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Ford, Toyota Team Up

Ford, Toyota Team-up: Companies, Leaders Have Old Ties, Admiration

News that Ford Motor Co. and Toyota will work together jointly to develop a gas-electric hybrid fuel system for pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles isn't a big surprise, if one considers the source of how the arrangement came about. Ford CEO Alan Mulally and Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda crossed paths at an airport. The two company leaders talked, sharing mutual admiration for one another's companies. Talk turned to hybrid vehicles, and plans for the future. Ford is the truck leader, and Toy...

Toyota, Ford to collaborate on hybrid trucks

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Toyota Motor Corp and Ford Motor Co will work together to develop hybrid trucks and SUVs that will be ready for market by the end of the decade, the two companies said on Monday.
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Ford, Toyota Hybrid: CEOs Mulally, Toyoda Have Long Ties of Affection

News that Ford and Toyota will work together jointly to develop a gas-electric hybrid fuel system for pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles is not a big surprise if one considers the source of how the arrangement came about. Ford CEO Alan Mulally and Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda crossed paths at an airport. The two company leaders talked, sharing mutual admiration for each other's companies. Talked turned to hybrid vehicles, and plans for the future.
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Robots Drive Safer Than Humans, Google Keeps Perfect Driving Record

Robots Drive Safer Than Humans, Google Keeps Perfect Driving Record

Google has been involved in a car accident with another vehicle while operating its automated robot car. The Google Prius was reported to have rear ended several cars including another Toyota Prius. The tech giant claims that the accident occurred while the car engine was switched to manual mode saying the automated robot was not responsible.
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Nine-year Old Hit-and-run Victim Ryan White Battling For Life

Ryan White, a 9-year-old tourist from Yardley, Philadelphia, who became the victim of a hit-and-run incident in downtown San Francisco after watching a baseball game, was battling for his life on Friday night at San Francisco General Hospital.
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GM Profit Nearly Doubles on Stronger Pricing

General Motors Co.'s quarterly profit nearly doubled, beating expectations, as the top U.S. automaker took a larger share of sales globally and raised prices on its vehicles.
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New era of higher income car buyers: Ford executive

U.S. new car buyers are richer and more demanding because they have more choice among brands that are closer in quality than ever before, Ford Motor Co's sales and marketing chief said on Tuesday.
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Toyota cautious after quake drags first-quarter to loss

Toyota Motor Corp slumped to its first quarterly loss in two years after the March 11 disaster virtually halted production, and the Japanese auto giant warned the stronger yen was hobbling it in the battle against South Korean rivals.
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Toyota cautious on forecast after quake hits results

Toyota Motor Corp raised its annual profit forecast to a level well below market estimates, warning the stronger yen was hobbling it in the battle against South Korean rivals as it races to restore quake-hit production.
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Instant view: Toyota posts big Q1 loss

Toyota Motor Corp <7203.T> reported its first quarterly loss in two years as Japan's biggest earthquake hammered production and the yen's rise hit profitability on exports.
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Toyota lifts forecasts, posts loss on quake and yen

Toyota Motor Corp reported its first quarterly loss in two years on Tuesday as Japan's biggest earthquake hammered production and a strong yen hit export profits, and the company raised its profit forecast on a speedy recovery.
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Toyota posts big first quarter loss hurt by quake, yen

Toyota Motor Corp <7203.T> reported its first quarterly loss in two years on Tuesday as Japan's biggest earthquake on record hammered production and the yen's rise hit profitability on exports. The company raised its annual forecast.
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Honda raises profit, sales forecast on speedy recovery

Honda Motor Co <7267.T> reported an unexpected quarterly profit and raised its annual outlook by more than a third, as Japan's No.3 automaker rebounded quickly from a severe parts shortage caused by the March 11 earthquake.
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Honda avoids loss, raises profit forecast

Honda Motor Co <7267.T> avoided an expected loss and raised its annual profit outlook by more than a third on Monday after it reported a 90 percent fall in quarterly operating profit, as it rebounded quickly from a severe parts shortage.
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Obama unveils sharp increase in auto fuel economy

Several major auto makers on Friday embraced the Obama administration's proposal to push the industry further away from once-dominant gas guzzlers to more lean and efficient vehicles.
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Ford to build billion dollar plant in India

Ford Motor Co said on Thursday said it plans to invest $1 billion to build a factory in western India, doubling its investment in the country as the U.S. carmaker seeks to gain a greater share in the second-fastest growing auto market in the world.

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