| Toyota scraps plans for Thailand & Russia factories |
Jan 6th, 2009 |
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2008 was a tough year for all manufacturers, even the world’s biggest (and arguably the most successful) manufacturer, Toyota, reported its first-ever annual operating loss. The Japanese giant h...
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| Ford Ranger sales skid 31 percent |
Jan 6th, 2009 |
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said Monday sales of its Ranger trucks slid almost 31 percent in December compared to the same period in 2007. The Dearborn, Mich.-based automaker said it sold 3,855 Rangers last month, down from 5,5...
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| Australian car sales slump |
Jan 6th, 2009 |
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Toyota was Australia's best-selling brand in 2008 with 238,983 cars sold, followed by Holden with 130,338 sales and third-ranking Ford selling 104,715 cars. The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industri...
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| Nissan dealers back out of the Detroit auto show |
Jan 6th, 2009 |
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Nissan Motor Co. announced a decision in November to pull out of the show, but that was followed quickly by a group of local Nissan dealers saying they would provide vehicles and staffing for the spac...
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| Bad year for US auto sales ends with gloom |
Jan 6th, 2009 |
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(31 mins ago) US auto sales crashed again last month as the industry posted its worst year since 1992 and the Detroit Three saw their annual market share slip beneath 50 percent for the first time. ...
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| Toyota, Honda lead declines in Dec. auto sales |
Jan 6th, 2009 |
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Unsold 2009 Focus sedans sit at a Ford dealership in Denver on Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009. Ford Motor Company said Monday, that sales dropped 32 percent in December. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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| Man rams 4 cars in road-rage incident |
Jan 6th, 2009 |
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West Valley City police arrested an 18-year-old man Saturday after he rammed several cars and tried to run from police officers. The man got into a road-rage incident with another driver and followe...
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| Toyota record sales defy global trends |
Jan 6th, 2009 |
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As manufacturers around the globe announce yearly sales at record lows for 2008 in the wake of the economic downturn, Toyota Australia has instead defied global trends to set an all-time industry sale...
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| Suzuki Kizashi to be cancelled |
Jan 6th, 2009 |
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The problem Suzuki is facing is similar to the rest of the industry, however the company’s biggest market, India, where it commands around half the market has also declined sharply.
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| Japan auto execs hope for U.S. recovery |
Jan 6th, 2009 |
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TOKYO — Japan auto executives gathered for an annual New Year’s party Monday expressed hopes for a U.S. turnaround and a strengthening dollar to fix the faltering global market. Japan&...
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