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DUBLIN, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/cd2089/snapshots_spain_be) has announced the addition of the "Snapshots Spain Beer 2008" report to their offering.

Snapdatas Snapshots Spain Beer 2008 provides 2007 year-end market size data, with 2008 estimates, 5 years of historical data and five-year forecasts. The Snapshots report gives an instant overview of the Spanish beer market and covers national, alcohol-free, alcohol-free 0.0, imported, specialties and flavoured alcohol free beers. Market size is based on sales through supermarkets and hypermarkets. The data is supplied in both graphical and tabular format for ease of interpretation and analysis. The Snapshots Spain Beer 2008 forms part of Snapdatas Alcoholic Drinks industry coverage.

    Snapshots Report Overview:

    Executive Summary

The Executive Summary within a Snapshots report outlines the main findings of the report (market size, market shares and market forecasts)

Market size

Market size is the measure of the total value or volume of a particular product sold in a particular length of time. In our case it is the total amount of the market covered by a title in the last whole year, for example, in UK Beer 2005, all the beer consumed in the UK in 2004. The aim of the report is to tell how much of the product was consumed in the country discussed by value and by volume.

Market Segmentation

Market Segmentation is a segmentation of the market by key product categories, ideally by value and volume. For example: the yoghurt market can be segmented into: drinking yoghurt, flavoured yoghurt and natural yoghurt.

Market Share

Market Share is the share of each competitor in the market place and can be expressed in value or volume terms.

Market Share by Volume - each competitor's share of the total Market Volume

Market Share by Value - each competitor's share of the total Market Value

Distribution

    This measure of the market relates to the different distribution
channels to market for each product. The distribution can include the
following channels

    Consumer Goods example:

    - Supermarket

    - Hypermarket

    - Discount Store

    - Corner shop

    - Internet

    - Etc

    Socio-Economic data

    The key socio-economic indicators in each report will be:

    Size of population

    GDP - Gross Domestic Product

    Inflation rate

    Exchange rate

    Forecasts

All market forecasts are based on statistical forecasting techniques based on historic performance (linear extrapolation of the market size, based on the five-year historical growth). These statistical tools are supplemented with qualitative parameters such as: industry expectation/opinion. Socio-economic drivers, new product development, technological advances, expected levels of market saturation etc.

Please find below an explanation of general terms used throughout Snapshot reports:

CAGR = compound annual growth rate. This is a formula to measure the annual growth rate of a market over a period of several years. CAGR growth rate is the constant percentage rate at which a market would have to grow, year on year, to reach its current value (y) from the value in a base year (x). Compared to average growth rate this is a more representative measure of growth. CAGR is calculated using the formula ((y/x) to the power of (l/n))-1 where ' to the power of ' denotes 'to the power of', y is the value of the market in the final period covered, x is the value in the first year and n is the number of years included in the calculation.

Market Value = All market values are expressed at either retail selling prices (RSP) or other measures as specified in the reports.

Market Volume = All market volumes are expressed in the unit relevant to the market researched (i.e. kg, litres etc.)

Further Sources

In this section we include important websites such as trade bodies or trade associations relevant to the market. All sources whose data we have used in the report and who have given us permission to use their data are represented here.

All secondary sources in local and global languages are scoured, from government statistics to trade magazines. As the Snapdata model is unique as a product and non-competitive to specialist publishers, the company has also been able to develop strong relationships with companies such as Gartner and ACNielsen, who provide secondary data points to cross check research.

Snapdata aims for 3 to 4 data points for each table, and no secondary data point will be used without written permission from the original source, which not only verifies the quality, but also provides the integrity to use the data. Once all secondary sources have been exhausted, the language specialist researcher will then complete semi-structured telephone interviews with the major companies in the industries to cross check and verify all data available.

Benefits of the Snapshots Reports

The Snapdata product range is designed to save time for clients by providing an industry data overview, market size, shares and forecasts; verified with full sourcing.

Easy to search, quick to access, and clear and concise to use: Snapdata reports can save 40% of resources in those early stages of a project. Sometimes just a report from the Snapshots Series is all that is required for an internal client's first request. But when the project develops, the reports also help your internal research team prepare a fuller picture for their end-users utilizing the further sources provided in each report for industry drivers and analytical information, enabling them to provide a more detailed document based on solid figures but tailored to the end-users' requests.

