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- new modification car
- Citroen revamps C3 Picasso for 2011 (UK)
- Lexus CT200h pricing announced (UK)
- Great Wall to produce cars in Bulgaria (BG)
- Large SUV sales remain strong (U.S)
- Ford launches special-edition Transit SportsVan (UK)
- Fully Charged Nemesis electric supercar
- GE to place Biggest Electric-Vehicle Order in History
- Jeep Car: 2010 HUMMER H2 "Black Chrome" Limited Ed...
- Jeep Car: Dhoni Hummer Images
- HaloIPT Launches First Wireless Electric Car Charger
- 2011 Simbol Design Sports Cars Lavazza GTX-R The N...
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- Photo Gallery: 2011 Hyundai ix20
- jaguar car xj220 car pictures and wallpapers
- 3D concept vehicles by David J
- 2011 Mustang to get new 3.7Liter V6
- 2010 Audi R8 5.2 V10 FSI Quattro Road Test
- 2009 New York Auto Show: 2010 GMC Terrain SUV
- Nissan Rolls Out New High-End Gas-Electric Hybrid ...
- Toyota announce hybrid NiMH battery recycling join...
- Audi A2 electric car sets long-distance record of ...
- De Tomaso Ghepardo Sports Cars Concept Designed Fo...
- Chevrolet preparing Aveo RS, crossover, and sedan
- Toyota reveals special-edition Prius 10th Annivers...
- SAP and Siemens establish eCar EV partnership
- Alfa Romeo Sport Cars Autodelta Alfa Romeo 8C Comp...
- Photo Gallery: 2011 Citroen C5
- Vehicle concepts by Albert Yu
- 2012 Nissan Sport Cars GT-R EGOIST Created by Takumi
- 2012 Nissan Sport Cars GT-R EGOIST Created by Takumi
- Daimler Sees ‘Good Progress’ in BYD Electric Car Pact
- Photo Gallery: 2011 Hyundai Equus
- Saab to offer 'factory cam' for customers; watch y...
- 2010 Lamborghini Gallardo
- Ferrari F430 Modification
- Ferrari 360 Modena White
- Hamman Ferrari F430
- Ferrari 360 Modena
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- SUV Car: Porsche Cayenne Diesel
- Fast Car Audi R8 V10 5.2 FSI quattro
- Exclusive BMW’s Green Sports Car
- Production of the Nissan LEAF begins at Oppama, Japan
- Global Toyota Prius sales exceed 2m units
- Peugeot upgrades 3008 crossover for 2011 (UK)
- Photo Gallery: 2011 Nissan Micra
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- 2011 Bugati Veyron Super Sport
- 2010 Honda Insight EU Version
- 2011 Lexus IS F Sports Sedan
- Honda Jazz Hybrid A very cool Honda Jazz Hy...
- Mitsubishi Outlander Sport 2011
- Photo Gallery: 2011 Volkswagen Passat
- 3D concept vehicles by Gavin Rothery
- 2011 Cool Volkswagen Jetta TDI Diesel – First Driv...
- 2010 Volkswagen New Cars – Auto Shows
- Car makers signal interest in wireless EV charging
- Green Overdrive: Drives the Lincoln MKZ Hybrid
- 2010 Dodge Challenger
- Incepto Sports Cars Concept by Azerbaijani Designe...
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- Bentley Sport Cars Bentley Silver Wings Concept
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- Mazda2 and 5 pricing announced (UK)
- No future for the mid-engine Corvette
- GM launches Cruze in South Korea as Lacetti Premiere
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- Batteries Smaller Than a Grain of Salt
- Global temperatures continue to rise
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- Concept vehicle art by Matt Tkocz
- Motorshow: 2010 Paris Motor Show
- Some OPEC Members Push for $100 a Barrel Oil
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- Ford Start concept due for production in 2014
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- New Car: 2011 Ford Ranger/Mazda BT-50
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Next member of Prius family to be revealed at 2011 Detroit Auto Show
Toyota Motor Corp will show off a coming variant of its Prius hybrid in January as it seeks to distance itself from a costly safety crisis that has weakened sales and damaged its once-sterling reputation.
Don Esmond, Toyota Motor Sales USA senior vice president for automotive operations, would not say how the upcoming model will differ from the automaker's current market-leading Prius.
The Prius dominates the market for hybrids, accounting for 70 percent of global sales, and Toyota seeks to expand the Prius into a "family" of models.
"We will introduce the next member of the Prius family at the 2011 auto show here in Detroit in January," said Esmond, speaking to the Automotive Press Association at the Detroit Athletic Club.
"It's an all-new model with more comfort, styling, versatility, and while still retaining the heritage of the original Prius," said Esmond.
Esmond said the Toyota brand will introduce seven new or updated products in 2011.
Tesla Motors this week said it has reached a $60 million deal with Toyota to develop the powertrain for an electric version of the Rav4 sport utility vehicle.
Working with Tesla on electric vehicles is "a step in the right direction" for Toyota, Esmond said, but the company will remain focused on hybrids when it comes to alternatives to conventional gasoline vehicles.
The worst safety crisis in company history included a suspension of some of Toyota's best-selling models early this year, cut sales in the United States -- its top market, and pushed Toyota to uncharacteristically increase incentives to entice buyers.
"We've gone back to the basics of more carefully listening to our customers, and have made some significant changes to become more responsive, safety-focused organization," Esmond said.
He said Toyota is recovering steadily from the safety crisis.
"We've tarnished the brand but we did not rust it all the way through," said Esmond.
Esmond said that Toyota's North American auto plants are now operating at 90 percent of capacity, and will reach full capacity next year.
In 2011, Corolla sedans will roll off a new assembly plant in Mississippi, the 10th Toyota plant in North America, Esmond said.
A Japanese newspaper reported that Toyota is considering halting exports from Japan of the Corolla. The sedan is now made in 15 countries and the automaker has been considering halting exports from Japan in part on a weak yen.
U.S. auto sales are on pace for October to be the best month of 2010, a sign that the U.S. economy is slowly recovering, Esmond said.
If sales through the recent weekend continue through the month, October's sales rate on an annualized basis will be 12 million to 12.3 million vehicles, he said.
That would eclipse the highest monthly sales so far this year. In March, 11.8 million units sold, on a seasonally adjusted annualized rate.
For 2011, Toyota has said it expects U.S. light vehicle sales to be around 12.3 million vehicles.
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