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UMW Toyota Motor Recalls 2 units of Toyota Prius in Malaysia

Today, Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) has announced a safety recall campaign of 2.7 million cars worldwide due to problems with the steering mechanism and the hybrid system water pump.     As part of our duty, we have confirmed with UMW Toyota Motor regarding this matter. Accordingly, UMW Toyota Motor has received confirmation from its principal in Japan regarding this ...

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Toyota Cars Named ‘Most Successful Cars of 2012’

If you are one of the Toyota fans, there is good news for you. A total of 4 Toyota vehicles – Camry, Corolla, Prius and RAV4 have been listed among the most successful cars of 2012 by the influential Forbes group.   [singlepic id=9851 w=620 h= float=]   The cars were chosen by the US-based Forbes Group for their sales, ...

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Toyota Prius V Launched in Australia

In the land down under, Toyota Australia has just expanded the iconic Prius into a family of vehicles with the arrival of the seven-seat Prius V.   [singlepic id=10537 w=620 h= float=]   The ‘V’ stands for Versatility. It is also the first car in Australia to offer customers the flexibility of seven seats combined with a hybrid powertrain. From ...

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Toyota’s Global Hybrid Sales Have Passed Four Million

According to Toyota today, Toyota’s sales of hybrid vehicles have passed the four-million mark globally. The milestone, which includes Lexus hybrids, was achieved in late April with the latest million being sold in just 14 months.  Moreover, the Prius family contributing more than 2.8 million units.   Global demand for Toyota’s hybrid vehicles is accelerating rapidly with more than 425,000 ...

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Toyota to Make Hybrid Drivetrain Components Outside Japan in 4 Years

Currently, Toyota sources batteries, inverters and motors solely from their home country in Japan for all its hybrid vehicles, including the most popular Toyota Prius.   [singlepic id=8759 w=630 h= float=]  After the Massive Japan Earthquake & Tsunami, it has shown the vulnerability of the decision to put all of your eggs in one basket by most of the Japanese Automakers. ...

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2012 Toyota Prius Facelift at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show

[singlepic id=8688 w=630 h= float=] The 2012 Toyota Prius facelift has now made its world premiere at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show. The entire research & development activity of this facelift model is almost unvoiced and without much information leakage. Though, it is a big surprise from Toyota.   [singlepic id=8690 w=630 h= float=] [singlepic id=8671 w=630 h= float=] On ...

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Online Pre-Order for 2012 Toyota Prius Plug-in hybrid (Prius PHV) in U.S.A.

In preparation of the new 2012 Toyota Prius Plug-in hybrid (Prius PHV), Toyota U.S.A. announced to fully utilise the IT technologies by introducing of a new online order system that will kick off later this year. Just like Apple, you can now pre-order online   We feel the Prius Plug-in target customer will expect a purchase experience that is as advanced and ...

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2012 Porsche Panamera S Hybrid

2012 Porsche Panamera S Hybrid set to debut at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show.     The luxury hybrid 4 door sports car comes with 380hp of combined power. In breakdown, 333hp churned out from a supercharged 3.0-liter V6 engine and 47hp from its electric motor. The engine mated with an 8-speed automatic transmission that handles shifting duties and regenerative ...

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