1967 Toyota 2000GT most expensive Asian car ever sold at $1.2M
May 10, 2013 by Paramo Bloggers · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Classics , Auctions , Toyota Toyota’s agelessly beautiful 2000GT has been sold by RM Auctions for $1.16 million, making it the new record holder for the most expensive Asian car ever sold. As always, rarity played a big factory in driving up the price; just 351 2000GT models were built, and only 62 left-hand-drive cars (like this one)
Toyota RAV4 "Adventure" brings the butch
March 6, 2013 by Paramo Bloggers · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Concept Cars , Geneva Motor Show , Toyota , Design/Style Just last week, your humble author had a 2013 Toyota RAV4 in his garage, and he couldn’t help noting that even in mid-level XLE trim, its aesthetics lacked oomph, due in large part to its cheap-looking black bumpers and airy-looking wheel wells . Judging by the RAV4 “Adventure” on display at the Geneva Motor Show , someone at Toyota must’ve been thinking the same thing. With Japan’s biggest automaker understandably focused on bigger reveals, information on this butched-up softroader has proven to be hard to come by, with no press materials whatsoever.
LEXUS AND THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY COLLABORATE ON PRODUCING SHORT FILM SERIES ‘LIFE IS AMAZING’
February 22, 2013 by Paramo Bloggers · Leave a Comment
LOS ANGELES, CA, FEBRUARY 2 2 , 2013 – Lexus and The Weinstein Company are in the midst of producing five short films as part of a series titled “Life is Amazing.”
Toyota profits up 23% on high US sales, despite mounting legal costs
February 6, 2013 by Paramo Bloggers · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Japan , Lexus , Scion , Toyota , Earnings/Financials Toyota earned $9.3 billion in net income in the financial year that ends next month. The number beats earlier forecasts and marks a five-year high for the automaker, with both operating income and revenue up by 9.5 percent and 2.5 percent, respectively.
Toyota Motor Corporation Announces Financial Results for the Nine-month Period Ended December 31, 2012
February 5, 2013 by Paramo Bloggers · Leave a Comment
TOYOTA CITY, Japan, Feb. 5, 2013—Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) today announces its financial results for the nine-month period ended Dec. 31, 2012.
Toyota reclaims global sales crown, GM and VW not far behind
January 29, 2013 by Paramo Bloggers · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Car Buying , Toyota TheDetroitBureau.com reports Toyota has retaken the global sales crown. The Japanese automaker turned out 9.75 million vehicles last year, putting it just ahead of General Motors , with 9.29 million vehicles
TMC Announces Global Sales Results for December 2012 and CY2012
January 29, 2013 by Paramo Bloggers · Leave a Comment
TOYOTA CITY, Japan (Jan.
Toyota to name Prius developer Uchiyamada its next chairman?
January 23, 2013 by Paramo Bloggers · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Hirings/Firings/Layoffs , Japan , Toyota A report in Japan’s Nikkei newspaper cited by Automotive News claims that the father of the Prius , Takeshi Uchiyamada, will take the role of chairman at Toyota .
Fusion, C-MAX Capture Car of the Year Awards from Autobytel
January 9, 2013 by Paramo Bloggers · Leave a Comment
Autobytel.com pioneered the concept of the online automotive resource back in 1995, and that spirit of innovation continues to inform its choices for this year’s top vehicles—which include two pioneering entries from Ford.
Chevrolet headed to Tokyo Auto Salon with Sonic, Captiva concepts
January 2, 2013 by Paramo Bloggers · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Aftermarket, Coupe, Japan, Crossover, Hatchback, Chevrolet, GM, Tokyo Auto Salon We’re piecing this together as best we can from the original Japanese with the help of Google Translate, but it seems Chevrolet is headed to the Tokyo Auto Salon with three special vehicles.
