Toyota News

Toyota Car Production Plummets After Tsunami

Toyota’s car production in Japan plummeted a staggering 62.7 percent in March due to a parts supply crunch following the earthquake and tsunami. Toyota Motor Corp., the world’s top-selling automaker last year, said Monday its domestic production in March was …

Toyota to Inspect Some 2009 RAV4 Small SUVs

Toyota Motor Corp has told its U.S. dealers that about 21,000 RAV4 small SUVs from model year 2009 will be inspected for signs of peeling paint on fuel tanks, according to a notice. In the note to dealers, Toyota said …

U.S. Judge to Dismiss Non-U.S. Drivers’ Claims Against Toyota

A U.S. judge said he would dismiss claims against Toyota Motor Corp. by non-U.S. car buyers who say their vehicles lost value because of manufacturing defects. Toyota has recalled 19 million vehicles globally since 2009 when it took the first …