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Toyota Makes Prius a Priority in Fight to Climb Back

Two weeks after Japan’s March 11 earthquake knocked out more than 650 of Toyota Motor Corp.’s suppliers, halting worldwide production, the automaker had to decide where to focus its resources. It picked the Prius.

 

Police: Prius crash likely driver error

Police: Prius crash likely driver error

A Toyota Prius was not the cause of a March 9 crash in Harrison, New York, said authorities citing "black and white" results in their investigation.

 

Runaway Prius the New 'Balloon Boy?'

Runaway Prius the New 'Balloon Boy?'

Mystery surrounding driver who reported stuck gas pedal deepens as attorney fights back at Congressional memo. This much is not in dispute: Inspectors could not duplicate the sudden, unintended acceleration that a motorist reported last week when his Toyota Prius reached 94 mph on a California freeway. They tried during a two-hour test drive.

 

Man at Wheel of 'Out-of-Control' Prius Has Troubled Financial Past

The man who became the face of the Toyota gas pedal scandal this week has a troubled financial past that is leading some to question whether he was wholly truthful in his story.

 

Toyota 'Mystified' by Runaway Prius

Toyota 'Mystified' by Runaway Prius

Auto exec says he doesn't know how Calif. man's Prius tale is possible due to vehicle's brake override system.

 

Toyota recalls 437,000 Prius, hybrids globally

 Toyota recalls 437,000 Prius, hybrids globally

Toyota says it is recalling about 437,000 Prius and other hybrid cars worldwide to fix brake problems - the latest in a string of embarrassing safety problems at the world's largest automaker.

 

Toyota Is Expected to Add 2010 Prius to Recalls

Toyota Is Expected to Add 2010 Prius to Recalls

The decision to recall at least 311,000 2010 Prius cars will be announced early this week, adding to the automaker’s woes after recalls of other models.

 

U.S. launches probe of Prius brakes

In the latest blow to Toyota Motor Corp, safety regulators opened a formal probe into problems with the brakes of the Prius, the world's top-selling hybrid and a vehicle that has powered the automaker's reputation for fuel-efficiency.

 

Toyota hit by over 100 Prius brake complaints

Toyota hit by over 100 Prius brake complaints

Toyota Motor Corp. has been hit by over 100 complaints in the U.S. and Japan about brake problems with the popular Prius hybrid, the latest in a spate of quality troubles for the automaker as it grapples with massive global recalls.

 

New Prius Orders Soar To 180,0000

Toyota Motor Corp. got 180,000 orders for the new Prius hybrid in Japan in just a month, far surpassing its target of 10,000 vehicles in monthly sales, the automaker said Friday.

The third-generation Prius, which rolled out a month ago, has been a big hit here, partly because of tax-breaks and other new government incentives that are meant to perk growth during the nation's downturn.

 

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