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Registration fee waiver in UP to spur hybrid car sales? What Nomura says

Toyota, with its dominant market share in strong hybrids in India, analysts said, is anticipated to be a primary beneficiary of this policy change, followed by Maruti Suzuki (MSIL)

Toyota to sell 1.5 mn electric vehicles by 2026, roll out 10 new models

Toyota said it will release 10 new EV models by 2026 and sell 1.5 million battery electric vehicles annually

Salman Khan gets bulletproof Nissan Patrol SUV for safety: Details here

The new Nissan Patrol replaces Salman Khan's earlier bulletproof vehicle, Toyota Land Cruiser LC200

Indian Bank ties up with Toyota Kirloskar Motor to offer vehicle financing

Public sector Indian Bank has inked a pact with automaker Toyota Kirloskar Motor to offer vehicle financial options to its customers, the bank said on Tuesday. The tie-up would offer various initiatives including 90 per cent on-road funding with no processing fee, foreclosure and party payment charges to prospective customers. The development will now enable bank's customers, especially in the rural and semi-urban markets to buy their vehicles from Toyota Kirloskar Motor, the city-headquartered Indian Bank said in a statement here. "This is yet another step by Indian Bank to enhance banking experience of our customers. As a bank, with pan-India presence, especially in rural and semi-urban areas. This association will further boost our auto-financing segment," Indian Bank executive director Imran Amin Siddiqui said. "Digitization of loan procedures has significantly reduced the turn around time for retail loan. We are keen to provide our customers comfort and convenience, by alignin

New 'diverse' management team at Toyota Motor has no woman

Firm to accelerate shift in EV strategy

Akio Toyoda set to remain a force at Toyota, even as he bows out as CEO

Market reaction to Toyoda's announcement was muted - the automaker's stock price was little changed on Friday

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