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Complaints to U.S. regulators of unintended acceleration in Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles are down sharply as separate government and expert reviews of the matter move forward.

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Toyota Motor Corp. said it has a repair about 600,000 Sienna minivans recalled in the U.S. three months ago for possible corrosion in a cable that holds the spare tire.

Tags: Corrosion, Minivans, Sienna, Spare Tire, spare-tire corrosion Toyota Motor Corp., Three Months, Toyota, Toyota Motor, Toyota Motor Corp, United States

Toyota Motor Corp. wants dealers to educate buyers on model features to ensure they’re not mistaken for safety flaws after a ‘large number’ of owners ignored warnings not to stack floor mats beneath accelerator pedals.

Tags: Accelerator, Floor Mat, Floor Mats, Model Features, Safety Flaws, Toyota, Toyota Dealers, Toyota Motor, Toyota Motor Corp

Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday it will extend warranties on about 235,500 RAV4 vehicles and address steering complaints on as many as 500,000 late model Matrix and Corollas in the United States.

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Toyota Motor Corp. said today it will extend warranties on about 235,500 RAV4 vehicles and address steering complaints on as many as 500,000 late model Matrix and Corollas in the United States.

Tags: Cars, Corollas, Fix Cars, Late Model, Matrix, Rav4, Toyota, Toyota Cars, Toyota Motor, Toyota Motor Corp, United States, Warranties

Toyota’s meltdown has led thousands of car buyers to cross the brand off their shopping lists and has sent the company’s vaunted image into free fall. Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A.

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Toyota Motor Corp., battling new complaints about braking problems in the Prius hybrid, is evaluating whether similar glitches also need fixing in the Lexus HS hybrid.

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Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Inc. told dealers that it is preparing to resolve brake concerns on the Prius hybrid while speeding up the delivery of parts to prevent gas pedals from sticking on eight recalled vehicles.

Tags: Gas Pedals, Hybrid, Parts Toyota, Prius, Prius hybrid, Readies, Toyota, Toyota Motor, Toyota Motor Sales, Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Inc., Toyota Prius, Toyota Sales, vehicles

Toyota Motor Corp., facing fresh complaints about momentary brake slippage in its Prius hybrid, now plans to recall the car in about 60 countries, including the United States, a Japanese media report said.

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Toyota is cutting a special commercial that will begin airing nationally on Sunday, featuring Jim Lentz, president of Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Inc., according to a source who has been briefed on the campaign.

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Sales halt or not, if you’ve got enough repair parts, go right ahead and start selling Toyotas again. That is Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Inc.’s message to its retailers as it tries to get beyond the worst safety recall in its history.

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The stellar credit-worthiness of Toyota Motor Corp. and some of its largest suppliers is starting to come under scrutiny because of Toyotaand#8217;s continuing quality problems. Standard and Poorand#8217;s today said that it has placed Toyota, Denso Corp.

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Toyota Motor Corp. is considering a recall of its popular 2010 Prius hybrid in the United States and Japan to address complaints about slipping brakes after transportation authorities in both countries ordered investigations.

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Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez has threatened to expel Toyota Motor Corp. unless it produces an all-terrain model of 4×4 vehicles used for public transport in poor and rural areas.

Tags: 4x4 Vehicles, Chavez Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, President Hugo Chavez, Public Transport, Rural Areas, Terrain Model, Toyota, Toyota Motor, Toyota Motor Corp, Toyota Venezuela, Venezuela

Toyota Motor Corp. expects a 17 percent increase in its 2010 global production, excluding units Daihatsu and Hino Motors, from this year to about 7.5 million units, Japanese media reported.

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Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez has threatened to expel Toyota Motor Corp. unless it produces an all-terrain model of 4×4 vehicles used for public transport in poor and rural areas.

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Toyota Motor Corp. expects a 17 percent increase in its 2010 global production, excluding units Daihatsu and Hino Motors, from this year to about 7.5 million units, Japanese media reported today.

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Toyota Motor Corp. plans to cut auto parts procurement costs by around 30 percent over three years to help it regain profitability, media reports said today.

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Toyota Motor Corp. said today it will start leasing 150 of its Prius plug-in hybrids in the United States this winter and plans retail sales of tens of thousands in two years.

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Toyota Motor Corp. is running overtime at all its North American plants to keep up with demand and replenish low stocks of vehicles. Toyota’s latest boost in North American production comes at its plant in Woodstock, Ontario.

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Both Ford Motor Co. and Toyota Motor Corp. surged past General Motors Co. in Canadian new-vehicle sales in November. But GM held on to the top-selling position among automakers in Canada for the year to date.

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U.S. safety regulators are investigating complaints of engine stall in 2006 Toyota Motor Corp. Corolla and Matrix vehicles, the latest in a string of quality issues to affect the Japanese automaker.

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U.S. safety regulators are investigating complaints of engine stall in 2006 Toyota Motor Corp. Corolla and Matrix vehicles, the latest in a string of quality issues to affect the Japanese automaker.

Tags: 2006 Toyota Motor Corp., Corolla, Engine Stall, Japanese Automaker, Motor Vehicles, Quality Issues, Safety Regulators, Scrutiny, Toyota, Toyota Corolla, Toyota Engines, Toyota Matrix, Toyota Motor, Toyota Motor Corp, Toyota Vehicles, United States

After nearly three years of market setbacks, Toyota Motor Corp. is preparing to boost production at its San Antonio pickup factory.

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After nearly three years of market setbacks, Toyota Motor Corp. is preparing to boost production at its San Antonio pickup factory.

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