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<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:50:36 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Lexus Vehicles: Joe Bacal Seals Victory in San Felipe 250</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The seemingly unbreakable combination of Joe Bacal and his Cancer
Treatment Centers of America Lexus LX 570 took its second Stock Full class victory* in as many races on
Sunday at the 24th Annual MasterCraft Safety Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250 in Mexico. Despite drawing the last
starting time in the Stock Full class, Bacal caught 2009 class champion Justin Matney early in the race, dicing
with him for about 15 miles before taking the lead to the finish.
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:23:38 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Toyota Vehicles: Toyota Offers Preliminary Findings From Technical Field Examination of Alleged 'Runaway Prius' in San Diego</title>
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<description><![CDATA[At a press conference today, Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc. offered key preliminary findings of technical field examination and testing that were performed on March 10 and 11 regarding an alleged “runaway Prius” event dramatically covered by national news media.<img src="http://pressroom.toyota.com/rss.ashx?id=633474" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Toyota Prius Vehicle Throttle and Brake Systems: Myth VS. Fact</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Myth: The start/stop button on the dash will not turn off my Prius while it’s running.
Fact: On early to 2010 models with a push-button smart key system, pushing and holding the button on the dash for about three seconds will shut off the ignition system on the vehicle – even if it’s in gear and moving along the roadway. Newer models may have different control logic – you only have to press the button briefly to shut down the vehicle. Check your Owner’s Manual for details on your vehicle’s system.<img src="http://pressroom.toyota.com/rss.ashx?id=626266" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:18:40 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Toyota Clarifies the Facts About Event Data Recorders</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Recent media reports have mischaracterized how Toyota uses and discloses information from event data recorders (EDRs) in Toyota and Lexus vehicles. The following points are intended to address any misconceptions or misunderstandings about this developing technology.<img src="http://pressroom.toyota.com/rss.ashx?id=626258" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:28:22 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Toyota Comment Regarding Lawsuit Planned by Orange County District Attorney</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Orange County, California, District Attorney Tony Rackauckas' office announced today it has plans to file a civil lawsuit against Toyota's U.S. sales arm, Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., Inc. Toyota has not received the complaint and is not in a position to comment on pending litigation.<img src="http://pressroom.toyota.com/rss.ashx?id=626251" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:48:21 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Toyota Update Regarding Dr. Chris Gerdes</title>
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<description><![CDATA[In light of recent press reports, Toyota would like to clarify its relationship with Dr. Chris Gerdes, Director of the Center for Automotive Research at Stanford University.  At Toyota’s request, Dr. Gerdes was asked to provide an independent evaluation of a preliminary report and testimony to Congress given by Professor David Gilbert of Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.  Dr. Gerdes concluded that Professor Gilbert’s report “contains no evidence of any real world circuit malfunction that the Toyota [Electronic Throttle Control] system cannot detect.”  Toyota has not compensated Dr. Gerdes for this research and analysis.<img src="http://pressroom.toyota.com/rss.ashx?id=622598" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:20:24 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Toyota Signs New Three-Year Deal with AFC Champion Indianapolis Colts</title>
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<description><![CDATA[After a successful one-year partnership this past football season, the AFC champion Indianapolis Colts and Toyota have signed a new three-year contract which maintains the automaker’s status as “Official Vehicle of the Indianapolis Colts.”
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:47:59 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Toyota Named One of DiversityInc's Top 50 Companies for Diversity</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Toyota has been named one of DiversityInc's Top 50 Companies for Diversity®, finishing 36th overall in the publication's tenth annual survey.<img src="http://pressroom.toyota.com/rss.ashx?id=619514" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:10:56 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Toyota and NSTA Celebrate 20th Anniversary of Toyota TAPESTRY Program, Bringing Science Education to Thousands of Students Nationwide</title>
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<description><![CDATA[For the past 20 years, Toyota and NSTA have promoted science education in classrooms through the Toyota TAPESTRY Grants for Science Teachers Program, providing more than $9.2 million in grants and touching more than 1,147 teams of teachers and tens of thousands of students nationwide. Toyota announced today nearly $550,000 in grants will be awarded to 79 K-12 educators across the country as a part of the 2010 program. The winning programs will begin classroom implementation in June.<img src="http://pressroom.toyota.com/rss.ashx?id=619509" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Toyota Vehicles: Toyota Responds to Inaccurate Reports of Future Prius Recall for Floormat Entrapment</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Media reports, citing a Wall Street Journal article, have incorrectly reported that Toyota plans to announce a new recall for the 2004-2009 Prius to address the potential risk for floor mat entrapment of accelerator pedals.<img src="http://pressroom.toyota.com/rss.ashx?id=616742" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:39:38 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Toyota Vehicles: All-New 2010 Toyota 4Runner Earns Highest Frontal Crash Test Rating from IIHS</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) today announced that the all-new Toyota 4Runner mid-size sport utility vehicle (SUV) has earned its highest ranking of “good” in their frontal offset high-speed crash ratings.    
