KABUL — A Toyota Corolla full of former Taliban officials and armed guards stopped in front of Abdul Salam Zaeef’s home in western Kabul this month, awaiting the man who helped direct the Taliban from Pakistan before his capture and detention at Guantanamo Bay. Read full article > >
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Former Taliban officials find new role
An illegal immigrant who was charged with drunken driving last year when he struck a car carrying three nuns, killing one and injuring the others, was convicted Monday of felony murder. Carlos A. Martinelly-Montano’s case ignited outrage and prompted calls for stricter immigration enforcement. During a hearing in Prince William Circuit Court, the facts of what happened Aug. 1, 2010, were not in dispute: Martinelly-Montano swerved his Subaru into a guardrail and then veered into the opposite lane on a slim, two-lane road in Bristow, colliding with the nuns’ blue Toyota. Read full article > >
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Martinelly guilty of felony murder in drunken-driving crash that killed one nun, injured two others, in Va.
Lenwood “Lenny” Harris’s car was found Tuesday morning in Prince George’s County, almost three weeks after the Alexandria activist disappeared . Harris’s 1994 Toyota Corolla was unoccupied when police located it at 5 a.m. Harris, 53, was last seen at an Alexandria recreation center the evening of Sept. 21. Read full article > >
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Lenny Harris’ car found unoccupied in MD
Toyota says it expects profits for this year to be sharply lower than last year, due in large part to the massive earthquake in March.
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Toyota forecasts slump in profits
Ford says it wants to boost sales to eight million vehicles a year to put it level with rival Toyota, with particular hopes for expansion in Asian markets.
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Ford targets Asia for car sales
U.S. auto sales hit the skids in May, dropping 3.7 percent from a year earlier — a serious setback for the industry as supply shortages and gas prices took their toll. The steepest declines were at Toyota (off 33 percent), Honda (23 percent) and Nissan (9.1 percent), all of which ran short of models because of parts shortages caused by the March earthquake in Japan. Chrysler was the one bright spot, posting a 10.1 percent gain in sales. Read full article > >
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After months of gains, U.S. auto industry stalls in May
Toyota management gave too little weight to feedback from customers, regulators and independent rating agencies, and centered too much control in its Japanese headquarters, according to the report of a special review panel convened after complaints of unintended acceleration forced the automaker to recall millions of cars . The panel, chaired by former U.S. Transportation secretary Rodney Slater, reported that the company apparently did not apply some of its principles of continuous improvement “as quickly and thoroughly as it could have in investigating and seeking out the root causes of customer complaints” about problems such as unintended acceleration. Read full article > >
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Safety panel: Toyota should listen more to customers
Toyota Motors’ quarterly profits plummet but the company predicts a rapid recovery in production after March’s earthquake.
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Toyota quarterly profits drop 77%
Toyota says it will suspend output at its North American plants in five one-day shutdowns as component supplies remain limited.
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Toyota to pause N American output
Microsoft and Toyota announce plans to work together to bring internet services to Toyota vehicles.
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Toyota and Microsoft to team up
Toyota’s credit rating has been put under review by Moody’s ratings agency, following the Japanese earthquake.
As automakers scramble to ensure a reliable supply of parts from Japan, Toyota said it would restart production of Prius and Lexus hybrids next week.
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Toyota, Struggling With Part Shortages, to Restart Car Lines
Japanese car firms are looking to restart production with Toyota Motors expected to announce its plans on Tuesday.
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Japan carmakers look to start up
Nissan says 1,000 new dealerships and a slew of new models will help it overtake Japanese rival Toyota.
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Nissan to race Toyota in Europe
Toyota recalls 2.17m vehicles in the US amid reports that accelerator pedals could become stuck in floor mats and carpets.
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Toyota, Struggling With Part Shortages, to Restart Car Lines
Thursday, March 24th, 2011
