Toyota’s sales and production fell in November, weighed down in large part by a sharp drop in China as the country discontinues subsidies meant to boost the sales of electric and fuel-efficient cars. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/25/companies/toyota-sales-drop-november/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #toyota #cars #carmakers #china
Elliott Investment Management has been approaching institutional investors in Japan to push Toyota group to sweeten its ¥4.7 trillion bid to take a key affiliate private. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/18/companies/elliott-approach-toyota-buyout/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #elliottinvestmentmanagement #toyotaindustries #toyota #acquisitions #manufacturing #realestate #carmakers
Japan’s car industry union will seek a slightly more ambitious wage hike goal in the upcoming round of negotiations compared with the previous year as the Bank of Japan tracks pay trends in the U.S. tariffs-hit sector. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/12/companies/auto-union-wage-gain/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #boj #kazuoueda #carmakers #us #tariffs #wages #toyota #nissan #honda #unions
In a surprising twist, Toyota unveiled a fully electric LFA concept car that would sit at the pinnacle of the company’s vast lineup as its top-of-the-line performance vehicle if it goes into production. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/05/companies/toyota-electric-lfa-supercar/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #toyota #lexus #electricvehicles
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Toyota Gazoo Racing, the Aichi-based carmaker's motorsports division, will become the title sponsor of the Haas Formula One team next season in a deal that strengthens an existing technical partnership. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/12/04/more-sports/toyota-haas-title-sponsor/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #toyota #ayaokomatsu #akiotoyoda #haas
Sebastien Ogier won an "incredible" ninth world rally title on Saturday to draw level with the record haul of his French compatriot Sebastien Loeb. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/29/more-sports/sebastien-ogier-wrc-champion/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #toyota #sebastienogier #sebastienloeb #elfynevans #worldrallychampionship
Toyota’s sales advanced in October as the U.S. helped make up for a downturn in China and Japan, showing resilience in the face of tariffs thanks to strong demand. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/27/toyota-october-sales-up/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #toyota #cars #carmakers #honda #nissan #tariffs #donaldtrump
Toyota plans to invest $912 million to increase output of hybrid components and vehicles across five U.S. states as part of a broader $10 billion commitment in the United States over the next five years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/19/companies/toyota-us-hybrid-production/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #toyota #carmakers #manufacturing #hybrids #us #investments
Toyota confirmed it would put as much as $10 billion into the U.S. over the next five years to boost local operations, after Donald Trump flagged that the carmaker planned such an investment. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/13/companies/toyota-us-10-billion-investment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #toyota #carmakers #cars #investments #donaldtrump #batteries #electricvehicles
Elliott Investment Management has been building a large stake in Toyota Industries and has told the group company that its proposed ¥16,300 per share buyout offer is too low, people familiar with the matter said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/11/companies/elliot-toyota-buyout-low/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #elliottinvestmentmanagement #toyotaindustries #toyota #acquisitions
Japanese automakers warned that President Donald Trump’s trade tariffs will cost them billions in lost profits. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/08/companies/japan-automakers-billions-tariff-losses/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #cars #carmakers #toyota #honda #nissan #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs
Auto giant Toyota has hiked its operating income and net profit forecasts for the current fiscal year despite the impact of U.S. tariffs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/05/companies/toyota-profit-forecasts/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #toyota #carmakers #tariffs #us #manufacturing
Japan's corporate governance reforms are being tested by Toyota's controversial ¥4.7 trillion bid to take its affiliate, Toyota Industries, private. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/05/japan/toyota-buyout-tests-japans-reforms/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #abenomics #tico #toyota #japaneseeconomy #acquisitions #mergers
Toyota Motor has no plans to sweeten a deal involving a proposed ¥4.7 trillion ($31 billion) buyout of Toyota Industries, CEO Koji Sato said, rebuffing widespread criticism of a planned privatization bid. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/30/companies/toyota-ceo-toyota-industries-buyout-plan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #toyota #kojisato #toyotaindustries
China’s BYD, the world’s largest EV manufacturer, is hogging the spotlight at the Japan Mobility Show with its electric minivehicle model developed exclusively for the Japanese market. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/29/companies/japan-mobility-show/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #carmakers #japanmobilityshow #byd #honda #toyota #nissan #cars #electricvehicles #hybrids
Toyota plans to ship vehicles produced at its U.S. plants to Japan, according to a document on an investment framework between Japan and the United States released by the U.S. government on Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/29/companies/toyota-car-imports-us/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #usjapanrelations #us #cars #toyota #trade
Toyota has managed to achieve overall growth, despite volatility in China and trade tensions brought on by U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/27/companies/toyota-global-sales-first-half/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #toyota #cars #carmakers
A planned management buyout of auto parts maker Pacific Industrial sparked a backlash from one of its investors, pressuring the Tokyo Stock Exchange to provide more protection for minority shareholders in such deals. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/08/companies/toyota-mbo-backlash-investors/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #toyota #carmakers #tse #pacificindustrial #stocks
Toyota Motor has amassed a growing after sales and service operation that keeps 150 million of its vehicles on roads around the planet, with the business poised to become the company’s biggest source of profit. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/08/companies/toyota-after-service-top/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #toyota #carmakers #electricvehicles