Japanese automaker Toyota intends to obtain from suppliers to reduce prices on some auto parts. Through these measures the company plans to reduce costs for the purchase of components for the new model line, which starts from 2013, at 30 percent, reports the Financial Times. In addition, the company wants to increase their own profits and regain its status as a leader in profits in the automotive industry.
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Thursday, December 24, Russia’s representative Toyota Company announced the start of sales of SUV Toyota Land Cruiser Prado new generation. Initially, our market will be available only petrol version of the car with 282-horsepower six-cylinder engine volume of four liters and five-speed automatic transmission. Since February, dealers will be changed to three-liter diesel engine 173 hp (410 Nm). Prices for the most affordable “Prado” with petrol units starting from 2 million 185 thousand rubles.
Best-selling U.S. car in 2009, became Sedan Toyota Camry: 12 months Americans purchased 333.9 thousand such vehicles. Last year, this model, according to Edmunds.com, took second place ranking, behind Honda Accord.
The company held at the Toyota Motor Show in Detroit, the presentation of a new hybrid concept car, called FT-CH. The appearance of the machine created by the French design center in Nice, the Japanese automaker. One of the goals of developers was to make this exterior, which would attract young buyers to hybrids. This is the official statement says “Toyota”.
All Toyota models will soon begin installation of an electronic protective system, which knocked the engine if the vehicle sensors record the force on the brake pedal, but the slowdown does not occur. In particular, this situation is possible if some object (eg, pad feet) blocked the gas pedal. This was at Detroit Motor Show, the president said North Branch of the Toyota Yoshi Inaba, said the publication Automotive News.
Toyota Corporation announced on Thursday the withdrawal of 1.09 million vehicles sold in the U.S., because of problems with the accelerator pedal and rugs, reported AP. A new tip will affect the five models of the last two years of issue: Highlander, Corolla, Venza, Matrix, and Pontiac Vibe, assembled in a joint car factory Toyota and GM.
In our first test of the Prius III early in the summer of 2009, we were charmed by the extraordinary pleasure in town, and with less noise transmission and total power climbing from 110 to 136 hp (100 kW, up 24%), she was seduced by significant improvement over the previous non-urban. We had to check on a longer trial if it consumes much less under all conditions customary for the Prius II, Toyota announced a fall of 9% to 3.9 l/100 km combined cycle.
Toyota is undergoing a storm that could not leave unscathed, with one of the largest recalls in automotive history. No fewer than 7.5 million vehicles worldwide must return in concessions, including 1.8 million in Europe, with a design problem of the accelerator that could hang in down position. The models affected on our continent are the Aygo, the iQ, Yaris, Auris, Corolla, Verso, Avensis and Rav4, but it is not that Toyota themselves who are affected .
He has already done a lot of talk, but we are finally able to inform you of the models involved in France, for the reminder giant organized by Toyota worldwide. There are 8 in Japanese, but also 2 PSA. Logic, the little Aygo is concerned, his binoculars Citroën C1 and 107 are also miracle of sharing technology and factories.
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