Correction: Toyota marketing story

January 28th, 2010 more images more imagesCorrection: Toyota recall storyNEW YORK — In a story Jan. 27 about Toyota's decision to stop selling and building eight of its models because of faulty gas pedals, The Associated Press misidentified Doug Sprinthall as owner of Walser Toyota in Bloomington, Minn.

February 5th, 2010 more images more imagesCorrection: AT&T-iPhone Sling storySEATTLE — In a story Feb. 5 about Sling Media's TV program becoming available on the iPhone, The Associated Press reported erroneously that AT&T is headquartered in San Antonio.

September 17th, 2009 Eyeing recovery, Toyota plans $1B marketing pushNEW YORK — Toyota Motor Corp. will pour $1 billion into a major U.S.

April 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Unperturbed by the financial crisis and a slump in sales, Japanese auto major Toyota Motor Wednesday announced that it will launch its high end sport utility vehicle (SUV) Fortuner in India by September this year. Fortuner, which is currently available in Philippines and Malaysia, will be imported to India in completely knocked down (fully disassembled) condition and is expected to be sold at around Rs.20 lakh.

December 23rd, 2008 NEW DELHI - Toyota's Innova and Corolla Altis models will be costlier by up to Rs.25,000 next month, the Japanese auto major said Wednesday. A company statement said the price hike decision was taken due to increase in cost, thanks to the rising dollar exchange rate.

June 9th, 2009 MUMBAI - Auto major Toyota Kirloskar Motors (TKM) Tuesday launched its eighth generation Land Cruiser sports utility vehicle (SUV) in the Indian market, priced in the range of Rs.81.64 lakh and Rs.83.1 lakh, almost double the present price. TKM is an 89:11 joint venture between Japan's Toyota Motor Corp and India's Kirloskar group.

December 14th, 2009 MELBOURNE - World's largest automaker Toyota has pulled an advertisement that was slammed for being incestuous, degrading and sexist. The ad, which was the winning entry in the Toyota-sponsored Clever Film Comp, has been removed from the event site after an online backlash against sexual jokes including a father saying his daughter "can take a good pounding".

February 2nd, 2010 more images more images more images more images AP Interview: LaHood says Toyota slow to respond WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood says Toyota was slow to realize safety problems with its gas pedals that has led to the recall of millions of popular Toyota brands. LaHood tells The Associated Press that Toyota was "a little safety deaf" and that federal safety officials needed to "wake them up" to the seriousness of the pedal problems.

February 11th, 2010 more images more images Toyota Prius is the most popular hybrid vehicles worldwide but the third generation models suffered problems regarding the break pedals and floormats which is reported to be the cause of many accidents. Toyota has announced the recall of about 436,000 hybrid vehicles globally that includes the latest Prius Model.

September 30th, 2009 Govt warns Toyota owners about stuck acceleratorsWASHINGTON — The government is warning owners of Toyota and Lexus vehicles about safety problems tied to removable floor mats. They say the mats could interfere with the vehicle's accelerator and cause a crash.

March 11th, 2010 more images more images more images 2-second video causes headache for ABC News NEW YORK — For the want of a better two-second picture of a tachometer, ABC News has called into question its reporting on acceleration problems with Toyota vehicles. The network's handling of a Feb.

August 26th, 2009 Toyota recalls 95,700 Toyota, Scion vehiclesTORRANCE, Calif. — Toyota Motor Corp.

August 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Japanese car maker Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd Monday launched its Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) Fortuner here. Priced at Rs.18.45 lakh (Rs.1.845 million) -- ex-showroom in Delhi -- Toyota Fortuner is now available in India only in its diesel variant.

July 16th, 2009 Report: Toyota, Mazda to form tie-up on hybridsTOKYO — Toyota is in talks with Mazda about providing its key hybrid technology in a tie-up, the nation's top business daily reported Thursday. Both automakers said no decision has been made.

October 5th, 2009 Toyota formally recalls 3.8 million vehiclesWASHINGTON — Toyota Motor Corp. is officially recalling 3.8 million vehicles in the United States to address problems with floor mats that could cause the gas pedal to get stuck and cause a crash.