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Toyota Criticizes US Push for Rapid EV Adoption

鈥淭he whole EV ecosystem is ahead of the consumer,鈥 Toyota North America COO Jack Hollis said, pointing to tailpipe emission rules from the EPA and California.

November 8, 2024
BusinessTechnologyAutonomous

Toyota, NTT to Invest $3.3 Billion in AI, Autonomous Driving

Toyota Motor Corp. and Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. have agreed to invest billions to develop autonomous driving software assisted by artificial intelligence.

October 31, 2024
BusinessTechnology

Toyota Joins With Boston Dynamics on AI-Powered Robots

Toyota Motor Corp.鈥檚 research unit and Hyundai Motor Co.鈥檚 Boston Dynamics are joining forces to speed up development of humanoid robots with artificial intelligence.

October 16, 2024
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Toyota Boosts Investment in Air Taxi Maker Joby Aviation

Toyota is boosting its investment in air taxi manufacturer Joby Aviation by $500 million to support plans for commercial production, bringing its total investment to $894 million.

October 2, 2024
BusinessEquipment

Toyota Production Falls on Car Safety Scandals, US Recalls

Toyota Motor Corp.鈥檚 sales fell again after declines in Japan and China put an end to a short-lived recovery, while production was disrupted by domestic scandals and recalls abroad.

September 27, 2024
BusinessFuel

Toyota First-Half Sales Fall Even as Hybrids Gain in US

Toyota Motor Corp.鈥檚 global sales and output fell in the first half with sizable declines in Japan and China canceling out a resurgence of hybrids in North America.

July 30, 2024
BusinessTechnology

Toyota Shows 鈥楨ngine Reborn鈥 With Green Fuel

Toyota announced that it would offer lean compact engines that also run on so-called green fuels like hydrogen and bioethanol, or get paired with zero-emission electric motors in hybrids.

May 28, 2024
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Long Beach 鈥楾ri-Gen鈥 Ops Start for Toyota Vehicle Facility

Civic officials and business executives on May 2 celebrated the opening of 鈥淭ri-gen,鈥 an energy generation project at the Port of Long Beach.

May 15, 2024
BusinessTechnologySafety

Toyota to Oversee Model Certification at Daihatsu

TOKYO 鈥 Japanese automaker Toyota will oversee model certification at its subsidiary Daihatsu to regain trust among dealers, customers and workers after a safety testing scandal.

April 8, 2024
BusinessTechnology

Toyota Boosts Spending on US EV Production by $1.3 Billion

Toyota Motor Corp. is boosting investment at a plant in Kentucky by $1.3 billion as it prepares to start U.S. production next year of a three-row, all-electric SUV.

February 6, 2024