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Larry P. Vellequette
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Automotive News Senior Staff Reporter and columnist, covering Toyota, Subaru and the rest of the industry.
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By the way, despite the green palm trees testifying otherwise, my current status, technically, is "snowed in"...

It's rough out there I tell ya.
January 22, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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Nobody I know in the automotive world has this in their 2025 Bingo card.

Wow.

Toyota’s Jack Hollis retires as COO of North America, will be succeeded by Mark Templin
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Toyota’s Jack Hollis retires as COO of North America, will be succeeded by Mark Templin
In a surprise announcement, longtime Toyota Motor North America executive Jack Hollis abruptly retired effective immediately from the company where he has worked for 33 years.
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January 22, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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Toyota Motor tops 1 million in U.S. electrified sales in 2024; Lexus sets annual record
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Toyota Motor tops 1 million in U.S. electrified sales in 2024; Lexus sets annual record
For the year, the Japanese automaker reported combined U.S. sales of its two brands of 2,332,623, up 3.7 percent from a year ago.
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January 3, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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If there is another auto executive who has more absolute fun at his job than Tim Kuniskis, I don't know who it would be.
December 10, 2024 at 12:14 AM
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Fantastic accomplishment for #Subaru with today's results of #consumerreports annual survey.

Subaru tops Consumer Reports’ 2025 brand rankings as Detroit 3 struggle on reliability
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Subaru tops Consumer Reports’ 2025 brand rankings as Detroit 3 struggle on reliability
Domestic automakers struggled in a ranking that measures factors including vehicle performance, safety and reliability. Consumer Reports said brands that have long-term strategies that don't deviate y...
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December 5, 2024 at 3:22 PM
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#Toyota's longtime head of purchasing for North America, Bob Young, is retiring after leading the automaker's supplier efforts through a tumultuous era.

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As Toyota purchasing head Bob Young retires, a new guard steps in
The dean of automaker purchasing chiefs in the U.S. can not only look back on a career spent keeping Toyota’s North American factories running — he also knows he's passing the torch to a longtime coll...
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December 3, 2024 at 4:21 PM
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If the incoming Congress and the Trump administration are going to whack the #EV tax credits, they shouldn't stop there.
Burn it all down.
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Column: Don’t just end EV tax credit — be brave and burn it all down
Let’s also ask Congress, while it’s in the mood to cull legislation, to burn down the cap-and-trade greenhouse gas credit scheme, also known as carbon credits.
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November 19, 2024 at 9:56 PM
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Hi all. Happy to be here. I cover #Toyota and #Subaru for #Autonews.
November 19, 2024 at 5:02 PM