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The Car Allowance Rebate System
President Obama signed into law a program NHTSA is calling the Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS). This is a government program that helps you purchase a new, more fuel efficient vehicle when you trade in a less fuel efficient vehicle. See the Frequently Asked Questions for more details.
Under the CARS program, NHTSA is charged with rules for program implementation in 30 days. You may want to contact your local dealer in mid-July. See the Program Rollout.
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The Cars You'll Drive In 2014
Everybody knows the auto world has shifted. The trick is divining which brands have got the gumption to last.
Now, with President Obama's new efficiency standards requiring a fleet-wide fuel economy average of 35.5 miles per gallon, automakers have their work cut out for them.
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Toyota Owners Reveal Hottest, Most Current Trends
Toyota owners gathered at the Queen Mary in Long Beach for the 14th annual Toyotafest; a make-specific event hosted by the Toyota Owner?s and Restorer's Club (T.O.R.C.) that features vintage and modern vehicles from fans of the brand. Most of the vehicles were either pre-'90 Toyotas or '00 and newer Toyota/Lexus/Scion vehicles.
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SEMA Show: Retro Looks: Springboards for Scion Offerings
LAS VEGAS ? Toyota's youth brand will cast a wide net at the 2008 SEMA Show, displaying everything from the kitschy Roach Coach Scion xB to the Neu-Vintage Scion tC, rife with retro military details that seem more appropriate for a Roush Mustang.
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NYT says Scion iQ has potential to be "iconic"
It wasn't just a Toyota iQ rebadged as a Scion that appeared on the stage; it was a bright yellow-green custom concept car, with four flared fenders and 18-inch custom wheels. And it didn't just appear on stage, the small car descended on a platform from the rafters, softly landing on the stage to enthusiastic applause.
How's that for a quick download?? Mr. Hollis asked in classic Scion youth-speak.
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2009 Scion tC
Review and Prices
The 2009 Scion tC breaks the mold at an automotive brand built around breaking the mold. The tC in fact became Scion's best-selling model by being the most-conventional car in a lineup that thrives on nonconformity.
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Consumer Reports - used cars with best mileage
Most Fuel-Efficient Used Cars
1. 2005 Toyota Echo - 31 mpg
2. 2006 Honda Civic - 30 mpg
3. 2005 Scion xB - 29 mpg
4. 2007 Toyota Corolla - 29 mpg
5. 2006 Toyota Corolla - 29 mpg
6. 2005 Toyota Matrix - 27 mpg
7. 2007 Pontiac Vibe - 27 mpg
8. 2006 Mazda 3 - 26 mpg
9. 2003 Mazda Protege - 24 mpg
10. 2004 Subaru Impreza - 22 mpg
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Toyota goal: Price overhaul in light of global sales slump
Toyota Motor Corp.'s incoming president, Akio Toyoda, has a sobering message for the giant company founded by his grandfather: It has gotten too fancy for its own good...
He is expected to focus, most of all, on abandoning kakushin, or "revolutionary change," current president Katsuaki Watanabe's term for changing the way Toyota designed its cars and factories. It spawned technological advances, but led to cars that were often costlier to produce.
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Akio Toyoda Taking the Wheel as Toyota Skids
By MICHELINE MAYNARD
Published: February 14, 2009
THE Japanese phrase genchi genbutsu translates as "go to the spot", in other words, "see it for yourself." Few executives embrace that philosophy as completely as Akio Toyoda, who is slated to become the next president of the Toyota Motor Corporation.
Last summer, during a trip so secret that Toyota's public relations staff didn't know he was here, Mr. Toyoda visited a dealership in Ann Arbor, Mich., and decided to satisfy his curiosity about a pickup truck recall.
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Paul, formerly of Allscion, was at the Washington DC Auto Show this past weekend, and took several photos for our Scion fans.
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Road Test: 2009 Scion xB car review, For the hip, edgy and young...and the not so much
January 3, 9:29 PM
by John Matras,
According to the Scion credo, the brand is hip, edgy and young. According to the Scion website, it's the automotive equivalent to an earthquake at strobe light convention. And despite a few peculiar features, a Gen-Xer's grandparent would be as happy driving a Scion xB as the Gen-Xer (or younger) who's in Scion's marketing crosshairs.
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Scion iQ looking more and more likely in U.S.
The hints from a few weeks ago that Toyota would be bringing the tiny iQ to the U.S. with a Scion badge are looking more and more like the truth.
AutoblogGreen reader Mark F. got an email from his local Scion dealer, Bill Kidd's in Maryland, that describes "The Future of Scion." The full update on the Scion brand reads as follows:
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Best Cars for the Money
The numbers don't look good. November car sales were down 30 percent from last year.
While shoppers are used to doom and gloom sales numbers coming out of Detroit, the declines are now industry-wide, with Honda posting a 32 percent decline, Toyota sales dropping 34 percent, and even venerable Porsche reporting a nearly 50 percent drop in sales.
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SCION headed to Canada
Toyota Canada has announced the SCION brand is finally coming to Canada in 2010.
