http://www.crikey.com.au now with extra source Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:25:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/24/why-state-governments-need-to-get-out-of-industry-policy/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/24/why-state-governments-need-to-get-out-of-industry-policy/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 02:12:11 +0000 Bernard Keane http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=270638 http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/24/why-state-governments-need-to-get-out-of-industry-policy/feed/ 5 http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/24/oh-what-a-terrible-feeling-toyota-axes-350-jobs/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/24/oh-what-a-terrible-feeling-toyota-axes-350-jobs/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:09:22 +0000 Amber Jamieson http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=270514 Crikey media wrap: Toyota employees were told yesterday that 350 jobs are to be axed from its Altona North factory in Melbourne, in a decision that will affect the entire industry. ]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/24/oh-what-a-terrible-feeling-toyota-axes-350-jobs/feed/ 21 http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE69K0UW20101022 http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE69K0UW20101022#comments Fri, 22 Oct 2010 01:30:46 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=180275 another Toyota recall. This time 1.66 million Avalons, Highlanders and other vehicles are to be recalled in the United States and Japan, following a defects involving the master cylinder brake seal.]]> http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE69K0UW20101022/feed/ 0 http://newmatilda.com/2010/03/09/that-is-a-smart-car http://newmatilda.com/2010/03/09/that-is-a-smart-car#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:27:22 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=122132 Glen Fuller explains.]]> http://newmatilda.com/2010/03/09/that-is-a-smart-car/feed/ 0 http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/02/26/toyota-recall-debacle-puts-it-in-good-if-dire-company/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/02/26/toyota-recall-debacle-puts-it-in-good-if-dire-company/#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 02:33:50 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=119494 Binoy Kampmark.]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/02/26/toyota-recall-debacle-puts-it-in-good-if-dire-company/feed/ 3 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704454304575081644051321722.html http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704454304575081644051321722.html#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:05:28 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=118868 Akio Toyoda has penned another apologetic op-ed about the brake recall plaguing Priuses and other safety stuff-ups, this time outlining the future plans for the company. Will it appease customers?]]> http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704454304575081644051321722.html/feed/ 0 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jwhsZGkLiVy8vjdii7LLsWETrT3AD9DSR9A00 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jwhsZGkLiVy8vjdii7LLsWETrT3AD9DSR9A00#comments Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:36:16 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=116872 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jwhsZGkLiVy8vjdii7LLsWETrT3AD9DSR9A00/feed/ 0 http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/feb/09/toyota-prius-recall-climate-deniers http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/feb/09/toyota-prius-recall-climate-deniers#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2010 04:56:49 +0000 Ruth Brown http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=116360 Toby Litt. For anti-environmentalists, there's delightful schadenfreude in seeing ultimate symbol of tree-hugging do-gooders fail.]]> http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/feb/09/toyota-prius-recall-climate-deniers/feed/ 0 http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/02/10/prius-debacle-drives-hole-through-the-camry/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/02/10/prius-debacle-drives-hole-through-the-camry/#comments Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:24:30 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=115572 James Stanford.]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/02/10/prius-debacle-drives-hole-through-the-camry/feed/ 1 http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0910439220100209 http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0910439220100209#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:42:41 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=115474 Reuters goes behind-the-scenes at Toyota with a fly-on-the-wall look at how the wheels fell off its recent product recall, turning a bad situation into a total car-crash.]]> http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0910439220100209/feed/ 0 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/08/AR2010020803078.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/08/AR2010020803078.html#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:07:11 +0000 Ruth Brown http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=115426 including 2400 in Australia. President Akio Toyoda takes to the WashPo's op-ed pages to explain how he plans to repair public trust in the company (might take a few weeks -- need to get parts in from overseas...)]