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03.10 / 17:51

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The International Olympic Committee’s three major Japanese sponsors — Toyota, Panasonic and Bridgestone — are terminating their contracts

26.12 / 08:29

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The essential accoutrement for auto executives this year was a cap. As in, of the red baseball variety.

11.08 / 17:29

Manufacturing Lexus Pride reports testing Investigations Scandals Japan's Toyota promises to do better with vehicle testing after major scandal

Toyota is promising to strengthen oversight of its vehicle certifications so the scandal that surfaced recently over improper tests will never recur

31.07 / 11:41

Action Lexus reports testing Investigations International Sporting Japan's top automaker Toyota acknowledges more certification cheating and apologizes

Toyota has reported more cases of cheating on certification tests for new models required by the Japanese government, on top of others acknowledged earlier

18.06 / 22:47

Citi Manufacturing Lexus reports testing recommendations Scandals Akio Toyoda, grandson of Toyota founder, wins shareholders' approval to stay in leadership

Toyota shareholders have voted in support of all of the company's proposals at their annual meeting, including keeping Akio Toyoda, the grandson of the Japanese automaker’s founder, as chairman of the board

18.06 / 08:29

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Shares are mostly higher in Asia after U.S. stocks rallied to more records, with gains for technology companies pushing the benchmarks higher

18.06 / 06:05

Citi Manufacturing Lexus reports testing recommendations Scandals Akio Toyoda, grandson of Toyota founder, wins shareholders' approval to stay in leadership

Toyota shareholders voted Tuesday in support of all the company's proposals, including keeping Akio Toyoda, grandson of the Japanese automaker's founder, as chairman on the board. Details on the vote tallies were not immediately available. But the company confirmed the majority voted in support of its positions. A shareholder proposal requesting that Toyota issue an annual report on its climate-related lobbying activities was rejected.

17.06 / 11:37

markets wellness Pride reports testing recommendations Scandals Toyota shareholders demand vote against chairman Toyoda as automaker embroiled in testing scandal

Toyota's chairman Akio Toyoda will be facing some disgruntled shareholders this week, as two major proxy groups demand a vote against keeping the grandson of the founder on its board

03.06 / 12:35

Action Assurant Software Lexus reports testing Investigations Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda apologizes amidst certification test cheating allegations, halts production of 3 models

Japan's leading automaker involved a range of issues, including the use of inadequate or outdated data in collision tests, incorrect testing procedures for airbag inflation and rear-seat damage in crashes, and falsification of emissions tests. The irregularities also extended to models that had already been discontinued.Despite the gravity of the situation, Toyota assured the public that the safety of vehicles already on the roads, including the popular Corolla subcompact and Lexus luxury vehicles, remained unaffected.In a press conference held in Tokyo, Toyoda bowed deeply as he expressed sincere regret for the company's actions.

03.06 / 12:11

Citi Software Odyssey Lexus reports testing Investigations Toyota apologizes for cheating on vehicle testing and halts production of three models

Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda has apologized for massive cheating on certification tests for seven vehicle models

28.10 / 06:27

Citi Manufacturing CEO Software Dreams information testing The World’s Biggest Carmaker Made a Huge Bet on Tech. Things Went Wrong Fast.

TOKYO—Toyota sells more cars each year than any other company, and it had similarly big dreams when it created its own in-house technology startup in 2021. It picked an American tech whiz to run it and envisioned building software for its cars that would become a standard for the whole industry. So great were the startup’s ambitions that one of its projects was building an entire new city in the foothills of Mount Fuji where it could test self-driving cars, robots and hydrogen for power production.

25.10 / 13:39

Waves Manufacturing Toyota show reports Toyota Chairman Says People Are Finally Seeing the Reality About EVs

TOKYO—Toyota Motor Chairman Akio Toyoda, asked about electric-vehicle challenges including a recent lull in U.S. demand, said the industry was coming to recognize that there isn’t a single answer to reducing carbon emissions. “People are finally seeing reality," Toyoda said Wednesday, speaking in his capacity as the head of the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association.

16.06 / 05:34

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16.06 / 03:59

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