Japanese automobile major Toyota Motor said it was putting to test airbag inflators made by Autoliv and Nippon Kayaku while looking for a possible alternative to defective airbags made by Takata. Prior to fitting those parts with ...
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Lexus, the luxury arm of Toyota Motor Corporation, eyes introducing a second top-of-the-line ‘flagship’ model to coexist with the LS sedan breed in the US. Taking a note of the popularity of luxury sport utility vehicles such ...
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South Korean automotive giant Hyundai Motor has slashed two SUV variants’ prices in China by 11.8%, while Japanese automobile major Toyota has voiced against being optimistic about profitability, against the backdrop of sales slump in ...
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Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC), Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), and SPARX Group (SPARX Group) have signed a memorandum of understanding to consider the establishment of a new investment fund aiming to encourage innovation and ...
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Japanese automobile major Toyota has developed Mirai hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle, charting out future course for mobility with an Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)-estimated rating of 312 miles driving range on a single fill of ...
Japanese automobile major Toyota has added a new muscle model, capable of profiling changes in posture pre-collision of vehicle occupants, to its Total Human Model for Safety (Thums) Version 5 software application for virtual crash ...
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Lexus, the luxury arm of Japanese automobile major Toyota, has teamed up with experts across the world for designing state-of-the-art Hoverboards, riding high on super conductive technology. Making it clear that the Lexus Hoverboard is ...
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Automobile manufacturers will make a new recall history in the US, repairing defective airbags across 34 million cars after regulators pulled up Japanese supplier Takata on safety issues. With the historic recall expected to span over ...
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Automobile maker Honda has recalled additional 4.89 million vehicles over safety crisis brought on by faulty airbags made by its Japanese supplier Takata. The latest recall includes those in Japan and other countries. The cars sold in ...
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The 2016 Toyota Mirai has become the first hydrogen fuel-cell car to pace at NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in Virginia, US. The four-door, mid-size sedan performed to pace the 43-car NASCAR field at Richmond International Raceway (RIR). ...
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Ford Motor is reportedly looking to invest around $2.5bn at its plants in Chihuahua and Guanajuato in Mexico. As part of the plan, the company will spend $1.3bn at Chihuahua plant to build two new diesel engines, which will create ...
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Toyota Motor is planning to invest around CNY150bn ($1.3bn) to set up two new car plants in Mexico and China, marking an end to the three-year freeze to expansion plan. Reuters reported citing two people familiar with plans that the ...
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Toyota has hired three general contractors to manage construction of its headquarters in North Texas and to expand its operations in Michigan, Georgetown, and Kentucky. The automaker has chosen Dallas-based contractor named Austin ...
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Crows circle around the tract of cleared land that was once Hoya Corp.’s Pentax camera plant in Mashiko, Tochigi Prefecture. All that’s left is a sign directing employees to a dormitory and gymnasium, both pulled down years ago ...
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China's auto sales accelerated in the first two months of this year, led by demand for sport utility vehicles and minivans. Retail deliveries of passenger vehicles increased by 16 percent to 3.49 million units in January and February, the ...
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