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Toyota Vehicles: Toyota Responds to Inaccurate Reports of Future Prius Recall for Floormat Entrapment</title>
<link>http://pressroom.toyota.com/pr/tms/toyota/toyota-consumer-safety-advisory-102572.aspx?link_page_rss=102572</link>
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<description><![CDATA[Check here for news updates and FAQs for the safety recall campaigns.<img src="http://pressroom.toyota.com/rss.ashx?id=300366" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Toyota/Lexus/Scion Among Industry Leaders in Many February 2010 Sales Categories</title>
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<description><![CDATA[February 2010 automotive industry sales results saw Toyota, Lexus and Scion models rank prominently among brand and segment leaders.  Overall Toyota sales in February topped all other Asian and European manufacturers.  February also saw Toyota claim two of the top three selling passenger cars in the U.S. Toyota once again dominated the hybrid market, while Tacoma continues to overwhelmingly lead the small pickup truck segment. 
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:29:14 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Manufacturing &amp; Engineering: Toyota Recognizes Top North American Suppliers for 2009</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Toyota Vehicles: Report of Prius with Stuck Pedal</title>
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<description><![CDATA[This afternoon (Monday, March 8), Toyota learned of a report that a California Highway Patrol (CHP) unit was dispatched in response to a 911 call from a motorist driving a Prius on Interstate 8 in San Diego County who said the accelerator pedal was stuck. Toyota has dispatched a field technical specialist to San Diego to investigate the report and offer assistance.<img src="http://pressroom.toyota.com/rss.ashx?id=616293" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:26:15 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Comprehensive Analysis Raises Concerns About Gilbert Congressional Testimony, ABC News Segment</title>
<link>http://pressroom.toyota.com/pr/tms/electronic-throttle-control-154300.aspx?link_page_rss=154300</link>
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<description><![CDATA[Today, during a live webcast, Toyota raised serious concerns about the validity, methodology and credibility of a demonstration of alleged “unintended acceleration” in a Toyota Avalon by Professor David Gilbert of Southern Illinois University and depicted in  ABC News broadcasts and on-line segments.<img src="http://pressroom.toyota.com/rss.ashx?id=616274" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Exponent: Evaluation of Dr. Gilbert's Demonstration</title>
<link>http://pressroom.toyota.com/pr/tms/document/GILBERT-Evaluation_of_the_Gilbert_Demonstration_1_.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>TMC Report: Duplication of Manipulated Faults in ETCS</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Toyota Motor Corporation's report on the duplication of manipulated faults in the Electronic Throttle Control System (ETCS) based on the report by Mr. Gilbert at Southern Illinois University and analysis of a video by ABC News.<img src="http://pressroom.toyota.com/rss.ashx?id=616275" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Lexus Vehicles: Lexus Introduces 2010 IS 350C F-Sport Special Edition</title>
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Only 100 Units Will Be Produced
Features F-Sport Performance Accessories and Unique Grille
Interior with Numbered Badging and Blue Contrast Stitching

TORRANCE, Calif.  (March. 8, 2010) &ndash; Lexus today announced the Manufacturer&rsquo;s...<img src="http://pressroom.toyota.com/rss.ashx?id=616272" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Toyota Statement on Rebuttal of Professor Gilbert’s 'Unintended Acceleration' Demonstration</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Toyota and Exponent have provided Professor David Gilbert of Southern Illinois University with the results of their thorough evaluations of his demonstration of apparent “unintended acceleration” in Toyota and Lexus vehicles as described in his Preliminary Report and in his testimony at recent Congressional hearings.  In evaluating Professor Gilbert’s claims, Exponent also analyzed the footage of Professor Gilbert’s appearance on ABC News on February 22, 2010.
