Toyota Motor Corp.'s hybrid battery affiliate, Primearth EV Energy, has restarted one of three production lines at its plant in Miyagi Prefecture, near the epicenter of the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan in March, reported by AutoObserver.com.
Read More →May saw sales increases for Chrysler, GM and Mercedes-Benz, while Ford sales stayed consistent with the year-ago period. Due to parts and production shortages in Japan, import brands Honda, Nissan North America and Toyota Motor Sales all saw decreases compared with May 2010 sales.
Read More →Auto/Mate Dealership Systems has completed full integration of its dealership management system, Automotive Management Productivity Suite (AMPS), with the Toyota DMS integration program.
Read More →Edmunds.com estimated that the average “True Cost of Incentives” from automotive manufacturers in the United States was $2,118 per new car sold in April 2011, down $250, or 10.6 percent, from March 2011, and down $515, or 19.6 percent, from April 2010.
Read More →Honda and Lexus took home the top prizes in Edmunds.com’s inaugural Best Retained Value Awards, which recognize the brands and new-car models that have the highest projected residual value after five years.
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Toyota of Escondido is forging ahead in its attempt to tap into the $28 billion auto accessories market. Its guide will be a new program designed to get car buyers to explore the great outdoors.
Read More →ALG’s Spring 2011 Perceived Quality Study (PQS) showed Toyota’s Perceived Quality Score rose 4 percent over the last six months and Lexus again captured the luxury category’s highest Perceived Quality rating during the reporting period.
Read More →DealerTrack Inc., a subsidiary of DealerTrack Holdings Inc., an automotive software provider, has completed development of all system integrations within Toyota's Dealer Daily Open Access Project, and has signed a letter-of-intent to join the Toyota DMS Integration Program (TDIP).
Read More →Auto/Mate Dealership Systems has successfully developed the interfaces to connect its Automotive Management Productivity Suite (AMPS) with Toyota's dealer communication system, Dealer Daily.
Read More →Edmunds.com estimated that the average automotive manufacturer incentive in the U.S. was $2,530 per vehicle sold in January 2011, essentially unchanged from December 2010, but up $177, or 7.5 percent from January 2010.
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