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Tesla Motors Buys NUMMI, but Doesnt Have a Electric Car Deal With Toyota

Tesla Motors has just released a revised filing for their upcoming IPO. Tesla are reportedly buying NUMMI plant for $42 million and it is now confirmed that Tesla doesnt have a formal deal with Toyota to build a new electric vehicle yet.
For anyone who followed the hyped news of the Tesla-Toyota partnership last [...]

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Toyota Recall 8 Models Due To Its Ongoing Acceleration Problem

Toyota has announced that it will halt sales of eight models due to its ongoing problems with unintended acceleration. The key issue has been the accelerator pedal mechanism that has the potential of getting stuck. Earlier this month, Toyota announced a recall of 2.3 million vehicles with the possible defect.
The following eight models are included [...]

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Ford Fusion Hybrid Beats Toyota Prius as Consumer Favorite Hybrid from Edmunds Visitors

The Ford Fusion Hybrid won the Consumer Favorite in Edmunds.com’s hybrid vehicle survey, narrowly beating the Toyota Prius. The Ford Fusion Hybrid earned 26 percent of the votes, closely followed by the Toyota Prius with 23 percent.
“Ford’s midsize hybrid sedan, which helped boost Ford’s overall sales performance in an otherwise dismal 2009, has been praised [...]

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FT-CH Hatchback: Toyota Announces New Line of Eco-Friendly Cars

Toyota Motor Corp. announced a small hybrid car may be the first of a new U.S. lineup of the eco-friendly cars. The compact FT-CH hatchback was unveiled on Monday at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.
The CH stands for compact hybrid as in compact class and it’s a concept that can best be [...]

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2011 Toyota Seinna Priced at $24,600

Toyota has just released the pricing for their 2011 Toyota Sienna minivan. Prices range $24,600 for the standard model to $30,500 for the sport model, while the top of the range is at $39,770.
V6 models will only be available initially, with the four-cylinder base Sienna and LE joining the lineup in April, along with the [...]

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Toyota MR2 To Be Remade Into a Hybrid

Reports coming out of Japan are that Toyota may be working on a reborn hybrid sportscar of its own. The company once known for its sports-coupes recently unveiled the FT-86 concept, and could be set to follow up with a gasoline-electric resurrection of the cult classic MR2. The budget-friendly mid-engine/rear-drive sportscar had a big following [...]

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Toyota To Fix The Gas Pedal Issue with Dealerships to Fix at No Cost

Inside Line are reporting that Toyota may be close to announcing that they will shorten the gas pedal of the four million vehicles affected by their latest recall.
Toyota recently published a statement to address the issue, stating it would “take a closer look at the potential for an accelerator pedal to get stuck in the [...]

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