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Hyundai becomes 3rd largest carmaker, set to overtake Toyota, Volkswagen

While Toyota Motor Corp. and Volkswagen AG vie each year for pole position atop the global automobile industry, Hyundai has quietly slipped in behind them, surpassing General Motors Co., Nissan Motor

Toyota Kirloskar Motor Vice Chairman Vikram Kirloskar passes away at 64

Vikram Kirloskar, a pioneer of India's automotive industry, played a key role in bringing Japan's Toyota Motor Corp to India in the late 1990s

Toyota profit to rise but eyes will be on its supply chain, EV strategy

The world's biggest automaker by sales said last week its global production rebounded by 30% in the quarter that ended in September

Toyota launches India's first flex fuel-strong hybrid electric vehicle

As world is discussing what should be the next alternative energy to run vehicles, Toyota has launched a first-of-its-kind pilot project flex fuel-strong hybrid electric vehicle (FFV-SHEV) in India

Toyota marks turnaround in India, reports highest profit in four years

The company has worked towards meeting the mobility needs of consumers

Toyota admits data of nearly 300,000 customers exposed since July 2017

Automaker Toyota has revealed that personal information of nearly 300,000 customers may have been exposed since July 2017

Gadkari launches Toyota's pilot project on flex fuel-strong hybrid EV

Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday launched Japanese car maker Toyota's first-of-its-kind pilot project on flex fuel-strong hybrid electric vehicle (FFV-SHEV) that can run on 100 per cent ethanol. During the launch, the Toyota Corolla Altis FFV-SHEV, which has been imported from Toyota Brazil for the pilot project, was unveiled. Speaking on the occasion, Union Road Transport minister Nitin Gadkari said pollution is a big concern in India and the transport sector is contributing to pollution. "Therefore, there is a need to encourage use of electric vehicles and vehicles that run on biofuels like ethanol and methanol," he added. Besides Gadkari, union ministers Mahendra Nath Pandey, Bhupinder Yadav and senior officials of Toyota Kirloskar Motor were present at the event. In Brazil, flex fuel-strong hybrid electric vehicle technology has been introduced by Toyota Brazil. An FFVSHEV has a flex-fuel engine and an electric powertrain, thus providing dual benefit of higher ethanol

Japan's Toyota finds wheel, airbag fixes for recalled bZ4X crossover EVs

Japan's top automaker Toyota said on Thursday that it has identified how to fix its 2023 model year bZ4X crossover electric vehicles after recalling 2,700 of them in June out of concern that wheel bolts might become loose, risking a crash. The fix will enable Toyota Motor Corp. to resume making and selling the EVs, a key model in the company's effort to strengthen its electric lineup. Toyota officials said they hoped the fix would help restore the company's reputation for quality. The maker of the Prius hybrid and Lexus luxury models has scored great success with its hybrids and fuel cells, but it has at times been seen as a straggler in electric vehicles. The bZ in the model's name stands for a beyond zero series, referring to it being free of emissions. Toyota said new bolt parts needed to fix the problem with the bZ4X will become available for all global customers by November. The company said hub bolts and wheels of all vehicles in the recall will be replaced at no cost to ...

Top cars to be launched in India this Sept, just ahead of festive season

From Hyundai Motors to Maruti Suzuki and Toyota, all major market players will be ramping up their SUV offerings, giving consumers a variety of options

Toyota, Honda top list of carmakers facing climate-change risks: Study

Hurricanes, flooding, and water supplies threaten assembly lines of Japanese auto companies

Toyota doubles down on hybrid bet in India, low-cost models to surface soon

Toyota plans to reboot its strategy for India, doubling down on a bet that emerging markets will welcome its hybrids, as long as the price is right

Apple, Toyota halt production in China amid heat waves and power outages

The scorching heat in China has hit Apple and Toyota suppliers as the government ordered most factories to suspend production until end of this week for planned power outages

Toyota unit falsified emissions data from at least 2003, probe finds

The investigative committee tasked by truck and bus maker Hino Motors Ltd blamed the scandal on an environment where engineers did not feel able to challenge superiors

Toyota Kirloskar drives in first mass-market hybrid car in India

Japanese carmakers taking the hybrid route for cleaner mobility in India

M&M drives in Scorpio-N, hopes to stay in top gear with 'disruptor SUV'

Company expects car will impress buyers considering premium offers like Toyota Fortuner, Jeep Meridian and MG Gloster

Toyota and Suzuki take hybrid route to co-develop a mid-sized SUV

Toyota to name it Urban Cruiser Hyryder; Suzuki's version is expected in August

Top headlines: Parameswaran is new NITI CEO, Toyota to deepen ties in India

India's central bank is on course to bring down prices but the retail inflation rate is likely to remain above the top end of its mandated target band until December, Governor Shaktikanta Das said

Nearly a dozen new UV models set to go on sale ahead of festive season

The peak festive season, which starts from Navratri and ends with Diwali, is critical for auto companies and accounts for a fifth of their annual sales

Toyota rolls out first EV in cautious debut as rivals go full-throttle

Toyota plans to start selling the bZ4X in other markets later this year, and pre-orders have already started in some European countries.

China: Toyota slashes production due to Covid lockdown in Shanghai

Toyota says it will suspend operations at more production lines at its factories in Japan this month due to the coronavirus lockdown in Shanghai, media reports said.