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The Manchurian Candidate: Anti-Japan Protests Good News for German Automaker in China

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-manchurian-candidate-anti-japan.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pGvjWtmQ9O8/UFsifI02EQI/AAAAAAAJJuE/klRG93MYC-4/s800/China-vs-Japan-0.jpg" style="border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 349px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 645px;" /></a> </div>One man’s loss is another man’s gain. That’s the way it has always been and that’s the way it is today, especially in the corporate world. Case in point: <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/09/nissans-china-sales-slow-down-due-to.html">China’s anti-Japan protests</a>, which seem to turn uglier each passing day. Toyota, Nissan and Honda have been forced <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/09/japanese-automakers-shut-down-their.html">to shut down their plants</a> after attacks on some of their operations and dealerships. Nevertheless, Chinese consumers still buy cars. If they shy away from Japanese vehicles, then they will probably turn to other brands from nations with which they have no quarrel. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-manchurian-candidate-anti-japan.html#more">Read more »</a>

China Mitsubishi Nissan Reports Toyota Video The Manchurian Candidate: Anti-Japan Protests Good News for German Automaker in China

One man’s loss is another man’s gain. That’s the way it has always been and that’s the way it is today, especially in the corporate world. ...

Toyota Goes Into Depth with the All-New Auris and Auris Hybrid Compact Hatchbacks

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/09/toyota-goes-into-depth-with-all-new.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5790042134865923906" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gYDb5yNZYzk/UFpcpQs6T0I/AAAAAAAJJeE/nF-m-jrj0ow/s800/2013-Toyota-Auris-01.jpg" style="border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 349px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 645px;" /></a> About month ago, Toyota unveiled its brand-new 2013 MY Auris ahead of its <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Paris%20Auto%20Show">Paris Auto Show</a> world premiere on September 27. Now, Japan’s biggest carmaker has shed more light on the latest iteration of what it claims to be the most popular C-segment model series (including the Corolla nameplate) in the world, having sold 39 million units in more than 140 countries since the introduction of the <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Toyota%20Corolla">Corolla</a> in 1966. Toyota says that the second generation of the Auris was specifically designed for Europe, which will be its biggest market. It will be manufactured alongside the Avensis in Toyota’s UK plant in Burnaston, which this year celebrates its 20th anniversary. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/09/toyota-goes-into-depth-with-all-new.html#more">Read more »</a>

Diesel Galleries Hybrids New Cars Paris Auto Show Toyota Toyota Auris Toyota Goes Into Depth with the All-New Auris and Auris Hybrid Compact Hatchbacks

About month ago, Toyota unveiled its brand-new 2013 MY Auris ahead of its Paris Auto Show world premiere on September 27. Now, Japan’s big...

Toyota Begins Production of All-New 2013 Auris at Burnaston Plant

Reports Toyota Toyota Auris UK Toyota Begins Production of All-New 2013 Auris at Burnaston Plant

Toyota hosted a special ceremony today at its Burnaston factory, just south of the city of Derby in Britain, to mark the start of series pro...

First Installation of the New iPad Mini in a Car

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/11/first-installation-of-new-ipad-mini-in.html"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-26gE9g3oeGc/UJgF4Ky3fYI/AAAAAAAJ6ls/y0UF5PuuumY/s1600/Apple-iPad-Mini-1.jpg" style="border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 349px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 645px;" /></a> Sure Apple's new iPad Mini might have some shortcomings including its smaller, 7.9-inch non-Retina Display and a steep price tag, but in regards to its footprint, it looks like it could be the perfect fit for automotive <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/gadgets">applications</a>. No sooner than it landed on the market, an audio system specialist from Florida named "<a href="http://www.soundwavesoftampa.com/">Soundwaves of Tampa</a>" went ahead to become the first company in the field to install the tablet in a car and specifically, on a 2012 <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Toyota%20Corolla">Toyota Corolla sedan.</a> <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/11/first-installation-of-new-ipad-mini-in.html#more">Read more »</a>

gadgets Offbeat News Toyota Toyota Corolla Toyota Videos Tuning Video First Installation of the New iPad Mini in a Car

Sure Apple's new iPad Mini might have some shortcomings including its smaller, 7.9-inch non-Retina Display and a steep price tag, but in...

