International Business News - Toyota http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Toyota Motor Corp. has announced zero-percent financing on 11 models as it tries to woo would-be buyers sidelined by the consumer credit crunch. The top Japanese automaker's U.S. division said Thursday in a news release that the incentives range from 36 to 60 months and are being offered on the Matrix, Corolla, Camry, RAV4, Highlander, FJ Cruiser, 4Runner, Sequoia, Sienna, Tacoma and Tundra. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081003/toyota-announces-zero-percent-financing.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 06:59:42 EDT Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Inc. said Wednesday its September U.S. sales fell 32 percent, with truck and sport utility models continuing to lose favor as high gas prices and concerns about the economy led consumers to cut spending. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081001/toyota-september-sales-drop-32-percent.htm Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:07:46 EDT Toyota has developed a rear window air bag to upgrade protection for back-seat passengers, the company said Tuesday. In the event of a rear-end collision, the air bag is ejected from the roof lining above the rear window and spreads like a curtain to protect the heads of the rear passengers, Toyota Motor Corp. said in a statement. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080930/toyota-develops-rear-window-air-bag.htm Tue, 30 Sep 2008 07:44:51 EDT Five years after Toyota rolled out a hip, inexpensive and fuel-efficient brand called Scion, the Japanese automaker still sees it as a tool to attract young buyers. But slowing sales of Scion's eye-catching vehicles indicate they may be losing some cachet. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/128490-toyota-scion.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080912/toyota-scion-a-bumpy-road-for-a-slick-brand.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080912/toyota-scion-a-bumpy-road-for-a-slick-brand.htm Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:25:15 EDT Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc. said Wednesday its August U.S. sales dropped on a double-digit decline in demand for trucks and sport utility vehicles. Toyota sold a total of 211,533 vehicles, down 9.4 percent from 233,471 in the same month last year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080903/august-auto-sales-toyota.htm Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:40:57 EDT The race between General Motors Corp. and Japanese rival Toyota Motor Corp. to produce a rechargeable car is meaningless because the companies' vehicle designs are so different, GM's top product executive said Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080828/lutz-says-no-hybrid-race-between-toyota-gm.htm Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:28:34 EDT Toyota lowered its global sales target for 2009 by 700,000 vehicles to 9.7 million Thursday, showing that even one of the world's most durable automakers is being hurt by rising material costs, a slowing U.S. market and soaring gas prices. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/117564-japan-toyota.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080828/toyota-lowers-2009-global-sales-target.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080828/toyota-lowers-2009-global-sales-target.htm Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:01:58 EDT Toyota is raising its prices for the Prius and Harrier hybrids in Japan in response to the soaring cost of steel and other raw materials--the first hike here without a model makeover in three decades. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/115650-prius.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080825/toyota-raising-japan-prices-hybrids.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080825/toyota-raising-japan-prices-hybrids.htm Mon, 25 Aug 2008 07:02:15 EDT The soaring cost of steel has Toyota considering raising prices in Japan without a model makeover for the first time in three decades, the Japanese automaker said Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080820/soaring-costs-has-toyota-mulling-japan-price-hike.htm Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:25:09 EDT As Toyota, General Motors and other automakers race to bring rechargeable electric vehicles to showrooms, the man running much of Toyota's research says its approach is the least costly way to get great mileage and performance in the near term. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080814/toyota-says-its-making-progress-on-plug-in-vehicle.htm Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:43:03 EDT A top Toyota Motor Corp. executive says the auto industry has to quickly change its model lineups and develop clean technology because energy sources are shrinking and costs and environmental concerns are on the rise. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080814/toyota-exec-calls-for-rapid-industry-change.htm Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:07:41 EDT Toyota said Thursday that its fiscal first-quarter profit plummeted 28 percent, and the automaker stuck to its forecast that full-year profit will fall for the first time in seven years as it faces more problems from the weakening U.S. market. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/104399-japan-earns-toyota.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/toyota-reports-fall-fiscal-first-quarter-profit.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/toyota-reports-fall-fiscal-first-quarter-profit.htm Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:41:56 EDT Japanese automaker Toyota has laid off 800 people at a plant in southwestern Japan, or about 10 percent of the plant's work force, in response to declining sales in North America, a company official said Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080805/toyota-lays-off-800-line-workers-at-japan-plant.htm Tue, 05 Aug 2008 07:06:28 EDT Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc. said Friday its July U.S. sales fell on a steep drop in demand for pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles. Toyota sold a total of 197,424 vehicles in July, down 11.9 percent from 224,058 in the same month last year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080801/july-auto-sales-toyota.htm Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:46:07 EDT Toyota has developed a motorized stand-up-and-ride Segway lookalike designed to help people scoot around at malls and airports. But the "Winglet," shown Friday in Tokyo, takes some getting used to. A demonstrator was visibly worried about its safety while accompanying a reporter who cautiously tried it on a short course in a Toyota showroom. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/101597-japan-toyota-robot.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080801/toyota-to-test-stand-up-and-ride-contraption.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080801/toyota-to-test-stand-up-and-ride-contraption.htm Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:27:34 EDT U.S.-traded shares of Toyota Motor Corp. declined Monday after the Japanese automaker said it was lowering its 2008 global sales target due to the weak U.S. market. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080728/toyota-adrs-slip-after-company-cuts-sales-target.htm Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:45:34 EDT Toyota lowered its global vehicle sales plan for this year to 9.5 million vehicles--down from 9.85 million--as the sluggish North American market slows the Japanese automaker's momentum. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/99166-japan-toyota.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080728/toyota-lowers-annual-auto-sales-target.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080728/toyota-lowers-annual-auto-sales-target.htm Mon, 28 Jul 2008 06:35:50 EDT Toyota Motor Corp. said Friday it is raising the U.S. suggested retail price of its Prius hybrid by $500 for the 2009 model. The new price is a 2.2 percent increase over the current models. Prices will range from $22,000 for the standard Prius to $24,270 for a touring model, the company's U.S. sales unit said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080725/toyota-raises-prius-price-500.htm Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:05:39 EDT NASCAR tried to even out the competition in the Nationwide Series on Wednesday by ordering all teams using Toyota motors to squeeze down their horsepower before this weekend's race in Indianapolis. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/nascar-squeezes-horsepower-down-on-toyota-motors.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:26:44 EDT General Motors Corp., pummeled by falling U.S. sales and high gas prices, lost the global sales lead to Toyota Motor Corp. in the first half of this year, but the churning market makes it difficult to predict which automaker will end the year on top. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/96281-japan-toyota.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/toyota-beats-gm-in-worldwide-sales-in-first-half.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/toyota-beats-gm-in-worldwide-sales-in-first-half.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:31:18 EDT