    Key Topics Covered:

    Page 3 - Snapshots Executive Summary

    Page 4 - Category Definitions

    Page 5 - Market Size by Value (On & Off Trade) (2003-2007)

    Page 6 - Market Size by Volume(On & Off Trade) (2003-2007)

    Page 7 - Market Segmentation (On & Off Trade) by Value

    Page 8 - Market Segmentation (On & Off Trade) by Volume

    Page 9 - Market Size by Value (Super & Hyper) (2003-2007)

    Page 10 - Market Size by Volume (Super & Hyper) (2003-2007)

    Page 12 - Market Segmentation (Super & Hyper) by Volume

    Page 13 - Market Shares (Super & Hyper) by Value

    Page 14 - Company Websites (Main Players)

    Page 17 - Distribution Channels by Volume

    Page 18 - Production (2003-2007)

    Page 19 - Market Shares Alcohol Free (Super & Hyper) by Value

    Page 20 - Market Shares Alcohol Free (Super & Hyper) by Volume

    Page 21 - Market Forecast by Volume (2008-2012)

    Page 22 - Socio-Economic Data for Spain

    Page 23 - Snapshots Sources for Further Research

    For more information visit
http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/cd2089/snapshots_spain_be

Source: Research and Markets Ltd.

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

SigmaQuest Inc., a leading provider of business intelligence software solutions for global manufacturers, today announced that its CEO, Nader Fathi, will serve as moderator on a University of Southern California (USC) Entrepreneurship Panel on July 29, 2008, at 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. The panel will take place at the Plug and Play Tech Center on 440 N. Wolfe Road, Sunnyvale, Calif.

Fathi was selected to moderate the panel as he is a USC alumnus (BSEE'80 and MSEE'81) and an accomplished Silicon Valley entrepreneur. His most recent endeavor is leading SigmaQuest from concept to a company whose product-performance intelligence solutions are helping OEM and ODMs worldwide deliver high-quality, high-performing electronics-based products to market.

The USC Marshall Alumni Association San Francisco Bay Area Chapter and USC Alumni Club of Silicon Valley event is being co-sponsored by Plug and Play Tech Center in Sunnyvale. The event, for USC alumni, students, parents and friends features a panel discussion with USC alumni: Mark Stevens of Sequoia Capital and member of the USC Board of Trustees, Ken Klein of Wind River, and David Lane of Onset Ventures. These Silicon Valley insiders will share their experiences, lessons learned and successes in their entrepreneurial ventures. They will also take audience questions and be available for networking. Additionally, panelists will discuss entrepreneurship at USC and opportunities for students and alumni.

For more information about the panel, please visit the USC Marshall event web site at http://www.marshall.usc.edu/alumni/events/2008-07-29-SFBA-entrepreneu rship-panel.htm. (Due to its length, this URL may need to be copied/pasted into your Internet browser's address field. Remove the extra space if one exists.)

About SigmaQuest

SigmaQuest Inc. is an On-Demand software company whose solutions provide unprecedented insight and actionable information to ensure product and process integrity, by collecting, controlling and analyzing quality data throughout the product lifecycle. Its solutions enable global enterprises, such as OEMs that design, manufacture and service a broad array of products containing electronic components, to help deliver lower warranty costs, improve product quality and increase customer satisfaction. SigmaQuest's suite of products consists of Manufacturing and Test Insight, Supplier Quality Insight and RMA Insight, all of which are offered in an On-Demand, real-time environment. The company's market-changing approach has been recognized in Managing Automation's Top Ten Companies to Watch, Manufacturing Business Technology's Top 40 Emerging Vendors, and Test & Measurement World's "Best in Test" awards.

The company is headquartered at 440 N. Wolfe Road, Sunnyvale, CA 94085. It can also be reached at 408-524-3180, www.SigmaQuest.com.

SigmaQuest is trademark of SigmaQuest Inc. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Source: SigmaQuest Inc.

