Toyota dethrones GM as US sales leader Japanese automaker Toyota outsold General Motors in the US in 2021, marking the first time the Detroit automaker has not led US car sales for … Business • 05 Jan
Toyota extends production stoppages in Japan Toyota said it would extend stoppages at some factories in Japan as it runs short of components from plants in Southeast Asia where production has … Business • 14 Dec 21
Nissan to spend $17.6 billion in electrification push Nissan has said it will spend 2 trillion yen ($17.59 billion) over the next five years to accelerate vehicle electrification, aiming to catch up with … Business • 29 Nov 21
Toyota says world not yet ready for zero-emission cars Large parts of the world are not ready for zero-emission vehicles, which is why Toyota did not sign a pledge this week to phase out … Business • 12 Nov 21
Toyota boosts profit outlook, warns of production risks Japan's Toyota has today raised its profit outlook helped by favourable currency rates but warned that the global semiconductor shortage still posed risks to its … Business • 04 Nov 21
Toyota cuts car production target on shortage of chips Toyota Motor has cut its annual production target by 300,000 vehicles as a slowdown in output at Covid-19 hit parts factories in Vietnam and Malaysia … Business • 10 Sep 21
Toyota to cut September production by 40% - report Toyota will reduce global production for September by 40% from its previous plan due to the worldwide shortage of semiconductors, the Nikkei business daily reported … Business • 19 Aug 21
Toyota expects profit rebound, shrugs off pandemic slum Toyota said today that it expects operating profit to grow by 14% to 2.50 trillion yen ($23 billion) this year as it shrugs off a … Business • 12 May 21
Chip shortage in focus for Japanese car makers While Japan's biggest automakers report what analysts expect to be depressed earnings this week, investors looking for trading cues will be tuned into any assessment … Business • 10 May 21
Toyota increases its profit forecast by 54% Toyota said it has an up to four-month stockpile of chips and was not immediately expecting a global chip shortage to hit production, as it … Business • 10 Feb 21
Toyota overtakes VW to become top selling car brand Japan's Toyota overtook Germany's Volkswagen in vehicle sales last year, regaining pole position as the world's top selling automaker for the first time in five … Business • 28 Jan 21
EU competition regulators clear Fiat-PSA merger EU competition regulators have today approved - with conditions - the $38 billion merger of Fiat Chrysler and French peer PSA to create the world's … Business • 21 Dec 20
Toyota more than doubles full year profit outlook Toyota has more than doubled its full-year operating profit forecast, as vehicle sales rebound in China from a coronavirus pandemic squeeze earlier this year that … Business • 06 Nov 20
Toyota expects profit to drop 80% this year Toyota said today it expects its profits to drop 80% to its lowest in nine years, as Japan's biggest automaker grapples with the impact of … Business • 12 May 20
Toyota posts nine-month profit gain, upgrades forecast Japanese car giant Toyota has reported a surge in net profit on record sales for the nine months to December, and upgraded its full-year profit … Business • 06 Feb 20
Toyota to build prototype city of the future in Japan Toyota said it plans to build a prototype "city of the future" at the base of Japan's Mount Fuji, powered by hydrogen fuel cells and … Business • 07 Jan 20
Toyota's annual net profit drops by a quarter Japanese car giant Toyota said today that its annual net profit fell by a quarter, despite record sales, blaming investment losses - but it forecast … Business • 08 May 19
BMW, Peugeot go ahead with UK plant shutdowns BMW's Mini plant in Britain closed for four weeks from yesterday and Peugeot's Vauxhall car factory shuts for two weeks in moves planned months ago … Business • 02 Apr 19
Toyota cuts annual profit forecast, warns over Brexit Japanese car giant Toyota has today cut its full-year net profit forecast after saying its nine-month figure had tumbled nearly 30% as it was hit … Business • 06 Feb 19
Volkswagen delivered 10.8 million cars in 2018 Volkswagen Group said today its passenger car deliveries rose 0.9% last year to a record 10.83 million. Business • 11 Jan 19
Toyota recalls 2.4 million hybrid cars over stall fault Toyota is recalling a total of 2.43 million hybrid vehicles around the world over a hybrid system issue which can lead to stalling. Business • 05 Oct 18
Toyota recalling 1.3 million vehicles for safety checks Toyota is recalling 1.3 million of its vehicles built between June 2015 and May of this year for safety checks. Business • 07 Sep 18
Toyota to build new Auris car at UK plant Toyota said today it will build the next generation of its Auris car in England in a welcome boost to Prime Minister Theresa May as … Business • 28 Feb 18
Toyota posts 54% jump in Q3 profit, lifts forecasts Toyota lifted its full-year profit forecast by 10% today after posting its best quarterly operating profit in two years, boosted by a weaker yen and … Business • 06 Feb 18
Renault and Toyota lead 5.9% European car sales gain European car sales rose 5.9% in October, according to industry data published today, with Renault and Toyota leading the gains among the big car makers. Business • 16 Nov 17
