America's Top 10 Selling Vehicles in 2010

The U.S. auto sales numbers for 2010 are out and once again, Ford's F-Series pickup truck has been crowned the best-selling vehicle of the year, a title which it has held for 34 years in a row. According to Autodata Corp., the Dearborn-based brand moved 528,349 units of its F-150 light-duty and F-250, F-350 and F-450 heavy-duty trucks in 2010, recording an impressive increase of 27,7 per cent over 2009.

The Chevrolet Silverado took second place with 370,135 units, or some 158,000 less than the F-Series. Sales of GM's pickup truck were up 16,9 per cent from the previous year.

Despite Toyota's recall debacle, the Camry finished third overall earning the title of the best-selling passenger car in the States with 327,804 units, posting an 8.1 per cent drop from 2009. The Honda Accord and Toyota Corolla followed in fourth and fifth positions respectively.

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RK Collection Toyota Camry Coupe V8 NASCAR Edition is a Little Less Beige

The standard Camry isn't exactly what you'd call an exciting car - well, unless the gas pedal and floor mats decide to do their thing and kick in, that is... But as you might imagine, this here SEMA-bound example is a totally different beast from your everyday Camry. First of all, it's only got two doors. And then there's that massive V8 engine lurking under the hood.

The special two-door Toyota Camry NASCAR Edition was developed by RK Collection (RKC) in cooperation with the Japanese firm's in-house Toyota Racing Development (TRD) division. The goal was to create a high-performance but completely street legal Camry with a NASCAR engine to demonstrate the connection between Toyota's production vehicles and its NASCAR program.

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Speed Ticket Survey: Mercedes-Benz SL and Toyota Solara Drivers Top the List

We recently told you about how the angriest drivers in Britain tend to be behind the wheel of a BMW. Now we have some speeding/insurance info from the States, and it's a bit surprising.

According to Quality Planning, a division of Verisk Analytics Inc., American Mercedes SL drivers are at least four times more likely to get ticketed than a run-of-the-mill motorist who presumably drives a Camry Solara or...no, wait, the Camry Solara/Coupe and Scion tC come in at second and third.

Oddly, the Pontiac Grand Prix is still on the list and making waves (scroll down for the full list with stats).

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10 Most Stolen Cars in the USA: Honda Accord and Civic Top the 2009 List, No Love for the Koreans or Germans

Do you own a car that's likely to be stolen? Maybe, maybe not. Here is the list that the NICB (National Insurance Crime Bureau) has compiled concerning the most stolen vehicles in America. Honda's 1994 Accord and 1995 Civic along with Toyota's 1991 Camry occupy the first three places ahead of Ford's 1997 F-150 pickup truck and Dodge's 2004 Ram pickup.

If your car is on the list (scroll down), you should make sure to keep that chunk of metal locked down. As in, put a ring on it and don't let anyone near it.

Most Stolen Vehicles in the US in 2009:

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2009 - 2010 Toyota Corolla Minorchange

Toyota Corolla Minorchange in European is The First of world premier, Toyota Corolla, the 10th generation of the best-selling car in the world, will benefit from a range of updated models in Europe since May 2010. Toyota Corolla 2010 will provide customers with revised exterior styling further improved and more sophisticated, higher quality interior design.



* Sophisticated design, improved quality, advanced technology
* More dynamic exterior design
* Enhanced perceived interior quality
* Advanced Technology
* All engines feature Toyota Optimal Drive

Toyota Corolla distinctive design has become an icon of evolution of Toyota’s core values of superior style, driving pleasure and innovation. It offers European customers maximum interior space, a high quality passenger environment and impressive comfort levels.

With 62,000 units sold in 2009, the Toyota Corolla sedan is world’s best selling C-segment.



Toyota Corolla 2010 reinforces the superior quality, style and innovation of best-selling sedan of Toyota. Presents a new design more sophisticated, an internal quality and advanced equipment easy to use.