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    TOPIC ALERT

    Banning Fast-Food Restaurants (10 responses)

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    EXPERT ALERTS

    1.  Health: Healthcare Doesn't Have to Be a Crisis for Employers
    2.  Health: Beachgoers Feel Sting of Jellyfish Invasion: How to Treat Pain
    3.  Living: Germaphobes Rejoice in New Tech for Residential Swimming Pools
    4.  Living: Go Green: Meditate While You Move

BANNING FAST-FOOD RESTAURANTS

Following are experts who can discuss plans to ban new fast-food restaurants from opening in a 32-square-mile chunk of Los Angeles. The fast-food ban, which would last a year, taps into a tougher attitude toward fast food that is emerging at city halls around the country:

1. CONNIE DIEKMAN, R.D., director of university nutrition at WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY in St. Louis and immediate past president of the American Dietetic Association: "We need to change people's attitudes and behaviors, not just eliminate restaurants. People always want to make a change in healthy eating by making mandates or requirements. Logically, it seems like that's the way to do it. But what we really need to be focusing on is changing people's behaviors, which just isn't that simple. Moratoriums, laws and mandates aren't the solution to the obesity problem. We need to teach people about proper nutrition, encourage more grocery stores to provide healthier food choices in all neighborhoods and find ways to make physical activity accessible. While the concept of not opening any more restaurants does acknowledge that there is a problem, a better approach would be to talk to the current restaurants about providing more healthy options. The most powerful changes are the ones that involve the community as a whole because everyone has bought into those changes." News Contact: Neil Schoenherr, nschoenherr@wustl.edu Phone: +1-314- 935-5235 (7/25/08)

2. DONALD KOCHAN, associate professor of law at the CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY School of Law: "Zoning and regulation run amok. In a free-market economy, it is not the government's role to decide what and where certain services or products should be provided. It is the height of a paternalistic government to decide that consumers should be isolated from fast food simply because the government officials think they know what is good for them. Such a ban violates individual freedoms but also individual choice and individual responsibility. Pizza is probably bad for you most of the time -- should we allow government to create 'no-delivery zones'? This restriction is not only arbitrary and capricious, offensive to the market, constrictive of individual freedom, ultra vires and beyond the legitimate role of the government, but also just further evidence of the 'nanny state' out of control. Property rights have been under constant attack in recent years, and this is just another example of the government invasion." News Contact: Dennis M. O'Connor Jr., dennis.oconnor@paradigmshiftpr.com Phone: +1-781-530-3700 Web site: http://www.donaldjkochan.com (7/25/08)

3. CHARLES M. CLARK, JR., M.D., professor of medicine at the Indiana University School of Medicine at INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS and director of WHO/PAHO Diabetes Collaborating Center for Continuing Health Professional Education: "While a fast-food ban may not do any harm, I doubt that it will have any long-term effect. Mandating nutritional information and calorie content is more promising. In the long run, better nutrition and nutritional education in our schools will need to be the primary effort. We could also mandate that any meal served in a restaurant that has more than one-third of the daily basic nutritional needs be shared, if asked. People who are calorie-conscious will be asked to split the meal, thereby eating the correct amount of food. That would have the effect of cutting down the calories offered by the establishments." News Contact: H. Diane Brown, habrown@iupui.edu Phone: +1-317-274-7711 (7/25/08)

4. DENNIS LOMBARDI, executive vice president of foodservice strategies at WD PARTNERS, a retail and restaurant consulting firm: "You can't regulate the supply side of a behavioral problem and expect results. This is a well- meaning, but misguided attempt to control social behavior, and it is as doomed to failure as prohibition was in the '20s. It's the consumer on a tight budget who is likely to suffer most when the city stops them from purchasing a salad from McDonald's or Wendy's. A better option may be to incentivize grocers and/or other kinds of restaurants to locate in the targeted area. We should want to encourage more choices for people, not less." Lombardi has more than 30 years of experience advising at the executive level of the foodservice industry. He holds an MBA from the University of Chicago and previously was an executive at Technomic. News Contact: Ann Rogers, Ann.Rogers@WDPartners.com Cell: +1-614-348-2958 (7/25/08)

5. ELEANOR KINNEY, J.D., MPH, professor of law at Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis at INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS and co-director of the law school's Center for Law and Health: "Our nation needs to address the obesity crisis sooner rather than later. Fast food is a major contributor, as are current practices of industrial agriculture and other factors. The challenge for public health law is to craft realistic legal and regulatory strategies to address the problem and still not trample on the personal rights of the public." News Contact: H. Diane Brown, habrown@iupui.edu Phone: +1-317-274-7711 (7/25/08)

6. DAVID ORENTLICHER, M.D., J.D., professor of law at Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis at INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS and co-director of the law school's Center for Law and Health: "Obesity is a serious health problem in the United States, and public policy needs to address the problem more aggressively. Regulation of the restaurant industry is important, but it must be accompanied by other measures to ensure that healthier food options are readily available to families. It's probably a useful experiment to see if a moratorium on new fast-food restaurants can make a difference, and by limiting the ban to new restaurants, there wouldn't be a meaningful infringement on individual freedoms." News Contact: H. Diane Brown, habrown@iupui.edu Phone: +1-317-274-7711 (7/25/08)

