Articles Tagged with "Toyota"

Toyota's massive repair job
Toyota's massive repair job

As many as 225,000 steel frames under Toyota Tacoma and Tundra pickups and Sequoia SUVs may need to be replaced, says a lawyer who helped settle a class-action lawsuit against Toyota over the frames' potential for rusting.

Nov. 21 , 2016
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 begins production of C-HR in Turkey for export to Europe, U.S.
Toyota begins production of C-HR in Turkey for export to Europe, U.S.

Toyota Motor today launched production of its C-HR small SUV in Turkey and said the model would be exported to all global markets including North America.

Nov. 10 , 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