Toyota

Eco cars to compete at Le Mans, Pikes Peak
Rally driver Hiroshi Masuoka beside Mitsubishi Motors Corp.'s i-MiEV Evolution electric vehicle on May 18 (Satoshi Kubo)
Japanese automakers are entering racing models of their electric and hybrid cars in endurance tests in Japan and across the world, to test their technologies and drive sales.
BIZ BRIEF: Toyota to ramp up engine production in...
Toyota Motor Corp. announced May 18 that Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama Inc. plans to increase engine-production capacity and begin production of the 3.5-liter V6 2GR...
FAR EAST FOCUS: Attracting factories, especially...
Passers-by stroll past a Japanese-made vending machine in downtown Vladivostok. Previously used in Japan, the drink labels are still in Japanese.(Ryosuke Ishibashi)
In March, reporters who gathered for the announcement of a new vehicle at a factory in central Vladivostok, Russia, feasted their eyes on the Actyon, an SUV from South Korean...
BIZ BRIEF: Toyota starts production of Corolla at...
Toyota Motor Corp. (TMC) announced that Sichuan FAW Toyota Motor Co. (SFTM), a vehicle manufacturing joint-venture company established by TMC and China FAW Group Corp. (FAW),...
Canon seeks full automation in camera production
A model poses with Canon's new digital camera Power Shot G1 X during its unveiling ceremony in Seoul, South Korea in Jan. 2012. Canon Inc. is moving toward fully automating digital camera production in an effort to cut costs. (AP Photo)
TOKYO -- Canon Inc. is moving toward fully automating digital camera production in an effort to cut costs -- a key change being played out across Japan, a world leader in...
Toyota targets aging Japanese with smaller Corolla
Toyota Motor Corp. Akio Toyoda unveils the redesigned Corolla in Ohira, Miyagi Prefecture, on May 11. (Kengo Hiyoshi)
Toyota Motor Corp. has downsized its popular Corolla to keep pace with Japan’s aging population, who find it difficult to handle a large car.
Toyota Establishes Learning Center in Indonesia
Karawang, Indonesia, May 10, 2012 -- Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announces that PT. Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia (TMMIN), TMC's vehicle production subsidiary in...
Toyota quarterly profit quadruples on recovery
Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota Motor Corp. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Toyota's quarterly profit more than quadrupled to 121 billion yen ($1.5 billion), and the automaker gave upbeat forecasts as it recovers from a sales plunge caused by the...
BIZ BRIEF: Toyota to launch electric SUV in U.S.
The U.S. subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corp. on May 8 unveiled an all-electric compact SUV developed jointly with U.S.-based Tesla Motors Inc.
Domestic auto production sees surge in FY2011
A worker assembles Toyota's gasoline-electric hybrid subcompact Aqua at a plant in Iwate Prefecture on March 9. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Showing resiliency following the effects of the Great East Japan Earthquake and massive flooding in Thailand, domestic automobile production by eight major makers rose 2.4...
Toyota shows innovations in production methods
Toyota Motor Corp.'s Motomachi factory in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, in May 2008 (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
TOYOTA, Aichi Prefecture--Toyota says it is putting renewed focus on innovation in production methods and design after getting a wake-up call from its massive recalls.
BIZ BRIEF: Toyota unveils concept cars at Beijing...
Toyota Motor Corp. is exhibiting 38 production and concept vehicles, including three world premieres, at the 12th Beijing International Automotive Exhibition running April...
Toyota Russia to Add Second Shift at St. Petersburg ...
-- Number of Plant Employees to Expand to Approximately 1,750 --
BIZ BRIEF: Toyota, Suntory team up on China...
Toyota Motor Corp. and Suntory Midorie Ltd. have established a joint venture greening company in China that is to begin operations later this month, it was announced April 11.
ANIME NEWS: Toyota collaborates on anime series
(c) Studio 4C/ Toyota Motor Corp.
Japanese auto giant Toyota Motor Corp. and a leading anime company are collaborating to stream web-based promotional anime series.
Toyota Holds Charity Classical Concert to Support...
Sendai, Japan, April 7, 2012 -- Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) held a charity concert here today featuring the “Toyota Master Players, Wien” at the Izumity 21 cultural...
Toyota unveils all-American-made Avalon
Reporters check out Toyota Motor Corp.'s new Avalon, which was designed, developed and produced in the United States, at the New York auto show on April 5. (AP Photo)
NEW YORK--Toyota Motor Corp. unveiled its redesigned Avalon model on April 5 at the 2012 New York International Auto Show.
BIZ BRIEF: Gazoo Racing Toyota GT 86 to run in...
Toyota Motor Corp. announced April 6 its 2012 Gazoo activity plans, which are intended to broaden the appeal of sports car racing and foster more car enthusiasts.
Toyota IMV Sales Reach Global 5 Million-unit Mark
Toyota City, Japan, April 6, 2012 -- Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announces that worldwide cumulative sales of its Innovative International Multi-purpose Vehicle (IMV)...
Global car makers using India as major export base
A Toyota Etios manufactured in India is ready to be loaded on a ship for export to South Africa. (Masaaki Shoji)
CHENNAI, India--Automakers around the world are bolstering their operations in India, not just to meet demand there but also as export bases for global sales.