Scion News, Updates & Info

In a strongly worded warning to consumers, Toyota late Wednesday said that scam artists are “using Toyota’s name” in a couple of schemes, including one that involves a forged Toyota check.

“Here’s more proof that somebody out there wants whatever it is that you have,” wrote Jon F. Thompson, editor of Toyota’s Open Road blog. “It’s come to our attention that there have been several efforts to scam people out of financial information through the use of correspondence on a falsified Toyota letterhead and accompanied by a forged Toyota check.”

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Google Streetview camera captured a 1st Generation Scion xB pulled over by the police somewhere in or around Pittsburgh, PA.

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Japanese automaker sold 2.41 million vehicles in the first quarter compared with GM’s 2.25 million.

General Motors Corp. fell behind rival Toyota Motor Corp. in the global sales race for the first quarter, dragged down by anemic U.S. vehicle sales and speed bumps elsewhere around the globe.

GM sold 2.25 million cars and trucks worldwide through March to Toyota’s 2.41 million vehicles, according to sales figures released Wednesday by each automaker.

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A Japanese company (Toyota) and an American company (Ford) decided to have a canoe race on the Missouri River. Both teams practiced long and hard to reach their peak performance before the race.

On the big day, the Japanese won by a mile.

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