Three Toyota Prius Hybrid Models Also Caught Fire at New Jersey Port During Storm

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/11/three-toyota-prius-hybrid-models-also.html"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-C3tVVJ880v0/UJZ_H_0ThWI/AAAAAAAJ6Ho/Vv3r9cw5JO4/s1600/Toyota-Prius-1_2.jpg" style="bborder: 1px solid rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 349px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 645px;" /></a> As it turns out, the <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/mega-storm-sandy-submerges-16-new.html">16 Fisker Karma extended-range hybrids</a> weren't the only new hybrid cars to catch fire in Port Newark, New Jersey last Monday on October 29, after being submerged in seawater during Hurricane Sandy. In a completely separate incident during the storm, three <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Toyota%20Prius">Toyota Prius models</a>, including a conventional hybrid and a plug-in hybrid, were also damaged by fire at Port Newark, <a href="http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-mo-autos-sandy-hurts-fisker-toyota-20121101,0,2915754.story">according to a report</a> from the LA Times. Toyota confirmed the incident. "One Prius out and out burned, the others just kind of smoldered and got really hot," Cindy Knight, a Toyota spokeswoman <a href="http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/02/mystery-at-port-newark-why-did-17-plug-in-cars-burn/#h[]">told the New York Times</a> (NYT), adding that the fire "likely started because saltwater got into the electrical system." The Prius that burned down completely was a plug-in <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Hybrids">hybrid model</a>. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/11/three-toyota-prius-hybrid-models-also.html#more">Read more »</a>

Accidents Hybrids Reports Toyota Toyota Prius Three Toyota Prius Hybrid Models Also Caught Fire at New Jersey Port During Storm

As it turns out, the 16 Fisker Karma extended-range hybrids weren't the only new hybrid cars to catch fire in Port Newark, New Jersey l...

Sandy Hits East Coast Car Sales, Lowers October’s SAAR By Nearly a Million Units

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/11/sandy-hits-east-coast-car-sales-lowers.html"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Z5Tfd4c2j_k/UJQnLsQxffI/AAAAAAAJ4cY/707evdedvqY/s1600/Chevrolet-Cruze-0.jpg" style="border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 349px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 645px;" /></a> Not that there’s ever a “good” timing for a natural disaster, but for East Coast new car dealers, especially those in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, traditionally very big markets for light vehicles, hurricane Sandy had <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Reports">a devastating effect</a> as far as sales are concerned. That’s because, apart from any damages dealers suffered, they also had to shut down their showrooms at the end of October, when their daily sales are at their peak. Moreover, deliveries scheduled for early November are likely to be affected, though dealers are expected to make at least part of that up by buyers seeking replacements for their totaled cars. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/11/sandy-hits-east-coast-car-sales-lowers.html#more">Read more »</a>

Chrysler Ford GM Reports Toyota Sandy Hits East Coast Car Sales, Lowers October’s SAAR By Nearly a Million Units

Not that there’s ever a “good” timing for a natural disaster, but for East Coast new car dealers, especially those in New York, New Jersey a...

BMW Group and Toyota to Each Donate $1 Million for Hurricane Sandy Relief Efforts

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/11/bmw-group-and-toyota-to-each-donate-1.html"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Ro8fbWMbGRc/UJQicET4LhI/AAAAAAAJ4bk/qllGksJn5l0/s1600/Sandy-Cars-1.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 349px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 645px;" /></a> With a simple press statement, the North American division of <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/BMW">the BMW Group</a> announced that it will donate the amount of $1 million to million to the American Red Cross for disaster relief in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. "This donation will help the Red Cross give aid to the many who are in need in the affected areas," said Ludwig Willisch, CEO and President, BMW of North America. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/11/bmw-group-and-toyota-to-each-donate-1.html#more">Read more »</a>

BMW Ford Mazda Reports Toyota VW BMW Group and Toyota to Each Donate $1 Million for Hurricane Sandy Relief Efforts

With a simple press statement, the North American division of the BMW Group announced that it will donate the amount of $1 million to milli...

