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Toyota Disables Several Twitter Accounts After Super Bowl Social Media Spam Effort
Toyota has disabled several of their Twitter accounts after being called out for spamming people that talked about the Super Bowl on Twitter. What Toyota did was create several accounts and launched a campaign called the “Camry Effect a Friend! Giveaway.” All of the Toyota accounts that spammed people were “Verified.”
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Categories Kimberley Gardiner, Toyota, Twitter
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Ford and Toyota Unite to Create Hybrid SUVs and Trucks
Ford and Toyota have announced a “memorandum of understanding” that partners the two companies in creating a hybrid platform for rear-wheel drive SUVs and light trucks. The collaboration also includes a partnership to further the future of telematics standards. Ford and Toyota will be “equal partners” in creating the hybrid system, Engadget reports.
Categories Akio Toyoda, Alan Mulally, Ford Motor Company, Toyota
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Toyota and Tesla Make Agreement To Develop Electric Version Of RAV4
Toyota Motor Corporation (NYSE:TM) and Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) have signed an agreement to develop an electric version of the RAV4. Toyota and Tesla are aiming to market the electric vehicle in the U.S. by 2012. The prototypes would be a Toyota RAV4 with a Tesla electric powertrain. The first prototype has been built and is going through testing. [Tesla PR]
Categories Tesla Motors, Toyota, Toyota RAV4
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Microsoft and Toyota Partnering On $12 Million Auto Media Service
Toyota Motor Corp. and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is going to work together on making Toyota’s cars Internet-enabled. Microsoft and Toyota will be investing $12 million in Toyota Media Service Co., a unit of Toyota that handles digital services. Toyota will make their digital services based on Microsoft’s Azure “cloud computing” platform with a roll-out expected in 2015.
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Categories Akio Toyoda, Microsoft Corporation, Toyota
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Apple Requests Toyota To Remove Theme From Cydia
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has asked Toyota to remove the theme from Cydia. Cydia is a directory of applications that is usable on jailbroken iPhones or iPod Touch devices. Modmyl founder Kyle Matthews was hosting and advertising Toyota’s theme. Toyota’s ad agency contacted him earlier this week and asked them to remove it. Toyota said: “Toyota had agreed to do so to ”maintain their good relationship with Apple.” [AppAdvice]
Categories Apple Inc., Toyota
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Toyota To Have Production Loss Of About 40,000 Vehicles Because Of Japan Earthquake
Japanese automotive company Toyota Motor Corp. is estimating that they will have a production loss of 40,000 vehicles due to the earthquake and tsunami that occurred in the Asian country. Toyota spokeswoman Shiori Hashimoto said that about 12 plants will remain closed until March 16. Toyota’s profit will most likely decline by 6% ($72 million) as a result. Goldman Sachs also predicts that Nissan and Honda will both loss about $24 million per day that they remain closed. [4WheelsNews]
Toyota Recalling 1.7 Million Vehicles Because Of Fuel Leaks
Last year Toyota had a record number of recalls in 2010. Its only the beginning of 2011 and now Toyota is recalling 1.7 million vehicles across the globe. The reason of the recall is because there are defects in the fuel system caused by insufficient tightening of a fuel pressure sensor that connects to an engine fuel delivery pipe. Over time, the pressure sensor may loosen and leak fuel out of a gasket used to connect the sensor and the pipe. The recalls include the Avensis sedan, station wagon models across Europe, and a dozen different models in Japan. The U.S. models affected by the recalled include the 2006 through 2007 Lexus GS300 and GS350 models, 2006 through early 2009 IS250 models, and 2006 through early 2008 IS350 sedans. Dealers will determine whether a leak has developed.
Toyota Entune Intotainment System Apps Include Pandora, Bing, OpenTable
Japanese car company Toyota has announced a new entertainment system called Entune. Entune will be implemented in certain car models. Entune will have applications, Bluetooth, and text messaging replay and read-back. Apps on Entune include Bing, Pandora, iheartradio, OpenTable, Pandora, and MovieTickets.com. Entune will also have fuel price alerts, stock alerts, weather reports, sports scores, etc. Below is the full press release:
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Categories Microsoft Bing, OpenTable, Pandora, Toyota, Toyota Entune
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Tesla Expecting To Make $60 Million In Revenue For Work On The RAV4
Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) is expecting to make about $60 million in revenue for building the electric components for the Toyota RAV4 SUV. Toyota bought $50 million worth of equity in Tesla shortly after the California based electric vehicle company went public in June. Tesla will be building the batteries, gearbox, motor, and electric control system. Tesla also received a $30 million investment from Panasonic on November 2nd. Tesla sells the Roadster sports car for $109,000 and is planning to start selling a luxury sedan called the Model S in 2012. [WSJ]
Categories Panasonic, Tesla Motors, Tesla Roadster, Toyota, Toyota RAV4
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The Largest Recalls In History [INFOGRAPHIC]
A few days ago Volvo and Ford had to recall over 18,000 vehicles in China. But that is nothing compared to the recalls that Toyota, GM, Ford, etc. have had not too long ago. Below is an infographic with some of the biggest recalls in history.
[via VisualLoop]
Categories Ford, Ford Motor Company, General Motors Company, GM, Infographics, Toyota, Volkswagen
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