The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) just released its 2010 Top Safety picks and Toyota fails to make the grade. Not a single model from the world’s largest auto manufacturer,as determined by sales, or its subsidiaries, made the list. In 2009, Toyota, Lexus and Scion had 11 winners, but failed to come up with one in 2010.

Data from China's traffic authorities show that more than 147,000 Camry sedans made by GAC Toyota were registered for licenses in 2008. The China-made Camry topped the sedan registration rankings again after 2007, said sina.com today.

Guangzhou Auto, a Chinese partner of Toyota, will develop its own brand by using the Japanese carmaker's Camry chassis. The design of the Guangzhou Auto brand has been commissioned to an Italian firm, reported 21st Century Business Herald today.

Boosted by record hybrid sales, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., today reported all-time best-ever monthly sales of 242,675 vehicles, an increase of 7.7 percent over March 2006.