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 [...]
Asia Bizz: Japanese based auto company Toyota has added another feather to it’s cap. The Toypota Camry, from the sedan segment, has won a ‘recommended’ status from the Consumer Reports Magazine. The revamped Camry is already the best selling sedan in the US and has got the status from the magazine which was earlier critical [...]
Asia Bizz: Japanese auto giant Toyota Motors has called for a recall on November 9, 2011, of more than 550,000 vehicles across the world to rectify a common problem. Most of the vehicles have been recalled from the US for some problem related to the crankshaft pulley on the engine. Due to this problem, the [...]
Asia Bizz: Japan has been struck by grave tragedy as a result of the March 2011 tsunami-earthquake. Presently, the Asian country is also facing an all time low of automobile sales and the month of April has seen the lowest record sales of new vehicles in Japan. New vehicles in Japan sold at a record [...]
Asia Bizz: Toyota Motor Corp has openly informed a lot of US dealers that they might face a shortage of cars this summer in the North American markets, as the production of vehicles in Japan has been hit big time due to the earthquake and tsunami caused on the 11th of March this year. The main reason [...]
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. [...]
Asia Bizz: Honda Recall – Half A Million Cars Recalled Due To Brake Problem Honda Recall Oct 2010 – Honda Motor Company, Ltd. announced that they have recalled their Odysseys and Acura RLs models, sold from 2005 to 2007, due to brake problems. The U.S. division of Honda Motor Corporation stated that they will be [...]
Carmaker Toyota Motor Corp. – which happens to be the world’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 [...]
Certain consumer Reports on Friday have helped lift the warning for people not to buy Toyota Motor Corp’s Lexus GX 460 SUV , after the automaker recalled vehicles for repairs. According to reports, car giant Toyota shut down sales on April after Consumer Reports warned that the 2010 Lexus GX 460 was a safety hazard [...]
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 [...]
