Toyota to build EV battery plant for Lexus cars, says Nikkei
26 July 2024
TOKYO: Toyota Motor plans to build a battery plant for electric vehicles in the south-western prefecture of Fukuoka and supply its batteries to a factory that makes luxury Lexus br...
Toyota researchers showcase world’s first fully autonomous t...
24 July 2024
SAN FRANCISCO: Toyota Research Institute (TRI) and Stanford Engineering announced a world first in driving research: autonomously drifting two cars in tandem.
The complex maneuv...
TGR upgrades GR86 and introduces special-edition variant
18 July 2024
TOKYO: Toyota Gazoo Racing (TGR) announced recently that it has upgraded the GR86 for improved turning performance and easier upper-limit handling.
Orders are now being accepted...
Toyota Malaysia sold 7,600 cars in June
16 July 2024
SHAH ALAM: UMW Toyota Motor Sdn Bhd (UMWT) said June sales ended on a positive note with 7,600 cars sold, resulting in total year-to-date sales of 47,000 units.
To further drive...
Toyota claims its new chair boosts health as you sit
15 July 2024
TOKYO: Toyota is known as a car maker - and a very successful one at that.
It has now ventured into health-enhancing furniture with the development of a chair that promises to e...
Toyota joins group of automakers to help build EV charging n...
11 July 2024
PLANO (Texas, USA): Toyota has joined a group of major automakers to back electric vehicle charging firm, Ionna, which is building a high-powered EV charging network across North A...
Toyota finds no new wrongdoing in certification probe
08 July 2024
TOKYO: Toyota Motor did not find any new cases of wrongdoing in the certification applications of its car models beyond the ones it had already reported last month, the Japanese au...
Toyota Australia introduces V-Active 48-Volt tech to 2024 Hi...
07 July 2024
SYDNEY: Toyota Australia has introduced V-Active technology to the Hilux to deliver better fuel efficiency as well as improved smoothness, response and off-road prowess.
V-Activ...
Toyota to launch first EV with advanced self driving system ...
02 July 2024
SHANGHAI: Toyota is planning to launch the first electric car model equipped with an advanced autonomous driving system similar to Tesla's Full Self-Driving for the Chinese market ...
Toyota Start Your Impossible Outrun 2024: Over 6K participan...
28 June 2024
SHAH ALAM: UMW Toyota Motor Sdn Bhd (UMWT) announced the success of the third edition of the Toyota Start Your Impossible Outrun, held recently at Dataran Merdeka.
The charity ...
Toyota shareholders re-elect Toyoda but question governance
18 June 2024
TOKYO: Akio Toyoda was re-appointed as Toyota Motor Corp.’s chairman at its annual meeting, but the Japanese carmaker faced tough questions from shareholders over governance and an...
All eyes on level of support for Toyota's Akio Toyoda
18 June 2024
TOKYO: Toyota Motor chairman Akio Toyoda may be in no danger of not being re-elected at the automaker's annual general meeting today, but any further big drop in shareholder suppor...
UMW Toyota Motor sold 8,400 cars in May 2024
11 June 2024
SHAH ALAM: UMW Toyota Motor Sdn Bhd (UMWT) ended May 2024 with monthly sales of 8,422 units (Toyota and Lexus).
The total year-to-date sales as of May 2024 is at 39,211 units.
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Shareholder votes in focus as big Japan banks sell Toyota sh...
09 June 2024
TOKYO: Voting at shareholder meetings in Japan may become more consequential if the decision by Japanese megabanks to divest their strategic holdings in Toyota Motor Corp. triggers...
Toyota car certification scandal prompts calls for rules rev...
05 June 2024
TOKYO: The safety requirements that led Toyota Motor Corp., Honda Motor Co. and other Japanese carmakers to falsify certification tests may be overly stringent and outdated given a...
Japanese authorities inspect Toyota HQ over certification ir...
04 June 2024
Japanese transport ministry officials entering Toyota's headquarters for an on-site investigation today. — Kyodo via Reuters
TOKYO: Japanese transport ministry officials launched ...
Japan auto safety scandal widens, Toyota halts some shipment...
04 June 2024
TOKYO: A safety test scandal at Japanese automakers widened on Monday, with Toyota Motor and Mazda both halting shipments of some vehicles after Japan's transport ministry found ir...
Toyota's global volumes fall in April, led by drops in China...
30 May 2024
TOKYO: Toyota Motor's April global sales and production fell from a year earlier, hurt by an intense price war in China and a decline in Japan after a production stoppage of some m...
Proxy firms Glass Lewis, ISS recommend vote against Toyota c...
29 May 2024
Toyoda was re-elected to the board last year with around 85% approval, a drop from the previous year's almost 96%. — Bloomberg
TOKYO: Proxy advisory firms Glass Lewis and Institut...
Toyota bets on alternate-fuel engines in an electric future
28 May 2024
TOKYO: Toyota Motor Corp. revealed prototypes of internal combustion engines capable of running on hydrogen, along with gasoline and other fuels, seeking to popularise alternate te...
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