Ford Comes in Second Last in Consumer Reports’ 2012 Auto Reliability Survey [w/Video]

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/ford-comes-in-second-last-in-consumer.html"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TN5jUIUIIvs/UI8HX2a-8FI/AAAAAAAJxg0/3plkyQPvEo8/s1600/Ford.jpg" style="border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 349px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 645px;" /></a> Two years ago, <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Ford">Ford</a> was included in the Top 10 of Consumer Reports’ (CR) annual reliability survey, with more than 90 percent of its range rated average or better. In <a href="http://www.consumerreports.org/content/cro/en/cars/best_worst_new_car_reliability.html">the 2012 survey</a>, however, you’ll have to look a long way down to find the Blue Oval: it occupies the next-to-last place as it finished 27th out of 28 brands rated, and its Lincoln luxury division is just one place ahead. "Ford's bumpy road can be seen in the numbers. Sixty percent of Ford-branded models and half of Lincolns were below average in predicted reliability and none placed above average," said Jake Fisher, director of automotive testing for Consumer Reports. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/ford-comes-in-second-last-in-consumer.html#more">Read more »</a>

Acura BMW Buick Cadillac Chevrolet Ford Honda Lincoln Mazda Mercedes Reports Study Subaru Toyota Video Ford Comes in Second Last in Consumer Reports’ 2012 Auto Reliability Survey [w/Video]

Two years ago, Ford was included in the Top 10 of Consumer Reports’ (CR) annual reliability survey, with more than 90 percent of its range ...

New 2013 Toyota Avalon Brings a Sexier Body and Lower Starting Price of $30,990*

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/new-2013-toyota-avalon-brings-sexier.html"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_JNIVe-L0mQ/UJAu-vp8F2I/AAAAAAAJzYE/Qry_etFLunc/s1600/2013-Toyota-Avalon-%2523.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 349px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 645px;" /></a> About a month before the regular and hybrid variants of the <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/04/all-new-2013-toyota-avalon-sedan-breaks.html">new 2013 Avalon series</a> arrive in dealerships across the States at the beginning of December, Toyota released detailed pricing info for the two models. The new Avalon will begin at a lower price point than the car it replaces at $30,990 for the base gasoline model, rising to $41,400 for the hybrid variant in top-spec trim. Keep in mind that these prices do not include a delivery, processing and handling (DPH*) fee of $795. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/new-2013-toyota-avalon-brings-sexier.html#more">Read more »</a>

Galleries New Cars Toyota Toyota Avalon New 2013 Toyota Avalon Brings a Sexier Body and Lower Starting Price of $30,990*

About a month before the regular and hybrid variants of the new 2013 Avalon series arrive in dealerships across the States at the beginning...

Why Does Toyota Think that a Pink Crown Athlete Symbolizes its…Athletic Nature? [w/Videos]

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/12/why-does-toyota-think-that-pink-crown.html"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-132ChpY00FA/UNyCrRuc-II/AAAAAAAK3TE/LCDEQKmVhKM/s1600/Untitled-1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a> Perhaps you can help us figure out what’s with the pink-colored <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/12/toyota-reveals-new-2013-crown-royal-and.html">2013 Toyota Crown Athlete</a> that was presented this week in Japan under the soothing sounds of Frank Sinatra's "Strangers in the night", since our knowledge of the Japanese language is limited to words like "Konnichiwa" and "Sayōnara" and the company doesn't allow access to its "<a href="http://crown-reborn.jp/">Re-Born</a>" website for visitors outside of Japan. We looked up the available colors for the new Crown Athlete, and pink wasn't among the shades offered on the car's online configurator. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/12/why-does-toyota-think-that-pink-crown.html#more">Read more »</a>

Japan New Cars Toyota Toyota Crown Toyota Videos Video Why Does Toyota Think that a Pink Crown Athlete Symbolizes its…Athletic Nature? [w/Videos]

Perhaps you can help us figure out what’s with the pink-colored 2013 Toyota Crown Athlete that was presented this week in Japan under the s...