 
Toyota has also supplied the results of these evaluations to the appropriate Congressional Committees.  The analysis of Professor’s Gilbert’s demonstration establishes that he has reengineered and rewired the signals from the accelerator pedal. This rewired circuit is highly unlikely to occur naturally and can only be contrived in a laboratory.  There is no evidence to suggest that this highly unlikely scenario has ever occurred in the real world.  As shown in the Exponent and Toyota evaluations, with such artificial modifications, similar results can be obtained in other vehicles.<img src="http://pressroom.toyota.com/rss.ashx?id=607590" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:27:42 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Toyota Responds to Waxman Committee Request</title>
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<description><![CDATA[We have received the letter and will, of course, cooperate. Toyota has already agreed to keep the Committee informed on a regular basis.   We are providing them with the Exponent report and results of additional testing by Toyota regarding erroneous allegations by Mr. Gilbert that sudden unwanted acceleration can easily be induced in real world conditions.  Toyota has offered to demonstrate the results of our further research and would welcome committee representatives to observe those demonstrations.

Toyota is quickly investigating verifiable complaints of unintended acceleration and we are doing everything we can to ensure that our customers are confident in their vehicles and the remedies.<img src="http://pressroom.toyota.com/rss.ashx?id=607589" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:00:20 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Toyota Evaluates Unintended Acceleration Complaints in Remedied Vehicles</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., has received verifiable information from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) about some vehicles whose owners have reported unintended acceleration after receiving the accelerator pedal recall remedies.  As soon as Toyota received the vehicle owner information from NHTSA, it moved quickly to evaluate the vehicles and interview the owners.
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:12:44 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Manufacturing &amp; Engineering: Toyota Commits $250 Million to Support NUMMI Transition</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Toyota Motor North America, Inc. (TMA) today announced that Toyota has committed $250 million to its contracted manufacturer New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc. (NUMMI) to fund transition support for NUMMI’s salaried and hourly team members.  Toyota’s financial support is enabling NUMMI to offer bonuses to salaried and hourly team members who continue to produce quality vehicles for Toyota through April 1, 2010, when Toyota’s production contract with NUMMI will end.  This funding is subject to ongoing negotiations between NUMMI and the United Auto Workers with respect to those hourly team members represented by the union. 
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Lexus Vehicles: All-New Lexus CT 200h Premium Compact Hybrid Makes North American Debut at 2010 New York International Auto Show</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The all-new Lexus CT 200h premium compact hybrid will be on display for the first time in North America at the 2010 New York International Auto Show March 31 through April 11.  The sporty and versatile five-door, which had its global premiere at the 2010 Geneva Auto Show today, will be Lexus’ second dedicated hybrid and fifth hybrid vehicle in the line-up in the U.S.<img src="http://pressroom.toyota.com/rss.ashx?id=600925" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Toyota Announces March Sales Event</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. today announced plans to launch the company’s most far-reaching sales program in its history. 
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Toyota Reports February Sales</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today reported February sales of 100,027 vehicles. With equal selling days in February 2009 and 2010, sales were down 8.7 percent from the year-ago month on a daily selling rate and unadjusted raw volume basis.<img src="http://pressroom.toyota.com/rss.ashx?id=597658" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>February 2010 Sales Chart</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Sales chart for February 2010<img src="http://pressroom.toyota.com/rss.ashx?id=597657" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Rodney Slater to Lead Independent North American Quality Advisory Panel for Toyota</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Toyota Motor North America, Inc. (TMA) announced today that former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater will lead an independent North American Quality Advisory Panel to advise the company’s North American affiliates on quality and safety issues.<img src="http://pressroom.toyota.com/rss.ashx?id=597638" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:16:08 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Takeshi Uchiyamada: Testimony to Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation</title>
<link>http://pressroom.toyota.com/pr/tms/document/T._Uchiyamada_Testimony_to_Senate_Committee_on_Commerce_Science_and_Transportation_3-2-10.pdf</link>
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<description><![CDATA[Prepared testimony of Takeshi Uchiyamada, Executive Vice President of Toyota Motor Corporation, to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, on March 2, 2010.<img src="http://pressroom.toyota.com/rss.ashx?id=597634" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 07:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Shinichi Sasaki: Testimony to Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Prepared testimony of Shinichi Sasaki, Executive Vice President of Toyota Motor Corporation, to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation on March 2, 2010.<img src="http://pressroom.toyota.com/rss.ashx?id=597631" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 07:24:46 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Yoshimi Inaba: Testimony to Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Prepared testimony of Yoshimi Inaba, President and COO of Toyota Motor North America and Chairman and CEO of Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation on March 2, 2010.<img src="http://pressroom.toyota.com/rss.ashx?id=597632" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 07:16:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>2010 Toyota Corolla and Scion xB Earn Insurance Institute for Highway Safety 'Top Safety Pick' Award</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has announced that for the second consecutive year the Toyota Corolla compact sedan and Scion xB have each earned “Top Safety Pick” awards.<img src="http://pressroom.toyota.com/rss.ashx?id=597628" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 07:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Limited Service Campaign for VVT-i Oil Line</title>
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<description><![CDATA[On February 22, Toyota announced phase three of a Limited Service Campaign (LSC) on certain 2007 – 2009 model year Avalon and RAV4 vehicles with a 2GR-FE (V6) engine, the rubber portion of the oil supply hose for the VVT-i actuator may degrade over time. This condition may cause oil to leak from the VVT-i oil hose producing abnormal engine noise and the oil pressure light to illuminate.
