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		<title><![CDATA[Toyota reshapes Gas Pedal on Toyota, Lexus models to address Accelerator Issues]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Torrance, Calif., November 25, 2009 - - Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. TMS announced today details of the vehicle-based remedy to address the root cause of the potential risk for floor mat entrapment of accelerator pedals in certain Toyota and Lexus models. Toyota issued a consumer safety advisory on September...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:29:29 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Cadillac Escalade and Lexus: Hybrid Reality Check]]></title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:24:10 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Hybrid Cars: 5 Luxury Models to Test-Drive]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you want to buy a hybrid, you don?t have to  settle for an econobox. These gorgeous, gussied-up green vehicles are as  luxurious as anything on the road. The only hitch: They aren?t as  environmentally friendly as you might expect. Here?s a  headlight-to-headlight comparison to help...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Toyota instructs Car Owners how to keep Floor Mats down]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[TORRANCE, Calif., November 2, 2009 - - Toyota Motor Sales TMS, U.S.A., Inc., today announced that it has begun mailing letters to owners of certain Toyota and Lexus models regarding the potential for an unsecured or incompatible driver's floor mat to interfere with the accelerator pedal and cause it to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:30:29 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Hyundai to Sell Its Premium Luxury Sedan in U.S. by late 2010]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hyundai or Lexus or Audi? That's a question that Hyundai wants consumers in the market for a premium luxury sedan to ask next year. The Korean automaker announced Wednesday that it will be bringing its flagship premium sedan to the United States. Currently available in Korea, where it is badged...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:59:48 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Automakers Jump the Gun on End-of-Year Sales]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[There's a growing tradition for car companies, especially luxury brands, to offer year-end discounts in December. Slow sales push the definition of "December" earlier and earlier. by Jim Henry]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 12:35:26 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[U.S. Auto Sales Keep Dropping in October]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. auto sales continued at recession-type levels in October, according to edmunds.com. The only way this could be good news for the auto industry is if sales start to bottom out. by Jim Henry]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2008 15:20:15 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Down the Road: Owners rank the quality of their new cars and trucks]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[BY CHERYL JENSEN   motor matters   The answer to a question often depends on the way the question is asked. That's one lesson drawn from two separate studies that measure vehicle quality.   J.D. Power and Associates published its Initial Quality Study while rival Strategic Vision...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fletcher Claims No. 1 Spot on Ward&#39;s List by Default]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Longtime No. 1 Longo Declines to Give Sales; New Store Openings at The Camp, Spectrum MARKETPLACE   For the first time, Fletcher Jones Motorcars of Newport Beach tops Ward's Dealer 500 list of the largest auto dealers. Well, son of. Fletcher, the list's long-time No. 2, is No. 1...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[AUTOMOTIVE DEALERSHIPS Ranked by number of vehicles sold in 2007                                        ...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Slower Economy Pushes Auto Dealers 2007 Sales Down]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite a 4% drop in sales, Fletcher Jones Motorcars again kept its top spot on the Business Journal's list of biggest automobile dealers in Orange County. Crevier BMW took back the No. 2 spot after a stint at No. 3 in 2006. The list ranks OC's 25 largest auto dealers...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Nissan set to unveil Infiniti range]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Byline: By STEVE HUGHES  NISSAN is preparing to give its new Infiniti saloon and coupe models their first public unveiling to rival some remarkably similar models from arch rival Lexus .  The Infinity brand is to Nissan what the Lexus brand is to Toyota, with both representing the...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Team One Announces New CEO]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Saatchi & Saatchi veteran Jack Mickle to transition into new CEO role; Brian Sheehan to pursue college teaching career  EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- Team One, a division of Saatchi & Saatchi, has announced that Jack Mickle has been named its new chief executive officer effective June 2008. Mickle will...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Toyota Tackles an Audacious Goal; How to lead an organization through transformational change]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Byline: George Borst, President and CEO, Toyota Financial Services  Synopsis: George Borst, president and CEO of Toyota Financial Services, had a daring plan for leading TFS through an expansion of its customer base and product line. But that required transformation in every aspect of his organization -- new people,...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[CAA Presents 2008 Pyramid Award for Innovation in Safety; Award presented to Lexus of Canada, a division of Toyota Canada.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[MONTREAL, QUEBEC, Jan 17, 2008 Marketwire via COMTEX -- Montreal  Auto Show - The Canadian Automobile Association CAA and CAA-Quebec  today presented Lexus of Canada with the CAA Pyramid AwardTM for  Safety Innovations during a special presentatio  MONTREAL, QUEBEC, Jan 17, 2008 Marketwire via COMTEX --...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Closet Opens New Flagship Store in Costa Mesa, The]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jimmy Choo Gets Makeover at South Coast Plaza; Toyota of Huntington Beach Opening Feb. MARKETPLACE   The Closet just opened a giant store at 1800 Newport Blvd. near 19th Street in Costa Mesa. Last year, the Closet's flagship store in Costa Mesa at Triangle Square closed and was expected...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Automakers are starting to turn away from the notion of the "performance hybrid," the term coined to market gas-electric vehicles based on extra pep instead of fuel thriftiness.     Instead of just emphasizing performance, Toyota's luxury Lexus division plans to hawk its high-end hybrid vehicles as being...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cars often are big attention grabbers. That's especially true when it comes to what the CEO drives.     Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton famously drove a pickup. Warren Buffett, worth $42 billion, drove a silver 2001 Lincoln Town Car with Nebraska plates THRIFTY until he auctioned it for...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[TOKYO AFP &#8212; Japanese car giant Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday it was recalling about 264,000 cars in Japan and abroad to repair defective fuel pipes.  It will recall 215,020 Crown, Mark X and Lexus sedans at home and some 49,000 Lexus GS and IS series cars abroad, mainly...]]></description>
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