match. If you subscribe to the “van-life” movement, have considered offroading a van whatsoever, or are just a fan of Bob Marley, chances are you have heard of the Toyota Hiace.

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MARCH 29, 2010

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) and Mazda Motor Corporation (Mazda) have reached an agreement on the supply by Toyota under license to Mazda of the hybrid system technology used in the Toyota Prius. Mazda is aiming to commence sales of a hybrid vehicle starting in Japan by 2013. Earlier post.). Power split device.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2010

Six months after revealing the LF-Ch compact concept hybrid at the Frankfurt show, Toyota will unveil the new Lexus CT 200h compact hybrid at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show in March. Toyota’s North American-based research and design center located in Newport Beach, Calif., Tags: Brief.

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JULY 17, 2009

plans to begin selling hybrid vehicles based on its own technology in Japan in 2011. Nissan is introducing an electric vehicle in Japan and the US at the end of 2010. Nissan froze its earlier development of hybrids in 2002, relying instead on an agreement with Toyota for the hybrid version of the Altima sedan available in the US.

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OCTOBER 10, 2010

will start supplying Toyota Motor Corp. FHI) with carbon fiber for car bodies later this year—the first use of carbon fiber for auto bodies mass-produced in Japan. Toyota reportedly will use carbon fiber for the hood and roof of the Lexus LFA, a luxury sports car to be produced starting in December. Tags: Brief.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) has cumulatively sold more than 2 million hybrid vehicles since the launch in 1997 in Japan of the Coaster Hybrid EV in August and the Prius in December. In the US, Toyota has sold more than 1,041 thousand hybrids, and in Japan, some 615.8 Tags: Hybrids Sales. Click to enlarge.

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MAY 27, 2009

The Nikkei reports that Honda will release the hybrid version of its Fit subcompact in Japan in fall 2010, about 18 months ahead of the earlier schedule. In addition, Nissan will enter the Japan hybrid vehicle market with the hybrid version of its Fuga luxury sedan to be introduced next year. Tags: Brief.

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MAY 30, 2009

the maker of Subarus, is planning to introduce diesel light-duty vehicles in the Japan market as early as 2011. Tougher environmental regulations for nitrogen oxides and particulate matter in vehicle exhaust are set to be implemented in Japan from 2010. With the help of Toyota Motor Corp., Tags: Brief.

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