Japanese automaker Toyota Motor is planning to invest about $102m in its three six-speed automatic transmission assembly facilities in the US to raise the production capacity. About $90m will be invested in Toyota Motor Manufacturing West ...
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Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM), Indian production and sales subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC), has launched the first locally manufactured hybrid vehicle, the new Camry Hybrid. The new hybrid is powered by a 2.5L beltless petrol ...
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Toyota’s plans to produce a sports car to sit above the Toyota 86 is likely to see the resurrection of the Supra badge, with the Japanese company’s boss personally fond of the nameplate. Speaking to CarAdvice at the one-year ...
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Canada-based TG Minto Corporation, a subsidiary of Japanese automaker Toyoda Gosei, has commenced operations at its new plant in Stratford, Ontario, Canada to meet automotive parts demand in North America. The new 6,000 sq ft plant, ...
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Toyota Australia has unveiled plan to invest $123m in its facilities in the country, following the $180m support package announced by the Australian government for automotive industry. Of the total investment, the automotive firm will ...
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It’s reported that the Japanese steelmakers are seeking to raise the hot rolled coil (HRC) prices as the depreciated Japanese Yen has led the prices of imported raw materials surge substantially. Recently, Nippon Steel & Sumitomo ...
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Toyota Motor Corporation appears set to become the first car maker to build 10 million vehicles in a single year, as it simultaneously holds a six-month sales lead over both General Motors and Volkswagen. Helped by demand for hybrids in ...
Toyota Motor Corp., Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., Honda Motor Co. Ltd. and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. jointly announced their agreement to work together to promote the installation of chargers for electric-powered vehicles (PHVs, PHEVs and EVs a.k.a. ...
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Japanese automaker Toyota is planning to invest $30m at its Princeton manufacturing plant in Indiana, US to boost the production of gas variant of Highlander mid-size sport utility vehicle (SUV) starting in 2014. The new investment ...
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Toyota Motor Corporation will put to bed claims from US customers that their vehicles’ value decreased as a result of the 2009 and 2010 recalls for unintended acceleration issues, with a US$1.63 billion ($1.8 billion) settlement being ...
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DENSO Products and Services Americas Inc. has appointed David Williams manager of the Strategic Planning department in Long Beach, Calif. In his new position, Williams will oversee the daily operations of the department, which the company ...
Japanese automaker Toyota Motors is planning to open a new training facility for mechanics in order to increase the quality of its vehicles. The new training facility is expected to feature a testing track that would be capable of ...
Japanese car maker Mazda Motor Corp. Sold 82,531 cars in the Chinese mainland in the first half of this year, down 20.6 percent from a year ago. Data released by Mazda Motor (China) Co., Ltd. recently shows that Mazda saw sales volume ...
Japanese automaker Toyota Motors has agreed to pay its vehicle owners $1.6bn to settle a lawsuit over sudden unintended acceleration (SUA) reports in 2009 and 2010, which allegedly caused their vehicles to lose value. The settlement, ...
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Toyota and Nickelodeon have joined forces to create a unique 2014 Toyota Kluger inspired by children's cartoon favourite SpongeBob SquarePants. The brightly coloured Kluger – called the Highlander in North America – will ...