Author: Automotive News Feed
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Toyota Chairman says hybrids will soon have 20% global share
Toyota Chairman Takeshi Uchiyamada has high expectations for hybrid vehicles and sees deliveries reaching 20 percent of global sales in the near future, from about 13 percent to 14 percent at present.
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Japanese automakers march into Mexico, set up export base
When three-tiered car haulers packed with Mazda3s pulled out of the dusty rail yard in Mexico last month, they represented the latest volley in a south-of-the-border blitz by Japanese automakers.
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Mazda’s challenges in crucial Mexico plant ramp-up
Some of the biggest challenges for Mazda Motor Corp.’s first factory in Mexico came from the smallest details. Consider the tiny metal brackets used to secure wire harnesses.
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Sell out of the service drive
Mike Shaw Toyota-Scion in Corpus Christi, Texas, employs a full-time salesperson who sits in the service department and offers a free, no-strings market appraisal when customers pull in for an oil change or repair.