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Mazda releases new Demio

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Mazda Motor Corp. releases the latest model of its mainstay Demio compact car at the company's head office in Hiroshima on June 9, 2011. The new Demio is equipped with a 1.3-liter engine that makes the vehicle as fuel-efficient as gasoline-electric hybrid cars.

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Mazda releases new Demio

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Mazda Motor Corp. President Takashi Yamanouchi (R) and Inter Milan defender Yuto Nagatomo stand beside the latest model of the automaker's mainstay Demio compact car, released at its head office in Hiroshima on June 9, 2011. The new Demio is equipped with a 1.3-liter engine that makes the vehicle as fuel-efficient as gasoline-electric hybrid cars.

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Toyota releases new Belta subcompact sedan

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. on Nov. 28 released a new subcompact sedan named the Belta, powered either by a 1.0- or 1.3-liter engine, for sale in the domestic market. The car, 4.3 meters long and 1.7 meters wide, is Toyota's smallest sedan and comes in two- and four-wheel-drive models.

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Toyota releases new Belta subcompact sedan

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. on Nov. 28 released a new subcompact sedan named the Belta, powered either by a 1.0- or 1.3-liter engine, for sale in the domestic market. The car, 4.3 meters long and 1.7 meters wide, is Toyota's smallest sedan and comes in two- and four-wheel-drive models.

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Toyota, Daihatsu launch jointly developed compact car

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. and affiliate Daihatsu Motor Co. on June 7 launched a new compact car model (photo) produced through the first joint development project for the Japanese market between the two companies. Toyota's dealerships across Japan are selling the car as the Passo and Daihatsu's are selling it as the Boon. The lineup of the new model features 1.0-liter and 1.3-liter engines, with prices set between 945,000 yen and 1,302,000 yen.

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MMC unveils Colt compact car featuring high-fuel efficiency

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (MMC) President Rolf Eckrodt introduces the company's Colt compact car featuring the high-fuel efficiency of 20 kilometers per liter of gasoline of its 1.3-liter engine version at a hotel in Tokyo's Chiyada Ward on Nov. 11. The Colt is equipped with the same platform and suspension as that of the planned compact car to be released by the Smart car division of DaimlerChrysler AG, MMC's leading shareholder.

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Toyota releases car featuring G-Book wireless info system

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. President Fujio Cho shows off Toyota's new vehicle Will Cypha car, which features G-Book onboard wireless information terminal, in Tokyo on Oct. 21. The G-Book enables drivers to access about 30 different information services, including navigation, e-commerce, news and weather. The 1.3-liter, two-wheel-drive Will Cypha carries a suggested price tag of 1.26 million yen. The 1.5-liter, four-wheel-drive version will sell for 1.48 million yen.

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Lin, Okuda meet the press

TIANJIN, China - Lin Yin (R), president of Tianjin Toyota Motor Co., and Hiroshi Okuda (L), chairman of Toyota Motor Corp., answer questions at a news conference in Tianjin on July 12. Tianjin Toyota Motor is a joint venture Toyota Motor and China's Tianjin Automobile Xiali Corp. have set up to build 1.3-liter passenger cars.

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Toyota Motor begins construction on plant in China's Tianjin

TIANJIN, China - Toyota Motor Corp. Chairman Hiroshi Okuda (3rd from L) participates in a groundbreaking ceremony July 12 marking the start of construction on an automobile plant in Tianjin, northeastern China. The factory will be operated under a 50-50 joint venture between Japan's Toyota and Tianjin Automobile Xiali Corp. In 2002, the plant will begin producing 1.3-liter passenger cars bearing the Toyota badge.

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Toyota Motor kicks off construction of plant in Tianjin, China

TIANJIN, China - Women in traditional Chinese dress prepare to take part in a ceremony July 12 marking the start of construction on an automobile plant in Tianjin, northeastern China. The plant will be operated under a 50-50 joint venture between Japan's Toyota Motor Corp. and Tianjin Automobile Xiali Corp. of China. In 2002, the factory will begin producing 1.3-liter passenger cars bearing the Toyota badge.

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GM unveils sports utility vehicle for Asian markets

TOKYO, Japan - The photo released Oct. 15 shows a compact sports utility vehicle General Motors Corp. (GM) jointly developed with Suzuki Motor Corp. for Asian markets. The 3.6-meter vehicle, dubbed the YGM-1, has a 1.3-liter engine and can accommodate up to five passengers.

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(4) MMC unveils Colt compact car featuring high-fuel efficiency

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (MMC) President Rolf Eckrodt (L) shakes hands with the first owner of the Colt compact car, featuring the high-fuel efficiency of 20 kilometers per liter of gasoline of its 1.3-liter engine version at a hotel in Tokyo's Chiyada Ward on Nov. 11. The Colt is equipped with the same platform and suspension as that of the planned compact car to be released by the Smart car division of DaimlerChrysler AG, MMC's leading shareholder. (Kyodo)

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(5) MMC unveils Colt compact car featuring high-fuel efficiency

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (MMC) introduces the company's Colt compact car featuring the high-fuel efficiency of 20 kilometers per liter of gasoline of its 1.3-liter engine version at a hotel in Tokyo's Chiyada Ward on Nov. 11. The Colt is equipped with the same platform and suspension as that of the planned compact car to be released by the Smart car division of DaimlerChrysler AG, MMC's leading shareholder. (Kyodo)

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(3) MMC unveils Colt compact car featuring high-fuel efficiency

