Toyota recalling 110,000 Tundra trucks
Japanese automaker Toyota has announced that they are recalling around 110,000 Tundra trucks related to rusting problems.
These trucks were manufactured between 2000-2003.
Owners of these trucks are being advised to remove the spare tire from the frame. The tire could fall off while driving creating a possible hazard for other people on [...]
Honda India sold 6909 cars last month
Honda did extremely well in the Indian market last month.
The Japanese company sold 6909 cars which is a record for them for this month.
This figure is in fact a jump of 346.9 percent compared to the same period last year.
The company said: “Growing consumer optimism [...]
Suzuki Kizashi launched in Japan
Suzuki has finally launched their Kizashi premium sedan in the Japanese market.
This brand new car from the company is also expected to arrive in India in the coming months.
When launched in India, it would take on Honda Civic, Volkswagen Jetta and Toyota Corolla.
In Japan, this model is on sale [...]
Toyota not in hurry to become a major player in India
Toyota Motor Corporation has been selling cars in India since a long time now.
However, the company has failed to become a major player in the market mostly because of their range of vehicles sold here.
Toyota is not yet present in the compact [...]
Toyota Prius remains the hottest car in Japan
Toyota Prius has now remained the hottest selling car in the Japanese market for four months.
Toyota sold 21,669 units of Prius last month in Japan.
The second most popular vehicle was Honda Fit.
Industry experts said that the hybrid cars are popular in this market because of [...]
Toyota recalling 95,700 cars in the USA
Japanese automaker Toyota has some bad news for their fans in the US market.
The company is now recalling around 95,700 Toyota and Scion branded cars in this market.
The problem in these cars is related to possible brake malfunction.
The affected models include:
2009 and 2010 Toyota Corolla and Corolla Matrix
2008 [...]
NTT DoCoMo aims to launch LTE services by next year
NTT DoCoMo has announced that they are aiming to launch mobile services powered by Long Term Evolution technology in the Japanese market before the end of next year.
This network would replace the current 3G technology based High Speed Packet Access mobile network.
The company admitted that [...]
Nikkei: Sony to invest massively in Sharp LCD Unit
Japanese business daily Nikkei has reported that consumer electronics giant Sony is planning to invest around a billion dollars in the LCD unit of Sharp.
Sony had announced last year that they were planning to acquire a 34 percent stake in the joint venture with Sharp.
The [...]
Honda CR-Z hybrid coming in February next year
Honda Motor has announced that they are now aiming to launch their CR-Z hybrid sports car next February.
In addition the company is also aiming to launch a gasoline-electric Fit subcompact by the end of 2010.
The company has decided to speed up these two launches to benefit [...]
Nissan would manufacture electric cars in USA
Nissan Motor has announced that they are soon going to start manufacturing electric cars in the US market.
They are aiming to benefit from the collapse of the American auto giants like GM, Ford and Chrysler.
The company would manufacture both cars and batteries at its plant in Smyrna, Tennessee.
These [...]
