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• New iQ city car will cost you pounds 11,495

  - 2008-10-17

  Byline: By STEVE HUGHES TOYOTA has announced prices for its new iQ city car, which despite being one of the smallest on the market, will cost up to pounds 11,495. That is almost pounds 4,000 more than a Ford Ka and is pounds 4,495 more than Toyota's own...

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• Pick-up gets a sporty new look; STEVE HUGHES look at the new surge of interest in sporty pick-up trucks

  - 2008-04-18

  Byline: STEVE HUGHES ANOTHER new motoring phenomenon has been born in the unlikely guise of the sporty pick-up. Until recently they were considered utilitarian workhorses, but the tax advantages of owning such vehicles have boosted sales massively and they are now reckoned to be trendy lifestyle vehicles. ...

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• Fun drive with diesel power; Steve Hughes drives the Toyota Auris SR180 3-door

  - 2008-04-04

  Byline: Steve Hughes VOLKSWAGEN must take the credit for the apparent contradiction of the diesel-powered GT. Until the arrival of the Golf in this guise a hot hatch was always petrol-powered and a diesel was a slug by comparison. Then came the 140mph Volkswagen Golf with a...

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  - 2008-01-24

  RAFAH, Gaza Strip - On foot, in cars and in donkey carts, tens of thousands of Gazans flooded into Egypt on Wednesday through a border fence blown up by militants - puncturing a gaping hole in Israel's airtight closure of the Gaza Strip and giving a boost to Hamas. ...

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• New Toyota dealership breaks ground in Oakland

  - 2007-12-07

  OAKLAND -- In a year, the second-largest Toyota Scion dealership in Northern California will open in Oakland -- providing 24-hour, seven-day-a-week service, shuttle service to the Oakland Airport, an on-site restaurant and other amenities. On Thursday, Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums, City Councilman Larry Reid, Oakland Metropolitan Chamber...

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• Some tax credits on hybrid autos are about to drive off into the sunset

  - 2007-08-14

  If you're considering an end-of-summer vacation, go ahead and unfurl your road maps. The average price of a gallon of regular gas this week is $2.77, down nearly 23 cents from this time last summer, according to the Energy Information Administration. That means you might be...

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• Got a hybrid? You can park free if you go to Manitou

  - 2007-06-13

  If you drive a hybrid car, you'll no longer have to pay to park in Manitou Springs. The Colorado Springs suburb is becoming one of just a handful of cities nationwide -- including Aspen; Los Angeles; Salt Lake City; San Antonio; Albuquerque; New Haven, Conn.; San Jose;...

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• Hybrid Growth Slows

  - 2007-04-01

  U.S. sales of gas-electric hybrid vehicles rose 28% from 2005 to 2006, but the rate of growth is starting to slow, according to a company that analyzes automotive industry data. Consumers bought 254,545 hybrids last year as gasoline prices hit $3 per gallon or more for much of the year,...

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• Bipartisan support seals deal with incentives package

  - 2007-03-12

  In an increasingly rare show of bipartisan unity, state lawmakers passed a comprehensive $323.9-million incentive package for Toyota during a March 2 special session in Jackson called by Gov. Haley-Barbour. To seal the deal to land the $1.3-billion Toyota auto assembly plant at the Wellspring site near Blue Springs in...

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• Toyota: Extend hybrid tax credit

  - 2007-01-16

  DETROIT -- Toyota wants an extension of a federal tax credit that has delivered savings of up to $3,150 to buyers of hybrid cars. But some of Toyota's rivals -- even those that make hybrids -- aren't as enthusiastic. Toyota, the biggest hybrid maker, is the only automaker so far...

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