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Toyota Motor Corp. is raising prices on some U.S. models later this month amid increased worries about profit growth in the American market.
The price increases, to begin in mid-May, include an increase of $200 on the 2008 Yaris sedan, raising the cost of the base model to $12,425, with higher prices for models with extra features. The 2009 Camry will go up $200, to $18,920 for a model without any extras, the automaker's U.S. unit said.
The base hybrid Camry, introduced as a 2007 model in late 2006, will cost $300 more, at $25,650, Toyota said.
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More six-speeds from FordFord Motor Co. plans to greatly increase the use of more fuel-efficient six-speed automatic transmissions, doubling their number by the end of next year and putting them in 98 percent of its North American vehicles by 2012.
Ford said the six-speed automatic transmissions offer 4 to 6 percent better fuel economy than four- and five-speed automatics.
The automaker said its 6F35 six-speed transmissions will debut in the 2009-model Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner crossover vehicles, which now have four-speed automatic transmissions.
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