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IIHS crowns Prius c and Malibu Eco Top Safety Picks [w/video]
Filed under: Hybrid , Chevrolet , GM , Toyota , USA , Videos The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has crowned two eco-friendly new models as Top Safety Picks: the 2013 Chevrolet Malibu Eco and 2012 Toyota Prius c . The redesigned 2013 Malibu joins its 2012 model-mate as a Top Pick, and the 2013 earned a good side impact rating even without its optional side airbags. The Prius c also has siblings that have won the award, the Prius and Prius v .
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Lexus Quietly Kills HS 250h Hybrid
Toyota confirmed that the slow-selling Lexus HS 250h hybrid was dropped earlier this year, but said the new ES 300h “is not replacing” the HS when it arrives at dealers in August.
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Toyota Prius Plug-In third fastest-selling car in America
Filed under: Hybrid , Toyota The good people at Cars.com have slogged their way through sales data from April and found something interesting. The Toyota Prius Plug-In managed to walk away as the third quickest-selling car in the U.S., spending just five days on dealer lots.
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Prius Most Likely To Outpace Toyota’s Sales Projections
By Philippe Crowe Toyota will need to make adjustments to the production of its Prius family of hybrids. As mentioned earlier here and in our monthly dashboard , the Toyota Division’s strong April sales performance in the U.S.
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Toyota China Sales Up 68%
Toyota has had a difficult time in getting its China plans into play, the Japanese company has multiple joint ventures in the China market but has an over reliance on larger vehicles such as the Camry, and SUV models such as the RAV4 and Highlander, Toyota has largely avoided compact models and mini cars in the Chinese market. Toyota is reporting that its sales were boosted by 68% in year on year comparison with April 2012 figures reaching 81,700 units.
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Toyota unveils all-electric RAV4
High price and low sales for Toyota’s new California-only RAV4 EV
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Toyota Prius plug-in sells 1,654 copies in April, beating Chevy Volt, Nissan Leaf
Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , Toyota The Toyota Prius , the most popular hybrid in the world, was also the most popular plug-in vehicle in U.S. last month.
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Subaru BRZ prices confirmed – Subaru BRZ prices confirmed
Full Subaru BRZ specifications and prices announced
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Subaru BRZ prices confirmed
Full Subaru BRZ specifications and prices announced
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Subaru BRZ to cost £24,995
The Subaru BRZ will cost from £24,995 – the same as the Toyota GT 86 sister car – when it goes on sale in the UK in the summer.
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‘All new’ Toyota RAV4 EV coming to EVS26 next week
Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Toyota , EVS There could not be a more bland teaser for the upcoming all-electric “all new” Toyota RAV4 EV than the one Toyota just released: silver sheetmetal with a badge that simply reads “Electric.” To see the rest of the vehicle, we will have to wait until the Electric Vehicle Symposium ( EVS ) gets started in Los Angeles next week. Luckily, we will be in LA with a camera or two and will bring you the full details from the show Monday, May 7. For now, all we know is what we’ve learned about the prototype that Toyota and Tesla have been showing for a while
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Gleanings Of The 2012 Beijing Auto Show: Toyota Open To Sub-Brand Suggestions
Toyota will launch a domestically produced plug-in hybrid in China before the year is over and will follow with EVs once certification is completed, said Dong Changzheng, executive vice president of Toyota Motor (China) Investment Co., to a small group of reporters at the Beijing Auto Show . The cars will be marketed under a yet to be announced “Chinese” brand