The New Toyota Corolla 2010 will further enhance the reputation of the Toyota sedan, offering excellent value for money in the C-segment sedan. Remains the basic model of society in Eastern Europe, maintaining its status as a bestseller throughout the region.

More dynamic exterior design

The exterior of the Toyota Corolla was amended to create a more advanced, sophisticated and dynamic image, reinforcing the Toyota sedan was premium quality within the C-segment.

A new front has a redesigned bumper, grille and lower grille. This emphasizes the low center of gravity of the car and driving stability. The new Toyota Corolla headlights further enhance the bold, resolute look.

For the rear, changes to the global plate garnish, combination lamps, bumpers and lights low level were included. This creates the impression of greater width, underlining the position of maximum rear of the Toyota Corolla.

2010 Toyota Corolla also benefits from the appeal of the product’s advanced new power retractable door mirrors with integrated turn indicators and a new, more sporty 16 “alloy wheel and wheel cap design. A series of eight body colors available now includes new Blue and red metallic finishes.

Improved the perceived quality of the interior

2010 Toyota Corolla’s interior has been improved by strengthening the reputation of the Toyota sedan for quality, style and innovation.

A new steering wheel with flat bottom, finished leather on higher grade models, features more often, more comfortable grip cross section.

The combination meter design offers a color change from yellow to white, and the dashboard and door handle trims are now done in a more sophisticated, the silver lining to high brightness. The same high quality finish is also available on the center console and door switch surrounds.

A function wireless trunk opening was added, giving customers the additional convenience of remote operation via a button on the ignition key.

Two interior color schemes are available – dark gray and light gray. Both interior designs have a highly functional and sophisticated finish dark gray for the upper dashboard area. Improvement Mid and high quality fabrics and home to a new provision, Alcantara upholstery further underscore the superior quality of the Toyota Corolla 2010.

Toyota Yaris 2007 - 2010

Next generation 2010 Toyota Yaris / Vitz (830L) will launching in December This year.

Although news toyota yaris modelchange not have the exact launch media last one is a Japanese car magazine reported that Toyota Yaris launched in Japan in December this year.

Appearance Toyota Yaris 3rd Generation (830L) to maintenance of old is not uncommon for moderate or lower grade to penetrate emerging markets. Because the current generation Yaris is selling well worldwide.

If anyone claims to produce Toyota Yaris Turbo again for the next generation. Toyota to offer the customer with the Yaris Turbo again, but we do not know the actual specification of it. We need each other to track news.

New Toyota Camry Thailand 2011

The 2011 Toyota Camry Hybrid price tag will be going up by $250. The MSRP is being set at $26,400, making it a 1% increase over the 2010 price tag. The adjustment in price is set for February toyota 2011 thailand.

The price change is affecting all Camry models, although all the other models are being raised by $200 instead of $250.

Ford New Thailand 2011

Ford has also made similar investments this year in Brazil and Argentina. The new factory, which will have a capacity of 150,000 vehicles a year, is scheduled for completion in 2012 and is designed to feed growing demand from the 580 million people living in the 10 countries belonging to the Association of South East Asian Nations.

2010 Toyota Camry Floor mat and pedal recall

In 2010, Toyota recalled many MY 2007-2010 Camrys for floor mat incursion and sticking pedal issues related to unintended acceleration.


Toyota did not recall MY 2005 Camrys, although a US Federal lawsuit filed in February 2010 claims that faulty Camry brakes were responsible for two deaths in January, 2010.

Evaluations by Car and Driver and Edmunds.com found that the Camry's brakes were powerful enough to overcome the accelerator in all tests, bringing the car safely to a stop.

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2010 Toyota Camry Hybrid

Has the 2010 Toyota Camry Hybrid been recalled?

I just bought a 2010 Toyota Camry Hybrid last Sunday. This Thursday morning, the dealer called to tell me there is a recall on the gas pedal. First of all, I asked if this was fixed, and they said this car was not involved. And second, since that was not true, can I take this vehicle back because they sold me a recalled vehicle?



