
Toyota has released the first fully revealing image of the Yaris Hybrid-R concept ahead of its public debut at next month’s Frankfurt Motor Show.

Toyota has released the first fully revealing image of the Yaris Hybrid-R concept ahead of its public debut at next month’s Frankfurt Motor Show.

After peaking at 173,034 sales in 2006, Scion’s U.S. volume has fallen off sharply. Most of the vehicle lineup is aging, and Toyota has shown few signs of offering replacements.Photo credit: BLOOMBERG

Toyota Motor Corp. knew of the danger of stuck pedals and failed to install a brake-override system in the 2006 Camry of a woman who died in a crash, a lawyer told jurors in the first fatal sudden-acceleration case to go to trial.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been urging Japan’s companies to spend their growing piles of money to bolster the country’s economy. Toyota Motor Corp., with cash swelling to about $37 billion, is beginning to comply.

GM’s Holden unit has cut jobs over the past two years amid export pressure from a strong Australian dollar, the reduction of import tariffs and declining demand for the large cars in which local automakers specialize.