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (MMC) President Rolf Eckrodt introduces the company's Colt compact car featuring the high-fuel efficiency of 20 kilometers per liter of gasoline of its 1.3-liter engine version at a hotel in Tokyo's Chiyada Ward on Nov. 11. The Colt is equipped with the same platform and suspension as that of the planned compact car to be released by the Smart car division of DaimlerChrysler AG, MMC's leading shareholder. (Kyodo)

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Toyota releases new Belta subcompact sedan

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. on Nov. 28 released a new subcompact sedan named the Belta, powered either by a 1.0- or 1.3-liter engine, for sale in the domestic market. The car, 4.3 meters long and 1.7 meters wide, is Toyota's smallest sedan and comes in two- and four-wheel-drive models. (Kyodo)

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Toyota releases new Belta subcompact sedan

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. on Nov. 28 released a new subcompact sedan named the Belta, powered either by a 1.0- or 1.3-liter engine, for sale in the domestic market. The car, 4.3 meters long and 1.7 meters wide, is Toyota's smallest sedan and comes in two- and four-wheel-drive models. (Kyodo)

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Mazda releases new Demio

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Mazda Motor Corp. President Takashi Yamanouchi (R) and Inter Milan defender Yuto Nagatomo stand beside the latest model of the automaker's mainstay Demio compact car, released at its head office in Hiroshima on June 9, 2011. The new Demio is equipped with a 1.3-liter engine that makes the vehicle as fuel-efficient as gasoline-electric hybrid cars. (Kyodo)

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Mazda releases new Demio

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Mazda Motor Corp. releases the latest model of its mainstay Demio compact car at the company's head office in Hiroshima on June 9, 2011. The new Demio is equipped with a 1.3-liter engine that makes the vehicle as fuel-efficient as gasoline-electric hybrid cars. (Kyodo)

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Toyota, Daihatsu launch jointly developed compact car

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. and affiliate Daihatsu Motor Co. on June 7 launched a new compact car model (photo) produced through the first joint development project for the Japanese market between the two companies. Toyota's dealerships across Japan are selling the car as the Passo and Daihatsu's are selling it as the Boon. The lineup of the new model features 1.0-liter and 1.3-liter engines, with prices set between 945,000 yen and 1,302,000 yen. (Kyodo)

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Honda to sell Fit Aria sedan made in Thailand

TOKYO, Japan - Honda Motor Co. will begin selling its Thai-made Fit Aria compact sedan on the Japanese market on Dec. 20, becoming the first Japanese automaker to launch an automobile in Japan that was produced elsewhere in Asia. The Fit Aria features fuel economy of 20.5 kilometers per liter in the 1.3-liter version and 20.0 km per liter in the 1.5-liter version. (Kyodo)

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MMC unveils Colt compact car featuring high-fuel efficiency

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (MMC) President Rolf Eckrodt introduces the company's Colt compact car featuring the high-fuel efficiency of 20 kilometers per liter of gasoline of its 1.3-liter engine version at a hotel in Tokyo's Chiyada Ward on Nov. 11. The Colt is equipped with the same platform and suspension as that of the planned compact car to be released by the Smart car division of DaimlerChrysler AG, MMC's leading shareholder. (Kyodo)

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Toyota releases car featuring G-Book wireless info system

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. President Fujio Cho shows off Toyota's new vehicle Will Cypha car, which features G-Book onboard wireless information terminal, in Tokyo on Oct. 21. The G-Book enables drivers to access about 30 different information services, including navigation, e-commerce, news and weather. The 1.3-liter, two-wheel-drive Will Cypha carries a suggested price tag of 1.26 million yen. The 1.5-liter, four-wheel-drive version will sell for 1.48 million yen. (Kyodo)

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Toyota Motor kicks off construction of plant in Tianjin, China

TIANJIN, China - Women in traditional Chinese dress prepare to take part in a ceremony July 12 marking the start of construction on an automobile plant in Tianjin, northeastern China. The plant will be operated under a 50-50 joint venture between Japan's Toyota Motor Corp. and Tianjin Automobile Xiali Corp. of China. In 2002, the factory will begin producing 1.3-liter passenger cars bearing the Toyota badge.

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Toyota Motor begins construction on plant in China's Tianjin

TIANJIN, China - Toyota Motor Corp. Chairman Hiroshi Okuda (3rd from L) participates in a groundbreaking ceremony July 12 marking the start of construction on an automobile plant in Tianjin, northeastern China. The factory will be operated under a 50-50 joint venture between Japan's Toyota and Tianjin Automobile Xiali Corp. In 2002, the plant will begin producing 1.3-liter passenger cars bearing the Toyota badge.

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Lin, Okuda meet the press

TIANJIN, China - Lin Yin (R), president of Tianjin Toyota Motor Co., and Hiroshi Okuda (L), chairman of Toyota Motor Corp., answer questions at a news conference in Tianjin on July 12. Tianjin Toyota Motor is a joint venture Toyota Motor and China's Tianjin Automobile Xiali Corp. have set up to build 1.3-liter passenger cars.

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GM unveils sports utility vehicle for Asian markets

TOKYO, Japan - The photo released Oct. 15 shows a compact sports utility vehicle General Motors Corp. (GM) jointly developed with Suzuki Motor Corp. for Asian markets. The 3.6-meter vehicle, dubbed the YGM-1, has a 1.3-liter engine and can accommodate up to five passengers.