torrentfreak.com - 11/17/2008
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Motoring giant Toyota is normally ahead of the curve when it comes to technology. The company is known for innovations like the Synergy Drive in the Prius, as well as long term reliability. However, if you take pride in your Toyota, and have it as a wallpaper on your system, Toyota ...
online.wsj.com - 11/20/2008
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Congress is now considering a federal bailout for
America's Big Three automobile companies. Many want to grant...
them at least $25 billion from the $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program on top of $25 billion in low-interest loans approved earlier ...
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An Auto Bailout Would Be Terrible for Free Trade
jalopnik.com - 11/17/2008
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It takes a certain kind of genius to
combine two seemingly disparate products like tacos and paint...
into one business venture. It took Toyota to do 'em both in this Scion xB modified for duty as a taco and paint truck. See, now that you've seen it, ...
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Toyota Resorts To Building Taco Truck Scions Ahead Of ...
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Toyota Takes After Ford In Claiming Ownership Of Fan Photos
Techdirt —
... to create things like calendars from photos they, themselves, have taken. Basically, Ford has claimed ownership of any photos of Ford vehicles. That, of course, is crazy. But apparently the thinking extends to other car companies as well. Apparently, Toyota is now threatening a site that hosts various "desktop wallpapers" for computers because it offers up a variety of wallpapers made up of images of various Toyota automobiles. ...
Toyota Fights Web Site To Take Down User-Generated Desktop Backgrounds [All Your Wallpapers Are Belong To Toyota]
Jalopnik —
... materials, which means that the company hopes people will share them. Many of them are wallpapers. From what we've seen on the site, most of the wallpapers are created to promote Toyota vehicles. In fact, the only negative images we've seen came after Toyota made this move. It seems strange that they're looking to piss off the same demographic group they created an entire brand to capture. Of course, the Scion Taco Truck will surely bring them back. [Torrent Freak]
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