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Toyota halts plant operations in UK, France amid new Covid strain fears

Toyota Motor Corp. is halting the work of its production facilities in the United Kingdom, as well as France, following the emergence of the new coronavirus strain, a report said

Can Toyota Kirloskar-workers' standoff be test case for labour reforms?

Labour unrest is not new to this 23-year-old plant - there have been at least four since it was set up, with one lockout in 2014 stretching for over a month

Toyota to resume production with limited staff amid face-off with union

Though state labour dept ordered workers to call off strike and resume operations on Nov 19, company says less than 10% returned, forcing it to extend lockdown four days later

Bidadi impasse enters Day 16: Toyota rolling out less than 100 units a day

Main production unit at Bidadi running with skeletal staff, producing less than 100 units a day from 450-500 units normally

Toyota halts operations at Karnataka plant again as union strike continues

The labour strike is over the suspension of a worker

Toyota Kirloskar logs 12% increase in retail sales on Dhanteras

Toyota Kirloskar Motor has said its Dhanteras retail sales spiked 12 per cent this year as compared to last year and it expects November volumes to be more bullish over the previous month. The automaker in a late evening statement on Friday also said that apart from other factors, pent-up demand coupled with festive season sales have also contributed to the oversales volume of October and November so far. "There has been a 10-13 per cent increase in order taking this year on Dhanteras when compared to the same period last year. Dhanteras in 2020 has been celebrated over two days in various parts of the country and hence in terms of retail sales also, we have witnessed a 12 per cent growth when compared to Dhanteras last year," Naveen Soni, Senior Vice President, Sales & Service, Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) said in the statement. TKM is hoping that sales in November will be more bullish when compared to October sales, he said. Dhanteras is an auspicious day for buying gold, silver

Staff strike at Toyota's Bidadi plant may affect commitment to customers

The firm, however, denies the shutdown would hurt deliveries as of now

Toyota launches first regional stockyard at Guwahati to cut delivery time

Toyota announced the launch of its first regional stockyard in Guwahati, which aims at reducing delivery time from the current 13 days to a maximum of two days for dealers in the northeastern states

Bank of Baroda ties up with Toyota Kirloskar Motor for auto finance

Following the pact, BoB will be one of the preferred financiers for the entire range of vehicles sold by TKM, the bank said in a statement

Maruti to launch 1 SUV every 6 months till 2023, strengthen pole position

First off the block will be a new multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) which is being co-developed with Toyota - Suzuki's alliance partner. The model will also wear a Toyota badge

Toyota Kirloskar ties up with Myles to expand car subscription service

Toyota Kirloskar Motor said it has joined hands with Myles Automotive Technologies to expand its car subscription service for individual customers in Delhi NCR, Mumbai, and Bengaluru

Modi govt finally delivering on reforms? Let's not jump to that conclusion

The promises of netas and babus and new laws, however well-meaning, mean little. What matters is implementation on the ground

Kia, Toyota, Audi lead in dealer satisfaction study on Covid recovery: FADA

Automobile dealers expect manufacturers to support them in restarting their business and improving profits

Toyota Kirloskar plans to continue selling diesel vehicles in India

However, firm may no longer offer diesel variants in smaller segments

Wanted: Ear to the ground

The government needs to listen to business

The Modi govt must forget pakoras and let the likes of Toyota create jobs

When India should be presenting itself as an alternative to China by making it easy for enterprises, we find the old and discarded Soviet-style statism creeping back

Toyota refutes official's claim, says 'deeply committed to Indian market'

Toyota said it remains deeply committed to the Indian market, refuting once again the claims by a senior company official earlier that it would stop further expansion in India over high taxes

Toyota Motors halts expansion plans in India, blames high tax regime

Toyota, one of the world's biggest carmakers, began operating in India in 1997. Its local unit is owned 89% by the Japanese company and has a small market share

Luxury car mkt projected to reach 2018 level by 2022: Lexus India president

Country head P B Venugopal tells Pavan Lall that hybrid roll-out is going to dominate the firm's product strategy

Royalty, technical fee cost Indian units of global auto majors Rs 8,000 cr

The amount is equal to nearly 4% of their combined net sales