Articles Tagged with "Toyota"

Toyota takes steps toward its electric-car future
Toyota takes steps toward its electric-car future

A slide in a presentation at the 2018 Los Angeles Show piqued my interest. Electrify America's chief executive Giovanni Palazzo showed the list of new EVs expected in the next four years.

Jan. 24 , 2019
Geely-funded Corun said to buy Toyota’s hybrid system core tech at RMB1
Geely-funded Corun said to buy Toyota’s hybrid system core tech at RMB1

Hunan Corun New Energy Co.,Ltd (Corun), whose second biggest shareholder is Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, has reportedly bought the core technology of Toyota’s THS (Toyota Hybrid System) for a value of merely RMB 1.

Jan. 7 , 2019
GAC Toyota boasts YoY surge of 64.58% in Nov. sales
GAC Toyota boasts YoY surge of 64.58% in Nov. sales

GAC Group announced that its sales in November apparently grew 13.09% from the year-ago period to 204,135 units and the Jan.-Nov. sales rose 7.59% year on year (YoY) to 1,961,203 units.

Dec. 10 , 2018
GAC Toyota launches pure electric SUV at Chengdu Motor Show 2018
GAC Toyota launches pure electric SUV at Chengdu Motor Show 2018

On Aug. 31, GAC Toyota launched its first mass-produced pure electric SUV, the GAC ix4 at the 2018 Chengdu Motor Show with two variants. With price starting from RMB 163, 800, the model also enjoys purchase tax exemption.

Sep. 3 , 2018
GAC Toyota to add RMB 2.45 billion to enlarge capacity, introduce new SUV model
GAC Toyota to add RMB 2.45 billion to enlarge capacity, introduce new SUV model

Chinese automaker GAC Group has agreed a project that allows GAC Toyota to expand its production capacity and introduce more models, the group announced on July 2.

Jul. 3 , 2018
GAC Toyota sees YoY sales growth of 15.8% in Q1
GAC Toyota sees YoY sales growth of 15.8% in Q1

GAC Toyota reported its Q1 sales of 117,000 units, jumping 15.8% over the previous year. In March, GAC Toyota delivered 41,780 units with a YoY growth of 14.1%, according to GAC Toyota.

Apr. 3 , 2018