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Japan's Hybrid Statement

Postby FG Lurker » Wed Jun 01, 2005 9:49 am

Japan's Hybrid Statement
The Motley Fool, May 31, 2005
Patriotic consumers bent on "buying American" whatever the cost are about to find that life has become more complicated. According to numerous reports over the past few weeks, two Japanese automakers are about to make major investments in producing hybrid gas-electric automobiles ... in America.

First comes Toyota (NYSE: TM), the company that already has a hammerlock on the hybrid market thanks to the runaway success of its Prius sedan [...]

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Japan's Hybrid Statement -- Full Story

Postby FG Lurker » Wed Jun 01, 2005 9:52 am

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Japan's Hybrid Statement
The Motley Fool, May 31, 2005
Patriotic consumers bent on "buying American" whatever the cost are about to find that life has become more complicated. According to numerous reports over the past few weeks, two Japanese automakers are about to make major investments in producing hybrid gas-electric automobiles ... in America.

First comes Toyota (NYSE: TM), the company that already has a hammerlock on the hybrid market thanks to the runaway success of its Prius sedan, which commands a 64% market share in the United States. How popular is the Prius? In April, Toyota sold more of its hybrid vehicle than Ford's (NYSE: F) Mercury division sold of all Mercury-branded vehicles -- combined.

Toyota has announced that beginning late next year, its Georgetown, Ky., plant will start production on a hybrid version of its popular Camry sedan. Toyota intends to invest as much as $10 million to upgrade the plant for production of hybrids, after which it expects to be able to roll out nearly 50,000 hybrid Camrys per year.

Not to be outdone, Toyota rival Nissan (Nasdaq: NSANY) announced last week that it, too, will produce a hybrid sedan in the South. Nissan, which licenses its hybrid technology from Toyota, will manufacture a hybrid version of its award-winning Altima sedan at one of the company's U.S. plants, either in Tennessee or Mississippi. Once again, late 2006 is the expected timeframe for beginning production.

As with Toyota, Nissan will be importing many of the crucial hybrid components, most notably the batteries, from Japan. As we've already discussed, two of the prime suppliers of these batteries are Japan's Sanyo (Nasdaq: SANYY) and Matsushita Electric (NYSE: MC).

Left out in the cold is Honda (NYSE: HMC). Although it's enjoying success in the United States with its Civic and new Accord hybrids, it continues to manufacture both models abroad, for import to the States. With Nissan and Toyota already on the ground in the United States and able to produce their cars on the "right" side of U.S. tariffs and free of many transoceanic shipping costs, Honda could find its profits pressured unless it, too, moves its production across the Pacific.
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Toyota chief fears GM, Ford demise

Postby FG Lurker » Thu Jun 09, 2005 12:09 am

Toyota chief fears GM, Ford demise
CNN.com, June 8, 2005
OSAKA, Japan (Reuters) - The outspoken chairman of Toyota Motor Corp. said on Wednesday he feared the possibility that U.S. policy could turn against Japanese auto makers if local giants such as GM and Ford were to collapse.

"Many people say the car industry wouldn't revisit the kind of trade friction we saw in the past because Japanese auto makers are increasing local production in the United States, but I don't think it's that simple," Hiroshi Okuda told a news conference.

"General Motors Corp. (Research) and Ford Motor Co. (Research) are symbols of U.S. industry, and if they were to crumble it could fan nationalistic sentiment. I always have a fear that that in turn could manifest itself in policy decisions," he said, speaking as the head of the nation's biggest business lobby, the Japan Business Federation.

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Toyota's new Boozemobile

Postby Taro Toporific » Mon Jun 13, 2005 10:50 am

Blah on hybrid vehicles like the Toyota Priapus(tm), which sells for 20-40% more than the same model without the hybrid engine. The Toyota flex-fuel car runs with both gasoline and alcohol and allowing the driver to adjust the mixture depending on prices of the fuels.
I want a Toyota that is booze powered.
AFP wrote:Toyota developing petrol-alcohol vehicle
AFP, June 13, 2005
TOKYO:
Japan's top automaker Toyota Motor has begun developing a "flex-fuel" vehicle powered by petrol and lower-priced alcohol fuel, and aimed at the Brazilian and other Latin American markets..... alcohol fuel is not allowed to exceed three percent of the total in Japan, it said. ...more...

Now why the bloody hell does Japan ban the use of fuel is not allowed to exceeding three percent alcohol ??? :?
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