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2013 Toyota RAV4 introduced at the LA Auto Show
Yesterday, we posted few pictures of the new upcoming Toyota RAV4 which were leaked out on the internet a week ago as some say, just a week before the planned launch of the 2013 Toyota RAV4 at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Today, it was rolled out on the stage at the show in front of large audiences to rival the Honda CR-V and as our recall the leaked images which weren’t confirmed by Toyota, the real deal looks exactly like it. However, more vital information is passed on the revealing occasion of the new Rav4 which wasn’t available previously. …
Toyota Corolla EX facelift spied without camouflage in China
China is a massive market for not only cars but everything, and since the market is huge, each automaker uses different version of their cars. For example, luxury automakers such as Audi, BMW and Mercedes produce a long wheel base version of their vehicles for China since Chinese people have a thing for increased leg room in their cars. Although due to the land dispute between arch rivals China and Japan, Toyota has had to shut down quite a few plants in China amid poor sales as Chinese people strongly protested against Japan however, Toyota is preparing to launch a …
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Toyota recalls 7.4 million cars globally over faulty window switches
Over here, you have to go to court to make manufacturers fix the faulty parts put in your purchase commodity while in other parts of the world, recalling a car over a faulty part is common practice carried out by the concerning manufacturer. Toyota Prius were involved in deaths over stuck accelerators which tarnished its image and it failed to act timely now however, Toyota claims to have reacted timely over faulty windows switches which if fixed by local mechanics/technicians could result in melting of the switches and eventually catching fire. Toyota is recommending to owners that they shouldn’t use …
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Vigo Champ – can it change the Vigo’s Wadera image?
Indus motor launched Vigo’s facelift calling it “The Vigo Champ” earlier this year. Vigo Champ with its elegant design and body has the monopoly in the Pakistani market of 4-door pick up trucks. Though few people have started importing Toyota Tundra, Chevrolet, Cadilac Escalade EXT etc. But these trucks come under different price range. So the Vigo Champ is clearly the market leader for luxury pickup trucks. Vigo was mostly seen used as a protocol vehicle for rich politicians with armed guards sitting at the back or mostly ‘Waderas’ driving them in their lands. The executive class was never seen driving one. This …
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Toyota Tundra will pull a space shuttle
Toyota Tundra hasn’t been used in Pakistan for what it was built for, neither do the owners in Pakistan know about it as it is more of a social display of wealth and power. It is bigger than Mazda T3500 trucks and buses and also packs alot more power than the average trucks used here and to display that power, Toyota will be pulling the space shuttle Endeavor, a good 12 miles. Toyota will be using the half-ton 2012 Tundra to pull the 300,000 pounds shuttle using a specially designed rig, a quarter-mile at a time. Space shuttle Endeavour will …
Competition Commission of Pakistan initiates an inquiry into Indus Motors’ business practices
After receiving complaints of ‘excessively vague nature of purchase contracts’ on Indus Motors’, the Competition Commission of Pakistan has launched an inquiry. Talking with Express Tribune, an anonymous source stated that Indus Motor was abusing its dominant position in the market and was treating its clients ‘unfairly’ and the price at which the booking orders are placed is changed randomly without any notification or reason and the buyers are forced to pay high prices. Booking orders are too vague that the buyer is not sure about the exact price and delivery date and the company also recovers the cancellation charges. …
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Toyota hints to build the Lexus LF-LC concept
Remember the LF-LC concept that Toyota showed a while ago? Well, one of Toyota’s top executive has hinted that they it won’t just be a concept but it will be more than that. Probably, making LF-LC is part of Toyota’s President desire to build more fun cars. The Lexus LF-LC concept coupe is “not only a hot-looking coupe, it’s a hybrid,” said Bob Carter, Toyota’s senior vice president of automotive operations in the U.S. “So you can look great while helping to meet the needs of our environment and society.” He says the concept has received a “fantastic reception,” often …
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Why Indus Motors decided to close down for a while and how it is the only one to be blamed
Although government had announced late last year that the automakers should prepare and switch over to Euro-II emissions standards by July 2012 however, Indus Motors was short-sighted in making the necessary change to bring Corolla to match the Euro-II standards and thusly, had to increase the prices overnight when the deadline of July to switch over to Euro-II standards had passed and companies hastily switched over to the new Euro standards which sent the customers, who had booked their cars on pre-increase prices, into a shock from which 1800 customers decided not to return and asked for a complete refund. …
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Pak Suzuki and Indus Motors have decided to shut down their factories
We still remember President’s interview to some TV channel where Mr. President said that everything fine and dandy in Pakistan, it’s just the interviewer who thinks that there are problems. Apart from the problem we reported on the previous post, here’s another grave problem on the brink of which lies thousands of jobs. Indus Motors and Pak Suzuki have decided to close down their plants temporarily to control their expenses and the production volume as demand has fallen down by a great margin. While the economy is in shambles which makes up one important and major influence on the problem …
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TMG is going to be Toyota’s AMG
Toyota is in pursuit of producing performance versions of their passenger vehicles just like Mercedes’ AMG produces absolutely bonkers version of their normal daily driving passenger vehicles. Although TRD (Toyota Racing Development) is also been involved in developing various, slightly performance oriented vehicles, TMG however has been pulling off even more neat tricks. Toyota’s Motorsport GmbH, located in Cologne, Germany, has been in charge of all the Japanese manufacturer’s motorsport initiatives, including F1, WRC and Le Mans. It is run by Yoshiaki Kinoshita, who, according to caradvice.com.au, recently said that he wants TMG to become Toyota’s AMG – the two …
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