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/08/AR2010020803078.html/feed/ 0 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35293626/ns/business-autos/ http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35293626/ns/business-autos/#comments Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:08:39 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=115121 AP report.]]> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35293626/ns/business-autos/feed/ 0 http://money.cnn.com/2010/02/04/autos/prius_timeline/ http://money.cnn.com/2010/02/04/autos/prius_timeline/#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:29:11 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=114440 Australia could be next. But here's the kicker: according to CNN, the company knew as far back as January, and said nothing, putting thousands of lives at risk.]]> http://money.cnn.com/2010/02/04/autos/prius_timeline/feed/ 0 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/12/15/the-yaris-end-of-social-media/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/12/15/the-yaris-end-of-social-media/#comments Tue, 15 Dec 2009 02:54:38 +0000 Mel Campbell http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=105872 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/12/15/the-yaris-end-of-social-media/feed/ 1 http://mumbrella.com.au/toyota-she-can-take-a-good-pounding-video-accused-of-sexism-and-incestuous-overtones-14060 http://mumbrella.com.au/toyota-she-can-take-a-good-pounding-video-accused-of-sexism-and-incestuous-overtones-14060#comments Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:18:10 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=105469 http://mumbrella.com.au/toyota-she-can-take-a-good-pounding-video-accused-of-sexism-and-incestuous-overtones-14060/feed/ 0 http://www.drive.com.au/Editorial/ArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=66761&vf=1 http://www.drive.com.au/Editorial/ArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=66761&vf=1#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:23:40 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=96369 http://www.drive.com.au/Editorial/ArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=66761&vf=1/feed/ 0 http://thedawnchorus.wordpress.com/2009/09/27/toyota-prado-campaign-doesnt-want-no-poofs-or-women-round-here/ http://thedawnchorus.wordpress.com/2009/09/27/toyota-prado-campaign-doesnt-want-no-poofs-or-women-round-here/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:07:38 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=89764 real man. Except, ads focused on a false idea of manhood are just as damaging as the "real women" concept is for females, writes Clem Bastow.]]> http://thedawnchorus.wordpress.com/2009/09/27/toyota-prado-campaign-doesnt-want-no-poofs-or-women-round-here/feed/ 0 http://www.thebigmoney.com/blogs/shifting-gears/2009/06/15/prius-too-mighty-take-down http://www.thebigmoney.com/blogs/shifting-gears/2009/06/15/prius-too-mighty-take-down#comments Tue, 16 Jun 2009 03:01:41 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=67120 http://www.thebigmoney.com/blogs/shifting-gears/2009/06/15/prius-too-mighty-take-down/feed/ 0 http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/11/07/toyotas-profits-stall-as-global-car-industry-slows-to-a-crawl/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/11/07/toyotas-profits-stall-as-global-car-industry-slows-to-a-crawl/#comments Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:00:00 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/11/07/toyotas-profits-stall-as-global-car-industry-slows-to-a-crawl/feed/ 0 http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/11/04/gm-suffers-biggest-slump-since-ww2/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/11/04/gm-suffers-biggest-slump-since-ww2/#comments Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:00:00 +0000 Crikey Glenn Dyer.]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/11/04/gm-suffers-biggest-slump-since-ww2/feed/ 1 http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/07/11/toyota-follows-it-rivals-into-a-financial-ditch/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/07/11/toyota-follows-it-rivals-into-a-financial-ditch/#comments Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:00:00 +0000 Crikey Glenn Dyer. ]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/07/11/toyota-follows-it-rivals-into-a-financial-ditch/feed/ 1 http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/06/12/oz-takes-toyota-coverage-too-far/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/06/12/oz-takes-toyota-coverage-too-far/#comments Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:00:00 +0000 Crikey Margaret Simons.]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/06/12/oz-takes-toyota-coverage-too-far/feed/ 5 http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/06/11/oh-what-diversity-spinning-the-hybrid-hype/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/06/11/oh-what-diversity-spinning-the-hybrid-hype/#comments Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:00:00 +0000 Crikey Margaret Simons.]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/06/11/oh-what-diversity-spinning-the-hybrid-hype/feed/ 1