Toyota, largest automaker in the world, has been hit with a major recall. The company will be recalling over 1 million vehicles that were sold in the United States over faulty windshield wipers and airbags in about 752,000 Corolla and Corolla Matrix cars sold in 2003 and 2004. The windshield wiper issue may affect about 270,000 Lexus IS models between 2006 and early 2012.
During this year’s Super Bowl, Toyota will have an ad starring The Big Bang Theory’s Kaley Cuoco as a RAV4 genie. This ad is called “Wish Granted.” As a genie Cuoco asks a family that owns a RAV4 what their wishes are.
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Toyota recently showcased the next-generation Corolla sedan that will be arriving in late 2013. The wheelbase of the Furia is four inches longer than the previous Corolla. The Furia is two inches longer overall and it’s wheels are pushed to the corners. The Furia has reduced trunk space and is shorter than the outgoing Corolla, but it is wider. The Furia concept features LED headlights and taillights, carbon fiber accents around the wheel wells, and a rear fascia. The production model of the Toyota Corolla Furia is expected later this year.
Toyota is going to showcase a Lexus Advanced Active Safety Research Vehicle (AASRV) at the Consumer Electronics Show conference. This vehicle is part of one of Toyota’s larger efforts in North America. The company placed a radar, cameras, and a laser system in a Lexus LS 600h to enable the vehicle to realize its surroundings. The vehicle will be shown on January 7th, one day before the CES tech event. Below is a teaser of the car:
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Toyota is being fined $17.35 million by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). This fine is based on safety defects that were found in 2010 Lexus RX 350 SUVs. Toyota is not getting fined only because the flaws exist, but also because the company failed to report them within a window of 5 business days. The safety issue revolves around the car’s floor mats, which could become tangled up with the accelerator and brake pedals. This causes some drivers to accelerate unintentionally.
Ford Motor Company is catching up to Toyota’s dominance in the U.S. hybrid market. Ford said that they are expecting to hit 11% of the U.S. market for hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and battery electric vehicles this year.
Since the Pulse2 founders were raised near the Motor City, we have naturally become car enthusiasts. We have tons of family and friends that work at the big auto companies and their suppliers. After the Department of Energy and the Obama administration pushed billions of dollars in the auto industry, we saw some changes in the environment around us. The optimism from Detroit companies grew since they were getting into the electric vehicle game. We have seen Henrik Fisker and Elon Musk build some great automobiles over the last few years too. This is why we have compiled a list of some of the best electric cars available on the market right now along with their specs. If there are some details that we have missed, let us know in the comments.
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Toyota said that they are recalling over 7.4 million vehicles worldwide due to a faulty power window switch, which would be a potential fire hazard. This is the largest single recall since Ford pulled 8 million vehicles off the road in 1996 to replace the defective ignition switches that could be used to cause engine fires.