The 2010 Toyota Camry Hybrid was recalled Nov. 23 for floormat entrapment under the accelerator pedal, not for the sticking accelerator pedal recall announced Jan. 21. According to Toyota, "the dealer can sell the vehicle if no floor mats are installed or if they are semi-permanently attached using plastic staples. There is no stop-sale required by NHTSA for Camry for this particular recall, because removal of the floor mats ensures that the pedal cannot be entrapped."

The recall for your Camry Hybrid will include reshaping the accelerator pedal, modifying the padding under the carpet and replacing the original front floormats with ones that can be used on either side of the vehicle and can be turned over. "Our hybrids already have a form of brake override, in that the electrical system limits power to protect the components," Toyota spokesman Mike Michels said when asked if a brake override system would be added as part of that recall, like it is for other non-hybrid Camrys.

If you still have questions about recalls that apply to your car, you can visit Toyota's recall information center, here. You will need to enter your 17-character vehicle identification number. The VIN is mounted on the driver's side of the dashboard and several other locations around the car. The VIN also should be listed on your vehicle registration and paperwork from your purchase.

If you feel you were wronged or misled, you can visit, here, which links to the California Car Buyer's Bill of Rights and state agencies that deal with consumer complaints.

source : ask.cars.com

The Demise Of Toyota Prius Camry Hybrid

2010 hasn't been a good year for the Prius, and it now looks like things are going to get worst for this once popular and much loved little hybrid as more problems creep up.

Prius didn't show up to the Oscars

Every year you would find a host of celebrities grace the red carpet after stepping out of their Prius. From Harrison Ford and Leonardo Di Caprio, to this year's Oscar Winner Sandra Bullock, they all owned a Prius and were well-known for making a 'green carpet' entrance. But this year not a single Prius was in sight. Instead celebrities were seen sporting Toyota Camry and Cadillac Escalade hybrids.

Sales and production of Prius drops

Dealerships across the state have been trying to clear their showroom floors of the Prius by offering heavy discounts. Unfortunately this wasn't enough to curb decreasing sales and Toyota has decided to cut down on Prius production by 10% this month.

Why the recall didn't help the Prius

Toyota Camry hybrid sales took a sting after Toyota's 8 million recall debacle but it quickly bounced back. So why not the Prius? Call it bad luck. Newspapers have been frequently reporting on runaway Prius cars causing damage and injuring its passengers. Just this week alone we heard of a women in CA who slammed her Prius into a brick wall because the accelerator stuck, and another case in NY where a real estate agent lost control of his Prius after leaving from a meeting with his lawyer (this one sounds a little fishy). While we cannot say with full certainty whether these Prius accidents were really caused by insufficient recall fixes or just plain driver error, it's still enough to put
consumers off from buying the Toyota Prius.

Chevy Volt takes aim at the Prius

With the Prius removed from most hybrid buyer's shopping list, it might be up to the 'next best thing' to fill this void. And at the moment it seems to be the Chevy Volt. It's show booth at the SXSW 2010 Festival was apparently a huge hit this year, while the Prius booth got very little attention from the 12,000+ tech savvy visitors.

source : ozcarguide

Toyota camry hybrid's News

Now in its fourth model year since its last redesign, the 2010 Toyota Camry received a number of mechanical and styling tweaks as part of a mid-cycle update. The Camry Hybrid's drivetrain carries over unchanged, but it does get a few more unique styling cues.

The non-hybrid Camry, whose mechanical tweaks increase highway mileage to 33 mpg in some configurations, is covered separately in Cars.com's Research section. Competitors of the Camry Hybrid include the Ford Fusion Hybrid, Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid and Nissan Altima Hybrid.

Exterior
The Camry Hybrid's tweaks are more noticeable than the regular Camry's. Its face sports a more aggressive look, with a larger center air dam that dominates the lower bumper. Fog lights sit within vertically slotted outboard sections, and last year's bladed grille has been replaced with a single unit. Both the grille and bumper differ noticeably from the non-hybrid Camry's, which wasn't the case before.

Sixteen-inch alloy wheels are standard.

