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1月26日 5th Toyota TFLP Held in Salt Lake CityThree elementary schools in Salt Lake City received benefits from Toyota' 5th Toyota Family Literacy Program (TFLP) held last January 17. Monroe Elementary, James Moss Elementary and Woodrow Wilson Elementary, all located in the Granite School District, were given $6,000 to fund its programs that serve children in kindergarten to third grade and their parents. In coordination with the National Center for Family Literacy (NCFL), an organization that advocates family literacy, TFLP aspires to develop basic language and literacy skills among Hispanic and other immigrant families as well as provide training for parents in order for them to help their children excel in school. It reaches out to about 20 cities across the country. Since it started, Toyota had donated over $29 million to support the program. The program includes components such as children's education, parenting education, Parent and Child Together (PACT) activities, computer-literacy instruction and other courses. "Family Literacy is of the utmost importance. We are honored and excited at the opportunity to work with Toyota and NCFL to this end," Dr. Martin Bates, the assistant superintendent of Granite School District, said in gratitude. Through the TFLP Program, 92 percent of parents covered by TFLP said their children's grades got significant improvements. Also, adults gained an increase in literacy scores by one or more levels. "By partnering with Toyota, NCFL has nurtured a proven formula of research and delivery of family literacy services that not only works for the participants, but for the betterment of the communities," NCFL President and Founder Sharon Darling said. Like an Acura Integra throttle body that controls the amount of air in your car engine, Toyota's TFLP sustains hope for these people - an effort indeed worthy to be emulated. 1月24日 Toyota Garners Various Honors In J.D Power & Associates’ Automotive Customer Satisfaction Index StudyIt’s year 2008 and still, the largest and the leading auto manufacturer in the industry continues to take over other nameplates. I guess they know how to keep their engine and radiator scorching to the max! Toyota reigned over in the most recent South Africa Automotive Customer Satisfaction Index Study. Toyota vehicles along with another Japanese brand, Honda, got four segment honors apiece. The two companies equally earned more honors than any other car maker according to J.D. Power and Associates/CAR Magazine 2007 South Africa Customer Satisfaction Index (CSI) Study(SM). Toyota’s Avensis, Hilux, Land Cruiser Prado and Tazz were the highest ranked models in their particular segments. “Honda and Toyota models continue their strong performance in satisfying customers in South Africa. In both 2006 and 2007, four Toyota models ranked highest in their respective segments, while Honda has led in nameplate rankings in both years. These results are a testament to the commitment to high quality that both brands demonstrate. In addition, Mercedes-Benz maintains its ranking in the top five for a second consecutive year and improves in an impressive manner since 2006," says Brian Walters, the vice president of J.D. Power and Associates' Europe, Middle East and Africa operations. "The consistent improvement in overall satisfaction in the South Africa market is good news for consumers, franchised dealers and manufacturers. However, there is still significant room for improvement. While customers seem to be more satisfied with vehicle quality and reliability as well as vehicle appeal, service satisfaction and ownership cost satisfaction levels are not on par,” added Walters. Top Models per Segment in CSI (Based on a 1,000-point scale) Upper Compact Car Toyota Tazz 773 Lower Small Car Honda Jazz 876 Toyota Yaris 855 Hyundai Getz 837 Upper Small Car Honda Civic (new) 886 Mercedes-Benz A-Class 859 Toyota Corolla 837 Medium Car Toyota Avensis 870 Toyota Camry 867 Audi A4 863 Compact MPV Honda FR-V 860 Toyota Corolla Verso 838 Volkswagen Touran 825 Medium SUV Toyota Land Cruiser Prado 856 BMW X3 854 Mitsubishi Pajero 835 One-Ton Pickup Toyota Hilux 805 Nissan Navara 801 Isuzu KB 79 1月16日 Plug-In Hybrid Development Highlighted By Toyota In DetroitThe ongoing expansion of plug-in hybrids is headed to a certain bright future as Toyota continues to promote these exceptional vehicles to the rapidly growing automotive industry. Forget about those filthy fuel filters because the future is here! The company has announced that it will present a number of Toyota Prius plug-in electric hybrid (PHEV) models at the 2008 North American International Auto Show in Detroit for executive shuttle service to and from the Cobo Center. According to The Auto Channel, the Prius plug-in hybrids prototypes are parallel to the automobiles that were freshly brought to two University of California campuses. These prototypes are being used for studies and testing as part of Toyota's continuing sustainable mobility development program in partnership with the University of California at Irvine's Advanced Power and Energy Program and the University of California at Berkeley's Institute of Transportation Studies. "Our goal with these early prototype vehicles is to begin the process of understanding customer wants and needs in order to help determine the optimal balance between electric vehicle miles, charge time, battery size and cost," said Bob Carter, Toyota Division group vice president and general manager. 