Jan 26, 2005
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2005 Scion tC ``As above, so below'' goes the old saying. If it wasn't originally about automotive economics, no one told Toyota. As Lexus was created a decade and a half ago, to sell cars more expensive than traditional Toyota offerings, so Scion was created a year and a half ago, ... Continue reading
GM Wins Overall Polk Automotive Loyalty Award Winners - Keeps Customers Better
Jan 19, 2005
Numerous New Winners Emerge Across Segment Level Categories for Model Year 2004 SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Jan. 19 -- R. L. Polk & Co., the automotive industry's premier tracker of consumer loyalty among new vehicles, presented the ninth annual Polk Automotive Loyalty Awards yesterday at the 2005 Automotive News World Congress ... Continue reading
Scion Announces Third Limited Edition Vehicle - the 2005 xB Release Series 2.0
Jan 11, 2005
TORRANCE, Calif., Jan. 10 -- Scion, from Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., announced today that a limited-production xB Release Series 2.0 will go on sale this March. The 2005 xB Release Series 2.0 is the third limited edition vehicle for Scion, and like its predecessors -- the Hot Lava xB Release Series 1.0 and the Ab ... Continue reading
Delightful Car Ratings: Measure of the Customer Shows that It's Not Just Size that Counts
Jan 6, 2005
SAN DIEGO--Jan. 6, 2005--2004 is over. Some automotive manufacturers were winners and some fell short of their targets. Strategic Vision Inc. (SVI) takes a clear position on the key to success: Delight your customers. Who did it well and who did not? What do you need to do to create a success? Where can you go next to ... Continue reading
Toyota Reaches Two Million in Sales for the First Time in 47-Year History
Jan 4, 2005
* Camry Retains Best-Selling Car in America * Lexus Is Best-Selling Luxury Brand for Fifth Consecutive Year TORRANCE, Calif., Jan. 4 -- Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today reported total year-end sales of 2,060,049 vehicles, up 10.0 percent over 2003. While breaking its sales record for the ninth consecutive ... Continue reading
IntelliChoice Announces New Car Best Deals for January 2005
Dec 30, 2004
CAMPBELL, Calif.--Dec. 30, 2004--PRIMEDIA's IntelliChoice, the leading source for automotive ownership cost and value analysis, today announced its "Best Deals of the Month" selections for January, identifying the vehicles with the best ownership cost value in 25 respective classes. IntelliChoice's "Best Deals of the M ... Continue reading
Dec 28, 2004
CR survey shows that only 60% of car shoppers were offered cash rebates; only 40% offered low-financing YONKERS , NY December 28, 2004; Auto manufacturers are using a plethora of special incentives and rebates to help drive traffic into dealer showrooms. But a survey by Consumer Reports Auto Price Service shows that co ... Continue reading
CSM Worldwide Predicts Toyota Will Become One of America's Big Three by 2009
Dec 28, 2004
DETROIT, Dec. 28 -- CSM Worldwide expects a new definition for the term "Big Three" by decade's end. According to CSM, the Toyota Group, which consists of the Toyota, Lexus and Scion brands, will pass DaimlerChrysler as the third largest seller of automobiles in the United States by 2009. Currently fourth in the U.S. a ... Continue reading
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