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Toyota to boost Chinese production with third plant in 2012

Toyota will boost its Chinese production to close to one million vehicles per year after confirming the addition of a third plant in early 2012. Production commencement at the 3.8 billion yuan ($602 million) Changchun plant was put on the backburn...

Toyota Corolla gets VSC standard across the range

Australia's most popular small car just got a whole lot safer with Toyota offering vehicle stability control (VSC) as standard across the entire Toyota Corolla range. Each Toyota Corolla produced since December has received the standard fitmen...

Toyota sales up 17.8 per cent in February

Toyota Australia saw a solid increase in sales during February recording a 17.8 per cent rise over the same month last year. Toyota sold 16,814 vehicles last month, an impressive 15.5 per cent gain on January's effort, and some 5601 vehicles - or...

Toyota Corolla steering complaints under investigation USA

*Update* Toyota Motor Corporation - Japan has advised the electric power-steering system used in Corolla models sold in Australia is different from that used for models sold in the United States. In another twist in the Toyota recall saga the US...

Toyota’s sticking accelerator recall remedy

Toyota has issued its plan to fix the 4.4 million vehicles recalled around the world with potential sticking accelerators. The issue involves a friction device in the pedal designed to provide the proper “feel” by adding resistance and making...

PSA Peugeot Citroen stung by Toyota’s European recall

French vehicle manufacturer PSA Peugeot Citroen will recall close to 100,000 cars built in the same factory as the defective Toyota Aygo after experiencing the same accelerator-related problems. Around 200,000 Peugeot 107 and Citroen C1 city cars...

Ford introduces incentive program as Toyota recalls spread

Following the lead of General Motors, Ford US has introduced an even more aggressive incentive program to encourage Japanese car buyers to abandon their brands in the wake of Toyota’s accelerator recall issues. From today until March 1, Ford is...

Toyota suspends sales, production of eight recalled models

Toyota US has suspended sales of eight models while it finds a solution to the sticking accelerator problem that last week forced it to recall 2.3 million vehicles. It will also stop production of the vehicles for the week beginning February 1.