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Toyota said it is conducting trials of a vehicle powered by actual hydrogen gas in Australia.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 12, 2023
Toyota trials hydrogen-powered vehicle on public roads in Australia
The Australian field tests come as Toyota seeks to popularize actual hydrogen gas as a cleaner alternative to fossil fuels.
While Toyota has avoided the kind of hit other Japanese automakers have taken in China from a shift to electric vehicles and the rise of domestic brands, it still faces pressure in the world's biggest auto market.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 7, 2023
Toyota extends output cut at Chinese JV to ease dealer pressure
The automaker has told dealers that it will extend a plan to reduce output at one of its joint ventures in China, where it faces rising competition.
NTT plans to test driverless vehicle technology with Toyota and invest in a U.S. startup.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 7, 2023
NTT to test driverless tech with Toyota and invest in U.S. startup
NTT aims to start tests with autonomous buses and taxis as early as 2025 and invest about ¥10 billion ($66.91 million) in U.S. startup May Mobility.
Panasonic Holdings' booth at the China International Import Expo in Shanghai
BUSINESS
Nov 7, 2023
Japanese firms vow to still invest in China despite slowing economy
Satoshi Shimizu, vice president of Muji operator Ryohin Keikaku, said the company plans to open some 50 new outlets per year in China.
Nippon Steel has dropped lawsuits against Toyota and Mitsui & Co. over electrical steel sheet patents.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 3, 2023
Nippon Steel drops patent lawsuits against Toyota and Mitsui
Having two of Japan's manufacturing giants locked in a rare court battle signified the high stakes involved in materials production.
Toyota President Koji Sato speaks  next to an FT-3e electric vehicle at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo on Oct. 25.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 1, 2023
Toyota raises profit forecast 50% on weak yen, record sales
With an unprecedented 5.6 million vehicles sold in April-September, Toyota is on track for its 11.4 million-unit goal.
The interior of a Toyota Global HiAce electric vehicle concept on display during the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo on Oct. 26
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 1, 2023
Toyota to invest $8 billion more in U.S. battery plant for EVs
The auto giant has quietly laid the groundwork for a more robust EV strategy in the U.S. even as sales of its hybrid gas-electric models are surging.
Toyota's Alphard and Vellfire minivans bound for shipment at Yokohama port. Toyota posted record global production and sales in the April-September period.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 30, 2023
Toyota posts record global output and sales in April-September
It is the first time the automaker saw its production and sales both top the 5 million mark in a fiscal first half.
Toyota’s gigacast rear component. The company plans to employ the gigacasting technology in making electric vehicles.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 30, 2023
Tesla’s latest disruption in carmaking draws followers in Japan
Carmakers in Japan are starting to embrace gigacasting as they seek to make up for lost ground in the shift to EVs.
Many of Japan’s largest businesses are exporters that benefit from a weaker yen.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 30, 2023
Japan’s biggest firms set for $9.3 billion bonanza from weak yen
Many of Japan’s largest businesses are exporters that benefit from a weaker yen.
A Toyota plant in Gifu Prefecture resumed operations on Thursday, ending a 10-day output disruption caused by an explosion at a parts supplier.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 26, 2023
Toyota fully resumes domestic output after explosion at supplier
The firm halted production at some of its 14 assembly factories across Japan immediately after the explosion.
Workers walk to Toyota's Takaoka Plant in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, on Monday as it restarted its production line.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 23, 2023
Some Toyota plants in Japan resume output after parts supply crunch
The world's largest automaker by volume on Monday restarted five production lines at four factories in northeastern and central Japan.
A Tesla Supercharger station in Concord, California.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 20, 2023
Toyota to adopt Tesla charger for North American EV models
The decision taken by Toyota could solidify Tesla's technology as a de facto standard for all-electric vehicles sold in the U.S.
Toyota Motor's Takaoka plant in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, is among the firm's plants where production has been suspended due to an explosion at a parts supplier.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 19, 2023
Toyota's partial production halt to continue through the weekend
The latest disruption stems from an accident that occurred on Monday at Chuo Spring's factory in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture.
Toyota has suspended operations at six domestic plants following a blast at a factory run by one of its component suppliers.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 17, 2023
Toyota halts six auto plants after explosion at parts supplier
The explosion occurred Monday at Chuo Spring’s factory in Aichi Prefecture, where vehicle suspension coils are made.
Toyota Motor and Idemitsu Kosan are teaming up to develop and mass-produce all-solid-state batteries for electric vehicles, the companies said on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 12, 2023
Toyota and Idemitsu to mass-produce all-solid-state batteries
Idemitsu and Toyota said in a statement they would aim to commercialize the next-generation batteries in 2027-28, followed by full-scale mass production.
Secondhand Toyota cars on sale in Moscow in July 2016
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 3, 2023
Japan puts the brakes on lucrative used-car trade with Russia
While wiping out Russia's biggest source of used cars, sanctions have driven down prices for secondhand cars in Japan.
Toyota's global sales and production for August hit record highs.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 29, 2023
Toyota's global sales and output hit record high in August
Global production rose 4% to a record 924,509 vehicles, including subsidiaries Daihatsu Motor and Hino Motors, the Japanese carmaker said Thursday.
Self-propelled electric vehicles move through the factory floor during a demonstration of its new assembly line technology at Toyota's Motomachi plant in the city of Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, on Sept. 13.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 20, 2023
Toyota keeps up the push to prove it can embrace new technology
The carmaker was eager to show that it wasn’t about to sit idle as the global auto industry shifts toward electrification and automation.
Rachel Culin, a disenchanted Toyota owner, standing between her Toyota Prius and new Chevy Bolt at her home in Mesa, Arizona. The world’s largest carmaker dominates the sales of hybrid cars but has been slow to sell all-electric vehicles, alienating some customers and hurting sales.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 8, 2023
Toyota, a hybrid pioneer, struggles to master electric vehicles
The world’s largest carmaker dominates the sales of hybrid cars but has been slow to sell EVs, alienating some customers and hurting sales.

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