Team Toyota

Chalk up another win for the Toyota Team. Vincentric, a firm that focuses on measuring value in the automotive industry, recently presented the Japanese automaker with the prestigious title of "Best Passenger Car Value for 2011".

To pass Vincentric's scrutiny and win their favor, Toyota had to out beat its competitors in eight key areas: depreciation, insurance, repairs, maintenance, fuel economy, opportunity cost (the cost of having your money in a vehicle rather than…

The Japanese auto maker Toyota announced it will have to raise prices on all but five of its models for the 2011 year. But do not be alarmed, the increases are small - between 0.4 to 2.2 percent. It's been a rough month for Toyota, coming back from the devastating earthquake which struck the region.

According to spokesperson Greg Thome, "The price change is simply a mid-model year price adjustment and has no…