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ISSUE: November 15, 2009

Articles about Toyota

What To Expect When You're Sponsoring - 3-1-2005

Some say sports and business are a marriage made in heaven. But their offspring sponsorships of every conceivable kind can be as unpredictable and difficult to manage as real-life kids.
By Chris...

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...of unpredictable." Which is one reason why Toyota gets involved in the nitty-gritty of all racing...

...that bear its name, including the 30-year-old Toyota Grand Prix in Long Beach, California. On...

...will begin planning - with the event promoters, Toyota''s advertising agency, and corporate staff, as...

In A Word, Toyota Drives For Innovation - 10-1-2002

Oobeya is Japanese for “big, open office” — and it’s Toyota’s system for cutting costs and boosting quality. It’s also the secret behind the redesign of one of history’s bestselling cars. Five years ago, Takeshi Yoshida lande...

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... is Japanese for "big, open office" - and it''s Toyota''s system for cutting costs and boosting quality.

...landed a plum job: chief engineer for the 2003 Toyota Corolla and its all-new five-door version, the...

...in history and the heart of every other car Toyota makes. The Corolla, Yoshida says, "carries all...

Customer Made - 3-1-2006

Custom-er made There may be a Thomas Edison lurking in you and plenty of companies are banking on it.

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...and other Calcars volunteers rigged a 2004 Toyota Prius with a battery pack so that it can be...

...says Dave Hermance, executive engineer at Toyota. "Plug-ins are an interesting concept, but they...

...good value to customers." That doesn''t mean Toyota doesn''t gain anything from Kramer''s work. "It...

Think Lean - 6-15-2002

To change how your company works, change how your people think.

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...in the days of Henry Ford and was perfected by Toyota. For decades, companies in all kinds of...

...kinds of industries copied obvious aspects of Toyota’s lean production system. But all that...

...generally failed to remake companies in the Toyota image. So did the Toyota emulators use the...

You Are What You - 6-1-2004

DRIVE Match your job and budget with this seasons hottest new autos.

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...contractor Your Budget: $30K Your Rig: Toyota Tacoma X-Runner The 2005 Tacoma X-Runner is the...

...in the same truck. This muscled-up version of Toyota''s mid-size pickup has 4.5 inches more shoulder...

...300-plus horsepower if you choose the optional Toyota Racing Development (TRD) supercharger. Toyota...

Can-do Corolla - 3-15-2002

Toyota ninth-generation Corolla

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...apt descriptors for many new vehicles; however, Toyota has not only improved every last aspect of the...

...has also been lowered by $1,550 (to $13,370). Toyota is proud of the fact that the 130-horsepower...

Tiny-Car Syndrome - 6-1-2009

Keep reading to see the three coolest minicars from this year’s New York International Auto Show.

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...case you flip a little too much for this car. Toyota has taken the Yaris , made it a five-door...

...not small enough? Then have patience, because Toyota also unveiled its new Scion iQ in New York.

... Then have patience, because Toyota also unveiled Toyota in New York. Without any hybrid technology, the...

Green Without Envy - 5-15-2005

The new trend in hybrid vehicles is simple: all of the power, all of the luxury, none of the guilt.

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...It used to be that the Toyota Prius - whose venerable first generation...

... Civic, and Honda Accord, and for the hybrid-only Toyota Prius and Honda Insight this year. (For more...

...to roll later this year, along with a hybrid Toyota Highlander, Saturn Vue - even Chevy heavyweights...

A Little Competition - 2-15-2001

Toyota 2001 RAV4

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... with a stronger 148-horsepower engine means that Toyota has now leveled the playing field in the...

SUV COD - 12-15-2008

As America’s love affair with gas guzzlers wanes, auto exporters have found a welcoming embrace overseas.

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... AUTO-INDUSTRY ANALYST , Jessica Caldwell has the Toyota hot, whose sales are plummeting, and where...

...that has a two-year waiting list for the Toyota Land Cruiser 200 Series, a large SUV. How can...

... -- have a huge backlog of people waiting for the Toyota Land Cruiser but also that SUVs in general are...

Positions Of Strength - 2-15-2001

Its the latest wrinkle in managament: Hire employees for what they do best and build your organization around those strengths.

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...program two years ago, offering managers of Toyota''s 10,000 U.S. employees a training program on...

... that this investment is paying back big-time for Toyota." Reevaluating an Old Problem The obvious...

Tread Lightly - 10-1-2007

Shrink your carbon footprint and make Mother Earth happy by figuring out where you stand and how to lessen your impact.

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...vehicle. How much does a hybrid really save? A Toyota Prius emits four tons of greenhouse gases and...

...uses 7.4 barrels of petroleum per year, while a Toyota Camry emits 7.7 tons of greenhouse gases and...

Wheels - 9-1-2002

TRACKING TOYOTA It’s hard to believe that the American minivan craze started almost 20 years ago — although the first- and second-generation minivans seemed to be more hype than value, at least from an engineering viewpoint. Then the...

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...moved on to sport utility vehicles. The 2002 Toyota Sienna ($24,415 plus freight and options) is...

Alternative Autos - 3-15-2002

Carmakers latest ventures into high-tech engines make autos the leading edge of alternative energy sources.

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...a lot of interest in "pure" electric vehicles - Toyota now sells a pure electric RAV 4 SUV - the...

...gasoline or some other liquid or gaseous fuel. Toyota and Honda''s Insight, are already on the market. ...

...other liquid or gaseous fuel. Two such cars, Toyota and Honda''s Insight, are already on the market. ...

Mini Me - 2-1-2001

CHEVROLET TRACKER

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... you think of mini sport utility vehicles, Honda, Toyota, or even Kia comes to mind before Chevrolet. Now...

Life's A Jeep - 8-1-2001

2002 Jeep Liberty

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...Ford Escape, Honda CRV, Nissan Xterra, Toyota RAV4, Mazda Tribute, and the Hyundai Santa Fe.

Thin On Time - 6-15-2004

These days, thin is in — from slimming down with the South Beach diet to celebrities trading in their gas-guzzling SUVs for the environmentally friendly Toyota Prius, to flat-screen computer monitors and TVs. In keeping with the trend, Swistar Watch...

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...SUVs for the environmentally friendly Toyota Prius, to flat-screen computer monitors and TVs.

The Little Car That Could - 7-15-2008

The Smart ForTwo , which debuted on these shores earlier this year, comes in six colors. Green isn’t an option, however (probably because that would just be rubbing it in).

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...of just 1,800 POUNDS . In comparison, the Toyota Prius gets an average of 46 miles per gallon and...

...of just 1,800 POUNDS . In comparison, the Toyota Prius gets an average of 46 miles pergallon and...