2010 Toyota Corolla and Scion xB Earn Insurance Institute for Highway Safety ‘Top Safety Pick’ Award
Both models take top honours for second consecutive year March 10, 2010 - - The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) in the US has announced that for the second consecutive year the Toyota Corolla compact sedan and Scion xB, coming to Canada in September 2010, have each earned “Top Safety Pick” awards. The “Top Safety Pick” is the highest safety designation awarded by the IIHS. To qualify for the award, a vehicle must earn the highest rating of “good” in the IIHS’ front, side, rollover, and rear impact tests and be equipped with electronic stability control. The IIHS testing was made more stringent in 2010 with the addition of the rollover test, but it did not stop the Corolla and xB from capturing their second consecutive “Top Safety Pick.” “’Top Safety Pick’ recognizes the vehicles that afford buyers the best overall protection in common crashes,” says IIHS president Adrian Lund
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2010 Toyota Corolla and Scion xB Earn Insurance Institute for Highway Safety ‘Top Safety Pick’ Award
Commitment, innovation, efficiency, excellence: Toyota, Lexus and SCION unveil the future of transportation at the Canadian International Auto Show
(TORONTO) Drivers attending the Canadian International Auto Show, February 12-21 in Toronto, will be the first in Canada to witness a new future for the automobile, as Toyota Canada Inc. (TCI) debuts Toyota and Lexus hybrid concept cars and customized vehicles from its new SCION youth+lifestyle brand. Many exciting models from the current year are also on display, including all-new designs for the 2010-2011 model year. “Customer commitment, environmental excellence, fuel efficiency, and technological innovation are four ways in which the Toyota DNA expresses itself in our Toyota, Lexus and SCION cars, trucks and SUVs,” noted Stephen Beatty, Managing Director of Toyota Canada Inc. “We are delighted to give Canadians their first look at the Toyota Plug-In Hybrid vehicle and the Lexus LF-Ch luxury hybrid concept vehicle – plus three customized SCION models as we prepare to introduce SCION to the next generation of Canadian drivers in September.” In all, TCI plans to introduce nine vehicles to Canada this coming year – including all-new vehicles and all-new generations.
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Commitment, innovation, efficiency, excellence: Toyota, Lexus and SCION unveil the future of transportation at the Canadian International Auto Show
TOYOTA ANNOUNCES VOLUNTARY RECALL ON 2010 MODEL-YEAR PRIUS AND 2010 LEXUS HS 250h VEHICLES TO UPDATE ABS SOFTWARE
Inspection of Power Steering Hose Position on Certain 2010 Camry Also Announced Recalls Underscore Toyota’s Commitment to Address All Vehicle Quality and Safety Issues Promptly and Effectively TORONTO, ON., February 9, 2010 – Toyota Canada Inc (TCI), today announced it will conduct a voluntary safety recall on approximately 3,273 2010 Model Year Prius vehicles and approximately 309 Lexus Division 2010 HS 250h vehicles to update software in the vehicle’s anti-lock brake system (ABS). No other Toyota, Lexus, or Scion vehicles are involved in this recall.
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TOYOTA ANNOUNCES VOLUNTARY RECALL ON 2010 MODEL-YEAR PRIUS AND 2010 LEXUS HS 250h VEHICLES TO UPDATE ABS SOFTWARE
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