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Toyota to recall more than 200,000 cars in the United States
Toyota Motor will recall 209,000 sport utility vehicles it has sold in the United States due to a possible seat-belt fault, Kyodo News reported on Saturday. FJ Cruiser models made between 2007 and 2013 will be recalled, Kyodo said, quoting company officials. The seat-belt retractors for the driver and front…
Toyota to ship U.S.-built cars to Russia and Ukraine
Toyota will begin exporting US-built cars to Russia and Ukraine in the coming months, the Japanese automaker said Tuesday. The announcement comes after Toyota’s US exports hit a new record by jumping 45 percent to more than 124,000 vehicles in 2012. The decision marks the first time Toyota has exported…
Toyota reaches $1.1 billion deal with US owners over recalls
Toyota has agreed to pay about $1.1 billion to settle a class action lawsuit launched by US vehicle owners affected by a series of mass recalls, the Japanese automaker said Wednesday. The deal will cover the cost of installing a free brake override system in millions of vehicles affected by…
Toyota to pay $17 million fine for Lexus safety defect
Toyota Motor will pay a record $17.35 million dollar fine for failing to promptly notify US authorities about a safety defect on 2010 Lexus models, a federal agency said Tuesday. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Toyota had agreed to pay the penalty, the maximum fine allowable under the…
Toyota unveils human-support robotic ‘best friend’
Japanese car giant Toyota on Wednesday unveiled a robotic best friend that can offer a helping hand around the house fetching and carrying for the elderly or immobile. The human support robot, a compact cylinder-shaped machine 37 centimetres (about 15 inches) in diameter and up to 130 centimetres tall, can…
U.S. auto sales strong in May
Chrysler and Volkswagen posted nearly 30 percent sales increases for May on Friday and Toyota rebounded 87 percent from its earthquake-forced shutdown a year ago as Detroit proved resistant to the slow US economy. Ford, General Motors and Nissan also reported double-digit increases as May’s figures for the US auto…
Toyota unveils ‘first all-electric SUV’
LOS ANGELES — Toyota unveiled Monday what it says is the first all-electric sports utility vehicle (SUV) on the market, a version of its popular RAV4 with a top range of 100 miles and minimum six-hour charge time. The car will be sold initially only in California with a base…
Toyota eyes Japan output at 90% of pre-quake level
TOKYO (AFP) – Japanese auto giant Toyota said Wednesday its domestic output would return to about 90 percent of pre-quake levels in June thanks to a faster-than-expected recovery of parts supplies. The forecast, more positive than a previous estimate of 70 percent production levels, will be a huge improvement on…
Japan auto giants see home output plunge post-quake
TOKYO (AFP) – Japan’s leading automakers said Monday that domestic production plummeted in March after the massive quake and tsunami, which shut off parts supplies and led to widespread power shortages. Toyota, Nissan and Honda all reported massive falls in output due to the disaster and ratings agency Standard &…
Toyota to recall 1.7 million vehicles worldwide
Toyota Motor said Wednesday it will recall 1.7 million vehicles worldwide over concerns about possible fuel leakages, in the latest setback for the troubled Japanese auto giant. The move will see the world’s largest automaker pull 1.28 million vehicles in Japan and 421,000 overseas, Toyota and the Japanese transport ministry…
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