Armed carjackers steal Toyota Rav4 in predawn heist on Taylor Street
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two armed suspects stole a vehicle at gunpoint early Sunday morning in Northeast D.C., prompting a police investigation and a citywide lookout. Just after 4 a.m. on April 20,…
Toyota cuts stake in Uber by half, looks to maintain ties
(Reuters) – Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp has cut its stake in Uber Technologies Inc by about half after the ride-hailing giant divested the autonomous driving unit at the center of their collaboration.…
Ex-exec Hamp arrested in 2015 on drug offence returns to Toyota
TOKYO – Julie Hamp, a former Toyota Motor Corp executive who was arrested and then released in Japan in 2015 over the suspected illegal importation of the painkiller oxycodone, has returned to…
Toyota heads into AGM under pressure from pension funds over climate
By David Dolan TOKYO – Toyota Motor Corp heads into its annual general meeting on Wednesday under fire from New York City and Danish pension funds over its commitment to battery vehicles…
Toyota misses April global production target due to COVID, parts shortage
TOKYO -Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp on Monday said it missed its global production target for April as COVID-19 outbreaks and a parts shortage slowed its post-pandemic recovery. The world’s largest automaker by…
Driver of 2015 Toyota Avalon Wanted for Hit and Run in Pine Lake Park
MANCHESTER, NJ – Police in Manchester are seeking to identify the driver of a dark-colored 2015 Toyota Avalon that was involved in a hit and run collision on Tuesday. Police are now…
Toyota rolls out first battery electric car in cautious debut as rivals go full-throttle
By Satoshi Sugiyama and Maki Shiraki TOKYO – Toyota Motor Corp rolls out its first mass-produced battery electric car in Japan on Thursday for lease only, a strategy the automaker says will…
Toyota reports record high global production for March, despite slump at home
TOKYO – Toyota Motor Corp on Wednesday posted record high global production in March, as overseas production made up for a drop off at home, highlighting the impact of factory stoppages and…
Toyota cuts ’22 U.S. new-car sales industry outlook on supply-chain issues
DETROIT – Toyota Motor Corp on Wednesday cut its 2022 outlook for the U.S. auto industry’s new-car sales, citing the struggles in the supply-chain caused by the pandemic and the conflict in…
Toyota to close Brazil Sao Bernardo do Campo plant, shift production to other units
SAO PAULO – Toyota said on Tuesday it will close its 60-year-old plant in the Brazilian city of Sao Bernardo do Campo, its first ever outside Japan, and shift production to its…
Toyota to further suspend work at 11 domestic factories after quake
TOKYO – Toyota Motor Corp said on Friday that it would suspend operations on 18 lines at 11 domestic factories next week, mostly for three days, due to a parts shortage from…
Chip crunch forces further production cuts at Toyota
-Toyota Motor Corp said on Tuesday it would make additional production cuts in March due to a shortage of semiconductor chips, days after the Japanese automaker reduced its domestic production target by…
With Toyota as partner, Mazda hopes to jump-start U.S. market
By Satoshi Sugiyama and Maki Shiraki TOKYO – A decade after Mazda Motor’s cars disappeared from Ford Motor’s factory floors in Michigan, the Japanese automaker is once again building in the United…
Toyota supplier cyberattack shows big vulnerability that small firms bring
By Elaine Lies TOKYO – The cyberattack on a Toyota Motor Corp supplier that brought the automaker’s domestic production to a halt shows how more vulnerable small firms can pose a big…
Toyota Suspends Japanese Factories After Reports Of Cyberattack
Toyota is suspending production of all its Japanese factories beginning Tuesday after reports of a cyberattack that caused system malfunctions, Reuters reported. The Japanese car giant will temporarily halt production at all…
Toyota gears up its first EV with safer, longer-lasting battery
By Satoshi Sugiyama and Maki Shiraki SODEGAURA, Japan – Toyota Motor Corp, a late-comer to the battery electric vehicle (BEV) market, is weaving in all efforts to make sure its first mass-market…
Toyota resumes normal North America operations
WASHINGTON – Toyota Motor Corp said Wednesday it has resumed normal production at six plants in Ontario and the United States after protests by Canadian truck drivers prompted supply problems. The Japanese…
Toyota, Ford, GM say production cuts continue amid border disruption
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON -Toyota Motor Corp, Ford Motor Co and General Motors Co, said Friday the disruption at the Canadian border from trucking protests forced new production cuts at plants in…
Toyota halts production at Kentucky, Ontario plants after COVID protests
WASHINGTON – Toyota Motor Corp said on Thursday it is suspending production through Saturday at its plants in Ontario and Kentucky due to supply issues stemming from trucking protests. The largest Japanese…
Toyota remains world’s biggest car seller, widens lead on VW
TOKYO – Japan’s Toyota Motor Co said on Friday its vehicle sales rose by 10.1% last year, making it the world’s biggest carmaker for a second straight year and putting it further…
Toyota extends production curbs in Japan as COVID infections rise
TOKYO – Toyota Motor Corp will halt more production in Japan this month because COVID-19 infections among autoworkers had slowed supplies of parts, the company said on Monday. That disruption, which comes…
Toyota Smashes GM’s 90-Year Streak As Top US Car Seller
Japanese automaker Toyota overtook General Motors in 2021 as the top car seller in the U.S., breaking the American manufacturer’s 90-year streak, Reuters reported. Toyota sold 2.332 million vehicles, while GM sold…
Toyota To Build Billion Dollar Battery Plant In North Carolina Creating Almost 2,000 Jobs
Toyota announced plans on Monday to build a multi-billion dollar battery factory in North Carolina that is reported to create almost 2,000 jobs. Toyota’s $1.29 billion battery plant, located near Greensboro, North…
Toyota, Jeep To Produce Electric Car Batteries In US
Toyota Motor Corporation and Jeep parent company, Stellantis, announced Monday that it would build electric car battery factories in the U.S. Toyota said it will invest around $3.4 billion in electric car…
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