After the Chinese regime locked down a provincial capital of 4.5 million due to the worsening COVID-19 outbreak, locals have questioned whether such measures can be effective in containing the virus and have blamed health workers’ for causing cross-infection. Changchun, the provincial capital of China’s northeastern Jilin Province that has been hit hard by this…
China Locks Down City of 4.5 Million Due to Worsening COVID-19 Outbreak
Toyota, Aurora Test-Drive Autonomous Ride-Hailing Fleet in Texas
SAN FRANCISCO—Japan’s Toyota Motor and Aurora Innovation Inc, a U.S. developer of automated driving systems, have started testing autonomous ride-hailing fleet in Texas, with two safety operators and no passenger on board, Aurora said on Tuesday. Toyota’s Sienna minivans, retrofitted with Aurora’s self-driving system, will be tested on highways and suburban streets in the Dallas-Fort-Worth…
Toyota Plans 17 Percent Cut in Global Production in April
TOKYO—Toyota Motor Corp. is cutting its global production target in April to 750,000 vehicles, down 150,000 from an earlier plan, the automaker said on Thursday, as a semiconductor shortage and the COVID-19 pandemic bite into its plans. The news comes about a week after Toyota said it would scale back domestic production by up to…
Toyota, Nissan Halt Operations at Japanese Plants After Earthquake
Automakers Toyota and Nissan have paused operations at plants in northern Japan after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck the northeast coast off Fukushima late on March 16. The companies confirmed the suspension in separate statements to Bloomberg. Work at Toyota’s factories in Iwate and Miyagi prefectures—which make Toyota’s popular Yaris compact car, among other vehicles—was suspended on Wednesday following…
Toyota to Cut Quarterly Production to Ease Strain on Beleaguered Suppliers
March 12, 2022
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TOKYO—Toyota Motor Corp. will scale back domestic production by up to 20 percent during the months of April, May, and June, it said on Friday, to ease the strain on suppliers struggling with shortages of chips and other parts. The move by Japan’s largest automaker is the latest to spotlight the supply-chain difficulties hobbling the…
Toyota Becomes Latest Japanese Company Suspending Operations in Russia
March 3, 2022
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Japanese automaker Toyota has announced its suspending operations at its only Russian plant, joining other manufacturers from the country who are restricting trade or planning such a move in Russia. “Toyota Motor Russia will stop production at its St-Petersburg plant from 4 March and has stopped imports of vehicles, until further notice, due to supply…
Toyota to Restart Japan Production After Halt Caused by Cyberattack on Supplier
March 2, 2022
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TOKYO—Toyota Motor Corp. will restart domestic production from Wednesday after a cyberattack on a supplier ground the automaking giant’s factories to a one-day halt, sparking concerns about vulnerability in Japan Inc.’s supply chain. No information was available about who was behind the attack, or the motive. It came just after Japan joined Western allies in…
Toyota’s Japan Production Halted Over Supplier ‘Malfunction’
February 28, 2022
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TOKYO—Toyota is suspending production at all 28 lines of its 14 plants in Japan starting Tuesday, because of a “system malfunction” at a domestic supplier, the automaker said Monday. Public broadcaster NHK TV and other Japanese media said a major Toyota supplier had been hit by a suspected cyberattack. No details were given. It was…
Toyota and Honda Upbeat on Profits as Customers Pay More for Scarce Cars
February 10, 2022
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TOKYO—Toyota Motor and Honda Motor were upbeat about their full-year profit prospects on Wednesday as tight vehicle supplies caused by a chip shortage allowed Japan’s two biggest automakers to charge their customers more. The Japanese carmakers are also benefiting from a weaker yen that raised the yen value of their overseas earnings. Toyota and Honda…
Toyota Heading to Moon With Cruiser, Robotic Arms, Dreams
TOKYO—Toyota is working with Japan’s space agency on a vehicle to explore the lunar surface, with ambitions to help people live on the moon by 2040 and then go live on Mars, company officials said Friday. The vehicle being developed with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency is called Lunar Cruiser, whose name pays homage to…
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