Toyota in quest for pole position in China
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Japan&#39;s No. 1 automaker is no longer content to take a back seat to foreign rivals in China. On Monday, Toyota Motor Corp. announced the launch of Guangzhou Toyota Motor Co.
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SAO PAULO, Brazil -- Formula One will try to add suspense with a new qualifying system that determines pole position the day of the race, instead of the day before, the sport&#39;s governing body said yesterday.
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Caught off guard by the success of Toyota&#39;s hybrid Prius model, German carmakers are racing to catch-up. DaimlerChrysler and GM announced plans on Monday to jointly produce hybrid technology for their cars and trucks.
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ST PETERSBURG, Russia  - Japan's top automaker, Toyota Motor Corp  , will open its first plant in Russia on Friday, aiming to produce 50,000 Camry sedans annually, the company said in a statement.
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Toyota Motor Corp. is considering building a factory in Russia or elsewhere in eastern Europe as vehicle sales in the region may increase faster than in the rest of Europe, Toyota&#39;s president said.
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By Alan Baldwin SAO PAULO  - Toyota could throw a lifeline tostruggling Jordan after saying they would be prepared to supplya second team with engines next season.
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China look set to surpass their gold-medal haul from last year&#39;s worlds as Yang Wei fired the 2008 Olympic hosts into pole position ahead of the Hiroyuki Tomita-inspired Japanese during men&#39;s qualifying at the world gymnastics championships on Monday.
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MOTEGI, Japan: Local hope Makoto Tamada of Japan has taken pole position with a record lap time for the weekend Japan Grand Prix as world champion Valentino Rossi, seeking his fourth straight title, secured third place.
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This is the first in a series of business features by Reuters focusing on some of the world's biggest brands and most innovative companies. Toyota has risen to the top ranks of the world's car makers through its revolutionary production process, cost controls and attention to quality. But as Toyota President Katsuaki Watanabe told Reuters Asia auto correspondent Chang-Ran Kim: "The moment we let down our guard, the fall could come very fast."
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World champion Michael Schumacher will start the Japanese Grand Prix from pole position at 0630 after the sport&#39;s first ever Sunday morning qualifying session.
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Toyota, already the world&#39;s most profitable carmaker, is set to draw level with General Motors as the world&#39;s biggest in terms of sales.
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Toyota&#39;s new signing Jarno Trulli will yet race in China next week despite already having tested for his new Formula One team, Italy&#39;s Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper reported on Friday.
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PARIS : Italian driver Jarno Trulli, who has signed to drive for Toyota next season, will now be driving for the Japanese constructor in the final two races of this season, Toyota revealed.
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NAGOYA, Japan  - Toyota Motor Corp  will charge further into emerging car markets aiming to achieve another year of record sales in 2008, likely cementing its title as the world's biggest automaker ahead of General Motors Corp .
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Toyota Motor Corp., which has been telling consumers to &quot;Get the Feeling&quot; in its advertising since 2001, will begin urging them to keep &quot;Moving Forward&quot; on Tuesday, part of the
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Toyota puts pressure on GM to be the world's biggest carmaker, as global sales rise by 6%.
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FONTANA (California): Brazilâs Helio Castroneves dominated qualifying with a lap at 217.479 miles per hour to put his Dallara/ Toyota on the pole for the Toyota Indy 400 on Sunday.