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• Diesel Cars Elbowing into Hybrid Market

  BNET - 2009-07-14

  High mileage and European styling have made the new generation of diesel cars a smart alternative to hybrids. We run the numbers to calculate which cars offer you the best deal for the least fuel. 2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI diesel ...

  Tags: Car, Sedan, Volkswagen AG, Hybrid, Toyota Motor Corp., BMW AG, Toyota Prius, MoneyWatch, Sales Strategy, Sales, Jerry Edgerton

• Chipper little Matrix has spirit

  - 2008-05-30

  Those wily Toyota guys. They made four cars out of one set of key components and gave the models distinct personalities and looks -- one of the four even is sold by a competitor. It's the right way to do what the industry calls platform sharing...

  Tags: car, Matrix, Pontiac, sedan, Toyota Motor Corp.

• AAA Reports That Cost of Owning & Operating a New Vehicle Is Now 54.1 Cents per Mile

  - 2008-04-04

  The Automobile Club of Southern California's 2008 edition of "Your Driving Costs" shows the cost of driving a passenger vehicle in the United States has increased 1.9 cents per mile in the last year and now averages 54.1 cents per mile. "While the cost of some driving expenses declined...

  Tags: car, Chevrolet, depreciation, FINANCE, Ford Motor Co., Insurance, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., sedan, SUV, Toyota Motor Corp.

• 'Performance hybrid' designation fading from usage

  - 2007-12-26

  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...

  Tags: Honda Motor Co., hybrid, Lexus, performance, sedan, Toyota Motor Corp.

• Now is the time to get a great deal on midsize sedans

  - 2007-09-02

  Don't let the cookie-cutter looks of midprice, midsize sedans fool you. The Toyota Camry, for example, offers a soft ride and light steering, while the nimble and quick Volkswagen Passat has a stiff suspension that might seem cruel to a Camry lover. Such differences became even more apparent...

  Tags: Bluetooth, car, sedan, Toyota Motor Corp., Wi-Fi, WIRELESS

• Vehicles keep inching up and putting on pounds

  - 2007-07-16

  CERRITOS, Calif. -- Sure, the Nissan Quest minivan that Gino Shnayderman was sizing up looked a tad bigger than the older Toyota model it would replace. But that was OK. In his mind, more room meant it will carry more people. "Wouldn't you want to get...

  Tags: car, Honda Motor Co., Manufacturing, sedan, SUV, Toyota Motor Corp.

• Hybrow Environmentalism

  - 2007-07-01

  Most of the hype surrounding the new Lexus LS 600h L will be the hybrid synergy drive that makes the sedan's 5.0-litre V8 think it's a V12, but there's an added benefit that Stuart Payne, the company's director, thinks might be equally attractive: all-wheel drive.Indeed, says Payne, a significant number...

  Tags: Benefits, bracket, motor, SECURITY, sedan, Toyota Motor Corp.

• VIDEO: Lexus Hybrid Luxury; LS600h and LS600hL Launched in Japan

  - 2007-05-17

  Tokyo, May 17, 2007 - JCN - Toyota Motor today launched Japan sales of new Lexus hybrid sedans models LS600h and LS600hL. The new models combine the basic performance and advanced environmental performance required of a next-generation premium vehicle. The two flagship vehicles feature the world's first...

  Tags: MARKETING, SALES, sedan, Toyota Motor Corp., video

• Profile of auto industry.(INDUSTRY PROFILE)(Industry overview)

  - 2007-04-01

  Backgrounds Asia becoming automotive production center World's major car makers such as Toyota, Mitsubishi, Suzuki, General Motor, and Ford have known no more territorial borders in expanding their operations including manufacturing operations. For efficiency and marketing,...

  Tags: brand, car, Indonesia, manufacturing, Mitsubishi Corp., SALES, sedan, SUV, Suzuki, Suzuki Motor Corp., Toyota Motor Corp.

• AAA Calculates Driving Cost at 52.2 Cents Per Mile for 2007

  - 2007-03-26

  Cost of Car Ownership and Operation for 100 Miles of Driving is $52.20 ORLANDO, Fla. -- Consumers feeling pinched by increases in day-to-day living expenses can take some comfort in AAA's annual study of driving costs released today. According to the nation's largest organization for motorists, the cost of...

  Tags: Chevrolet, FINANCE, Ford Motor Co., Insurance, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., sedan, SUV, Toyota Motor Corp.