1月9日 Toyota to present new hybrid pickup truckLast Friday, Toyota Motor Corp. announced its plans of making the 2008 North American International Auto Show more popularly known as the Detroit Auto Show as the stage of their new concept hybrid pick-up truck. Named the A-BAT, Toyota’s new concept vehicle features the next level of fuel economy and lower emissions. The trapezoidal look is derived from the best selling Toyota Prius. According to the automaker, the A-BAT facets Toyota’s third generation of gas-electric hybrid powertrain technology called the Hybrid Synergy Drive. “This concept is the next evolution of the compact truck,” said Kevin Hunter, president of Calty Design Research Inc., Toyota’s North American-based research and design center, in a statement. Almost the size of Toyota’s smallest SUV, the RAV4, the A-BAT exceptionally has a huge front grill and rough-tumble body design made to feed the cravings of truck fans. The trapezoid shape houses an interior with a 4-foot bed that can be extended by two feet by folding down the pass through midgate another two feet extension is provided when the tail gate is opened. The car’s translucent roof panel slides allow large cargos to get inside the truck. "People gravitate towards sporty," says Matt Sperling, a designer with Calty. "If you inject utility into that, we think it's win-win." Improved handling and smooth ride is provided by the car’s unibody platform. The 7-inch screen and wireless Internet serves as its retractable portable navigation system. The battery pack running the hybrid synergy drive is enclosed in its center console. Large display screens allowing the driver and his passengers to view the condition of their modern gadgets, climate and audio settings is another luxury offer. According to the automaker, when the solar panels above the instrument panel are used, it will convert the sunlight to energy that aids in recharging primarily the battery pack, navigation unit and backlit information displays. For quality Acura Integra car cover kindly visit the link provided. 1月7日 Lexus Sets New Record in Nurburgring
Based on the reports by Auto Express and Japanese car magazine Holiday Auto, Lexus insiders have revealed that the upcoming 552 bhp Lexus LF-A sports car has lapped the Nurburgring in 7minutes and 24 seconds surpassing the current record time set by the Pagani Zonda F at 7 minutes and 27 seconds and even beating the record time set by the all-new Porsche 911 GT2 (7:32 AutoBild, 7:25 AutoExpress). 1月5日 Toyota’s December SalesToyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc. accounted their best-ever year-end sales of 2,620,825 vehicles. Records revealed that they were up by 2.7 percent over last year’s figures. The company now has 12 straight years of exceptional record-breaking sales. The Lexus brand on the other hand is obviously doing great. It’s “sky is the limit” for Lexus and a great rampage of vehicle sales is expected to pour down Toyota’s window for the next years to follow."Great products and value drive a volatile market and put the consumer in the driver's seat," said TMS President Jim Lentz. "Toyota, Lexus and Scion deliver on both."
According to the Auto Channel, Lexus held on to its position as the best-selling luxury nameplate in America for 8 straight years. The brand had their best-ever total sales of 329,177 units last year. They were up by 1.8 percent compared to 2006. The Scion lineup of vehicles threw in a fair record sales year with a grand total of 130,181. The company accounted December as a weak month for them with total sales of 224,399 - a drop of 1.7 percent from the same period in 2007. 1月2日 Toyota’s A-BAT Concept Vehicle to Debut at the 2008 NAIS
For the 2008 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Toyota Motor Corporation the archrival of Honda the producer of high quality Acura Legend belts is planning to introduce a concept hybrid pickup truck that will feature an improve fuel economy and lower emissions. Deadline Set For Toyota F1 Boss Although Toyota is not as experienced in Formula One as Honda or Renault or McLaren and Ferrari, it is said that the team has the biggest budget. Thus, they are expected to win some races but unfortunately, the team is struggling with the 2007 season ending with Ralf Schumacher leaving the team. Schumacher and teammate Jarno Trulli only managed to finish as high as sixth place last year. This struggle has been going on for years and it seems as if the home office is calling for better results. To motivate the team, a two-year deadline was given to team principal Tadashi Yamashina. The team boss was given until 2010 to stop the bleeding. He had this to say: "We can see that our car was not hard enough on the tyres. It is better to be tough on the tyres and be faster." No matter what the cause may be for their subpar performance, I'm hoping that they would fix it soon and start beating other teams not named Spyker or Toro Rosso. |
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