Toyota selected the "Best Brand

Toyota is the most successful brand in the "Best Value in America Awards" 2011th With ten wins, the company decided in the seventh edition of the U.S. Award almost a quarter of all categories of its own. Among other things, Toyota won the title of "Best Brand" in the passenger car segment. "Best Brand" in luxury cars and trucks were Volvo and GMC.

Besides price, the best brand chose Toyota and nine vehicles for themselves, with the models of Land Cruiser, Camry Hybrid, Highlander Hybrid, 4Runner, Avalon, FJ Cruiser, Tacoma and Venza and Prius, the sixth time in the category of hybrid vehicles very forward lay. The award of "Best Value in America Awards" based on the evaluation of total operating costs of a vehicle.

Volkswagen takes over Salzburg Porsche Holding

Volkswagen has announced over the operational business of Porsche Holding Salzburg (PHS). The transfer to the intermediary comes at a value of 3.3 billion euros. The headquarters will be just like the seat of the Board continue to Salzburg. Volkswagen is taking with the already in basic agreement provided for a further planned acquisition step on the way to an integrated automotive company Volkswagen and Porsche.

Toyota iQ-Store opens in Berlin

Toyota has opened yesterday in Berlin its first German iQ Store. In the district of Kreuzberg-Friedrichshain, directly at the Spree, the iQ will present an exhibition area of 300 square meters. But also as a venue for various events from fashion shows to party scene can serve the iQ Store. The concept was developed by the Spree Automobile-Vertriebs-GmbH & Co.

KG, a member of the Levy Group. At the opening were the four renowned Berlin design Floor 5, André M. Wyst, Mario Lombardo and hoard their own version of the smallest 4-seater in the world. The result was four cars with very different visual.

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Toyota celebrates 40 years in Germany

In February 1971, Toyota has sold the first Corolla to a German customer. Fall in with just three models - Corolla, Corona and Celica - Toyota in Germany looks back on 40 successful years. Highlights from the past and some views of the future will be published during the year on the Toyota website. Currently only three images are online, once a week comes to a new subject.

For all images, there is one brief explanatory text. All motifs and texts can be downloaded in different sizes and formats down so that everyone is a little scrapbook of Toyota's history can (s) together.

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Geneva 2011: Renault shows two studies and an electric car

Renault presented at the Geneva Motor Show two new concept cars and the electric vans Kangoo Rapid Maxi ZE. The focus of the fair presentation of Renault is the dynamic crossover study capture, which allows a view of the future design strategy of the French brand. The concept car combines elements of coupe, roadster and sport utility vehicle.

Another highlight is the new Transportation Kangoo Rapid Maxi ZE, which will complement autumn 2011, the electric vehicle range of Renault. The spacious city-van is available with either two or five occupants and provides up to 4.6 cubic meters of load volume.

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Renault's new manufacturing strategy

With a new strategic plan for continued growth and new orders Renault's production does it better from the individual markets. In Western Europe, the company will focus mainly in future on the construction of middle-and upper-class vehicles and light trucks. There are also electric vehicles and engines and their associated batteries.

In the emerging growth markets of Eastern Europe, Asia and Latin America, the Group will expand its production capacities in order to produce the models sold on site at competitive conditions. The aim of the new manufacturing strategy is to ensure the economic viability of each site permanently.

Toyota Yaris celebrates ten years of production in France

Toyota Yaris celebrates ten years in production Fankreich: On 31 January 2001 in Valenciennes, the first model rolled off the assembly line. Toyota Motor Manufacturing France (TMMF) started with a capacity of 150 000 vehicles a year and 2,000 employees. Over time, the annual production increased to up to 270 000 vehicles, representing a car per minute.

Our productivity has been achieved by the possibility of a three-shift operation in production now with 3268 employees. The total production has now reached 1.9 million vehicles. Valenciennes covers the entire European Toyota Yaris demand. It is the best selling Toyota model and is sold in 36 countries in Western and Eastern Europe.

F-Cell World Drive: With the fuel cell in 70 Days Around the World

Chancellor Angela Merkel and Dieter Zetsche will give the symbolic launch of the Mercedes-Benz F-Cell World Drive. Michael Schumacher, Nico Rosberg and David Coulthard will drive for the three vehicles on the stage. On Sunday, the tour through 14 countries around the world even to the point of Stuttgart.

Mercedes-Benz wants to make the F-Cell World Drive the technical maturity of the fuel cell technology to the test and give the same time the political requirement to build a nationwide infrastructure for refueling fuel cell vehicles emphasis. At a distance of 30 000 km, the three Mercedes-Benz B-Class F-Cell demonstrate that they are reliable and safe over long distances, on different road conditions and under various climatic conditions on the road.

Toyota extended warranty mobility

Toyota is expanding its all-inclusive package ": The Euro-Care Mobility warranty is now up in case of accident, the complete package. Taken will include the cost of relief on the ground, towing to the nearest Toyota contractors, accommodation, a replacement vehicle, the transit and a replacement part shipping abroad.

So far, under the new car warranty free three-year unlimited mileage guarantee mobility occurred only in case of breakdown in power. Toyota € Care can be part of the annual inspection after the three-year new car warranty, renewable for a further twelve months. In addition, the services of € Care in the used car warranty "Toyota Car Warranty" mentioned that for twelve or 24 months completed and can still be extended by twelve months.