VisualNews.com: Global Company Car Benefits -- An Essential Component of Key Talent Reward Programs

After analyzing data from 89 markets worldwide, a new report by Mercer lists company car benefits as a key component in key talent retention programs, with brands such as Volkswagen, Ford, Toyota and Honda topping the list of cars offered to the most valued employees.

St. Louis-area woman claims '12 Camry accelerated unintentionally

An Illinois woman claims that her 2012 Toyota Camry SE lurched forward even though her foot was on the brake.

Toyota To Defend Pikes Peak Electric Title With Upgraded EV P002

After breaking the Pikes Peak record for an electric car in 2012, and coming a respectable sixth overall, Toyota is set to return to the famous ‘Race To The Clouds’ this year with an improved version of its EV P002 electric racer. Toyota has also secured a new driver for its 2013 challenge: nine-time Pikes Peak winner Rod Millen...

Recall Roundup: 2013 Mercedes-Benz GL and 2007-2013 Toyota FJ Cruiser

At the end of last month, Mercedes-Benz announced a recall on select 2013 GL models, including the GL350 BlueTEC, GL450 4MATIC, GL550 4MATIC, and GL63 AMG. The vehicles affected have a manufacturing date between May 15, 2012 and October 4, 2012. Toyota also announced a recall late last month on the FJ Cruiser with a [...]

GM Exec Wants A Lightweight RWD Coupe To Tackle Toyota 86: Report

Former Holden chief Mark Reuss, now head of GM's North American operations, has revealed desires for a model he can pitch at fans of the Toyota 86. Sold in the US as the Scion FR-S - and also in global markets as the Subaru BRZ - Toyota's new coupe is a lightweight rear-wheel-drive coupe built on a philosophy of affordability. Show More Summary

Toyota TMG EV P002

Posted on 05.6.2013 18:00 by Simona The 2012 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb was quite a successful one for Toyota, as the company set a new EV record of 10:15.380 up the hill in the Electric class. For this year’s hill climb, the company prepared an improved version of its electric car in an attempt to break its previous run. Show More Summary

BMW adds 42k 3 Series models to massive airbag recall

On the heels of the massive airbag recall just last month, which included a total of 3.4 million Japanese automobiles from Toyota, Honda, Nissan and Mazda, German automaker BMW has announced that it will recall 42,000 of its 2002-03 3 Series models (E46 platform) for the same problem. Show More Summary

General Motors Company (GM), Ford Motor Company (F) & Toyota Motor Corporation (ADR) (TM): Bad Signs for Detroit’s Big Three

The GM Renaissance Center in Detroit, Michigan, USA, June 22, 2005. (General Motors/John F. Martin) So far this year Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F), General Motors Company (NYSE:GM), and to a lesser extent Chrysler, have seen great sales numbers and profits. One large reason for this resurgence has been Detroit’s recent ability to match import vehicles [...]

The Best Vintage SUVs To Buy This Year

The Ford Bronco, Toyota Land Cruiser and Land Rover Defender are just some of the vintage SUVs perfect for casual beach drives and camping trips this summer.

Japan's Only V12 Is Not Much To Look At

The Toyota 1GZ-FE is the only Japanese V12 automotive engine in production. It powers the second generation of Toyota's flagship Century four-door limousine, and also found it's way into a Supra with two turbos on top. That's good for about 1000 horsepower. Read more...

Tweak For The Peak: Toyota Returns To The Hill With Updated Electric Racer

  Toyota plans to defend its electric title at this year’s Pikes Peak International Hill Climb with a tweaked TMG EV P002. The electric racer is currently on its way to Salisbury, N.C., where TRD USA will perform aerodynamic upgrades to the Radical-based chassis. On June 30, 61-year-old Rod Millen will  attempt a new record [...]

Electric Car News: Tesla Motors Inc (TSLA)’s Performance Plus, General Motors Company (GM) Cuts Chevy Volt Cost, Ford Motor Company (F) Focus Electric in the Best Green Cars

Editor’s Note: Related Tickers: Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA), Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (ADR) (OTCMKTS:NSANY), Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F), Toyota Motor Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:TM), General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) Tesla financing Model...Show More Summary

Toyota to post around $13 billion annual operating profit: Nikkei

TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp is expected to post operating profit of around 1.3 trillion yen ($13.1 billion) for the year ended March, 3.7 times more than the previous year, the Nikkei business daily reported on Monday.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Aaron’s 499 at Talladega – Race Results

POS Driver Car # MFG 1 David Ragan 34 Ford 2 David Gilliland 38 Ford 3 Carl Edwards 99 Ford 4 Michael Waltrip 55 Toyota 5 Jimmie Johnson 48 Chevrolet 6 Regan Smith 51 Chevrolet 7 Martin Truex Jr 56 Toyota 8 Matt Kenseth 20 Toyota 9 Scott Speed 95 Ford 10 Aric Almirola 43 [...]

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Toyota FJ Cruisers May Cause Temporary Blindness

Another day, another recall- and another Toyota recall at that. The company says more than 11,000 FJ Cruisers have lights that are just too powerful and do not comply with federal safety standards that are supposed to prevent blinding other drivers at night. Read more...

Toyota recalling FJ Cruiser due to excessively bright headlights

Now, hold on. This recall isn't quite as serious as it sounds. Yes, Toyota is recalling 11,489 FJ Cruiser models from the 2007 to 2013 model years, and yes, it's because the vehicles, as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration states, "fail to conform to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. Show More Summary

NASCAR Nationwide Series: Aaron’s 312 at Talladega – Race Results

POS Driver Car # MFG 1 Regan Smith 7 Chevrolet 2 Joey Logano 22 Ford 3 Kasey Kahne 5 Chevrolet 4 Kurt Busch 1 Chevrolet 5 Justin Allgaier 31 Chevrolet 6 Parker Kligerman 77 Toyota 7 Mike Wallace 1 Chevrolet 8 Jason White 24 Toyota 10 Austin Dillon 3 Chevrolet 11 Elliott Sadler 11 Toyota [...]

Most-Read Car Reviews of the Week

Just when we thought it was out, readers pull it back in. The godfather of persistently read reviews — the 2013 Toyota RAV4 — muscled its way back to the head of the family this week after being relegated to...

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