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From The Top: Kevin Fletcher, Toyota Motor Co.
Naperville Sun
Fletcher said the company had just launched the Lexus brand and the success of the name plate and the high degree of customer satisfaction versus other brands convinced him to catch on with Toyota. His work as a management trainee began in New ...

Toyota's resurgence leads Southwestern Indiana on joy ride
Indianapolis Star
This week's news that Toyota Motor Corp. has regained the No. 1 sales spot in its industry is pure octane to Southwestern Indiana, where the Japanese automaker is an employer of choice and wields the economic clout of a city-state. After a few troubled ...
Toyota supplier Vuteq plans expansion, will add up to 100 jobsEvansville Courier & Press
Toyota Parts Supplier Grows in Gibson CountyMFRTech (press release)

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MediaPost Communications
Toyota's Kaley Cuoco Spot Is the Most-Viewed Super Bowl Ad So Far
Mashable
Toyota's "Wish Granted" ad featuring Big Bang Theory's Kaley Cuoco is so far leading the pack for views on YouTube with more than 6 million views, unless you count the trailer for Star Trek Into Darkness, which has twice as much. The Star Trek teaser ...
Toyota Super Bowl Spot Drives YouTube TrafficMediaPost Communications

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Lady Gaga's 'Little Monsters' camp outside Toyota Center for Houston concert
KHOU
Lady Gaga's biggest fans, or “Little Monsters” as they're called, lined up outside the Toyota Center early Thursday morning. Many camped out overnight since the first few hundred people in line received first access to the “Monster Pit” at Thursday ...

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Toyota supplier to expand Indiana plant
Indianapolis Star
This week's news that Toyota Motor Corp. has regained the No. 1 sales spot in its industry is pure octane to Southwestern Indiana, where the Japanese automaker is an employer of choice and wields the economic clout of a city-state. After a few troubled ...

New York Daily News
Toyota recalling 1.3 million cars for airbag problems
New York Daily News
It is the third Toyota recall since October to involve more than a million cars, and it comes as the company tries to recover from a damaged reputation following a series of recalls between 2009 and 2011 that were related to unintended acceleration ...
Shoppers Not Deterred By Toyota RecallsForbes
Toyota recalls 1 million Corollas, Lexus sedansUSA TODAY
Toyota isn't sweating recall of 1 million carsMSN Money
Press & Sun-Bulletin -CNNMoney
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The Next Web
Nokia Here elbows out Google to become Toyota's local search in Europe
ZDNet
While there's no mention of whether Toyota will use Here's broader mapping, navigation, and location services as well as its local search, the car maker "will collaborate with Nokia to study more services that leverage the Nokia Location Platform ...
Toyota signs deal to get Nokia's Here Local Search on its in-car navigation ...Engadget
Toyota and Wetter.com choose HERENokia Conversations
Nokia signs HERE mapping deal with Toyota Europe to bring Nokia Local ...The Next Web
ITworld.com -San Antonio Business Journal -Rethink Wireless
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Torque News
Ford: Fusion Hybrid Buyers Are Younger Than Toyota's
Green Car Reports
That's still small beans compared to Toyota's 60 percent share, but those numbers don't tell the whole story--Toyota's share of the hybrid market actually fell 8 percent in the same period. In the fourth quarter, Ford sold a total of 19,554 hybrids--up ...
Ford electrified vehicles gaining market share over Toyota's hybridsTorque News
Ford Motors (NYSE:F) Hybrid Fusion Overtakes Toyota to Capture Historic ...SBWire (press release)
Ford vs. Toyota: 2013 Fusion Hybrid Closes In On Another Sales Record, Ford ...Auto World News

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The Next Web
Nokia Here mapping elbows out Google to become Toyota Europe's local search
ZDNet
While there's no mention of whether Toyota will use Here's broader mapping, navigation and location services as well as its local search, the car maker "will collaborate with Nokia to study more services that leverage the Nokia Location Platform ...
Toyota signs deal to get Nokia's Here Local Search on its in-car navigation ...Engadget
Nokia signs HERE mapping deal with Toyota Europe to bring Nokia Local ...The Next Web
Toyota and Wetter.com choose HERENokia Conversations
ITworld.com -MENAFN.COM
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Toyota recalls 1.29 million vehicles
Bethany Beach Wave
Toyota Motor Corp. spokesman Naoto Fuse said Wednesday that two crashes were reported in the U.S. related to the air bag problem, but Toyota had not been able to confirm them. Fuse said it was unclear whether anyone had been injured in the two ...