Young Canadians have been telling us they want SCION, and now their desire is within reach. SCION is an authentic brand, created to mesh with youthful tastes and sensibilities, and we?re excited to expand our presence in Canada with new vehicles that offer a unique blend of flexibility, personalization, affordability and fuel efficiency,? said Larry Hutchinson, director of Toyota Canada Inc.
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First Look: 2009 Scion xD
Scion Targets the Young and the Restless with Its Most Fuel-Efficient Hatchback.
Scion?s xD five-door hatchback is the self-described youth brand?s smallest, cheapest, and most fuel-efficient small car.
The xD bowed in 2007 as a 2008 model, serving as a replacement for the outgoing xA and joining the second-generationand the aging coupe in the Scion lineup.
As the xD enters its second-year on the market, the car could start to gain more traction as yet another frugal alternative that offers decent utility as well as customization options aimed at the kids.
Toyota Announce Prices on Select '09 Models
TORRANCE, Calif., July 25, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ ----Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., announced new manufacturer's suggested retail prices (MSRP) today for 13 select 2009 Toyota and Scion vehicles. The overall average MSRP for the 13 models increases by $181, or 0.81 percent.
After its introduction last year, the Scion xD carries over unchanged. The manual transmission xD will have an MSRP of $14,650, reflecting an increase of $100, or 0.7 percent. The automatic transmission model will be $15,450 representing an increase $100, or 0.7 percent.
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Prius: It's Not Just a Car, It's an Emergency Generator
The Prius has a new use, and it does not involve driving. The Harvard Press, which serves the Massachusetts town of Harvard as opposed to the university reported that the car's battery helped keep the lights on for some locals during the recent ice storms.
The newspaper reports that John Sweeney, a resident who lost power, ran his refrigerator, freezer, TV, woodstove fan and several lights through his Prius, for three days, on roughly five gallons of gas.
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'09 Scion tC Sport Coupe Reliability Ratings
The initial ratings on the 2009 Scion tC Sport Coupe by J.D. Power and associates are out.
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Car Rankings: Affordable Small Cars ('08 tC is 4th)
Ranking of compact cars and subcompact cars, generally priced under $20,000. Honda Civic, Toyota Corolla, MINI Cooper and more. Rankings based on an in-depth analysis by U.S. News editors of all published auto ratings, reviews and test drives.
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Scion United Ad Campaign
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Toyota to cut 2009 sales plan by 10 pct
TOKYO, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp the world's biggest automaker, will cut its global sales plan for 2009 to below 8.7 million vehicles, down at least 10 percent from its previous forecast, a Japanese newswire said on Wednesday.
Toyota, which shocked investors last month with a massive reduction to profit forecasts for this business year, has said it would announce updated sales projections at a year-end news conference in December.
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Scion tops Consumer Reports reliability study
October 23, 2008 - NEW YORK (AP)
Toyota Motor Co.'s Scion brand topped the list of most reliable cars in Consumer Reports' annual vehicle reliability rankings released Thursday, as Asian automakers continued to crowd the top of the magazine's rankings.
Meanwhile, Chrysler LLC vehicles saw their scores fall sharply from 2007, while Ford Motor Co.'s nameplates gained ground over their Detroit rivals.
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Scion xB Among Top New Cars for College Students
New styles, heightened safety and loads of choices make back-to-school cars fun and affordable, according to Kelley Blue Book?s www.kbb.com.
Here?s its Top 10:
(All 2008s, priced $14,000-$17,000): Chevrolet Cobalt,
Ford Focus,
Honda Fit,
Hyundai Tucson,
Mazda3,
Scion xB,
Subaru Impreza,
Suzuki SX4,
Toyota Matrix
Volkswagen Rabbit.
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2-Hour Charge Gets 150 Miles In Electric Scion xB
Imagine driving 150 miles without ever using a drop of gas and your power company might even give you cash back, as well.
A graduate student at the University of Delaware created an electric car of the hopefully not-so-distant future. You get in it like a normal car, you turn the key like a normal car, you put it into gear like a normal car and drive it like a normal car.
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Toyota, Scion near top in resale value
For 2008, Kelley Blue Book says the five brands with the best overall predicted resale values are Volkswagen AG's Volkswagen, BMW AG's BMW, Honda Motor Co.'s Acura and Honda brands, then Porsche AG's Porsche. Rounding out the top 10 are Subaru, Lexus, Infiniti, Audi and Toyota. ... See the list..
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Toyota's t2B
Designed at Toyota's Calty Design Studio in Newport Beach, California, the t2b--for "Tall Two-Box"--concept takes everything Scion knows about being hip, cutting-edge, and cool and combines it in one smart-looking package.
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Scion iQ looking more and more likely in U.S.
by Sebastian Blanco
29 Oct 2008
The hints from a few weeks ago that Toyota would be bringing the tiny iQ to the U.S. with a Scion badge are looking more and more like the truth. AutoblogGreen reader Mark F. got an email from his local Scion dealer, Bill Kidd's in Maryland, that describes "The Future of Scion."
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