Toyota
Auto sales surge in March, led by small cars
DETROIT -- Appealing small cars, low interest rates, truck deals and unseasonably warm weather helped the auto industry achieve its best monthly performance in almost four years in March.
Date: 04/03/2012 | Business
Traffic safety officials want automakers to stifle dash distractions in moving vehicles
WASHINGTON -- Auto dashboards are becoming an arcade of text messages, GPS images, phone calls and web surfing, the government says, and it's asking carmakers to curb those distractions when vehicles are moving.
Date: 02/18/2012 | Business
U.S. investigates door fires in 2007 Camrys, RAV4s
DETROIT — Federal safety regulators are investigating reports of fires in the driver's side doors of 2007 Toyota Camry sedans and RAV4 crossover SUVs.
Date: 02/11/2012 | Nation & World
Toyota cuts outlook for profits; Thai floods, high yen take toll
TOKYO -- Toyota Motor Corp. sharply downgraded its earnings forecast Friday for this fiscal year through March, blaming a strong yen and the recent flooding in Thailand.
Date: 12/10/2011 | Business
Carmakers report surprisingly strong sales in August
Fears that car buyers would stay away from dealerships in August never materialized.
Date: 09/02/2011 | Business
President announces deal to boost fuel economy
WASHINGTON — Ushering in the largest decrease in auto fuel consumption since the 1970s, President Barack Obama and automobile manufacturers Friday announced a deal that will save drivers money at the pump and dramatically cut heat-trapping gases coming from tailpipes.
Date: 07/29/2011 | Nation & World