Toyota FJ Cruiser Jumps Sand Dune in Saudi Arabia, Lands Face First and Tumbles Down…

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/12/toyota-fj-cruiser-jumps-sand-dune-in.html"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TCoFBexD29w/UNugHNF7PFI/AAAAAAAK26A/UKWrL0bxst8/s1600/Untitled-1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(63, 63, 63); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a> The good thing with <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/01/pink-range-rover-trapped-in-sand-dunes.html">hot deserts and sand dunes</a> located near highways is that they're easily accessible by drivers feeling adventurous or who simply want to blow off some steam. On the other hand, this also means that just about anyone driving an SUV or a crossover capable of going off-road can jump off the highway at any time and try whatever comes to mind without taking any precautions or acting in a sensible way. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/12/toyota-fj-cruiser-jumps-sand-dune-in.html#more">Read more »</a>

Accidents Middle East Offbeat News Toyota Toyota FJ Cruiser Toyota Videos Video Toyota FJ Cruiser Jumps Sand Dune in Saudi Arabia, Lands Face First and Tumbles Down…

The good thing with hot deserts and sand dunes located near highways is that they're easily accessible by drivers feeling adventurous o...

Damn, Where Did That Slab of Concrete Come From?

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/12/damn-where-did-that-slab-of-concrete.html"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SQ_LAlc2kCY/UNONofoHLII/AAAAAAAKx2g/dDFNV83k1Zk/s1600/Untitled-1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a> We're going to guess that <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/07/hit-and-run-driver-strikes-down-four.html">Taiwanese</a> authorities placed a slab of concrete in front of this zebra crossing to protect pedestrians from vehicles, but it also seems to work as a punishment tool for impatient drivers. Take this gifted driver of a black <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Toyota">Toyota sedan</a>, who not only disregarded the red light but also tried to make a quick illegal left turn. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/12/damn-where-did-that-slab-of-concrete.html#more">Read more »</a>

Accidents Asia Offbeat News Toyota Toyota Camry Toyota Corolla Toyota Videos Video Damn, Where Did That Slab of Concrete Come From?

We're going to guess that Taiwanese authorities placed a slab of concrete in front of this zebra crossing to protect pedestrians from v...

New Toyota Furia Sedan Concept Teased Ahead of Detroit Motor Show, Which Model Does it Preview?

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/12/new-toyota-furia-sedan-concept-teased.html"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4f5n5Ymx1TM/UNN27aes0uI/AAAAAAAKxvw/0gXdaS_mHMk/s1600/Toyota-Furia-Concept.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a> With the <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Detroit%20Auto%20Show">2013 North American International Auto Show</a> in Detroit approaching closer, more and more automakers are opening their cards, though, most of the times, not to the extent we would all like… Toyota, for example, announced on Thursday that it will host the world premiere of a new study called the Furia through a teaser video and a simple statement saying that it will be an "an exciting new sedan concept". <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/12/new-toyota-furia-sedan-concept-teased.html#more">Read more »</a>

Concepts Detroit Auto Show Toyota Toyota Concepts Toyota Videos Video New Toyota Furia Sedan Concept Teased Ahead of Detroit Motor Show, Which Model Does it Preview?

With the 2013 North American International Auto Show in Detroit approaching closer, more and more automakers are opening their cards, thoug...

