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Toyota's quake-hit Yaris plant offline for at least another month

Toyota's quake-hammered Miyagi assembly plant, which makes the Yaris small car for export to the United States, is expected to be offline for at least another month. Workers have completed repairs at the factory and restored electricity, but the facility cannot get supplies of natural gas, a person familiar with the situation said. The assessment underscores the long road facing Toyota and other Japanese automakers in bringing plants back into full operation following the deadly quake, which killed more than 11,000 people, ruptured gas lines, shutdown electric grids and snarled logistics across half the country.

Toyota Yaris Hybrid will cost under £15,000

The Toyota Yaris Hybrid will cost less than £15k Toyota has announced that the 2012 Toyota Yaris Hybrid will cost ‘under’ £15,000, with first customer cars arriving in July. Unlike much of the rest of the world, the UK is not getting the more compact Prius C. Instead, we have a much better option – the Toyota Yaris Hybrid – which we now know will cost ‘under’ £15,000.

Porsche 550 Reborn – the Porsche BlueSport?

Porsche 550 - Porsche's Bluesport? The whole VW Bluesport saga seems to have been rumbling on forever, but perhaps the latest rumour – that Porsche are about to revive the Porsche 550 – means the pieces of the BlueSport puzzle are now starting, finally, to drop in to place. It’s an interesting proposition,  the VW Bluesport.