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JUNE 12, 2010

The Nikkei reports that Toyota Motor Corp. indicated that it plans to develop an electric-car prototype jointly with Tesla Motors Inc. As the first step, the two firms aim to develop a prototype based on a current Toyota model using Tesla’s lithium-ion-battery-based system. Tags: Brief.

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JULY 19, 2009

Toyota Motor Kyushu Inc. The Toyota Motor Corp. subsidiary brought the factory online in August 2008 to make a hybrid-vehicle unit that combines a motor, transmission and other components. Tags: Brief. Earlier post.). The first line makes such units for sport-utility hybrids.

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AUGUST 27, 2010

SunHydro announced an agreement with Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. TMS) to place 10 Toyota Advanced Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicles (FCHV-adv) in the Connecticut area this fall. Tags: Brief.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) has established Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (China) Co., Tags: Brief. TMEC) in the Changshu Southeast Economic Development Zone. TMEC is to start partial operation in the spring of 2011.

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MARCH 26, 2010

The Nikkei reports that Mazda Motor Corp. will introduce as early as 2013 a mid-size hybrid vehicle based on core components supplied by Toyota Motor Corp. Among Toyota hybrids, THS II is employed in the current-generation Prius. Separately, Bloomberg reported that Toyota denied the Nikkei report. Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 1, 2010

Daihatsu Motor Co., the minivehicle specialist in the Toyota Group, will supply minivehicles to Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) on an OEM basis for sale in Japan. Tags: Brief. Recently in Japan, minivehicle sales have been increasing and TMC customers have been asking for minivehicles.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

The Nikkei reports that Toyota Motor Corp. Tianjin FAW Toyota Motor Co. has developed an electric vehicle prototype based on Toyota’s Vios subcompact. The car will not be sold as a Toyota, but under a local brand of the Chinese joint venture. Tags: Brief.

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JULY 11, 2010

Tesla Motors will deliver two battery electric mules to Toyota Motor by the end of the month, combing Tesla’s electric drive system and battery packs and the bodies of Toyota vehicles. That car is under development, Toyota said at the time, and is intended primarily for short-term rental use within cities.

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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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NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Panasonic Corporation has invested $30 million in Tesla Motors. We are proud to strengthen our relationship with Tesla Motors. Tesla is developing a battery-electric version of the RAV4 for Toyota ( earlier post ), for example. Toyota sources its hybrid batteries from Primearth EV Energy Co.,

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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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NOVEMBER 5, 2009

The Nikkei reports that Toyota Motor Corp. Toyota would be the first Japanese automaker to establish a Chinese R&D center funded solely by itself. It has begun discussions with subsidiary Daihatsu Motor Co. Tags: Brief. plans to build an R&D center in China as early as next year.

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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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JUNE 27, 2010

The Nikkei reports that Toyota Motor Corp. the maker of Subarus, in which Toyota holds a 16.5% This would be the first time that Toyota would provide finished vehicles to another Japanese automaker. Toyota is expected to supply the Ractis subcompact, which is available with a 1.3- Tags: Brief. liter engine.

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OCTOBER 13, 2010

Tesla Motors filed an 8-K with the Unites States Securities and Exchange commission to disclose its agreement with Toyota Motor Corporation to develop an electric powertrain system for the electric version of the RAV4. On October 6, 2010, Tesla Motors, Inc. Tags: Brief. Earlier post.). —Tesla 8-K.

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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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APRIL 16, 2010

The Nikkei reports that Toyota Motor Corp. Toyota plans to keep the price of the new Prius minivan at a level similar to those of current Prius models.The leading Japanese automaker plans to continue offering models with nickel-metal hydride batteries in order to meet consumers’ diverse needs. Tags: Brief.

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DECEMBER 14, 2009

Toyota Motor Sales, USA, announced that it will stage the world debut of a new dedicated hybrid concept vehicle during the 2010 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Toyota provided no further details, although it did provide two teaser images: Click to enlarge. Tags: Brief.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2009

Toyota Motor (TMC) plans to withdraw from the FIA Formula One World Championship (F1) at the end of the 2009 season. Toyota has engaged in F1 racing for eight seasons, competing in 140 races during that time. I have been calling for product-focused management since I became president at Toyota this June.

