Japanese automaker Toyota Motor(TMC)is planning to invest JPY7bn($91.43m)to expand the capacity of its St.Petersburg plant in Russia over the next three years. The investment will see Toyota Motor Manufacturing Russia(TMMR),TMC's Russian ...
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Japanese automobile manufacturer Toyota Motor is planning to introduce 20 new models in China by 2015. With the help of its two Chinese partners, FAW and Guangzhou Automobile Group, Toyota is also planning to manufacture China-only brands ...
Toyota Motor Sales is recalling about 160,000 Tacoma vehicles in 20 cold climate US states and District of Columbia, Canada to inspect the spare tire carrier assembly. The recall covers 150,000 vehicles in the US and 10,000 in Canada ...
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Australia Lexus, the luxury vehicle division of Japanese automaker Toyota Motor, has unveiled the LF-LC Blue hybrid concept car at the ongoing Australian International Motor Show in Sydney. The new LF-LC Blue concept is powered by ...
German luxury-car maker BMW and Japanese automaker Toyota Motor (TMC) are planning to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to expand their cooperation in areas like hybrid and fuel-cell vehicle technology. Under the planned deal, BMW ...
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Automotive thermoformer Corvac Composites LLC has bought an injection molding and thermoforming plant from D.A. Inc. of Charlestown, Ind., but will use the plant exclusively for thermoforming work. No purchase price was disclosed. D.A. ...
How can it be that a company clever enough to satisfy Apple’s famously stringent requirements can’t figure out how to keep its workers from killing themselves and hurting one another? Last week’s riot at a Foxconn ...
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Toyota Motor (TMC) and NavInfo, a China-based map production firm, will partner to form a joint-venture (JV) company for the distribution of map data to car navigation systems in China. The JV called Telemap China, is scheduled to start ...
Japan’s Topix Index (TPX) plunged to the lowest level since 1983 and entered a bear market, after disappointing U. S. Jobs and China services data added to evidence the global economy is slowing. Toyota Motor Corp. (7203) dropped 3.5 ...
Japan’s machinery orders fell more than forecast in September, indicating that companies may hold off on outlays on concern a global slowdown and a strong yen will hurt business. Bookings, an indicator of future capital spending, fell ...
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Thailand’s economy may shrink 3.7 percent this quarter following the worst flooding in almost 70 years, the government said, adding to the case for an interest- rate cut as early as next week. Gross domestic product rose 3.5 percent ...
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Japanese companies, Thailand’s biggest foreign investors, may spend more to build factories in neighbors including Indonesia and Vietnam after the worst flooding in 70 years disrupted global production. “Executives recognize the ...
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India appears to be the hottest market nowadays for automotive investment, with the latest company to break ground on a new assembly facility and engine plant being Ford Motor (Detroit). The $900 million complex will be located in the ...
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