Articles Tagged with "Toyota"

Toyota to sharpen focus on EVs via new in-house unit
Toyota to sharpen focus on EVs via new in-house unit

A week after conceding it needs electric vehicles, longtime EV-skeptic Toyota Motor Corp. said it is forming a streamlined “in-house venture company” next month to start developing battery-powered eco-cars in a speedy, innovative way.

Nov. 18 , 2016
Toyota to test hydrogen fuel-cell technology in semi-truck project
Toyota to test hydrogen fuel-cell technology in semi-truck project

And the award for vaguest-and-yet-still-interesting press release from the 2016 Los Angeles Auto Show goes to Toyota.

Nov. 18 , 2016
Toyota to settle truck rust lawsuit for up to $3.4 billion
Toyota to settle truck rust lawsuit for up to $3.4 billion

Toyota Motor Corp. agreed to a settlement of up to $3.4 billion for a federal class action brought by U.S. owners of pickup trucks and SUVs whose frames could rust through, plaintiffs lawyers have said in court papers.

Nov. 14 , 2016
Toyota raises operating profit forecast, says cost cuts to curb yen impact
Toyota raises operating profit forecast, says cost cuts to curb yen impact

Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) on Tuesday raised its full-year forecast for operating profit by 6 percent as it expected efforts to scrimp and save would go further to curb the negative impact of a strong yen than previously anticipated.

Nov. 9 , 2016
Toyota, in about-face, may mass-produce long-range electric cars: Nikkei
Toyota, in about-face, may mass-produce long-range electric cars: Nikkei

Toyota Motor Corp is looking at mass-producing long-range electric vehicles (EVs) that would hit the market around 2020, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Monday, in what would be a dramatic reversal in strategy for the world's top-selling automaker.

Nov. 7 , 2016
Toyota, VW and Bosch lead Google in self-driving technology patents
Toyota, VW and Bosch lead Google in self-driving technology patents

Based on the headlines you might think that Google single-handedly created the self-driving car, but when it comes to patents for autonomous driving technology, the IT giant is no match for Robert Bosch, Toyota and Volkswagen.

Nov. 4 , 2016