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Auto Expo 2012 – Toyota announces launch of new Prius

Nicholas — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:45:02 +0000

Asia Bizz: Japanese auto giant, Toyota, has announced the launch of the new variant of its mid sized sedan Prius at the Delhi Auto Expo 2012. The Prius was launched in the global market in the year 1997, when Toyota entered the Indian market through a partnership with the Kirloskar Group.

The new mid sized sedan has been priced between the range of Rs. 27.39 lakhs and Rs. 29.40 lakhs. The company claims that the new compact hybrid sedan has exceptional fuel efficiency as well as powerful driving performance from the original Prius.

Moreover, the company has also introduced a new technology in the form of Solar Ventilation System along with the present battery technology. The new feature ventilates inside the cabin when it is parked with the help of the electricity generated by the solar panel on the moon roof.

Shekar Vishwanathan, the Deputy Managing Director of Toyota Kirloskar Motors at the Auto Expo 2012, said that the introduction of the Prius was the company’s attempt to bring advanced technology to the Indian market with an aim to initiate and encourage the hybrid market in India. Vishwanathan also added that he hopes to see more Prius customers, which will contribute to the growth of the Indian hybrid market which will lead to a greener tomorrow.

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Toyota’s Prius hybrid voted most fuel efficient car in Japan

Samron Jude — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 20:17:42 +0000

Asia Bizz: The Toyota Prius hybrid has yet again regained its position as the most fuel efficient car in Japan for the 5th time in 5 years. The Prius hybrid won the top spot in 2010′s government’s most fuel efficient car. The transport ministry of Japan announced this on Thursday, the 31st of March 2011.

Toyota Prius – Most economical car in Japan now for 5 straight years

The Toyota Prius can give around 38.0 kilometers per litre of fuel. The other brands of cars following the Toyota Prius were the Lexus CT200h with around 34 kilometers per litre of gasoline, which was followed by 3rd spot- the Honda’s Civic hybrid with 31 kilometers per litre of fuel. The decision for the rating of these cars was made by the transport and tourism department of Japan.

Among the smaller players in the Japanese markets, the Daihatsu Move a 660 cc car secured the top position with 27.0 kilometers per litre of petrol and the 2nd spot was taken by Mira, with 26.0 kilometers per litre of fuel.
The third spot was shared by Suzuki’s WaganR and the Alto Lapin, as well as the AZ-Wagon by Mazda; these three cars all shared a common efficiency of 25 kilometers per litre of fuel.

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Toyota To Refix 650,000 Prius Hybrids Due To Overheat Risk

Freddie — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 14:01:30 +0000

Asia Bizz: Toyota To Refix 650,000 Prius Hybrids Due To Overheat Risk

Toyota is working with it’s on road vehicles again, and this time they will be fixing 650,000 Prius hybrids, due to the fear of an overheating risk. It has been identified that a coolant pump in the vehicle is not working properly and the company is looking ahead to fix it free of cost.

Reports state that the vehicle at times overheats on the road and then loses out its power train. The models affected are from the period Â of 2004 to 2007, and the majority of the vehicles, which is around 378,000 units, are present in the US alone. According to the US standards, the vehicles do not pose a safety risk at all that is why it is not a safety recall.

According to the Toyota officials, the coolant pump allows air bubble to enter the system which eventually slows down the coolant circulation and then it overheats the hybrid components. Toyota will be undertaking the full repair cost which also includes the $100 labour charge. The company has affirmed that the owners have no risk in driving the vehicle even if it overheats.

Source: Reuters

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Toyota Motor Corp. Shuts Dow Plant in Thailand

Nicholas — Fri, 14 May 2010 11:55:15 +0000

Carmaker Toyota Motor Corp. – which happens to be the worldâ€™s biggest carmaker – will reportedly stop production at a Thai plant, as it plans to move its output into the Southeast Asian nation.

According to the company spokeswoman Monika Saito, Toyota will shift production of the Hilux Vigo and Fortuna trucks to two of its three other factories in the country from the end of May 2010 onwards.

However, Saito also said that Toyotaâ€™s sales in Thailand in the first four months of this year increased by 43 percent to about 92,000 units from a year earlier,and that production and sales were in no way affected by the political unrest in Thailand.

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Prius problems deepen Toyota woes

sharjil s — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 10:58:04 +0000

Toyota’s troubles multiplied its flagship Prius hybrid became the latest model to be targeted in an expanding web of US investigations. Toyota decided to recall an estimated 270,000 Prius cars in Japan and the US to fix the brake problem.

The Japanese automaker has been hit by a whirlwind of safety concerns around the globe and US authorities are scrambling to assure concerned public and angry lawmakers who have begun their own probes into vehicle defects.

The admission of a brake design flaw with its star green car and the subsequent US probe are major new blows that could not have come at a worse time for the world’s largest automaker.

Toyota was already under fire in the US for its handling of massive recalls affecting about eight million vehicles worldwide â€œmore than its entire 2009 global sales of 7.8 million vehicles â€œdue to accelerator trouble.

The latest developments were particularly worrying for Toyota because the Prius has created a global buzz and been Japan’s top-selling car since June â€œahead of its main rival, Honda’s Insight.

Toyota had sold nearly 1.5 million Prius vehicles in 40 countries as of August 31 since the first version’s launch in 1997, making it the world’s most popular hybrid car.