> Toyota Fast Facts is an update on Toyota and industry news. For more news,
>
> 1. Camry Still Top Selling Car
>
> According to the Associated Press, the Toyota Camry remains the top selling
> car this calendar year-to-date. July year-to-date sales totaled just over
> 189,000 units, an increase of 2.8% over the same period last year on a
> daily selling rate basis.
>
> To read the Associated Press article, please click on:
> http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j-jylujemyjMHXCvmZr9tUH3HP-...
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> 2. Toyota Unveils ‘Stories from the Road’ Minisite
>
> TMS has launched an updated “Stories from the Road” minisite, designed to
> provide a place for owners to share their Toyota product experiences.
>
> Over the years, Toyota owners have had many varied experiences with their
> vehicles. These range from longevity or high mileage accomplishments, to
> extreme use adventure stories. Now these owners can post their stories for
> others to read and enjoy.
>
> Owners who wish to share their stories can log onto the www.toyota.com
> website, then go to the “For Owners” tab, and click on the “Owners
> Homepage” tab. After landing on the Owners Homepage, they can select the
> “Toyota Community” tab. The “Stories from the Road” section is organized
> into three segments. Owners can post their story in the Truck, Hybrid or
> Cars/Van/SUV areas.
>
> So far, more than 400 owners have posted stories about their vehicles.
>
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> 3. China Has Leg Up on Other Nations’ Automakers in Race to Build Hybrids
>
> According to an Automotive News analysis, China has a distinct advantage in
> the race to produce hybrid cars – it is sitting on the world’s largest
> supply of rare-earth metals used in the manufacture of hybrid vehicles,
> wind turbines and high-tech consumer products.
>
> There are 17 elements classified as rare-earth elements and China controls
> 97 percent of rare-earth metal production, the magazine reported Wednesday.
> That could leave automakers in other nations vulnerable to a supply crunch
> as demand increases. A car like the Toyota Prius uses 2.2 pounds of
> neodymium and 22 to 33 pounds of another rare-earth-metal, lanthanum, the
> Automotive News reported. Manufacturers are searching for other sources of
> rare-earth metals and striking deals to secure their supply.
>
> To read the article, please click on:
> http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100818/ANE/100819963
>
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> 4. UAW President Attacks Foreign Brand Automobiles
>
> The Detroit News reported today that United Auto Workers President Bob King
> has reasserted his union’s policy of banning non-union-produced vehicles
> from UAW property in a “more hands-on and publicly forceful fashion that
> separates him from his predecessors.”
>
> “Buying a U.S./UAW vehicle makes a difference,” King wrote in a rebuttal to
> a blog post by a Kansas City Business Journal reporter who recently had to
> remove his Toyota Camry from a UAW local’s parking lot where he had parked
> to cover a bill signing event.
>
> The reporter noted that his Camry was assembled at Toyota’s Kentucky plant
> and had more American-made parts in it than a Ford F-150 assembled at the
> Kansas City plant.
>
> To read the Detroit News article, please click on:
> http://detnews.com/article/20100819/AUTO01/8190362/1148/UAW-s-Bob-King-reiter...
>
> To read the reporter’s account, please click on:
> http://kansascity.bizjournals.com/kansascity/blog/2010/07/driving_a_toyota_co...
>
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> 1. Camry Still Top Selling Car
>
> According to the Associated Press, the Toyota Camry remains the top selling
> car this calendar year-to-date. July year-to-date sales totaled just over
> 189,000 units, an increase of 2.8% over the same period last year on a
> daily selling rate basis.
>
> To read the Associated Press article, please click on:
> http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j-jylujemyjMHXCvmZr9tUH3HP-...
>
> (Embedded image moved to file: pic02494.jpg)
>
> 2. Toyota Unveils ‘Stories from the Road’ Minisite
>
> TMS has launched an updated “Stories from the Road” minisite, designed to
> provide a place for owners to share their Toyota product experiences.
>
> Over the years, Toyota owners have had many varied experiences with their
> vehicles. These range from longevity or high mileage accomplishments, to
> extreme use adventure stories. Now these owners can post their stories for
> others to read and enjoy.
>
> Owners who wish to share their stories can log onto the www.toyota.com
> website, then go to the “For Owners” tab, and click on the “Owners
> Homepage” tab. After landing on the Owners Homepage, they can select the
> “Toyota Community” tab. The “Stories from the Road” section is organized
> into three segments. Owners can post their story in the Truck, Hybrid or
> Cars/Van/SUV areas.
>
> So far, more than 400 owners have posted stories about their vehicles.
>
> (Embedded image moved to file: pic17673.jpg)
>
> 3. China Has Leg Up on Other Nations’ Automakers in Race to Build Hybrids
>
> According to an Automotive News analysis, China has a distinct advantage in
> the race to produce hybrid cars – it is sitting on the world’s largest
> supply of rare-earth metals used in the manufacture of hybrid vehicles,
> wind turbines and high-tech consumer products.
>
> There are 17 elements classified as rare-earth elements and China controls
> 97 percent of rare-earth metal production, the magazine reported Wednesday.
> That could leave automakers in other nations vulnerable to a supply crunch
> as demand increases. A car like the Toyota Prius uses 2.2 pounds of
> neodymium and 22 to 33 pounds of another rare-earth-metal, lanthanum, the
> Automotive News reported. Manufacturers are searching for other sources of
> rare-earth metals and striking deals to secure their supply.
>
> To read the article, please click on:
> http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100818/ANE/100819963
>
> (Embedded image moved to file: pic15954.jpg)
>
> 4. UAW President Attacks Foreign Brand Automobiles
>
> The Detroit News reported today that United Auto Workers President Bob King
> has reasserted his union’s policy of banning non-union-produced vehicles
> from UAW property in a “more hands-on and publicly forceful fashion that
> separates him from his predecessors.”
>
> “Buying a U.S./UAW vehicle makes a difference,” King wrote in a rebuttal to
> a blog post by a Kansas City Business Journal reporter who recently had to
> remove his Toyota Camry from a UAW local’s parking lot where he had parked
> to cover a bill signing event.
>
> The reporter noted that his Camry was assembled at Toyota’s Kentucky plant
> and had more American-made parts in it than a Ford F-150 assembled at the
> Kansas City plant.
>
> To read the Detroit News article, please click on:
> http://detnews.com/article/20100819/AUTO01/8190362/1148/UAW-s-Bob-King-reiter...
>
> To read the reporter’s account, please click on:
> http://kansascity.bizjournals.com/kansascity/blog/2010/07/driving_a_toyota_co...
>
> (Embedded image moved to file: pic01993.jpg)
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