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☆ New Toyota Camry to Be Sold Only as Hybrid
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( River Davis | Sean Mclain | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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TOKYO—If Jack Cheng has his way, any company will be able to make its own car or truck, even if it doesn’t have suppliers, blueprints or factories. They could do it, he says, by outsourcing—the same business model that has been widely adopted in consumer electronics. Companies including Sony and Apple realized decades ago that it was easier to hand production of PlayStations and iPhones over to contract-manufacturing giants such as Taiwan’s Foxconn Technology Group .

Persons: Jack Cheng Organizations: Companies, Sony, Apple, Foxconn Technology Group Locations: TOKYO

☆ The World’s Biggest Carmaker Made a Huge Bet on Tech. Things Went Wrong Fast.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( River Davis | Photographs Ko Sasaki For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

TOKYO— Toyota sells more cars each year than any other company, and it had similarly big dreams when it created its own in-house technology startup in 2021. It picked an American tech whiz to run it and envisioned building software for its cars that would become a standard for the whole industry. So great were the startup’s ambitions that one of its projects was building an entire new city in the foothills of Mount Fuji where it could test self-driving cars, robots and hydrogen for power production. Then-Chief Executive Akio Toyoda said the new unit would help Toyota navigate a “once-in-a-century period of profound change” in which cars become electric, internet-connected, autonomous and heavily reliant on software.

Persons: Akio Toyoda Organizations: Toyota, Mount Fuji Locations: TOKYO, American, Mount

☆ River Davis — Reporter at The Wall Street Journal
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( River Davis | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

River DavisRiver Davis writes about Japanese companies including auto makers Toyota, Honda and Nissan for The Wall Street Journal’s Tokyo bureau. Her stories explore how some of the world's biggest car companies are dealing with shifts such as the transition to electric vehicles. She also writes about how companies in Japan in general are navigating change. River previously covered the automotive industry for Bloomberg News. She started her journalism career in 2017, working at a TV station in Washington, D.C., and as an intern at the Journal’s Tokyo bureau.

Persons: Davis Organizations: Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Bloomberg News, Washington , D.C Locations: Tokyo, Japan, Washington ,

☆ Toyota Chairman Says People Are Finally Seeing the Reality About EVs
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( River Davis | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Toyota Motor’s FT-Se concept car at the Japan Mobility Show 2023 in Tokyo. Photo: franck robichon/ShutterstockTOKYO— Toyota Motor Chairman Akio Toyoda , when asked about electric-vehicle challenges including a recent lull in U.S. demand, said the industry was coming to recognize that there isn’t a single answer to reducing carbon emissions. “People are finally seeing reality,” Toyoda said Wednesday, speaking in his capacity as the head of the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association.

Persons: franck robichon, Akio Toyoda, ” Toyoda Organizations: Toyota Motor’s, Japan, Toyota, Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association Locations: Tokyo, TOKYO

☆ How China’s BYD Became Tesla’s Biggest Threat
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( River Davis | Selina Cheng | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Toyota to Join Global Luxury Car Market With $170,000 Flagship Model
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( River Davis | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Toyota to Offer $170,000 Luxury Model to Select Few Outside Japan
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( River Davis | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Toyota’s Land Cruiser to Return to U.S.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( River Davis | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ U.S. Allies in Asia Snub Natural Gas From Alaska Project
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( River Davis | Sylvan Lebrun | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ The Tearful Executive Who Tapped the Brakes on Electric Cars at Toyota
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-24 | by ( River Davis | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ The ‘Taxi Prince’ Is Taking on Uber—and Winning
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( River Davis | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Toyota Shareholders Re-Elect Akio Toyoda to Board, Rejecting Activist Push
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( River Davis | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Toyota EV Mimics Manual Transmission With Feel of Gear Shifts, Roaring Engine
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( River Davis | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Toyota Boss Faces Pushback Over EV Strategy in Shareholder Vote
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( River Davis | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Toyota Accelerates Its EV Changes With Extra $7 Billion Investment
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( River Davis | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Converting gas cars into electric vehicles is becoming more common, with several companies offering ways to ‘upcycle’ classic cars and fleet vehicles. WSJ’s George Downs explores why retrofitting isn’t more widespread. Illustration: George DownsTOKYO— Toyota Motor’s new management, looking to make up lost ground in electric vehicles, said it would add billions of dollars in spending to reach EV targets. Toyota said Wednesday it would invest an additional ¥1 trillion, equivalent to $7.4 billion, in EVs through 2030, bringing Toyota’s total planned outlays for the period to around $37 billion.

