- April 1, 2009
- Toyota
The Toyota FJ Cruiser
I work for GM, but this beast of an SUV they call the FJ Cruiser by Toyota has everyone's heads turning. I believe there will be big things to come out of this one. It is Bold, Aggressive, and Sleek at the same time.
Toyota Confirms Discounts Deal Talks with Ford
Toyota confirmed the reports that spread like wildfire involving its talk with Ford's top executives. However, the automaker did not give further details about the rumored alliance between them; it just confirmed the issues on discount deals.
Toyota Denies Negotiations with Ford
Earlier, Japanese newspaper reported that Toyota was starting negotiations with Ford. But the report was denied by Toyota.
Toyota and Lexus, Earning 11 Awards from J.D. Power and Associates
2006 seems to be a good year for the Toyota Motor Corporation. This company is the one responsible for the Toyota brand of vehicles as well as the Lexus brand. Now, it has most recently earned 11 segment awards that the J.D. Power and Associates give annually.
The Return of the Mighty Camry
It was reported earlier that the 2007 Toyota Camry could break 450,000 sales in just a year. This record has been set by Chevy Impala way back in 1978. To assess Camry's potentials compared to Impala, Toyota has made a comeback for Camry.
Toyota Motor Corporation is a multinational corporation headquartered in Japan, and currently the world's largest automaker. Toyota employs approximately 316,000 people around the world.
In 1934, while still a department of Toyota Industries, it created its first product Type A engine and in 1936 its first passenger car the Toyota AA. The company was eventually founded by Kiichiro Toyoda in 1937 as a spinoff from his father's company Toyota Industries to create automobiles. Toyota currently owns and operates Lexus and Scion brands and has a majority shareholding stake in Daihatsu Motors, and minority shareholdings in Fuji Heavy Industries, Isuzu Motors, and Yamaha Motors. The company includes 522 subsidiaries.
Toyota is headquartered in Toyota City and Nagoya (both in Aichi), and in Tokyo. In addition to manufacturing automobiles, Toyota provides financial services through its division Toyota Financial Services and also creates robots. Toyota Industries and Finance divisions form the bulk of the Toyota Group, one of the largest conglomerates in the world.
Toyota was affected by the 2008-2009 financial crisis and requested a loan from the Japanese government. Other large car manufacturers like GM, Honda, Mazda, and Chrysler also requested loans from their home governments.