Toyota Ramps up Production of Highlander SUV and Corolla at its U.S. Plants

After the natural disasters that crippled its production in 2011, Toyota is pulling ahead with a new plan to make up for the lost ground. This week, the number one Japanese automaker announced that it will increase production of the Highlander mid-size SUV at its Princeton, Indiana plant from late 2013. Read more »

Where Do You Think You're Going? Woman Tries to Escape Three Times After Being Stopped by Police

Surely, anyone with an iota of common sense would give it up when surrounded by at least three police vehicles, right? Well, maybe most people but not Alexandra Osteyee-Hoffman.

The 28-year old North Carolina woman tried not once, but three times (!) to escape from the police last Friday. It all began when deputies came to her house to serve papers on a hearing. The officer approached her Toyota Corolla and asked for her at which point she took off only to be cornered by at least three police vehicles shortly after.

From that point on, we have the video footage from the police car dashboard camera, which shows her fleeing the scene for the second time leading the police on a high-speed chase – well, as fast as a Corolla can go, that is…

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TOYOTA COROLLA ALTIS FACELIFT READY LAUNCH IN INDIA

Toyota Corolla Altis India will launch a Facelift, this May than they should be done last February. The delay is due to a long road test and the test concentration is focused on advanced CVT (continuously variable transmission). Hence, the price is estimated to be more expensive to Rp 13 million from the manual transmission variant.
The new Corolla Altis is equipped CVT 7-speed in combination with 1.6-liter engine that is claimed to be very helpful in fuel efficiency. The presence of this sedan to compete with Honda City and Volkswagen Vento.Changes to the exterior (outside view), appears on bumper design with wind channel model upside down.


Likewise, upper grille (for radiator) and the bottom as well as house new fog lamps. Who's on the back, change comprehensive look at the license plates are on top there is a kind of license plate garnish, reflector lamps with different combination, and more sporty bumper model.Besides the exterior, interior, too, improved the quality of the display. As contrived wheel flat model, the feature indicator meters from the yellow color became white. Then, the instrument panel and door handles painted silver. Likewise, the center console and door opener lever.