7. DENIS BINDER, professor of law at CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY's School of Law, has written about banning fast-food restaurants: "Those who daily eat junk food and then gain 100 pounds should not be suing fast-food restaurants, but look into the mirror to spot the responsible party. I'm waiting for the lawsuits against Coke and Pepsi for making victims fat. Marie Antoinette supposedly said, 'Let them eat cake.' We say, 'Let them eat cupcakes.'" News Contact: Dennis O'Connor, dennis.oconnor@paradigmshiftpr.com Phone: +1-781-530-3700 (7/25/08)

8. JACQLYNNE HART is president and founder of HEALTHWEALTH, INC., a corporate health consulting and presentation company. Hart works to empower individuals and the organizations for which they work to "live above the circumstances" of rising healthcare costs and increasing demands to impact the bottom line: "It's a person's choice what they eat, but banning fast-food restaurants would go far toward encouraging people to purchase foods in places that offer better choices. Where they would otherwise hit a drive thru, there's a greater chance they might walk to a restaurant that offers a wider variety of healthy menu options near where they work, or take their lunch and eat it in a park." Hart holds a Bachelor of Science in Education/English from the University of Texas at Austin, as well as graduate studies in organizational communication at Texas State University. She is certified by the American Council on Exercise as a group fitness instructor and by The Cooper Institute as a health promotion director, personal trainer, and special populations specialist. She holds a Group I insurance license, which enables her to view the impact of benefit costs from another vantage point. She is both a public speaker and trainer/coach who conducts seminars, as well as individual consultations on topics such as communication, education, health and fitness (both physical and fiscal). News Contact: Bretton Holmes, info@holmesworldmedia.com Phone: +1- 806-368-9194 (7/25/08)

9. VINCENT GIAMPAPA, M.D., world-renowned anti-aging physician and author of "The Gene Makeover: The 21st Century Anti-Aging Breakthrough": "We have seen that reducing caloric intake is an important anti-aging strategy. The more calories consumed from greasy food and excess carbohydrates from fast-food restaurants, the greater number of free radicals that will be generated as a normal by-product of metabolism. Free radicals cause the progressive deterioration of biological systems over time. It's the pre-eminent theory of how we age." News Contact: Shira Weiss, sweiss@weissmediagroup.com, or Ilya Welfeld, Phone: +1-917-282-9317 (7/25/08)

10. ELANA AMSTERDAM, food writer, healthful lifestyle advocate and creator of ELANA'S PANTRY: "The potential legislation in Los Angeles to ban fast-food restaurants is somewhat frightening in an Orwellian way. The best way to make fast-food restaurants 'disappear' is to stop patronizing them. They only stay in business when people consume their product. Really, this type of situation (national crises of diabetes, obesity and other health epidemics) calls for education on the dangers and high cost of fast-food consumption, as well as alternative foods that are quick, easy and nutritious." Web site: http://www.elanaspantry.com (7/25/08)

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EXPERT ALERTS

1. HEALTH: HEALTHCARE DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A CRISIS FOR EMPLOYERS. DEBBIE PADELLO, director of human resources at ALTRES HR, has been in the "people business" for more than a decade: "The word 'crisis' gets tossed around frequently about healthcare, especially when it comes to employers. Many business owners are feeling the squeeze between the rising costs of providing healthcare benefits and a reduction in available services. The state of our healthcare system is not where we know it needs to be, but until the grassroots demand for change reaches a tipping point, employers and individuals can take steps in the right direction. Here are five practical options that business owners can explore to reduce the overall costs of healthcare: 1. Create safer work environments. 2. Implement wellness programs. 3. Offer an Employee Assistance Program (EAP). 4. Create a great place to work. 5. Consider outsourcing HR administration." News Contact: Emmanuelle Sailor, ems@hastingsandpleadwell.com Phone: +1-808-393-6295 (7/25/08)