Interior
The cabin carries over largely untouched. The stereo offers USB compatibility for enhanced integration with iPods and other MP3 players. Express up/down operation for all windows, a feature typically reserved for premium brands, is now standard. The car can have leather upholstery, heated power seats, dual-zone automatic climate control and a navigation system.

Rather than a conventional tachometer, the Camry Hybrid includes a gas mileage gauge. Toyota says the gauges have a new design. With the navigation system, the center display can show power flow between different drivetrain components.



Although the rear seats fold down, the trunk pass-thru is quite small. Due to the drivetrain's high-voltage battery pack, which sits behind the rear seats, overall luggage volume is less than the regular Camry's.

Under the Hood
A 2.4-liter four-cylinder running on a more efficient Atkinson cycle couples with an electric motor to produce a combined 187 horsepower. Drawing power from a dedicated battery that recharges off braking friction, the drivetrain can run solely on electric power at low speeds, and it nets an EPA-estimated 33/34 mpg city/highway.

Safety
Seven standard airbags include a driver's knee airbag, side-impact airbags for the front seats and side curtain airbags for both rows. Four-wheel-disc antilock brakes, traction control and an electronic stability system are also standard. Toyota's Vehicle Dynamics Integrated Management system proactively governs the stability and traction systems to maintain control; it's a feature unavailable on the regular Camry Hybrid.

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He standard features of the Toyota Camry Base (Retail Orders Only) (A6) include 2.5L I-4 169HP engine, 6-speed automatic transmission with overdrive, 4-wheel anti-lock brakes (ABS), side seat mounted airbags, curtain 1st and 2nd row overhead airbags, driver knee airbag, airbag occupancy sensor, air conditioning, 16" steel wheels, cruise control, ABS and driveline traction control, and a stability control.



"The Toyota Camry does nearly everything exceptionally well, and nothing badly, and it delivers comfortable, pleasant, reliable transportation for up to five. There's a model for nearly every taste and budget. All are reasonably economical to operate. The Camry Hybrid is one of the most fuel-efficient mid-size vehicles available."

The 2010 Camry Hybrid is a 4-door, 5-passenger family sedan, available in one trim only, the 4-Door Sedan. Upon introduction, the Camry Hybrid is equipped with a standard 2.4-liter, I4 , 187-horsepower, hybrid engine that achieves 33-mpg in the city and 34-mpg on the highway. A variable speed automatic transmission with overdrive is standard. The 2010 Camry Hybrid is freshened for 2010.

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Fatal Accident Prompts Toyota and Lexus to Warn Drivers to Remove Floormat Due to Risk of Accelerator Getting Stuck

The National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Toyota have eleased an official announcement to warn drivers of seven Toyota and Lexus models that there's a possibility that the accelerator pedal may get stuck in the full open position due to an "unsecured or incompatible driver's floor mat." Even though it may not sound serious at first, Reuters reported that the U.S. government said it has received reports of 100 incidents related to this problem including 17 crashes and 5 fatalities involving Toyota and Lexus vehicles.

In one of these accidents, it was reported that an off-duty California state trooper and three members of his family were killed in a 2009 Lexus ES350 crash in San Diego. Reuters said that before the crash, a passenger of the ES350 has called the police to inform them that the accelerator was jammed and the car had reached 120mph (193km/h) at that time.

Although the San Diego incident is still under investigation, meaning that it is not yet confirmed that the floormat is to blame, Toyota said that it wanted to take precautionary measures on the matter.

"Obviously the tragic accident in San Diego was certainly an eye opener for all of us and we've paid very, very diligent attention to moving forward to try to make sure none of us will be reliving that kind of a very tragic situation," said Toyota spokesman Irv Miller.

Overall, Toyota is planning to issue a safety recall on around 3.8 million vehicles due to the issue with the driver's floor mat.

The affected Toyota models are the 2007-2010 Camry, 2005-2010 Avalon, 2004-2009 Prius, 2005-2010 Tacoma and 2007-2010 Tundra.

