March 2009
Toyota and Ford Celebrate Hybrid Success
Hybrid invasion of the U.S. is going fast and soon every second car on the roads will be “green”. This week was significant for Japanese and American automakers: Toyota has announced that it reached one million mark in sales of gas-electric cars for American customers and Ford has assembled 100,000th hybrid SUV.
May 2008
Lexus LF-A Supercar Starts the Production
The supercoupe from Toyota was presented at three different auto shows. Its’ first presentation was in fall 2005 in Tokyo and then they projected the future car will cost about $100,000.
April 2008
Toyota/Subaru Sport Car
Two Japanese auto makers decided to join their effort to make a new sports car. Toyota and Subaru plan to create a small, rear-wheel-drive coupe available not only for the private collection, but to an ordinary customer as well.
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