Toyota’s Prius hybrid top-selling car in Japan for third straight monthToyota Prius top-selling car in Japan for 3 months TOKYO — Toyota’s hugely popular Prius hybrid ranked as Japan’s top-selling car in July, clinching the spot for the third consecutive month as tax breaks boosted sales of green vehicles, an auto industry group said Thursday. Honda executive denies Insight, Prius look alike in outlining design approachHonda executive denies Insight is Prius lookalike WAKO, Japan — A Honda design executive Thursday rejected claims his company’s Insight was a copycat of Toyota’s Prius, the world’s best-selling hybrid car. A look at the 2009 Chevrolet Silverado HybridA look at the 2009 Chevrolet Silverado Hybrid 2009 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 AWD Crew Cab 2Hy Toyota making hybrids in UK, Honda brings back overtime at Japan plantToyota making hybrids in UK, Honda sets overtime TOKYO — Toyota said Friday it will start making hybrids in Europe next year, while its Japanese rival Honda is bringing back overtime to meet demand for small cars, underlining the potential of their green vehicle strategies to underpin recovery from the auto slump. Report: Toyota, Mazda to form partnership on hybrid technologyReport: Toyota, Mazda to form tie-up on hybrids TOKYO — Toyota is in talks with Mazda about providing its key hybrid technology in a tie-up, the nation’s top business daily reported Thursday. Toyota rolls out first hybrid-only Lexus model with hopes green cars will boost lagging salesToyota rolls out first hybrid-only Lexus model TOKYO — Toyota rolled out its first hybrid-only Lexus luxury model Tuesday, as the world’s top automaker seeks to turn itself around by pushing the increasingly popular green technology. Abu Dhabi investment firm’s new stake in Tesla signals added interest in electric carmakerAdded interest in Tesla as UAE firm buys stake NEW YORK — With a $109,000-plus sports car as its only vehicle on the market, Tesla Motors would appear to a niche player on the auto scene. Yet parties including the U.S. government and a fund in Abu Dhabi are counting on the company’s electric cars to one day go mainstream. Toyota racks up 180,000 Japan orders for new Prius hybrid despite hard timesToyota gets 180,000 orders for new Prius hybrid TOKYO — Toyota Motor Corp. got 180,000 orders for the new Prius hybrid in Japan in just a month, far surpassing its target of 10,000 vehicles in monthly sales, the automaker said Friday. GM cancels gas-electric mild hybrid in Malibu, working on system with better gas mileageGM cancels Malibu hybrid, works on new system DETROIT — General Motors says it is working on the next generation of its gas-electric mild hybrid system that will be more efficient than the one it is canceling in the Chevrolet Malibu and Saturn Aura. Toyota plant churns out Prius to meet hot demand _ but plans to open US factory on holdToyota plant on a roll with hit Prius TOYOTA, Japan — Toyota’s Tsutsumi plant was abuzz with drills and other machinery Friday, with workers brought in from other, less busy plants to crank out the new Prius to keep up with bursting demand for the hybrid car. |
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