Toyota has announced a voluntary recall of 1.13 million 2005-2008 Corolla and Matrix vehicles to address an issue with their 1.8L four-cylinder engines. According to Toyota, some of the engine control modules have been improperly manufactured. This could lead to the engine stalling as a result of cracks that could develop on the ECM’s circuit [Read More]
Toyota and Tesla have announced a partnership to develop electric vehicles in northern California. In the deal, Toyota will purchase $50 million of Tesla’s common stock, while Tesla will purchase the former NUMMI factory in Fremont, California that used to produce the Toyota Corolla and Tacoma. To produce the Model S sedan, Tesla will bring [Read More]
A new poll by the Associated Press shows that 38 percent of Americans favor domestic vehicles, while only 32 percent thought Asian automakers made better cars. As for European cars, only 15 percent of those surveyed felt they were best, which was down by two percent from a similar poll carried out in 2006. In [Read More]
The month of March was characterized by a slew of incentives. Toyota, which is usually tight with its incentives, led the in its effort to redeem dismal sales in the past months as a result of its recall woes. The other manufacturers followed suit. The market–both buyers and autoamekrs–benefited greatly with total U.S. sales soaring [Read More]
MotorTrend has carried-out a comparison of the latest mid-size family cars for 2010, and you wouldn’t guess which car came out on top. Ok, fine, by reading the title of this post, you know that the Toyota Camry won. Recall or no recall, MotorTrend thinks the Camry is the best car of the bunch. But [Read More]