2013 Toyota Avalon is the First Vehicle in the World to Offer Qi Wireless In-Car Charging

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/12/2013-toyota-avalon-is-first-vehicle-in.html"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-h_kjjktc46c/UNI3Ks8rJVI/AAAAAAAKwjY/DC7yB1nxRmQ/s1600/Avalon-2013-Wireless-Charging-1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border: 1px solid rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a> After finding their way into our homes and offices, wireless charging systems for cell phones and other electronic devices are now beginning to make their appearance in automobiles. General Motors has already introduced <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/01/gm-introduces-cell-phone-charging-mats.html">a wireless cell phone mat</a> and so has <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/04/chrysler-introduces-industry-first-in.html">Chrysler's Mopar division</a>, but Toyota is laying claims to the "world’s first application of Qi wireless in-car charging" as part of a Technology Package for both the 2013 Avalon and Avalon Hybrid models. We reached out to Chrysler to ask whether its already available wireless charging system adheres to the "Qi" interface standards and we will post an update once we receive a reply, but for now, we will take Toyota's word for it. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/12/2013-toyota-avalon-is-first-vehicle-in.html#more">Read more »</a>

gadgets New Cars Toyota Toyota Avalon Toyota Videos Video 2013 Toyota Avalon is the First Vehicle in the World to Offer Qi Wireless In-Car Charging

After finding their way into our homes and offices, wireless charging systems for cell phones and other electronic devices are now beginning...

New 2013 Toyota RAV4 Goes on Sales in the States in January Priced from $23,300*

Galleries New Cars Toyota Toyota RAV4 New 2013 Toyota RAV4 Goes on Sales in the States in January Priced from $23,300*

Toyota’s fourth-generation RAV4 arrives in dealerships across the U.S. in January with a single 4-cylinder engine and the option of FWD or ...

Toyota Pays NHTSA Record $17.35 Million for Delaying Lexus RX Recall on Pedal Entrapment Issue

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/12/toyota-pays-nthsa-record-1735-million.html"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4zv3hgU6PHQ/UNBqk6bQNjI/AAAAAAAKt_8/xcJgV2scphE/s1600/2010-Lexus-RS-7.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a> For the fourth time since 2010, Toyota has been fined the maximum penalty for delaying <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Recalls">recalls</a>. On Tuesday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced that it has slapped Toyota with a record $17.35 million (€13.15 million at today's exchange rates) fine for failing to report a <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/06/deja-vu-nhtsa-asks-toyota-to-recall.html">safety defect to address floor mat pedal</a> entrapment in the 2010 Lexus RX 350 and RX 450h in a timely manner. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/12/toyota-pays-nthsa-record-1735-million.html#more">Read more »</a>

Lexus Lexus RX Recalls Reports Toyota Toyota Pays NHTSA Record $17.35 Million for Delaying Lexus RX Recall on Pedal Entrapment Issue

For the fourth time since 2010, Toyota has been fined the maximum penalty for delaying recalls . On Tuesday, the National Highway Traffic S...

Toyota to Regain Sales Throne, VW and GM Fight for Second in the Best Year Ever for Car Sales

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/12/toyota-to-regain-sales-throne-vw-and-gm.html"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FNCAg1JMmLc/UM95KNfYrKI/AAAAAAAKtFI/HYfogBgaDWk/s1600/Toyota-RAV4-0.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a> Having dropped to third position after a number of disasters crippled its production in 2011, Toyota <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/there-can-be-only-one-toyota-bounces.html">looks set to reclaim the title</a> of the world’s largest automaker this year. This leaves General Motors and the <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/VW/">VW Group</a> to fight it out for second place until the last moment as they currently have a sales difference of less than 1 percent. According to a report <a href="http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20121216/RETAIL01/121219900/toyota-set-to-reclaim-world-sales-crown-as-gm-vw-vie-for-no-2">from Autonews</a>, based on the automakers’ own data, Toyota is in first place through the first three quarters of the year with 7.4 million units, followed by GM with 6.95 million deliveries and the Volkswagen Group at 6.9 million sales. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/12/toyota-to-regain-sales-throne-vw-and-gm.html#more">Read more »</a>

GM Reports Toyota VW Toyota to Regain Sales Throne, VW and GM Fight for Second in the Best Year Ever for Car Sales

Having dropped to third position after a number of disasters crippled its production in 2011, Toyota looks set to reclaim the title of the ...