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<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:35:20 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Toyota Statement on Media Reports Regarding Internal Legal Memo</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Various media reports have recently mischaracterized a 2005 privileged legal memo, recently subpoenaed by Congress, as dealing with sudden unintended acceleration.  However, the words "unintended acceleration" or "sudden acceleration" and "sudden unintended acceleration" appear nowhere in this memo.<img src="http://pressroom.toyota.com/rss.ashx?id=594581" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 11:51:12 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Toyota Extends Additional Services to all U.S. Toyota and Lexus Customers Affected by Recent Recalls</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. today announced that, working in cooperation with Attorneys General across the country, Toyota will be extending on a nationwide basis the additional services being provided to Toyota and Lexus customers in New York affected by the company’s recent recalls.<img src="http://pressroom.toyota.com/rss.ashx?id=588659" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Toyota Statement on Letter From Chairman Towns</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Toyota takes its legal obligations seriously and strives to maintain the highest professional and ethical standards in its legal and regulatory practices. It is not uncommon, however, for companies to object to certain demands for documents made in litigation. Consistent with that philosophy, we take appropriate steps to maintain the confidentiality of competitive business information and trade secrets. We are confident that we have acted appropriately with respect to product liability litigation and our discovery practices and look forward to addressing Chairman Towns' concerns.
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<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Lexus Vehicles: Lexus at Geneva Motor Show 2010</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Lexus features vehicles at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show.<img src="http://pressroom.toyota.com/rss.ashx?id=588649" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Lexus Vehicles: Lexus and Scholastic Announce Lexus Eco Challenge #2 Winners</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Creating rain gardens, building a biodiesel processor, and promoting the use of solar chimneys were some of the actions taken by the winning teams in the second round of the Lexus Eco Challenge, an educational program and contest that empowers young people to make a positive difference for the environment.  The 15 winning middle and high schools teams in Challenge #2 were awarded $10,000 each and are now qualified to participate in the Final Challenge for a chance at one of two $30,000 grand prizes and 14 $15,000 first-place awards. In all, Lexus will award a total of $500,000 in grants and scholarships throughout this year’s program.  All award money is shared among the students, teacher advisor and school.
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<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Toyota Statement on the Visit Between Toyota President Akio Toyoda and Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood</title>
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<description><![CDATA[President Akio Toyoda met this morning with Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood.  They had a cordial and open discussion. Mr. Toyoda promised to take the initiative to advance safety to the next level.   He reiterated his focus on putting customers first and making sure that going forward the company will do all it can to further improve communications and work more closely with the Department.<img src="http://pressroom.toyota.com/rss.ashx?id=585738" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 08:18:34 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Toyota Statement Regarding Supplier Investigations</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Department of Justice's Antitrust Division is conducting an investigation of certain automotive electronic suppliers.  Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. (TEMA) has not been asked for information in connection with the investigation, but will cooperate if asked.<img src="http://pressroom.toyota.com/rss.ashx?id=582985" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:14:11 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Clarification of Testimony Regarding Effectiveness of Recalls</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Contrary to some press reports, Jim Lentz’s testimony to Congress did not reflect a change in Toyota’s position regarding whether its recalls effectively address unintended acceleration issues in certain Toyota and Lexus vehicles.
