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<b>NEW TOYOTA MODELS:</b> Toyota will aggressively push hybrids and electric vehicles (such as its i-Road pictured here) as part of its plan to break out of its lull. <i>Image: Toyota</i>
<b>NEW TOYOTA MODELS:</b> Toyota will aggressively push hybrids and electric vehicles (such as its i-Road pictured here) as part of its plan to break out of its lull. <i>Image: Toyota</i>

TOYOTA, Japan - Toyota is ready to ramp up its growth again, emerging from an intentional soul-searching lull brought on by its global recall scandal that began in 2009.

The world's top-selling automaker outlined a new "architecture" on Thursday (March 26 2015) focused on product development and manufacturing initiatives it hopes will be more fail-proof against quality problems, and allow it to keep growing in a "sustainable" way.

Its first cars under the new system, medium-sized front-wheel drive units, will roll out later in 2015 and be expanded to half its model range by 2020, the Japanese automaker said.

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