DriveInside.com | Monday March 8, 2010
American car companies, General Motors and Ford, may be able to win over a good share of erstwhile Toyota loyalists if they continue to focus on quality. Until its recent spate of car recalls, Toyota was considered the most reliable of all auto companies in the US. However, customers are now seriously considering switching to GM or Ford, which Read More...
DriveInside.com | Thursday February 25, 2010
Toyota Motor Corp President, Akio Toyoda, said in Washington this week that he was ‘deeply sorry’ for all accidents that involved Toyota cars. While Mr Toyoda looked composed at the three-hour long congressional hearing in the US capital, he broke into tears a few hours later at an event organised by Toyota. He said that his company had always Read More...
DriveInside.com | Tuesday February 23, 2010
Japanese car company Mazda Motor Corp has said that it will not try to lure away Toyota’s customers through marketing campaigns, but will instead focus on building its own internal transparency. A number of carmakers are trying to capitalize on Toyota’s troubles by launching marketing campaigns to draw customers away from the beleaguered Read More...
DriveInside.com | Friday February 19, 2010
The President of Toyota Motor Corp, Mr Akio Toyoda, agreed last week to appear before the US Congressional Panel investigating the company’s car recalls. Toyoda had earlier said that he would not be present for the hearing as he trusted Toyota’s US officials to handle the situation effectively. However, he changed his plan and decided to go for Read More...
DriveInside.com | Wednesday February 17, 2010
Toyota Motor Corp may have to recall one its most popular cars, the Corolla subcompact, if the glitch in the car’s power-steering is found to be serious. The company has been checking the car for steering problems, after receiving a slew of complaints from customers.
Meanwhile, Toyota Motor President, Akio Toyoda, has decided not to attend the Read More...
DriveInside.com | Wednesday February 10, 2010
Toyota Motor Corporation this week announced the recall of around 436,000 of its hybrid vehicles globally, including the latest 2010 Prius model, the Prius PHV (plug-in hybrid), the Sai and the Lexus HS250h. The company recalled 223,068 hybrid cars in Japan, and 213,000 cars outside the country, including 150,000 in North America, due to Read More...
DriveInside.com | Sunday February 7, 2010
Toyota Motor Corporation may recall 270,000 units of the Prius hybrid in Japan and the US, according to reports published in a number of Japanese newspapers this week. The reports came after the Japanese government ordered the auto major to check the brakes in the latest Prius hybrid. A report in a mass-circulation newspaper in Japan, Yomiuri Read More...
DriveInside.com | Thursday February 4, 2010
The Japanese government this week dealt yet another blow to the reputation of auto company, Toyota, by ordering it to check the latest version of the Prius hybrid for brake-related defects. The Prius was Japan’s top-selling model in 2009. The latest Prius does not figure in the list of 8 models whose production was halted in the US this week. A Read More...
DriveInside.com | Monday February 1, 2010
Following one of the world’s biggest car recalls by Japanese auto major, Toyota, European car company Peugeot Citroen too will be recalling over 90,000 of its cars in Europe. The company will recall around 10 percent of two of its models – the Peugeot 107 and the Citroen C1 – jointly manufactured with Toyota in the Czech Republic. These cars are Read More...
DriveInside.com | Monday February 1, 2010
Japanese automaker, Toyota Motor Corporation, which recently recalled 4.1 million of its vehicles globally and 5.4 million vehicles in the US due to defective accelerator pedals and floor mats, has come up with a remedy for the problem. The company submitted a repair proposal to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in the US last Read More...
DriveInside.com | Monday January 25, 2010
Toyota Motor Corporation, the world’s biggest carmaker, witnessed a 13 percent fall in its 2009 global sales, which has substantially reduced the gap between Toyota and number-tw carmaker, Volkswagen. In 2008, Toyota had overtaken US-based auto company General Motors to become the world’s top carmaker. In 2009, however, the Japanese company’s Read More...
DriveInside.com | Thursday January 7, 2010
Japanese car company Toyota unveiled a concept model of its upcoming compact car, the Etios, at the Delhi Auto Expo this week. The production of the car will begin shortly at Toyota Kirloskar’s new plant in Bidadi, near Bangalore, and it will be launched by the end of 2010. Mr Kazuo Okamoto, Vice Chairman of Toyota Motor Corporation, said that the Read More...
