Not the best metaphor for a writer (or reader) who’s feeling a bit thick-headed this AM (although I have to say, Jay, that Coppola’s Director’s Cut chardonnay is wicked pissa). Anyway? first we had Honda’s robot playing violin for the Grosse Pointe gadflies at the symphony hall. Now Toyota is expanding— as in opening not [...]   ...read more

Automotive News [sub] reports Toyota’s profits are set to slide 40 percent when the firm announces its annual numbers. At issue: exposure to weak American sales and a slowdown in China. And though reaping just over half its expected profits sounds like bad news, ToMoCo will still pull down $12.8b this year. Needless [...]   ...read more

Detroit's movers and shakers have a chip on their shoulder larger than the Rock of Gibraltar. They feel besieged, besmirched and belittled by the feds and liberal elites. Of course, that was BEFORE the Beltway Boys lavished bailout bucks on Motown's moaners to retool their factories to build better cars than their competitors. Detroit's playing kissy-face with their former antagonists now, right?    ...read more

Only limited by its interior   ...read more

All new mid-sized Toyota, designed in Europe, built in Britain.   ...read more

The Urban Cruiser is a mini-4x4 styled like an SUV, but with low emissions and excellent fuel economy.   ...read more

The hybrid Toyota Prius has picked up an accolade at the British Technology Awards, collecting the gong for Greenest Technology of the Year.   ...read more