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SANTA MONICA, California -- For the automotive industry, 2008 will be a year not to be forgotten, though those in the auto industry, indeed, would like to forget it and move on. The overhwhelming theme of the year came near the end with the collapse of...

DETROIT - So March 31 turns out to be the big day. It's the day Toyota Motor Company expects to post its first-ever loss, $1.66- to $1.68-billion for the fiscal year, depending on whose rounding and yen-to-dollar conversions you believe. Toyota...

As expected, Toyota is delaying the opening of a new Prius plant in Mississippi, highlighting that even gas sippers aren't immune to collapsing auto sales. The plant, near Tupelo, was originally going to make Highlander SUVs from late 2009. Then, as...

By John O'Dell, Senior Editor (Note:Story updated 1/5/09) Although it applied early for the honor, Plug In America, the support group for plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles, didn't make the cut when organizers of the Presidential Inaugural Parade...

Businesses in Japan have an even greater habit than businesses in the U.S. of using the media to float trial balloons, and this looks to be the first big one out of Tokyo for 2009. The Associated Press says that the Nikkei business newspaper is...

Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Green click to visit AutoblogGreen Sometimes, we wish two posts on different topics would somehow magically merge together. The story of Hertz winning out against Zipcar for carsharing at the Ohio State University would...

Toyota is suspending production at all 12 of its Japan plants for 11 days over February and March, a stoppage of unprecedented scale for the nation's top automaker as it grapples with shrinking global demand. The last time Toyota Motor Corp. halted...

Toyota Motor Co. said Monday its sales in the U.S. fell sharply in December, but the Japanese auto giant remained ahead of Ford Motor Co. and retained its position as the No. 2 vehicle seller in the U.S. for 2008. Toyota said its December sales fell...

Japan auto executives gathered for an annual New Year's party Monday expressed hopes for a U.S. turnaround and a strengthening dollar to fix the faltering global market. Japan's export-dependent automakers have been battered by the slowdown in the U.S....