Sales of American cars in Japan, Italy, France and other European countries have also slid sharply. So what does the future hold for the Detroit Three? GM's Volt is scheduled to arrive in 2010, ushering in a new era of vehicles with

Due to a deepening global financial crisis and plunging auto sales, Toyota Motor Corporation has announced that it will freeze production at all 12 of its Japanese assembly plants for a total of 11 days during February and March.

Lower gas prices have cut into high-mileage gas-electric hybrid vehicles toward the end of the year. Toyota reported sales of the Prius, the top-selling hybrid in the U.S., fell 45 percent last month. But Jim Lentz, president of Toyota

As a result, sales of Toyota's Prius hybrid - the best selling hybrid in the United States - tumbled 45 percent in December compared to the same time last year. And Toyota was not alone. Japan's number two automaker, Honda,

Highlander - Sales are down 12%. Mileage is 20 MPG, with a price in the low $30s. The interior is nice. There is a hybrid version that gets 26 MPG yet costs $47K. Prius - Sales are down 5% for this hybrid that gets 47 MPG.

There is a hybrid version that costs $30K and gets 34 MPG. Rogue - This is a hot-selling crossover that gets 25 MPG with 4/5 star safety and a $27K price tag. There is 100% Japanese content. Versa - Sales are up 13%.

its plants in Japan for a total of 11 days in February and March in response to flagging auto sales, Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported today. Production of the company's once-scalding Prius hybrid is included in the slowdown.

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Toyota has announced that all of its 12 production plants in Japan will be shut down for 11 days in February and March thanks to the recent sales drop. Toyota sold about 20000 fewer Priuses in 2008 than in 2007.

Toyota Motor Corp. has announced that Sichuan FAW Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. (SFTM), a joint company formed with the China FAW Group Corp., initiated production of the Toyota “Prius” hybrid vehicle on December 15, 2005. Production is underway at Chanchun Fengyue Co., an SFTM branch. The Prius became the first hybrid vehicle manufactured in China under China’s national hybrid vehicle certification system, which came into effect on October 1, 2005. This is also the first time that Toyota has ever manufactured any hybrid vehicles outside of Japan.

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Last Tuesday, Honda Motor Co. said that they had received about 700 orders in Japan for the new Civic hybrid sedan over a one-month period before the model goes on sale on November 22nd. Furthermore, The Japan’s third-biggest auto maker continued, that compares with an average monthly sales target of 500 units for the life of the model, and actual domestic sales of 36 units a month for the previous Civic hybrid during 2004.

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