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Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama builds about 3,000 engines a day at its plant in Huntsville, powering one third of Toyota vehicles produced in North America.

How Alabama is becoming the auto capital of the South

Economics

Just 25 years ago, Alabama used to be a place for textiles. Now it’s a place to build cars.

Toyota recently announced a new product that would, essentially, let car drivers hand over their keys (or access to their vehicles) to other drivers, via smartphones.

Automakers are betting that in the near future, we’ll be willing to rent our cars to strangers

Business
Bruce Kaji, shaking the hand of Japan's Crown Prince who had just landed in Los Angeles on a US Air Force airplane, in 1961. "In our family, we call this photo, The Prince and the Pauper.," says Bruce's son, Jon.

Toyota built Torrance into the second-largest home of Japanese Americans. Now, it’s leaving

Business, Economics and Jobs
Bruce Kaji, shaking the hand of Japan's Crown Prince who had just landed in Los Angeles on a US Air Force airplane, in 1961. "In our family, we call this photo, The Prince and the Pauper.," says Bruce's son, Jon.

Toyota built Torrance into the second-largest home of Japanese Americans. Now, it’s leaving

Business, Economics and Jobs

Toyota Suspends US Production for One Week

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Toyota Boosts Green Energy

In California, a giant corporation has taken the opportunity to pay a higher price for cleaner electricity. Jeff Hoffman reports from San Francisco on the unexpected boost to the renewable energy market by the car maker Toyota.

EV on Ebay

An all-electric vehicle sets off a bidding war on Ebay, doubling its original sticker price.

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Detroit Auto Show: hybrid vs. electric cars

Development & Education

What cars ? and trends ? are making their debut at the 2011 Detroit Auto Show? Paul Eisenstein of The Detroit Bureau says that following a surprisingly strong year for the Big Three, things are looking good for American automakers at this year’s show. Meanwhile, this was the first visit to the show by Toyota’s […]

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Gas prices steady, SUV sales rise

Development & Education

According to WNYC’s Transportation Nation, sales of SUVs are up. John McEleny, chairman of the National Association of Automobile Dealers, points out one detail: the really, really big vehicles aren’t seeing the same gains.

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Troubles worsen for Toyota

Development & Education

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood says that Toyota’s troubles may be ‘the most serious safety issue that we have faced’ at his department. We find out more from Paul Eisenstein, publisher of TheDetroitBureau.com.

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