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Japan's Honda to start selling micro-sized electric vans in October
Honda, a leader in Japan's kei car market, to release a new electric van popular for delivering goods in urban and rural areas.
Japan's Toyota hit by testing scandal; automaker apologises
The transport ministry told the companies to stop delivering certain models within Japan after they reported failures to follow standardised steps to certify vehicles for shipment.
Toyota says president, chairman of scandal-hit Daihatsu unit to step down
Both the president and chairman of Daihatsu Motor, a small-car unit of Toyota Motor Corp, will resign following revelations of misconduct related to manipulated collision safety-tests. Toyota's CEO for the Latin America and Caribbean region, Masahiro Inoue, will replace Soichiro Okudaira as Daihatsu's president effective March 1.
Toyota keeps crown as world's top-selling automaker in 2023
In 2023, Toyota Motor achieved a global sales record of 11.2 million vehicles, securing its position as the world's top-selling automaker for the fourth consecutive year. The 7.2% increase was driven by robust overseas sales, totaling 8.9 million units. Toyota's parent-only vehicles, including Lexus, reached a record 10.3 million sales, with hybrids comprising one-third and battery electric vehicles less than 1%.
Toyota small car maker Daihatsu shuts down Japan factories during probe of bogus safety tests
The shutdown as of Tuesday comes a week after Daihatsu Motor Co. announced it was suspending all vehicle shipments in and outside Japan after finding improper testing involving 64 models. That led transport ministry officials to launch a deeper probe into problems that apparently persisted for decades.
Japan's Daihatsu Motor to suspend operations in January
Japan's transport ministry raided Daihatsu's headquarters in Osaka last week following revelations that the carmaker manipulated the results of safety tests dating as far back as 1989. A third-party investigation requested by Daihatsu in April when suspected wrongdoings first emerged found that 174 issues have been identified across 64 models, including in some sold under the Toyota brand.
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Toyota suspends sales of Yaris model after safety test problem
Speaking at a press conference in Bangkok, Toyota's CEO for the Asia region, Masahiko Maeda, said the problem may have occurred due to pressure during the development of the Ativ model, adding that the vehicles customers were using were safe. Toyota and Daihatsu disclosed last month they were investigating how part of the door in side-collision safety tests carried out for some 88,000 small cars, most of which were Ativs, had been changed for the purpose of side-on crash safety testing.
CJPT exploring commercial mobility opportunities
Pras Ganesh, Asia Region Management, CJPT, told ET the consortium is open to partnering with stakeholders in the country, be it cab aggregators, public transport system operators or logistics firms to effectively deploy decarbonizing technologies.
Toyota's vehicle production up by 8.8% in January but still short of plan
Toyota, the world's largest automaker by volume, said it produced 689,090 vehicles globally in January, an 8.8% increase from the same month last year. That was just short of the 700,000 vehicles it previously said it expected to produce for the month.
Toyota misses April global production target due to COVID-19, parts shortage
Toyota last week downgraded its global production plan for June to around 800,000 vehicles due to the impact of COVID-19 containment measures in China and signalled the possibility of lowering its full-year output plan of 9.7 million vehicles.
Toyota's Japan production halted over suspected cyberattack
As a result, the company said its system could not communicate properly with Toyota or monitor production, although there was nothing physically wrong with the production equipment.
Toyota remains world's biggest car seller, widens lead on Volkswagen
The carmaker said sales were 10.5 million vehicles in 2021. Volkswagen delivered 8.9 million cars in the same period, 5% fewer than in 2020 and its lowest sales figures in 10 years.
Toyota, Honda temporarily halt production in Malaysia due to COVID-19 lockdown
Toyota, which produced around 51,000 vehicles in Malaysia last year, will suspend sales and production from Tuesday, a spokeswoman said, adding that the company has not decided when production will resume.
Toyota plans to challenge Maruti, Hyundai dominance with its 'safest' 'most-fuel efficient' small car
Toyota Kirloskar, which failed to make major inroads in the small car space, is banking on the integration work between Daihatsu and Toyota which will start in full swing, to target the Indian A and B segment car space.
Toyota India unit braves smog, posts impressive numbers
Toyota posted a net profit of Rs 504 crore for the year ended March 31, lower than the previous year’s Rs 529 crore but still impressive in a year when the diesel ban shaved off an estimated Rs 800 crore from its revenue.
Toyota gets ready to enter small-car market
Toyota and its fully-owned Daihatsu unit announced plans to establish an internal company that will be responsible for compact vehicles for emerging markets.
Toyota lifts India investment freeze; to launch more cars
Hiroyuki Fukui, CEO for Asia, Middle East & North Africa region at Toyota Motor, said the car maker will focus more on India and introduce vehicles to meet requirements of local consumers.
Kia,Daihatsu may enter Indian car market,likely to take on Maruti
With Kia and Daihatsu getting ready to enter the market, and Tata Motors planning a product onslaught, completion is set to become formidable.
Suzuki Motor denies tie-up talks with Toyota Motor Corp
Suzuki Motor Corporation, promoters of Maruti Suzuki, has denied any alliance with bigger rival Toyota Motor Corp.
Will 26 year old Ryo Mukumoto drive Honda out of trouble?
Ryo Mukumoto was 22 and into his third year making mock-ups at Honda's research arm when he beat about 400 other entries in an in-house competition.
'Move' becomes Japan's best selling car in over 4 years
Daihatsu Motor Co.'s 'Move' became the most selling car in Japan replacing Toyota Motor Corp.'s 'Aqua' in April, industry bodies said on Wednesday.
Warren Buffett to speak at Japan factory opening
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett, on the hunt for acquisitions, will make his first trip to Japan later this month and speak at the opening of a new factory, event planners said.
Daihatsu to recall nearly 900,000 mini cars in Japan
Due to defective door mirrors, Japan's Toyota Motor, would recall almost 900,000 mini-vehicles in Japan.
Toyota subsidiary Daihatsu recalls 275,000 vehicles
Daihatsu Motor Co., a subsidiary of embattled Toyota, said Thursday it was recalling almost 275,000 vehicles due to possible defects, the latest in a raft of problems hitting Japanese carmakers.
Toyota global sales up 15.3% on-year in Jan
Toyota Motor's global sales in January were up 15.3 percent year-on-year, the company said on Tuesday, as the Japanese automaker showed resilience despite being hit by massive recalls that month.
Japan's automakers step up job cuts
Japanese automakers Suzuki Motor Corp. and Daihatsu Motor Co. said on Monday they will get rid of more jobs for temporary-contract workers as demand slumps due to the global slowdown.
Toyota to hike stake in Fuji Heavy
Toyota Motor Corp said on Thursday that it will almost double its stake in the Japanese maker of Subaru-brand vehicles as part of a global expansion that has put it on course to become the world number one.
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