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Three Toyota models have recently earned awards from Consumer Reports magazine. The RAV4 earned the title of "Best Value Small SUV". The ever-popular Prius hybrid was named "Top Green Car", for the eighth consecutive year. And, the Sienna minivan received the distinction of "Best Family Hauler". Reinforcing their prestige even further, Toyota leads all automakers with 20 recommended models out of 26 tested.

"These latest accolades join the impressive list of awards and recognitions received in recent weeks, giving Toyota an exceptionally strong start to 2011," says Adel Ezzet, Director of Toyota SUV at Abdul Latif Jameel, the sole distributer…

Like all Japanese car manufacturers, Toyota is still working day in and day out to recover from the recent blow of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. According to a statement made last week, Toyota will be forced to momentarily shut down all of its North American factories, until parts inventory from Japan resumes  at normal levels.

Up until now, Toyota's North American plants have been using inventory they had in stock or parts that were shipped just before the disaster. The brief shutdown is likely to happen later this month. While the move will affect 25,000 workers…