Toyota begins to taste bitter in China

For the first time in years, Toyota has dropped from the top 10 list of the best selling cars in China in February, the China Daily reported Tuesday.
FAW Toyota, the Japanese automaker’s joint venture in China, disappeared from the top 10 sales list for the first time, the newspaper quoted statistics released by China Passenger [...]

Toyota to start recalling in China on Feb 28

Toyota will begin recalling its RAV4 model in several areas in China on Feb 28, China National Radio (CNR) reported Wednesday.
More than 75,500 units of Toyota’s RAV4 model sold in China are equipped with defective brake pedals.
Most Chinese consumers favor the recall. Some even say it has no big influence on their plans of buying [...]

Toyota chief to visit China Mon on recall issue

Toyota President Akio Toyoda will arrive in Beijing Monday following his US visit over the company’s global recall crisis to hold a press conference and meet Chinese officials, China Security Journal reported.
The conference, scheduled at 18:00 Monday Beijing Time, is to “reassure Chinese consumers about Toyota’s quality and safety,” its spokesman revealed. It is expected [...]

Ford’s China venture ends gas pedal review

A joint venture partner of Ford Motor Co. said Sunday it has resumed making buses in China after determining that the gas pedal assembly doesn’t have the same problem that forced a recall of millions of Toyota vehicles.
Jiangling Motors Co. uses the same supplier, CTS Automotive of Elkhart, Indiana, that made pedal assembly parts for [...]

Toyota zooms ahead

Toyota Motor Corp said yesterday it sold 21 percent more cars in China in 2009 compared with a year earlier, lagging rival General Motors‘ 67 percent gain.
Toyota, which competes with Honda Motor and others, sold 709,000 cars in China in 2009, up from 585,000 units a year earlier, it said in a statement.
That compared with [...]

Toyota and Honda take on India

Toyota Motor Co and Honda Motor Co launched new compact cars to tap the fast-growing and price-sensitive Indian market as they and other auto makers seek to put a dire 2009 behind them.
Toyota, the world’s largest auto maker is a laggard in India, Asia’s third-biggest economy, and is facing increasing competition from rivals targeting one [...]

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