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JUNE 25, 2010

Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), USA, Inc., intends to conduct a voluntary safety recall of potentially 17,000 2010 model year Lexus HS 250h hybrid vehicles to address a compliance issue with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 301. Angelo, Toyota chief quality officer for North America. Tags: Brief.

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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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While it wears a Subaru badge, it’s more Toyota underneath; the Solterra is a twin of the Toyota bZ4X. As well a different grille the Solterra has one other big point of difference from the bZ4X: it’s only available as a dual-motor all-wheel drive, whereas many rivals (including the bZ4X) also offer two-wheel drive versions.

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JULY 16, 2010

The Toyota Prius has reached 200,000 units in sales in Europe after 10 years on the market there. Toyota expects global sales of the Prius to exceed two million by the autumn of 2010. Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd. Tags: Brief. The Prius was launched in 2000 to the European market.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Toyota Motor Thailand Co., Tags: Brief. TMT) held a line-off ceremony today at its Gateway Plant in Chachoengsao Province to mark the start of production of the Prius. The Prius, launched in 1997, topped cumulative global sales of 2 million units at the end of September this year.

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APRIL 25, 2010

Toyota wants to begin trials of its plug-in hybrid vehicles in China as soon as possible, according to Takeshi Uchiyamada, a Toyota executive vice president, speaking at a press conference at Auto China 2010 in Beijing. The Toyota Prius plug-in hybrid is making its China debut at Auto China 2010. Tags: Brief.

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AUGUST 18, 2010

Toyota Motor Corp. Toyota Motor Kyushu Inc. Toyota also plans to implement an integrated production model for hybrids at a factory in the Tohoku region starting late next year, according to the report. Tags: Brief. million] to retool an idle engine assembly line at the subsidiary’s Kanda plant.

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JANUARY 18, 2010

The Nikkei reported that Toyota Motor Corp. Given that Toyota now produces about 90% of its hybrids at home, global output of such vehicles is expected to surpass 1 million in 2011 when those assembled in China, the US and elsewhere are included. Tags: Brief. million in 2012. million in 2012.

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APRIL 19, 2010

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) has agreed to settle the civil penalty demanded in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s 5 April letter related to the company’s recall for slow-to-return and sticky accelerator pedals by paying $16.375 million. Statement from Toyota Motor. Tags: Brief. Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), USA, unveiled the second-generation Toyota RAV4 EV demonstrator vehicle at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Toyota will build 35 of these Phase Zero vehicles—essentially converted RAV4s—for a demonstration and evaluation program through 2011. The RAV4 EV demonstrator. Click to enlarge.

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JULY 16, 2010

Tesla Motors and Toyota Motor Corporation have signed an agreement to initiate the development of an electric version of the RAV4 (Recreational Active Vehicle with 4-wheel drive). With an aim to market the EV in the United States in 2012, prototypes will be made combining the Toyota RAV4 model with a Tesla electric powertrain.

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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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Hyundai Motor Group bucked that trend in early testing this year, earning six Top Safety Pick + designations, the IIHS’ highest award, making it the most awarded automaker so far. Toyota came in second with one Top Safety Pick + and 12 Top Safety Picks.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2010

The Nikkei reports that Toyota Motor Corp. Output will be halted at subsidiary Toyota Motor Kyushu Inc., Toyota has sold some 7,700 Sais domestically and around 18,000 of the Lexus hybrids worldwide. Toyota has sold some 7,700 Sais domestically and around 18,000 of the Lexus hybrids worldwide.

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OCTOBER 13, 2010

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) plans to make vehicle liner material and other interior surfaces from a new bio-PET-based “Ecological Plastic” Bio-PET is polyethylene terephthalate; it consists of 70% terephthalic acid and 30% monoethylene glycol, by weight. Tags: Bio-polymers Materials Plastics Vehicle Systems.

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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. Tags: Brief.

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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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JANUARY 5, 2010

Toyota has unveiled the Etios concept at the 10 th Auto Expo automobile show in New Delhi, India. To make the car as affordable as possible for potential customers, Toyota plans thorough use of local parts to keep costs low. Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private, Ltd. Tags: Brief. Etios concept sedan. Click to enlarge.

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