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☆ 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.

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☆ Toyota shareholders make 15% the new win-win
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Antony Currie | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Both Glass Lewis and ISS reckon there aren’t enough properly independent directors on the board, even though Toyota complies with the requirements laid down by the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Yet ISS held back from advising shareholders vote against them because it would risk “increasing management dominance of the board”. Toyota is a laggard on both and is now under pressure to get powerful investors back onside. CONTEXT NEWSMore than 15% of voting shareholders were against reappointing Chairman Akio Toyoda to Toyota Motor’s board at its annual meeting on June 14, the Japanese carmaker said on June 15. About 15% of shareholders who voted supported a resolution asking the company to issue an annual review of its climate lobbying activities.

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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's Indian unit warns of a possible customer data breach
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-01 | by ( Reuters Staff | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

FILE PHOTO: A Toyota Logo is seen at a Toyota dealership in Zaventem, Belgium, November 25, 2022. REUTERS/Johanna Geron(Reuters) -A data breach at Toyota Motor’s Indian business might have exposed some customers’ personal information, it said on Sunday. Toyota India said it has notified the relevant Indian authorities of the data breach at Toyota Kirloskar Motor, a joint venture with Indian conglomerate Kirloskar Group. “Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) has been notified by one of its service providers of an incident that might have exposed personal information of some of TKM’s customers on the internet”, TKM said in an emailed statement without disclosing the size of the data breach or number of customers affected. An unrelated issue at Toyota Motor’s T-Connect service potentially leaked about 296,000 pieces of customer information, it said last October.

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