Wald International Gets More Dramatic with New Toyota 86 / Scion FR-S Tune

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/12/wald-international-gets-more-dramatic.html"><img alt="Wald Toyota 86 - Scion FR-S" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KSTcMeBpcu4/UM9CDkyQWzI/AAAAAAAKsws/JHbbbtMdbn0/s1600/CSP-Toyota-86-Wald-1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a> As one of the hottest commodities in the affordable rear-wheel drive sports coupe segment, it's only to be expected that most aftermarket brands will develop not one, but many <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/07/toyota-gt86-scion-fr-s-falls-into-hands.html">styling kits for the Toyota 86</a> and its siblings, the Scion FR-S and Subaru BRZ. Earlier this year, Japanese tuner <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Wald">Wald International</a> released its first take on the JDM Toyota 86 with an assortment of aero parts including a front half spoiler, side skirts, a duck tail-like boot lid spoiler, and two-tone alloy wheels. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/12/wald-international-gets-more-dramatic.html#more">Read more »</a>

Japan Scion Scion FR-S Tokyo Auto Salon Toyota Toyota GT 86 Tuning Wald Wald International Gets More Dramatic with New Toyota 86 / Scion FR-S Tune

As one of the hottest commodities in the affordable rear-wheel drive sports coupe segment, it's only to be expected that most aftermarke...

Ford Says C-MAX Hybrids Outsells Toyota Prius Plug-in and V in its First Full Month of Availability

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/12/ford-says-c-max-hybrids-outsells-toyota.html"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zraTSvhrCIw/UMttLjTz-fI/AAAAAAAKrTU/f1EE2NgIksQ/s1600/Ford-C-MAX-Hybrids-0.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a> Ford has taken yet <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/11/Ford-C-MAX-Hybrid-Toyota-Prius-V.html">another swipe</a> at Toyota in the battle of the hybrids. The Blue Oval announced that in November, their first full month of availability, combined sales of its <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Ford%20C-MAX">C-MAX</a> Hybrid and C-MAX Energi Plug-in Hybrid in the U.S. reached 4,846 units beating the 4,456 deliveries of the Prius Plug-in and Prius V hybrids delivered by Toyota. “The C-MAX hybrids are off to a great start and our dealers and customers, especially in California, cannot get enough of them early in the launch”, said <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Ford/">Ford</a> general marketing manager Dave Mondragon. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/12/ford-says-c-max-hybrids-outsells-toyota.html#more">Read more »</a>

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Ford has taken yet another swipe at Toyota in the battle of the hybrids. The Blue Oval announced that in November, their first full month o...

Abflug Adds Some Drama to Toyota 86 / Scion FR-S with New Supercharger Package

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/12/abflug-adds-some-drama-to-toyota-86.html"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bAZzkrn3KUM/UMiMzRjhugI/AAAAAAAKols/3EzNOc3OFz0/s1600/Abflug-Toyota-86-2_1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(63, 63, 63); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a> Here's one more tuning proposal for the <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Toyota%20GT%2086">Toyota 86 sports coupe</a>, which is also known as the GT86 in Europe and Australia, and as the Scion FR-S in North America, that comes to us from the Land of the Rising Sun and Abflug. The Japanese tuner's Spiral 86 performance and styling package will be formally introduced to the public at the 2013 Tokyo Auto Salon in mid-January, with sales to follow shortly thereafter. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/12/abflug-adds-some-drama-to-toyota-86.html#more">Read more »</a>

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Here's one more tuning proposal for the Toyota 86 sports coupe , which is also known as the GT86 in Europe and Australia, and as the Sci...

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