The Next Web
Toyota signs deal to get Nokia's Here Local Search on its in-car navigation ...
Engadget
Toyota is the latest big car manufacturer to pay cash to get Nokia's Here Local Search installed on Mr. Toyoda's in-car infotainment units. The Japanese giant is planning to have the software baked into its vehicles in Europe, Russia and the Middle ...
Nokia Here elbows out Google to become Toyota's local search in EuropeZDNet
Nokia signs HERE mapping deal with Toyota Europe to bring Nokia Local ...The Next Web
Nokia location technology will guide Toyota driversITworld.com
Nokia Conversations -San Antonio Business Journal -Rethink Wireless
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EcoChunk
NREL Acquires Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicles From Toyota
CleanTechnica
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recently received four fuel cell hybrid vehicles – advanced (FCHV-adv) on loan from Toyota through a two-year Cooperative Research and Development Agreement.
Toyota Loans Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Vehicles To DoE For ResearchGreen Car Reports
Toyota Leases Four Hydrogen Cars to NRELThe Green Optimistic (blog)

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Toyota and Wetter.com choose HERE
Nokia Conversations
When people talk about digital maps, naturally the option of navigation immediately springs to mind. For example, when commuting to work or driving in unfamiliar places using voice guided turn-by-turn navigation comes in handy. Additionally, traffic ...

Boston Globe
Toyota issues recall for 1 million cars
Boston Globe
TOKYO — Toyota is recalling more than 1 million cars for faulty air bags and defective windshield wipers. The move comes just days after Toyota regained its spot as the world's top automaker from General Motors Co., with vehicle sales that hit a ...
Faulty airbags force massive Toyota recallNew York Daily News
Toyota recalls 1 million Corollas, Lexus sedansThe Tennessean
Toyota recalls 1.29M vehiclesAlbany Times Union
Los Angeles Times -Bethany Beach Wave -The Detroit News
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Toyota's latest big recall covers 1.3M
The Detroit News
Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday it is recalling 1.3 million vehicles worldwide — including more than 1.1 million in the U.S. — the latest big recall for the automaker that has led in recalls three of the last four years. The recall covers about 900 ...

Newsday
Toyota recalls 1.29M vehicles for air bags, wipers
Newsday
Toyota Motor Corp. spokesman Naoto Fuse said Wednesday two crashes were reported in the United States related to the air bag problem, but Toyota had not been able to confirm them. Fuse said it was unclear whether anyone had been injured in the two ...

Newsday
Toyota Corolla to get youthful tweak
Newsday
With Toyota Motor Corp. back on top as the world's largest automaker, President Akio Toyoda isn't looking to a relative youngster like the Prius hybrid to defend that lead. Instead, he's counting on a middle-aged veteran: the 47-year-old Corolla. Later ...

abc7news.com
Toyota recalls vehicles for air bags, wipers
abc7news.com
Toyota Motor Corp. spokesman Naoto Fuse said Wednesday there have been no accidents or injuries related to either of those defects, but the Japanese automaker received 46 reports of problems involving the air bags from North America, and one from ...

Toyota recalls 1 million autos for air bag, wiper problems
San Jose Mercury News
In two actions, Toyota is recalling a little over 1 million vehicles, including 752,000 for air bags that could be set off by electronic interference, the automaker has informed the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. In a letter dated ...

Toyota loans two hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles to DOE
Autoblog (blog)
Following a record-setting year of plug-in electric vehicle sales in the US, the federal government is continuing an "all-of-the-above" alternative energy strategy to ensure folks don't forget about the wonders of hydrogen fuel-cell electric vehicles ...