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Toyota Serves Up Super Funny Ad for 2012 Super Bowl

Japanese automaker Toyota will serve up a witty 60-second ad for this year's Super Bowl, which centers around the "reinvented" 2012 Toyota Camry. The new Camry is among the many "reinvented" things in the video. As the spokesman explains, Toyota couldn't stop at the new Camry; it has to reinvent several other things as well, from a couch made of supermodels to cops that give massages.

The funny ad spot is one of

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New Toyota NS4 Concept unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show

January is a great month for car enthusiasms, as it the beginning of Auto shows around the world. Every year, amazing cars are unveiled and this January 2012 is no exception. One of the most impressive vehicles to make its debut at the Detroit Auto Show, is the Toyota NS4Concept.

This new Toyota, represents a new kind of hybrid model, beyond the Toyota Prius family.

The NS4, set to hit production lines

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Toyota Prius C Officially Launches in Japan

The recently announced Toyota Prius C is already gaining quite a bit of traction in the automotive world. That's because the compact hybrid has already been released in Japan, and it's wowing motorists with its stellar fuel economy, modern design, and approachable price. That said, Capitol Toyota would like to take a minute to share some of the details surrounding this already-lauded hybrid with you, so that you can get a picture of

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Toyota Expected to Race the Prius in Super GT Series

Until recently, Toyota was known for racing the Corolla Axio GT300 in Japan's Super GT Series. This year, however, some new regulations and limitations to the performance of a vehicle within the GT300 segment is forcing many automakers to rethink what vehicle they put on the track. Rather than simply walk away from the series all together, Toyota is taking the opportunity to focus on a new area of performance of their own.

The

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Celebrating 25 Years of Solid Toyota Production in Kentucky

It's hard to believe that it's already been 25 years since Toyota opened its plant in Georgetown, Kentucky, but it's true. But, perhaps even more shocked are the plant's employees, some of whom have been working there since day one.

Take for instance, Susan Whitney; she was hired to work at the plant one month before production began. "I did not set a goal to work 25 years (at the plant

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Toyota Invites You to be an FT-86 World Reporter

The Toyota FT-86 is almost here, and Toyota needs your help to spread the word! Our favorite Japanese automaker is asking drivers in the greater [Geo] area and beyond to capture a pic of the FT-86 and upload it to the "FT-86 World Report" website. The site then takes fan pictures and compiles them into one streaming montage, which showcases the new rear-wheel drive coupe prowling the streets.

How does Toyota expect us to take

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Toyota Developing Crash-Avoidance Technology

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), more than 4,000 pedestrians were hit by cars in the U.S. in 2009 alone. And more recently, a study performed by the District Department of Transportation reveals that more accidents occur in the crosswalks of Washington, D.C. than the in the streets. Wondering if anything could be done about this?

Toyota is actually working on this issue. More than increasing crash safety, Toyota

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NADAguides Toyotas "Top Recommended Current Buys"

In their Q2 2011 car-buyers' market report, NADAguides has listed only six vehicles from across the entire industry on their "Top Recommended Buys" list. Representing a third of this elite group is none other than Toyota.

That's right. Both the 2011 Toyota Tacoma Double Cab V6 Manual pickup and 2011 Toyota Venza I4 AWD crossover have earned NADAguides' "Top Recommended Buys" designation.

NADAguides, for readers not familiar with the organization, is a leading resource…

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Toyota Green Up Plan – 17,000 Solar Panels Farm in UK

After local authority granted planning approval, Toyota is all set to go ahead with its ambitious 17,000 solar panel project in Derbyshire, England. In fact, Toyota has already started to make room for the impressive £ 10m (~$16,450,785) solar panel farm on a 90,000-square-meter (~986,751 square feet) plot of industrial land.

As explained by Jon Kimber, director of British Gas New Energy, the party responsible for the fitting and installation of

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Toyota Inspires U.S. Hospitals to Exercise Better Management

What did Virginia Mason Medical Center CEO, Dr. Gary Kaplan, do when his facility started to lose money in 1998? He visited hospitals around the U.S... He talked with many of the smartest minds in the industry. And after two years... he decided there wasn't one institution in the entire medical system whose footsteps he felt were worth following. So, he turned to Japanese automaker, Toyota, for inspiration, instead.

Yes, three years after

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