 
As Mr. Lentz said in his opening statement, Toyota has rigorously tested its solutions and we are confident that with these repairs, Toyota vehicles will be among the safest on the road today.  Further, we are confident that no problems exist with the electronic throttle control system in our vehicles.  We have designed our electronic system with multiple fail-safe mechanisms to shut off or reduce engine power in the event of a system failure.  We have done extensive testing of this system and have never found a malfunction that has caused unintended acceleration.
 
Still, as Mr. Lentz pointed out in his response to questioning, Toyota is being vigilant in addressing consumer complaints and will not ignore any other possible contributing factors to unintended acceleration.  Instances of unintended acceleration can be caused by many factors and they are not all sudden or sustained. The category is very broad, affects all major automakers, and can include issues involving cruise control, air conditioning, transmission surges and pedal misapplication.  It is in this context that Mr. Lentz stated that Toyota’s recalls will “not totally” address the issue.<img src="http://pressroom.toyota.com/rss.ashx?id=582984" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:00:11 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Lexus Vehicles: Lexus is Top-Performing Luxury Brand in 2010 J.D. Power and Associates CSI Study</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Lexus ranked highest in customer satisfaction among luxury brands in the J.D. Power and Associates 2010 Customer Service Index (CSI) StudySM.  Lexus achieved an overall CSI score of 837 on a 1,000-point scale, 24 points above the segment average. The Lexus brand also led in four of five measures in the CSI Study.  Those areas include Service Initiation, Service Advisor, Service Facility and Service Quality.
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:44:18 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Toyota to Provide Additional Services to New York Customers Affected by Recent Recalls</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. today announced that it would provide additional services for New York Toyota and Lexus customers who are affected by Toyota’s recent recalls.<img src="http://pressroom.toyota.com/rss.ashx?id=582919" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Akio Toyoda: Testimony to House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Prepared testimony of Akio Toyoda, President of Toyota Motor Corporation, to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on February 24, 2010.<img src="http://pressroom.toyota.com/rss.ashx?id=579764" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:53:19 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Yoshimi Inaba: Testimony to House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Prepared testimony of Yoshimi Inaba, President and COO of Toyota Motor North America and Chairman and CEO of Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on Feb. 24, 2010.<img src="http://pressroom.toyota.com/rss.ashx?id=579765" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>2010 Toyota Electronic Throttle Control Webinar</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Toyota hosts an Electronic Throttle Control Webinar, Feb. 22, 2010.<img src="http://pressroom.toyota.com/rss.ashx?id=579771" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Toyota Update: Our Work With Exponent</title>
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<description><![CDATA[In December 2009, Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) retained Exponent, one of the country’s leading engineering and scientific consulting firms, to help the company evaluate reports of unintended acceleration in Toyota and Lexus vehicles equipped with the Electronic Throttle Control System with Intelligence (“ETCS-i”) system.<img src="http://pressroom.toyota.com/rss.ashx?id=579747" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 12:58:59 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>James Lentz: Testimony to House Committee on Energy and Commerce</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Testimony of James Lentz, President and COO of Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on Feb. 23, 2010.<img src="http://pressroom.toyota.com/rss.ashx?id=579723" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Toyota's Statement Regarding ABC News Broadcast Simulating Electronic Engine Controls</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Toyota spoke with Mr. Gilbert on February 16 in an effort to understand his concerns.  During this discussion, Mr. Gilbert explained that he had connected a resistor between the output wires of the two accelerator pedal sensors on a Toyota Tundra.  In other words, he had artificially introduced an abnormal connection between two otherwise independent signals coming from the accelerator pedal sensors.  Mr. Gilbert advised Toyota that he believed that his intentional misdirection of these signals could cause the vehicle to accelerate unexpectedly.
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<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:24:56 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Akio Toyoda: We Will Set a New Standard for Openness and Response Speed on Safety Issues</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Toyota Motor Corporation President Akio Toyoda outlines concrete steps the company is taking to set a new benchmark in automotive safety in a Wall Street Journal op-ed.<img src="http://pressroom.toyota.com/rss.ashx?id=579531" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:47:19 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Toyota Extends Brake Override System to Provide an Additional Measure of Customer Confidence</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc, today announced that it will install a brake override feature on an expanded range of customers’ vehicles to provide an additional measure of confidence. This braking system enhancement will automatically reduce engine power when the brake pedal and the accelerator pedal are applied simultaneously under certain driving conditions.<img src="http://pressroom.toyota.com/rss.ashx?id=579532" height="1" width="1" />]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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