2. HEALTH: NY/NJ BEACHGOERS FEEL THE STING OF JELLYFISH INVASION: HOW TO TREAT THE PAIN. JON THOMPSON, director of the Southeast Texas Poison Center at the UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH in Galveston, has more than 28 years of experience advising patients with jellyfish stings and can offer the most effective ways to lessen the burn: "Ordinary household white vinegar is the most effective treatment for jellyfish stings, but rubbing alcohol plus unseasoned meat tenderizer or baking soda, the 1-to-10 dilution of bleach, and even lime or lemon juice can help. Don't rub, as this may further activate the stinging cells, and be sure to remove the tentacles using a paste of baking soda or sand and scraping lengthwise using anything with a straight edge. Follow with another splash of vinegar." News Contact: Olivia Goodman, olivia.goodman@gabbe.com Phone: +1-212-220-4444 (7/25/08)

3. LIVING: GERMAPHOBES REJOICE IN NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR RESIDENTIAL SWIMMING POOLS. KAREN RIGSBY, technical specialist for BIOGUARD, a premier pool and spa-care product supplier: "Parents, the elderly and those who have compromised immune systems are acutely aware of germ dangers lurking around summer fun activities. Now we have an additional tool to keep the backyard pool safe for us and our children. Ultraviolet light technology is now being used to assist the primary sanitizer in providing an additional layer of protection against potentially harmful organisms like bacteria, viruses, cysts and protozoa. This technology improves bather safety from chlorine-resistant organisms such as cryptosporidium and giardia." (7/25/08)

4. LIVING: GO GREEN: MEDITATE WHILE YOU MOVE. ELLIE PETERSON, inspirer and president of ELLIE'S MEDITATIVE MOVEMENTS, a company that has created an exercise technique that combines different exercise movements with positive affirmations, allowing individuals a way to take personal responsibility in addition to their environmental responsibility: "We need to meet our physical, emotional and spiritual needs every day. In our busy and demanding world, meditating while moving can provide the self-support we are looking for to create positive changes in our lives. Taking care of oneself and our environment protects our universe." Web site: http://www.meditativemovements.com (7/25/08)

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PLEASANTON, Calif., July 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Thoratec Corporation (Nasdaq: THOR) a world leader in device-based mechanical circulatory support therapies to save, support and restore failing hearts, today announced that it will report its operating results for the second quarter and first six months of fiscal 2008 on Thursday, July 31.

The company will hold a conference call to discuss its financial results and operating activities to all interested parties at 1:30 p.m., Pacific Daylight Time (4:30 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time), Thursday, July 31, hosted by Gary F. Burbach, president and chief executive officer, and David Smith, executive vice president and chief financial officer.

The teleconference can be accessed by calling (913) 312-0379, passcode 4566478. Please dial in 10-15 minutes prior to the beginning of the call. The webcast will be available on the Internet at http://phx.corporate- ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?p=irol-eventDetails&c=95989&eventID=1890100 or at http://www.thoratec.com

A replay of the conference call will be available through Thursday, August 7, via http://www.thoratec.com or by telephone at (719) 457-0820, passcode 4566478.

Thoratec Corporation is a world leader in therapies to address advanced-stage heart failure. The company's product lines include the Thoratec(R) VAD (Ventricular Assist Device) and HeartMate (R) LVAS (Left Ventricular Assist System) with nearly 12,000 devices implanted in patients suffering from heart failure. Additionally, its International Technidyne Corporation (ITC) division supplies point-of-care blood testing and skin incision products. Thoratec is headquartered in Pleasanton, California. For more information, visit the company's web sites at http://www.thoratec.com or http://www.itcmed.com

SOURCE Thoratec Corporation

TORRANCE, Calif., July 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., announced new manufacturer's suggested retail prices (MSRP) today for 13 select 2009 Toyota and Scion vehicles. The overall average MSRP for the 13 models increases by $181, or 0.81 percent.

Toyota

The 2009 Avalon full-size sedan adds to its value with additional standard equipment that includes driver and front passenger active headrests, Brake Assist, traction control, Vehicle Stability Control (VSC), and a satellite radio ready color-keyed SDARS antenna and prewire. The base MSRP for Avalon will range from $27,845 for the XL grade to $35,185 for the premium Limited grade. Overall, Avalon prices will increase $520, or 1.7 percent.

The 2009 FJ Cruiser Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) adds driver and front passenger active headrests, roll-sensing curtain airbags, a VSC cut-off switch, front map light, and a driver-side vanity mirror as standard equipment. The FJ also adds three new colors -- non-metallic Black, Silver, and Iceberg White with all-white monochromatic finish. The base MSRP for the FJ Cruiser will range from $23,320 for the 4x2 V6 with a five-speed automatic transmission to $24,910 for the 4x4 V6 automatic. Overall, the price of the 2009 FJ Cruiser increases by $275, or 1.1 percent.

