Lexus Announces Pricing on New 2006 LS and Price Increase on 2006 GS Models
Jul 8, 2005
TORRANCE, Calif., July 8 -- Lexus announced manufacturer suggested retail prices (MSRP) for the 2006 LS 430 premium luxury sedan. The 2006 LS 430 will increase 0.5%, or $300 to $56,525. The all-new 2006 GS 300 and GS 430 luxury sport sedans received a 0.6 percent and 0.5 percent price increase, respectively, or $250. T ... Continue reading
Jul 7, 2005
Several automakers are scaling back the free-maintenance perks that traditionally accompany the purchase of a new car, as they look for ways to “trim their costs and beef up their bottom lines,” reports The Wall Street Journal. “... A growing number of manufacturers -- including some of the same brand ... Continue reading
Cost-conscious automakers rediscover value of keiretsu
Jul 5, 2005
Tokyo July 2, 2005; The Asahi Shimbun reported that in a reversal of recent procurement policies, automakers are forging closer relationships with suppliers in efforts to enhance long-term competitiveness. In the late 1990s, observers said the industry's keiretsu system, under which automakers vertically integrated the ... Continue reading
Toyota to double hybrid-vehicle production
Jul 5, 2005
Tokyo July 5, 2005; The Asahi Shimbun reported that Toyota Motor Corp. will double its production of gas-electricity hybrid vehicles to 500,000 in 2006 to meet the rising global demand, especially in North America, company officials said. Toyota, the leader in the field of hybrid technology, expects demand for such veh ... Continue reading
Hybrid Sales Continue to Rise; Prius Represents More than Half of Market
Jul 5, 2005
Washington DC July 5, 2005; The AIADA newsletter reported that hybrid sales in the United States had their second best month ever with 19,223 units sold. Only April of this year has been stronger, with 20,974 units. For the first six months of 2005, hybrid sales were 92,558 Toyota accounted for nearly 80% of all hybrid ... Continue reading
Toyota Reports Strong June Sales
Jul 1, 2005
Sets Second-Quarter and First-Half Sales Records TORRANCE, Calif., July 1 -- Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today reported its best-ever first-half sales in 48 years of business in the U.S. with calendar-year-to-date (CYTD) sales of 1,114,070. June sales of 194,875, an increase of 10.0 percent over last June, ... Continue reading
Lexus Dominates 2005 Nameplate Rankings in J.D. Power and Associates Vehicle Dependability Study
Jun 30, 2005
TORRANCE, Calif., June 30 -- Lexus once again dominated the 2005 J.D. Power and Associates Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS) nameplate rankings, which tracks the number and type of problems owners have with their three-year-old vehicles. Lexus was the top nameplate for the 11th consecutive year and improved 14 percent ... Continue reading
Jun 29, 2005
Lexus Ranks Highest in Vehicle Dependability for the 11th Consecutive Year; General Motors and Ford Motor Company Earn Record Number of Model Awards WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., June 29 -- The automotive industry records an impressive 12 percent improvement in long-term vehicle quality, according to the J.D. Power and Ass ... Continue reading
McCullough Joins Toyota Marketing
Jun 27, 2005
TORRANCE, Calif., June 27 -- Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., announced today that Kim McCullough will join the company in the position of corporate manager of marketing communications, succeeding Deborah Wahl-Meyer who was recently promoted to vice president of marketing for the Lexus Division. McCullough will ... Continue reading
Jun 24, 2005
Washington DC June 24, 2005; The AIADA newsletter reported that Toyota announced yesterday the promotion of Jim Press to president of its profitable U.S. sales unit, after joining the company in 1970 and serving as executive vice president and COO of Toyota Motor Sales USA since 2001. According to Bloomberg, Press is t ... Continue reading
2005 Comparative New Car Rollover Rankings - Vehicles More Stable
Jun 24, 2005
The number of SUVs with a four-star rollover rating had increased substantially since U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) began rating them in 2001. That year, just one SUV earned four-stars, whereas in 2005, 24 earned a four-star rating as part of the newly ... Continue reading
Jun 23, 2005
Number of SUVs Earning Four-Star Rating Leaps From 1 to 24 WASHINGTON, June 22 -- SUVs and light trucks are less prone to rollover according to new rankings and reports released today by the National Highway Transportation Agency (NHTSA). Less than five years after the implementation of NHTSA's rollover rating program, ... Continue reading
NHTSA 2005 SUV Crash, Rollover Ratings
Jun 22, 2005
Model year 2005 Acura MDX, Ford Freestyle, and Jeep Grand Cherokee earned the top rating of 5-stars for all available seating positions in frontal and side crash tests announced the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in their SUV Crash Test Summary. All resu ... Continue reading
Toyota Family Literacy Program Expands Nationally
Jun 15, 2005
$2.97 Million Grant Will Fund Expansion Into Five Additional Cities, Serving More Immigrant Families LOUISVILLE, Ky., June 15 -- The National Center for Family Literacy (NCFL) announces the expansion of its groundbreaking Toyota Family Literacy Program. This expansion is made possible through the incredible generosity ... Continue reading
Sirius Now Available Nationwide on Select Lexus Vehicles and Toyota's Land Cruiser
Jun 13, 2005
- Toyota Offers SIRIUS as Post-Production or Dealer Installed Option Starting Today with 2005 Lexus LS430, Lexus ES330, and 2006 Lexus LX470, and Land Cruiser Vehicles - Program Scheduled to Expand to Additional Toyota and Lexus Vehicles this Summer NEW YORK, June 13 -- SIRIUS Satellite Radio today announced that Toyot ... Continue reading
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