Toyota
Hartley wins battle of 'extraordinary' Toyotas for Le Mans pole
Brendon Hartley, Sebastien Buemi and Ryo Hirakawa put their Toyota on pole for the Le Mans 24 Hour Race on Thursday as the Japanese manufacturer claimed a front...
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Toyota pauses most Japan production after quake
The 7.4-magnitude quake jolted east Japan on Wednesday night, derailing a bullet train and initially cutting power to over two million homes.
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Toyota keeps top-selling automaker title despite chip crunch
The Japanese auto giant said it sold nearly 10.5 million vehicles in 2021, a jump of about 10% from 2020, including units made by its Daihatsu and Hino subsidiaries.
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Toyota to invest $3.4 bn into automotive batteries production in US
The company did not specify further details such as a site and production capacity but said it would establish a new company for the US project.
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Tokyo Olympic and Paralympics winners rewarded by Toyota
Car manufacturer Toyota has rewarded South Africa’s Olympic and Paralympic medallists after the Tokyo Games 2020. #Tokyo2020
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SA's Olympic & Paralympic medallists honoured by Toyota for Tokyo performances
On Friday, sponsors Toyota gifted seven athletes with cash at a ceremony in Johannesburg.
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Toyota cuts production further on virus issues, chip woes
The Japanese car giant will cut output by 70,000 units in September and 330,000 in October, it said, adding that the move would reduce projected annual production for the fiscal year ending March 2022 to nine million vehicles.
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France's Stephane Peterhansel wins Dakar Rally for 14th time
The 55-year-old Mini driver, aided by co-pilot Edouard Boulanger, finished ahead of Qatari Nasser al-Attiyah (Toyota), with Spain's Carlos Sainz rounding out the podium in another Mini.
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'Used car prices are plummeting. Sellers are desperate and willing to negotiate'
The average price of key brands such as Toyota and Ford is dropping, says motoring journalist Ciro de Siena.
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Toyota expects 79.5% annual operating profit drop due to virus
The company now expects an annual operating profit of 500 billion yen ($4.6 billion), down 79.5% from the 2.44 trillion yen logged in the past year to March.
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Toyota's South African unit sees 15-20% hit to production due to virus
The division had already lost production of around 13,500 units due to a nationwide lockdown in South Africa, set to last five weeks, Kirby told a virtual media briefing.
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Alonso to enter 2020 Dakar with Toyota
The move has been an open secret with Fernando Alonso entering rallies in South Africa and Morocco as preparation with fellow Spaniard and former Dakar motorcycle winner Marc Coma as co-driver.
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UPDATE: Another wheel comes off 'Afrikaans is Groot' as Toyota, Media24 walk out
Calls were made for major sponsors, including the car manufacturer, to pull out of the festival as it is being headlined by controversial musician Steve Hofmeyr.
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Lexus tops 2019 dependability rankings, Fiat struggles
Lexus had a score of 106 problems per hundred, the 2019 US vehicle dependability study showed. Porsche and Toyota ranked second, with a score of 108 each.
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Toyota cuts full-year profit forecast, warns over Brexit
Shares in the carmaker fell one percent on the news, reversing gains earlier in the day, as the results were worse than even the most pessimistic analyst had feared.
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After meeting May, Japan's Abe says world does not want no-deal Brexit
Some of Japan’s leading companies in Britain have warned that a no-deal Brexit could be a disaster. After meeting May in London, Abe said it was scenario no one wanted to see.
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Toyota SA workers go on strike demanding better working conditions
Numsa says its members are resolute and disciplined and will not back down until all their demands are met.
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At conference, British PM May faces party divided by #Brexit
Just six months before Britain is due to leave the EU on 29 March, 2019, May has said talks to clinch a divorce deal are at an impasse.
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Toyota recalls 1 million hybrid cars over technical problem
About 1.03 million vehicles built between June 2015 and May 2018 will be recalled for safety checks, the Toyota said. The affected models include Prius, Prius PHV and C-HR.