☆ Toyota Accelerates EV Revamp With Extra $7 Billion Investment
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( River Davis | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Converting gas cars into electric vehicles is becoming more common, with several companies offering ways to “upcycle” classic cars and fleet vehicles. WSJ’s George Downs explores why retrofitting isn’t more widespread. Illustration: George DownsTOKYO— Toyota Motor ’s new management, looking to make up lost ground in electric vehicles, said it would add billions of dollars in spending to reach EV targets. Toyota said Wednesday it would invest an additional ¥1 trillion, equivalent to $7.4 billion, in EVs through 2030, bringing Toyota’s total planned outlays for the period to around $37 billion.

☆ Toyota Pitches a New Prius as Plug-In Hybrids Battle EVs for Share
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-24 | by ( River Davis | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Toyota’s 2023 Prius Prime plug-in is capable of driving up to 44 miles on a battery alone. Photo: Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty ImagesToyota Motor Corp. is getting ready to bring its latest plug-in hybrid model to American showrooms next month, a part of the company’s bet that plug-ins can be the bridge between traditional cars and electric vehicles. Toyota, Ford Motor Co. and Hyundai Motor Co. are among global brands rolling out new plug-in hybrid gas-electric cars. While most hybrids on the road today combine gas engines with electric motors to save fuel, plug-in hybrids can drive primarily on batteries—with the engine as a backup—making them the closest thing to a full EV on the road.

☆ Ammonia Burned With Coal Cuts Carbon Emissions, and Investors Are Interested
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-13 | by ( River Davis | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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Stellantis NV and Bayerische Motoren Werke AG are talking to Panasonic Holdings Corp. about teaming up to build electric-vehicle battery plants in North America, people familiar with the talks said. Panasonic specializes in cylindrical batteries, which resemble an oversize version of the AA batteries commonly used in consumer devices. Over the past decade, Japan-based Panasonic has churned out billions of cylindrical cells for its main car-making customer, Tesla Inc.

☆ Tesla Rival BYD Plans Big Commercial-Vehicle Push
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-08 | by ( River Davis | Raffaele Huang | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

China’s BYD, which has a factory in Lancaster, Calif., is North America’s largest electric-bus manufacturer. China’s BYD Co., having risen over the past decade to become one of the top global sellers of electric passenger cars, is now plotting a big push into battery-electric commercial vehicles. Over the next three years, BYD plans to introduce new commercial-vehicle models in markets including China, Europe and Japan, according to people familiar with the company’s plans. It has mapped out a budget of more than $20 billion for its commercial-vehicle unit through 2025, with major outlays planned for research, product development and expansion of production capacity, the people said.

☆ First Big U.S. EV-Battery Plant Offers Lessons as Industry Springs Up
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-25 | by ( River Davis | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

SPARKS, Nev.—A pioneer in making electric-vehicle batteries in the U.S. has a message for newcomers: It takes time to power up. Japan’s Panasonic Holdings Corp. started building what would become America’s first large-scale EV-battery plant in 2015, at a site owned by Tesla Inc. in the rolling hills outside of Reno, Nev.

☆ Shoichiro Toyoda Led Toyota to Dominance in the U.S.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-16 | by ( River Davis | Chieko Tsuneoka | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

TOKYO—When Shoichiro Toyoda took the helm of his father’s company in 1982, about 6% of new cars sold in the U.S. were made by Toyota Motor Corp., compared with 43% from General Motors. Mr. Toyoda, who died Feb. 14 at the age of 97, built plants in North America, smoothed over trade frictions and accelerated Toyota’s growth into a global juggernaut. He ultimately left his son, Akio Toyoda , a company that in 2021 overtook GM as the U.S.’s top-selling auto maker for the first time.

☆ New Toyota Chief Says He Will Accelerate Shift in EV Strategy
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-13 | by ( River Davis | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

TOKYO— Toyota Motor Corp.’s new chief executive said he was looking to accelerate the auto maker’s push into electric vehicles by introducing new EV-optimized parts and manufacturing methods. Toyota will develop new EVs for its luxury Lexus brand by 2026, and everything in those models will be optimized for EVs including the battery and the manufacturing platform, Koji Sato said at a briefing Monday. Mr. Sato, 53, is set to become chief executive in April, taking over from longtime leader Akio Toyoda .

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