Read more Toyota stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1433/toyota.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:36:28 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73417/feds-toyota-statement-on-accidents-misleading.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFederal safety officials have criticized Toyota for trying to play down mechanical concerns over their "runaway cars.” Though victims and media reports have suggested that computer malfunctions or pedal design flaws are to blame in several incidents in which cars uncontrollably accelerated, Toyota says oversize floor mats are the only...http://www.newser.com/story/73417/feds-toyota-statement-on-accidents-misleading.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 05 Nov 2009 14:21:26 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73222/runaway-car-owners-dont-believe-toyotas-explanation.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMany Toyota owners don’t buy the company’s claim that floor mats are behind an accelerator malfunction, ABC reports. Toyota has ordered a 3.8 million-car recall for a problem that has vehicles suddenly and uncontrollably accelerating to high speeds, offering the explanation that an oversize floor mat pins down the...http://www.newser.com/story/73222/runaway-car-owners-dont-believe-toyotas-explanation.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 03 Nov 2009 12:00:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73140/in-eco-terms-dog-hummer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA dog has about the same impact on the planet as an SUV, according to a study out of New Zealand. The authors of Time to Eat the Dog? The Real Guide to Sustainable Living claim the environmental footprint of a Toyota Land Cruiser is smaller than the ecological impact...http://www.newser.com/story/73140/in-eco-terms-dog-hummer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 02 Nov 2009 17:50:49 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72976/nissan-leaf-wins-name-game.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNissan already had its work cut out in designing a hybrid—whatever it made had to measure up to Toyota’s hugely successful Prius. Then it needed a name, which came at the end of a process blending business, culture, and the law. Possibilities must be cleared in hundreds of countries,...http://www.newser.com/story/72976/nissan-leaf-wins-name-game.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 30 Oct 2009 17:40:48 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70855/saturn-gms-biggest-mistake.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs General Motors’ Saturn experiment ends with a whimper, it’s important to understand that the brand was a failure from the start. Some obituaries blame GM for not providing a fuller roster of vehicles to build customer loyalty—but if anything, the automaker gave Saturn too much, writes Mark Ritson....http://www.newser.com/story/70855/saturn-gms-biggest-mistake.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 02 Oct 2009 17:39:54 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70586/toyota-will-recall-38m-vehicles-in-floor-mat-danger.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagToyota will issue a recall next week on 3.8 million vehicles—including many popular Camry, Prius and Lexus models—over fears that accelerator pedals can become stuck under floor mats even after drivers take their feet off. In the meantime, a company rep tells Automotive News, owners should remove...http://www.newser.com/story/70586/toyota-will-recall-38m-vehicles-in-floor-mat-danger.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 29 Sep 2009 18:30:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68846/japanese-mull-noisier-hybrids-to-protect-blind.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJapanese automakers are looking into ways to make their super-quiet hybrid cars a lot louder after more than half of blind people surveyed said they were terrified of the vehicles, AP reports. The automakers are considering equipping the vehicles with radar to sense pedestrians and make sounds like engine noises...http://www.newser.com/story/68846/japanese-mull-noisier-hybrids-to-protect-blind.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 08 Sep 2009 4:08:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68295/toyota-accused-of-hiding-evidence-on-rollover-deaths.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA former top lawyer for Toyota says the company concealed evidence relating to hundreds of rollover accidents that caused death and injury, the Los Angeles Times reports. The attorney, who says he was forced to resign from the firm in 2007, has filed a lawsuit alleging that engineering data that...http://www.newser.com/story/68295/toyota-accused-of-hiding-evidence-on-rollover-deaths.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 01 Sep 2009 3:56:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67849/700k-cars-sold-under-clunkers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe final numbers for the Cash for Clunkers are in, and they’re pretty rosy, the Los Angeles Times reports. Dealers had until yesterday to file for rebates, and the total was 690,114 new cars sold—and 690,114 clunkers traded in—for a total of $2.9 billion, just...http://www.newser.com/story/67849/700k-cars-sold-under-clunkers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 26 Aug 2009 15:05:47 CDT