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Honda Insight Generates Swift Demand In Japan

Honda's timing for the re-introduction of its Insight nameplate couldn't come at a better time for the Japanese and American auto markets; both are experiencing historic lows and hemorrhaging profit. We reported that the Insight will sell in Japan at just under 2 million yen, a bit of a magic...

February 16, 2009 by Colin Mathews

2010 Toyota Prius Boasts 3 Industry Firsts: Can You Name 'Em?

February 9, 2009 5

Toyota Sales Figures See Shadow, Predict Months Of Economic Winter

February 6, 2009

Toyota To Sell Old Prius Alongside 2010 Model In Japan

January 23, 2009

2010 Toyota Prius Preview

The third-generation Toyota Prius is official, with a debut at the 2009 Detroit auto show--and it's rated at 50 miles per gallon. The 2010 Toyota Prius has already had a... January 12, 2009 by Marty Padgett

Toyota, Ford Duel Over MPG

So...remember when we said that the 2010 Ford Fusion (41 mpg city/36 mpg highway) would soon be the most efficient mid-size on the road? Yeah, well, Toyota wasn't too happy... January 9, 2009 by Marty Padgett 4

Scion, Lexus Getting In on the 2010 Toyota Prius Act?

Call it rank speculation--but TheCarConnection.com's sister site AllAboutPrius.com is getting in on the act with the groundbreaking Toyota Prius set for a Detroit show debut... December 16, 2008 by Marty Padgett

2010 Toyota Prius: Mississippi Plant on Hold

Toyota is putting its new Mississippi manufacturing plant on indefinite hold, as it preps to introduce the 2010 Toyota Prius hybrid that was to be built there. The Wall... December 15, 2008 by Marty Padgett

Locomotive Theory: Weekend Edition

If you're lucky enough to live in an ideal world, you probably spend your weekends sleeping in, kicking back, and pondering the events of the past five days. And it's in that... December 15, 2008 by Marty Padgett

First Photos of 2010 Toyota Prius Hit the Web

It was speculation yesterday, but as of this morning, Autoblog and Jalopnik confirm that the new Prius photos that jumped from PriusChat to those sites are indeed accurate... October 16, 2008 by Marty Padgett 4

2010 Toyota Prius Teased with "Welcome" Screen

In a Web teaser for its redesigned Prius, "Toyota's Prius Team" leaked what fans of Toyota's gas/electric hybrid believe to be the new startup screen from its computer... October 7, 2008 by Marty Padgett 2

2009 Mercedes-Benz S400 Hybrid: Lithium-Ion Hits the Streets

With the advent of its new S400 Hybrid, Mercedes-Benz says it has the greenest internal-combustion-powered luxury sedan on the planet. It may sound like a mouthful, but each... September 17, 2008 by Marty Padgett 2

GM Wants $7,500 in Volt Incentives from Feds

As GM celebrates its 100th anniversary, there's one thing for certain about the next 100 years: Its very existence could depend on the Chevrolet Volt, which was shown in... September 16, 2008 by Marty Padgett 6

Volvo DRIVe to Make Efficient Splash at Paris

We Americans tend to measure how green a car is by miles per gallon; Europeans are all caught up on emissions. CO2, to be exact. And with minimal CO2 emissions being a... September 9, 2008 by Marty Padgett

The Week in Reverse

Will Chrysler really ditch passenger cars for trucks, and get in bed with Nissan? Our bet is yes, but no telling if the resulting love child will have Chrysler pizzazz... August 8, 2008 by Marty Padgett 2

MINI Knows Your "Carfun" Footprint

While Gores and bores worry about their 100-foot houseboat's carbon footprint, MINI's almost too clever ad agency has come up with the "Carfun Footprint"--a measure of how... August 7, 2008 by Marty Padgett 1

Toyota Prius Is "Stuff White People Like"

Guilty as charged: when it comes to "stuff white people like," according to a Web site of the same name, the Toyota Prius rules the Caucasian roost. The satiric Web site... August 4, 2008 by Marty Padgett 2

2010 Toyota Prius Spied!

The world’s most popular hybrid car, the Toyota Prius, is getting a new look, and here are the first photos of it. Caught earlier as a mule, with the new front welded to... July 30, 2008 by Marty Padgett 11

NextCruise: A Look and a Ride in Tomorrow's Green Machines

Blink your eyes and you might not even notice when you pass through Pleasant Ridge, Michigan. The sign on Woodward Avenue says both "hello" and "goodbye." But next month, it... July 22, 2008 by TCC Team 1