DriveInside.com | Wednesday December 23, 2009
Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) launched a new diesel version of the Land Cruiser Prado this week, priced at Rs 57.74 lakh (ex-showroom, Bangalore). Powered by a 3.0 litre diesel engine with a Kinetic Dynamic Suspension System for driving stability, the vehicle is expected to increase TKM’s market share in the SUV segment to 10 per cent. It is Read More...
DriveInside.com | Tuesday December 15, 2009
Japanese auto company Toyota Motor is planning to launch the plug-in version of its hybrid car Prius in 2011. The company had earlier been slow in developing next-generation green cars, while focusing on introducing its existing hybrid technology to all its models by 2020. However, with increasing competition from rivals like General Motors, Read More...
DriveInside.com | Wednesday December 2, 2009
Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) Deputy MD, Mr Sandeep Singh, said this week that the company would showcase its upcoming compact car at the January 2010 Delhi Auto Expo. He said that Toyota would display both the sedan and hatchback versions of the concept vehicle next month. The car’s production will begin at the company’s new plant in Bangalore in Read More...
DriveInside.com | Wednesday November 25, 2009
Toyota Motor’s plan to launch its hybrid car, the Prius, in India in January 2010 is on track. The car is powered by a petrol engine as well as batteries. Mr Mitsuhiro Umeyama, Gerneral Manager at Toyota’s global R&D division, said that approximately 5 per cent of the total vehicles sold by the company are hybrids, and that it was aiming for the Read More...
DriveInside.com | Monday November 23, 2009
European auto major Volkswagen is all set to overtake Japan’s Toyota Motor Corporation as the world’s largest automaker. It will acquire German sports car company Porsche, as per an endorsement by both the companies last week. Earlier in the year, Porsche had made an attempt to acquire VW, which finally backfired. The acquisition will take place Read More...
DriveInside.com | Monday November 9, 2009
Auto company Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) has decided to increase the number of its collaborations with Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) to 40 by 2012, under its Technical Education Programme. The company currently has tie-ups with 16 such institutes. The Toyota Technical Education Programme (TTEP) was started to help ITIs train technicians Read More...
DriveInside.com | Wednesday November 4, 2009
In marked contrast to last month’s Tokyo Motor Show, the Delhi Auto Expo to be held in January 2010 is attracting automakers from all over the world. Media reports say that though there are still two months left for the Expo, the venue – Pragathi Maidan - is already fully booked. The Auto Expo will begin on January 5, and will go on for a week. Read More...
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DriveInside.com | Wednesday October 28, 2009
According to the ‘JD Power Asia Pacific 2009 India Customer Service Index (CSI) Study’, Maruti Suzuki continues to top the list of Indian auto companies in customer service, even in the face of increasing competition. This is for the tenth consecutive year that Maruti has topped the list, with a score of 824 on 1000. Honda Siel comes second with Read More...
DriveInside.com | Monday October 26, 2009
Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) is in no hurry to enter the small-car segment in India. The company’s small car will be launched in 2011, which it admits is a little late compared to competitors. However, Toyota is not worried. Mr Yukitoshi Funo, TMC’s Executive Vice-President, said that the company would continue to follow its traditional approach Read More...
DriveInside.com | Thursday October 22, 2009
Japanese car company, Toyota, will be launching its much talked about hybrid car, the Prius, in India in early 2010. The car will be showcased at the January 2010 Auto Expo, and will be launched soon after. The Prius is equipped with an electric motor powered by a lithium-ion battery pack, as well as a regular petrol engine. It will come to India Read More...
DriveInside.com | Monday October 12, 2009
Carmaker Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) has cut down its investment in its new plant near Bangalore by 25 per cent. The company will now be investing Rs 2400 crore in the plant, and not the originally planned Rs 3200 crore. The savings have mainly come from lower construction costs, lower import costs due to the strengthening of the rupee against Read More...
DriveInside.com | Thursday October 1, 2009
Toyota’s latest offering in India, the Toyota Fortuner, may be doing exceedingly well but the company is completely focused on its small car scheduled for launch in 2010. The 800cc car will be launched towards the end of next year, and is expected to come with both petrol and diesel engine options. With it, Toyota will be entering the small car Read More...
DriveInside.com | Thursday October 1, 2009
Japanese car company, Toyota Motor Corporation, has decided to recall 3.8 million units of 7 of its models in the US. These are the Toyota Prius (2004-2009), the Camry (2007-2010), the Avalon (2005-2010), the Tacom (2005-2010), the Lexus ES350 (2007-2010), the Tundra 2007-2010), the IS250 and the IS350 (2006-2010). The reason for the recall is a Read More...