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Business, Technology, Autonomous

Toyota’s Driverless Shuttles Could Double as ‘Roving Offices’

Toyota Motor Corp. is aiming to commercialize an autonomous shipping-container-like vehicle within a few years that it says could double as a mobile store or roving office.

December 22, 2020
Government, Business, Safety

Toyota Recalls Additional 1.52 Million Vehicles on Stall Risk

Toyota Motor Corp. added 1.52 million vehicles to a recall due to potentially defective fuel pumps that may cause stalling. That brings the number of recalled Toyota and Lexus brand vehicles sold in the U.S. to 3.34 million.

October 28, 2020
Business, Technology, Fuel

Hino Trucks, Toyota Group to Develop Class 8 Fuel Cell Truck

Hino Trucks and Toyota Motor North America agreed to develop a zero-emission Class 8 fuel cell electric truck for the North American market.

October 5, 2020
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Is Tesla Bigger Than Toyota? It’s Complicated

Many investors, including those using financial data terminals such as Bloomberg’s, were seeing something very different — that Tesla still had to gain more than $25 billion in market value to surpass Toyota.

June 15, 2020
Government, Business

Toyota Shifts Factories to Face Shields, Will Help Device Makers

Toyota Motor Corp.’s idled manufacturing facilities in the U.S. will make much-needed face shields and masks, and the Japanese automaker is closing in on deals with medical-device makers to help them boost production.

March 27, 2020
Business, Equipment, Safety, Fuel

Toyota Recalls 3.2 Million Vehicles Globally to Fix Fuel Pumps

Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling 3.2 million vehicles worldwide, more than half of which are in the U.S., to fix faulty fuel pumps.

March 4, 2020
Business, Safety

Toyota, Honda Extend China Shutdowns as Virus Gathers Pace

Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co. were among carmakers extending shutdowns at their China plants as the country steps up measures to fight the deadly coronavirus.

February 7, 2020
Government, Business

CARB Chair Chides GM, Toyota for Backing Trump on Fuel Rates

California’s top environmental official criticized General Motors Co. and Toyota Motor Corp. for backing the Trump administration’s attempt to revoke the state’s authority to regulate auto emissions, saying she hoped car companies had learned by now to work with the powerful agency.

February 5, 2020
Business

Toyota Halts Operations in China

Toyota Motor Corp. is halting production in China and other companies suspended operations or asked employees to work from home as they grapple with a SARS-like coronavirus that has killed more than 130 people and is threatening a key growth market.

January 29, 2020
Business

Moody’s Lowers Toyota Credit Outlook on Industry Challenges

Toyota Motor Corp. had its credit outlook lowered by Moody’s Investors Service, showing even the world’s most valuable carmaker isn’t safe from turmoil in the industry.

January 23, 2020