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Toyota Not Battling Domestic Pickups For Full-Size Sales

Toyota Not Battling Domestic Pickups For Full-Size Sales

Toyota Motor Sales' president, Jim Lentz, announced the company will not be battling truck giants Chevy, Ford, and Dodge for full-size supremacy. Automotive News presented this information in line with Toyota's recently announced 0 percent financing, designed to move slow-sellers like its new Tundra pickup. With Tundra sales down 60.7 percent...

Paul A. Eisenstein's Industry Insider

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Farewell

10/02/08 2:23 PM

It’s with a bit of sadness that I write to report I have left The Car Connection, the automotive website I launched a dozen years ago.  While my...

What Next as Car Sales Collapse?

What Next as Car Sales Collapse?

08/04/08 9:30 AM

Reporting on the auto industry can be a bit difficult, these days, certainly if you're hoping to find something good to say. And the latest news is...

BAT 11 Out of Hell?

BAT 11 Out of Hell?

08/04/08 5:36 AM

By all rights, the BAT 11 simply shouldn't exist. The incredibly sexy sportscar, pictured above, is the work of the folks at Stile Bertone...

Nardelli to Chrysler Workers: All's Good, Sort Of

Nardelli to Chrysler Workers: All's Good, Sort Of

08/02/08 9:18 AM

Hard as it is to imagine, we're coming up on the first anniversary of Chrysler's takeover by the folks at Cerberus Capital Management. It's been a...

The V-8 Is Dead -- Long Live the V-8

The V-8 Is Dead -- Long Live the V-8

08/01/08 12:25 PM

The V-8 is dead. Long live the V-8. Probably nothing is more symbolic of America’s love affair with the automobile than the classic eight-banger...

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Toyota Not Battling Domestic Pickups For Full-Size Sales

Toyota Not Battling Domestic Pickups For Full-Size Sales

10/06/08 1:11 PM

Toyota Motor Sales' president, Jim Lentz, announced the company will not be battling truck giants Chevy, Ford, and Dodge for full-size supremacy...

Volvo Announces Diesel Hybrid For 2012

Volvo Announces Diesel Hybrid For 2012

10/06/08 12:35 PM

Reporting from the Paris Auto Show, Automotive News claims that Volvo plans to introduce diesel/electric hybrid vehicles by 2012. This makes it the...

Ford CEO Mulally: Ka May Come Stateside

Ford CEO Mulally: Ka May Come Stateside

10/06/08 11:58 AM

In a possible stroke of genius where small cars are concerned, one of the Detroit's Big Three is seriously considering bringing a small, Europe-only...

Ford's MyKey Limits Speed, Adds Alerts For Teen Drivers

Ford's MyKey Limits Speed, Adds Alerts For Teen Drivers

10/06/08 11:32 AM

Ford's MyKey system, says the Detroit News, will be available on select 2010 models and limits vehicle speed to 80 mph for teen drivers. It also has...

Automotive Hall of Fame Adds Eight Inductees

Automotive Hall of Fame Adds Eight Inductees

10/03/08 5:50 PM

The Automotive Hall of Fame, located in Dearborn, Michigan, yesterday inducted eight new individuals (five posthumously) into its ranks. These...

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