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BUSINESS
Mar 29, 2018
Toyota-Suzuki alliance deepens as both agree to sell each other's vehicles in India
Toyota Motor Corp. and Suzuki Motor Corp. agreed to sell each other's hybrid cars and other vehicles in India, deepening an alliance between the automakers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 21, 2018
Toyota halts robot-car tests in wake of crash in Arizona
Toyota Motor Corp. halted tests of its "Chauffeur" autonomous driving system on U.S. public roads after an Uber Technologies Inc. vehicle operating in autonomous mode under the supervision of a human safety driver struck and killed a woman in Tempe, Arizona, on Sunday evening.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 20, 2018
Toyota to sell ethanol-fueled hybrids in Brazil
Toyota Motor Corp. said Tuesday it has unveiled in Brazil a prototype of the world's first hybrid vehicle to run on ethanol, in the hope of further cutting carbon dioxide emissions, and aims to launch the model in the country in one to two years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 15, 2018
Lexus crafting high-end yacht as ploy to polish fading luxury car credentials
Lexus thinks it finally has a way to catch up with Mercedes in luxury-car sales: go into the high-end boat business.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 14, 2018
Kobe Steel and Toyota sued over the steel-makers' fabricated data
Kobe Steel Ltd. said Wednesday that two U.S. consumers have filed a class-action lawsuit against the steel-maker and Toyota Motor Corp., seeking compensation for substandard metals used in vehicles.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 7, 2018
Why isn't Toyota boosting Japan's inflation? A crisis nearly seven decades ago may be the key
At a New Year's party, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made a plea to business leaders: Raise wages by 3 percent to support Japan's economy. The request was met with a polite silence. "Let me take that as no objection," the prime minister said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 5, 2018
Japan's top auto and energy firms tie up to promote development of hydrogen stations
The consortium of 11 companies plans to build 80 hydrogen stations nationwide as the government's initiative to create a hydrogen-based economy revs up.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 1, 2018
Toyota to build new Auris car at U.K. plant in Brexit boost for May
Toyota said on Wednesday it will build the next generation of its Auris car in England in a welcome boost to Prime Minister Theresa May as Britain exits the European Union, confirming a previous report.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 22, 2018
Uber CEO plans closer ties with Toyota on autonomous driving
The world's largest car maker and the world's biggest ride-hailing company plan to team up on autonomous driving as technological changes sweep through the transportation industry.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 16, 2018
Toyota's only female executive says her mission has always been to 'speak her mind'
Chika Kako is a rarity in Toyota Motor Corp.'s upper echelons.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 15, 2018
Abe and Trump agree to maintain pressure on North Korea until it's willing to give up its nuclear program
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed in telephone talks Wednesday night to continue to put pressure on North Korea over its nuclear weapon and ballistic missile programs.
BUSINESS
Feb 14, 2018
Japan's automaker labor unions seek pay increases in annual wage talks
Annual spring wage negotiations entered full swing Wednesday as unions from the country's major automakers submitted their requests to management.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 12, 2018
Toyota's self-muted presence at Winter Olympics a nod to political reality in South Korea
For a major new Olympics sponsor, Toyota Motor Corp. is oddly invisible at the Pyeongchang winter Games.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 8, 2018
Toyota takes on Uber with ¥7.5 billion investment in Japanese taxi-hailing app
Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday it will invest ¥7.5 billion in the developer of a taxi-hailing app to jointly create services that help cab drivers pick up customers more efficiently using artificial intelligence.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 3, 2018
Japan's top six automakers scored record-high global unit sales in 2017
Japan's top six automakers logged record-high sales volumes in 2017 thanks to a buoyant global economy and robust sales in China, data from the companies disclosed by Friday show.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 2, 2018
Nissan and Toyota's secret U.S. sales weapon: fleet customers
Nissan Motor Co. and Toyota Motor Corp. both kicked off the year reporting strong U.S. demand. What they didn't reveal was how many vehicles were sold to rental-car companies to hit those numbers.
Japan Times
JAPAN / YEN FOR LIVING
Jan 12, 2018
Electric vehicles are here, but are they practical and economical?
The future seems to belong to electric vehicles (EVs).
BUSINESS
Jan 12, 2018
Toyota union to demand over ¥3,000 pay hike
The federation of labor unions at the Toyota Motor Corp. group said Friday it plans to demand a monthly base wage increase of ¥3,000 or more at this year's spring wage talks.
BUSINESS
Jan 11, 2018
2017 imported vehicle sales in Japan highest in 20 years
Sales of new imported vehicles in Japan grew 2.1 percent in 2017 from the previous year to the highest figure in two decades, with relatively expensive cars gaining popularity amid the country's recovering economy, an industry body said Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Jan 11, 2018
With room to expand, giant Toyota-Mazda plant signals big win for U.S. Southeast
The prized $1.6 billion car factory awarded to Alabama by Toyota Motor Corp. and Mazda Motor Corp. could be an even bigger win than expected, as the site's size leaves plenty of room for future expansions.

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