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The magnitude-9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami that struck Japan on March 11th forced Toyota to temporarily shut down all of the county's plants except for three. But now, for the first time since Japan was struck by the brutal double blow, Toyota has successfully resumed production at all of its facilities.

This doesn't, however, mean things are back to business as usual. As Toyota continues to struggle to secure 150 various auto…

Production shutdowns in Japan, due to the horrific earthquake and tsunami on March 11th, has not slowed down the popularity of Toyota Prius, available at Walser Toyota, located at 4401 American Blvd. West in Bloomington, Minnesota.

The third milestone in the last six months Prius, worldwide sales topped the two million mark in October 2010, and Toyota's award-winning hybrid beat Japan's all-time domestic sales record for any vehicle with sales of 315,669…

In 2008, Toyota promised to display a CNG-electric hybrid Camry at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Just before the show, Irv Miller, Vice President, Toyota Motor Sales' U.S. division said, "With this concept, we are confirming our interest in pursuing CNG [natural gas]."¹

However, we haven't heard anything but static on the subject line since. Perhaps, the automaker's interest in CNG fell in the shadows of their poster child, the Prius…

Like all Japanese car manufacturers, Toyota is working steadfast to recover from the devastation incurred from the March 11th earthquake and tsunami. Due to the extent of damage assessed from the unfortunate event, Toyota has issued a statement last week, advising the press that they will be forced to temporarily shut down its North American factories until parts inventory from Japan resume normal levels.

Toyota's North American plants have avoided being shut down, thus…