2009 Toyota Corolla Related News
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Marty Padgett, Executive Editor | 07/02/08 11:32 AM
Yesterday, when even the radical weenies over at HuffPo were making hay about auto sales in June, the big obvious story was a step beyond the "death of GM, Ford and Chrysler " crapfest. Yes, truck sales took another swan dive last month. HUMMER down nearly 60 percent? Check. The big story is the symbol of the times: the Toyota Corolla . Toyota's sales were down 24 percent, too, but the iron horse...
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Paul Eisenstein, Executive Editor | 07/02/08 11:20 AM
Whether you blame the generally sour economy, soaring oil prices, or a weak housing market, there's little good to read into the numbers for June. U.S. auto sales plunged by 18.3 percent in June. Worked out on an annualized basis, the industry would sell an anemic 13.6 million vehicles, a far cry from the 17-million-plus units automakers moved earlier this decade. Significantly, the decline was...
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By Marty Padgett, Executive Editor | 06/05/08 9:14 AM
If you need a full-size truck--there are still a few of you out there, I'm sure--Ford's latest deal could cut through the gas-prices haze. Ford's offering a pricing deal on big F-Series trucks reminiscent of the deals it offered in the post-9/11 months. Through the end of this month, the automaker is giving everyone the pricing that it gives to employees on its F-Series trucks . The Harley...
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By Paul Eisenstein, Executive Editor | 06/04/08 10:47 AM
If all the plant closings, production shifts, and job losses haven’t gotten out the word that there’s a massive sea change reshaping the U.S. auto industry, then the sales numbers for May should certainly complete the picture. For the first time, Asian automakers outsold the U.S. Big Three last month. Perhaps more significant was the fact that Ford’s big F-Series pickup, for decades the nation’s...
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By Marty Padgett, Executive Editor | 06/03/08 6:12 PM
We're a little wary of using the phrase, now that Prince has gone all legal on loyal fans and whatnot. So we'll just quote Ford's Jim Farley, who, when told by the Detroit News earlier today that the new best-selling vehicle in America is a Honda Civic , called it a "sign of the times." Honda's Civic wasn't the only vehicle to pass the Ford F-Series as the country's best-selling vehicle in May...
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By Paul Eisenstein, Executive Editor | 05/21/08 8:40 AM
There was a lot of attention given a recent federal test of the new Smart fortwo . The little coupe received what was, on the whole, the highest possible kudos following a series of crash tests. The microcar also was rated “good” last week by the influential Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Indeed, five of the 17 cars on the IIHS “good” list are in the small-car category. A dozen years...
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By Paul Eisenstein, Executive Editor | 05/15/08 12:28 PM
Some news automatically generates a single-syllable response: Duh! Like the new report in the Detroit News that suggests General Motors’ mega-billion-dollar marketing program will undergo a “dramatic redesign” reflecting record fuel prices. As reporter Sharon Terlep points out, “after months of holding out hope that U.S. truck sales would rebound,” the automaker has suddenly woken up and realized...
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By Marty Padgett, Executive Editor | 04/11/08 6:17 PM
Toyota and Subaru are so much in love, they're getting together to build a new rear-drive coupe . Because, you know, the world didn't get enough of the Corolla GT-S the first time around. Honda Pilot pics swept the Web this week, days before all the reviewers posted their opinions. Well, you checked in with your opinions -- and not all of them loved the Pilot's nbew nose. Is it polite to give...
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By Marty Padgett, Executive Editor | 04/10/08 12:14 PM
UPDATE: Automotive News is reporting that Toyota has confirmed the arrival of both sportscars for 2011. When Toyota bought into Subaru a few years ago, auto pundits assumed that the companies would start sharing brainpower at some point. Now Britain's Autocar magazine says it has the first evidence that the companies are working on a new vehicle together -- a rear-drive sportscar that would be...
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By Marty Padgett, Executive Editor | 04/09/08 9:35 PM
Pay attention, Toyota drivers: a safety recall has been launched involving approximately 539,000 Corolla and Matrix vehicles in America. The recall applies to ’03 and ’04 Corolla and Matrix models with power windows (manual window model owners are safe). Toyota says the driver and front passenger door glass bolts have been coming loose and coming off. Notifications will be sent to...
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