Posted in Acura, Ford, Hyundai, Lexus, Quality, Toyota on Jun 18th, 2010
J.D. Power has announced the results of its 2010 Initial Quality Study and Porsche has come out on top. Each year, J.D. Power ranks automakers based on customer complaints. This year was a great one for American automakers and a bad one for Toyota, which fell from seventh place in the rankings to 21st. Toyota’s […]
Posted in 0% Financing, car buying incentives, Incentives, Toyota on Jun 2nd, 2010
For June 2010, Toyota is continuing to offer 0% financing on a lot of models. On most cars, the low interest car loan incentive is available for 60 months. Toyota’s decision to keep the 0% financing incentive going means that the company recognizes that people want to buy a new car during June, but aren’t […]
Posted in car buying incentives, Quality, Toyota on Jun 1st, 2010
Brand loyalty is a strong factor in a lot of car buying decisions. A Consumer Reports survey found that 73 percent of people said they were somewhat or very likely to purchase a new car from the same brand they currently own. I know several families worth of people who won’t even consider buying a […]
Posted in Quality, Recalls, Safety, Toyota on May 26th, 2010
Unintended acceleration in Toyotas has been blamed for 89 deaths in the Unites States. The NHTSA has changed its estimation of the number of fatalities due to unintended acceleration from 52 to 89, according to the NY Daily News. The NHTSA says that is has received 6,200 complaints of sudden, unintended acceleration in Toyota vehicles […]
Posted in Battery-powered vehicles, Electric cars, New cars, Sports cars, Tesla, Toyota on May 21st, 2010
Toyota has bought a $50 million stake in Tesla Motors and will work with the American electric carmaker on future models. Tesla is currently the only carmaker in America to offer a road-legal electric car. Toyota has not announced any specific electric vehicle plans. With Nissan, Ford and General Motors all working on EVs, the […]
Posted in 0% Financing, auto loan, car buying incentives, Incentives, Toyota on May 11th, 2010
During May 2010, Toyota’s incentives are still impressive. Thanks to the bad press the company received during the unintended acceleration recall fiasco, Toyota is still offering low interest rates on many models and some great lease deals. Toyota incentives for May 2010 also include 0% financing car loans on many models for up to five […]
Toyota announced Wednesday that it is recalling 50,000 Sequoias from the 2003 model year for a problem with the stability control system. The stability control on the Toyota Sequoia activates at slower speeds than are necessary and could cause the SUV to accelerate poorly, according to Autoweek. Another recall was announced recently on the Lexus […]
Posted in Chrysler, Ford, GM, Quality, resale values, Toyota on Apr 28th, 2010
Americans are impressed with the vehicles that domestic carmakers are building. According to a poll by the Associated Press, 38 percent of Americans say that domestic cars are the best available, while just 33 percent said that Asian cars are superior. That’s not a huge margin, but it is a huge improvement over past results […]
Posted in alternative fuel, Hybrids, New cars, Toyota on Apr 19th, 2010
Toyota will sell a hybrid minivan in 2011. The hybrid minivan will use the Prius name and lithium-ion batteries, according to Reuters via Autoblog. The Prius minivan will be the first vehicle besides the Prius sedan to use the name. Toyota has said that the Prius name would be used for a hybrid-only brand. The […]
Toyota has established a group to investigate claims of unintended acceleration as soon as possible after the incident occurs. The Swift Market Analysis Response Team will be dispatched to analyze vehicles whenever an incident occurs, checking to see if the incident was the result of a defect in the vehicle or driver error. Toyota says […]
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