For 2009, the Land Cruiser full-size SUV adds factory privacy glass on the rear side and quarter windows as standard equipment. The base MSRP for the Land Cruiser will be $64,755, representing an increase of $655, or 1.0 percent.

The base MSRP for the 2009 4Runner SUV will range from $28,640 for the 4x2 SR5 V6 to $39,360 for the 4x4 Limited V8. On average the MSRP for the 2009 4Runner increases by $225, or 0.7 percent.

The base MSRP for the 2009 Highlander mid-size SUV will range from $27,600 for the Base front-wheel-drive model with a V6 engine and five-speed automatic transmission to $34,520 for the Limited four-wheel-drive V6 with a five-speed automatic. The overall average MSRP for Highlander will increase by $47, or 0.2 percent. The base MSRP for the gas-electric Highlander Hybrid will range from $34,700 for the two-row, four-wheel-drive with intelligence base model to $41,020 for the three-row, four-wheel-drive with intelligence Limited. The overall average MSRP for the Highlander Hybrid increases by $518, or 1.4 percent.

The base MSRP for the 2009 Sienna van will range from $24,540 for the seven-passenger front-wheel-drive CE grade to $37,865 for the all-wheel-drive XLE Limited. The average base MSRP for Sienna will increase $100, or 0.4 percent.

The base MSRP gas-electric Prius Hybrid will range from $22,000 for the Standard grade to $24,270 for the Touring grade. The overall average price for Prius will increase $500, or 2.2 percent.

The 2009 Corolla sedan will receive a price adjustment increase of $100, or 0.6 percent. The base MSRP will range from $15,350 for the Base grade with a five-speed manual transmission to $20,050 for the XRS grade with a five-speed automatic transmission.

A price adjustment for the 2009 Matrix will increase its MSRP by $100, or 0.5 percent. The base MSRP will range from $16,290 for the 4x2 Standard grade with a five-speed manual transmission to $21,950 for the 4x2 XRS with a five-speed automatic.

The 2009 Camry sedan will receive an MSRP adjustment reflecting an increase of $225, or 1.0 percent. The base MSRP will range from $19,145 for the Camry four-cylinder with a five-speed manual transmission to $28,695 for the XLE V6 with a six-speed automatic. The gas-electric Camry Hybrid will receive a price adjustment increase of $500, or 1.9 percent. The new MSRP will be $26,150.

Scion

After its introduction last year, the Scion xD carries over unchanged. The manual transmission xD will have an MSRP of $14,650, reflecting an increase of $100, or 0.7 percent. The automatic transmission model will be $15,450 representing an increase $100, or 0.7 percent.

The effective dates for each vehicle's pricing will vary as many will correspond with their on-sale date. Scion xD pricing went into effect on July 14 and Sienna pricing on July 24. Pricing for the Prius, RAV4, FJ Cruiser, 4Runner and Land Cruiser will become effective on August 1. Avalon pricing will take effect on August 11 while pricing for the Highlander and Highlander Hybrid will become effective August 25. Prices for previously launched 2009 vehicles (Corolla, Matrix, Camry and Camry Hybrid) will become effective with North American production beginning August 25 and Japan-sourced vehicles arriving on or after August 25.

Effective with vehicles processed on or after July 14, 2008 the amount of delivery, processing and handling fees (DPH) increased by $60 on all Toyota Division vehicles and $50 on all Scion vehicles. The DPH for Toyota Division vehicles is now $720 for passenger cars and $745 for light trucks. The DPH for all Scion vehicles is $670. The DPH fee for vehicles distributed by Southeast Toyota and Gulf States Toyota may vary.

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    Series                        Price Change           Change

    Corolla                          +100                 0.6%
    Matrix                           +100                 0.5%
    Prius                            +500                 2.2%
    Camry Gas                        +225                 1.0%
    Camry HV                         +500                 1.9%
    Avalon                           +520                 1.7%
    FJ Cruiser                       +275                 1.1%
    Sienna                           +100                 0.4%
    4Runner                          +225                 0.7%
    Highlander Gas                    +47                 0.2%
    Highlander HV                    +518                 1.4%
    Land Cruiser                     +655                 1.0%
    Scion xD                         +100                 0.7%

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SOURCE Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.