Toyota launches SUV Fortuner

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.

August 24th, 2009 Indo-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE NEW DELHI - Japanese car maker Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) Monday launched its sports utility vehicle (SUV) Fortuner here. Priced at Rs.18.45 lakh -- ex-showroom in Delhi -- the Toyota Fortuner is now available in India in only its diesel variant.

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.

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.

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

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.

July 11th, 2009 Toyota considering dissolving Nummi joint ventureNEW YORK — Toyota Motor Co. says it is considering dissolving its stake in a California manufacturing plant after General Motors Corp.

August 27th, 2009 Toyota plans to end production at joint ventureWASHINGTON — Toyota Motor Corp. plans to end production in March 2010 at a California joint venture where it has built vehicles with General Motors Co.

June 23rd, 2009 TOKYO - Akio Toyoda Tuesday was confirmed as president of Toyota Motor Corp at a shareholders' meeting in the central Japanese city of Toyota, the headquarters of the world's leading carmaker. While a record 3,364 shareholders attended the meeting, the 53-year-old member of the founding family took over at a time Toyota has been suffering its first annual losses in more than 70 years of company history.

June 25th, 2009 Toytoa president says product lineup under reviewTOKYO — Toyota's new president says that the company's entire product lineup will be reviewed to better focus its offerings to each global region. Akio Toyoda, grandson of the founder of Toyota Motor Corp., says Thursday he will put customers and the rank-and-file first to steer the automaker out of its worst crisis since it was founded.

June 3rd, 2009 Toyota to start plug-in hybrid leasingTOKYO — Toyota said Wednesday it will start leasing plug-in hybrid cars, that are even greener than its hit Prius, by the end of this year in the U.S., Japan and Europe. Toyota Motor Corp., the world's top automaker, will start leasing 200 plug-ins in Japan, 150 in the U.S.

July 1st, 2009 June Auto Sales: ToyotaTORRANCE, Calif. — Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc.

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.

August 26th, 2009 Toyota to cut production capacity at Japan factoryTOKYO — Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday it plans to cut production capacity at one of its factories in Japan.

September 30th, 2009 A look at the 2010 Toyota Prius2010 Toyota Prius V BASE PRICE: $22,000 for II model; $23,000 for III; $25,800 for IV; $27,270 for V. AS TESTED: $33,079.