The Lexus modes affected by the recall are the 2007-2010 ES 350 and 2006-2010 IS 250 and IS 350 sedans.

Surprisingly, this is not the first time that Toyota has faced a problem with the driver's floormat as in September 2007, the firm recalled an accessory all-weather floor mat sold for use in 2007 and 2008MY Lexus ES 350 and Toyota Camry sedans because of similar issues.

The Japanese company said that until it "develops a remedy", it is asking the owners of the above models to "take out any removable driver's floor mat and NOT replace it with any other floor mat."

In the case that drivers are confronted with a jammed accelerator pedal, here's what Toyota recommends that they do:

From Toyota and Lexus Press Release: Should the vehicle continue to accelerate rapidly after releasing the accelerator pedal, this could be an indication of floor mat interference. If this occurs, Toyota recommends the driver take the following actions:

First, if it is possible and safe to do so, pull back the floor mat and dislodge it from the accelerator pedal; then pull over and stop the vehicle.

If the floor mat cannot be dislodged, then firmly and steadily step on the brake pedal with both feet. Do NOT pump the brake pedal repeatedly as this will increase the effort required to slow the vehicle.

Shift the transmission gear selector to the Neutral (N) position and use the brakes to make a controlled stop at the side of the road and turn off the engine.

If unable to put the vehicle in Neutral, turn the engine OFF, or to ACC. This will not cause loss of steering or braking control, but the power assist to these systems will be lost.

-If the vehicle is equipped with an Engine Start/Stop button, firmly and steadily push the button for at least three seconds to turn off the engine. Do NOT tap the Engine Start/Stop button.

-If the vehicle is equipped with a conventional key-ignition, turn the ignition key to the ACC position to turn off the engine. Do NOT remove the key from the ignition as this will lock the steering wheel.

Via: Toyota & Lexus, NHTSA and Reuters

Toyota Camry Blinged Out the Good Old Fashion Way...

We're guessing that the owner of this 'special' Toyota Camry that was snapped by the folks over at Cardomain, is a strong advocate of the saying "they don't make them like they use to". Most likely, he's also a previous owner of an old school Buick or Oldsmobile sedan who misses the bling-bling styling accessories of the 1980s - btw, we love the faux triple side-exhaust pipes. Hit the jump to check out the full image gallery of this one-of-a-kind Camry.

Via: Cardomain

Toyota Launches Certified Used Vehicle Program for Hybrid Models

In an attempt to draw the attention of buyers searching for used hybrids, Toyota USA has created a new used-vehicle certification program for the brand's hybrid models like the Prius, Camry and Highlander. On top of Toyota Certified's 160-point quality assurance inspection, the extras for the hybrid program include 14 additional points that include the hybrid vehicle electronic control unit and the hybrid vehicle battery.

Furthermore, in addition to the usual warranties, the Japanese automaker said that the certified used hybrids come with a new-vehicle factory hybrid battery warranty of eight years or 100,000 miles - and more in certain states.

Link: Toyota Certified Hybrids

Toyota to Preview Australian Camry Hybrid at Melbourne Show

In about a year's time, Toyota will begin production of a hybrid version of its latest-generation Camry Sedan in Australia that will be available for sale in the local market. To celebrate the countdown and of course, cause a bit of a buzz around the model, Toyota decided to present a concept version of the car at the this week's 2009 Melbourne International Motor Show. Dubbed HC-CV for Hybrid Camry Concept Vehicle, the study has been developed locally by Toyota Style Australia.

Using the recently updated Camry Hybrid as a base, Toyota's Australian design team adorned the saloon with a new fascia featuring vertical fog lamps, larger lower opening and a streamlined upper grille. The "aero" theme continues along the side skirts and the rear-end with the diffuser. The HC-CV's looks are complemented by headlights with a blue hue, new alloy wheel design and, satin chrome front grille, mirrors and rear boot-lid garnish. The body color is a unique satin white pearl with subtle blue highlights.

Inside, changes are limited to the seat embossing that echoes the exterior grille mesh with a tree bark-like pattern and the satin chrome accents.