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Prius Overtakes Insight In Japan

Sunday, June 7, 2009

We know all about the Pony Car Wars. Mustang vs. Camaro vs. Challenger (or Charger) has been a war that has raged on since the 60′s. Each one is emblematic of the company and rivalry that once was between the “Big 3″. Well, for Toyota and Honda they’re working on creating their own battle between [...]

Toyota Reports 75,000 Prius Pre-Orders

Saturday, May 16, 2009

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The Prius price cut that Toyota recently announced is having a huge effect! That move was in response to Honda and it’s “hybrid for the people” the Insight. Recently the Insight became Japan’s top selling vehicle, the first ever hybrid to take that top stop. No doubt that was a huge achievement! Everyone speculated the Insight would leave [...]

Honda Reports Q4′ 08 Loss

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

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It’s already been well established that no one is immune to this economic crisis, but the fact is same are faring better then others. VW and Hyundai are two volume automakers still managing a profit. For Honda, things have turned sour just like they have at rival Toyota. What’s surprising though is the similarity to Honda’s [...]

Nissan Moving Straight to EVs

Thursday, April 23, 2009

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News on the electric car industry is continuing on at a rapid pace. It definitely is shaping up to the be the “fuel of the future”, at least in the mid-term. Automakers everywhere are accelerating plans to produce electrified vehicles, and Nissan is one of the latest to go straight to electric. Unlike Toyota and [...]

Toyota Reports 20k in Japanese Orders for Prius

Thursday, April 16, 2009

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Toyota Reports 20k in Japanese Orders for Prius

Remember my article on the Prius price slashing going on over in Japan? Looks like that might be having some big effects on sales and orders. Honda expected to make it’s big splash with the Insight and Toyota is trying to douse that fire with the Prius price cut. Thanks to AutoblogGreen for the colorful [...]