Business / Corporate Mar 25, 2021
Toyota and Isuzu to take stake in each other to co-develop new vehicles
The move will also involve Hino, with Toyota holding an 80% stake in the joint venture, and Isuzu and Hino each set to hold a 10% stake.
Business Dec 8, 2020
Toyota and convenience stores to test fuel-cell delivery trucks in Japan
Seven-Eleven Japan, FamilyMart and Lawson will use light-duty trucks with a maximum payload of 3 tons being developed by Toyota and its subsidiary Hino Motors.
Business / Corporate Oct 6, 2020
Toyota adds to hydrogen bet with North American fuel cell truck
by Ed Ludlow
The automaker did not provide a timeline for beginning sales of the Class 8 truck but said it would debut a prototype in the first half of 2021.
Business / Corporate Apr 16, 2020
Carmakers extend Japan plant closures; Honda to furlough thousands in U.S.
Rolling shutdowns have become the norm in the automobile industry but furloughs have been rather rare amid the pandemic.
Business / Corporate Dec 17, 2019
Toyota Motor Corp. said Tuesday its group plans to sell 10.77 million vehicles worldwide in 2020, slightly up from 10.72 million vehicles estimated for this year, nudging it closer to No. 1 automaker Volkswagen AG. The figure would mark an all-time high for the fourth ...
Business / Corporate May 8, 2019
Toyota's annual sales top ¥30 trillion, a first for a Japanese firm
Toyota Motor Corp. became the first Japanese company to report annual sales topping ¥30 trillion, thanks in large part to brisk sales in China.
Business / Corporate Sep 19, 2018
Toyota and VW truck units to team up on electric vehicle tech and parts procurement
The truck units of Toyota Motor Corp. and Volkswagen AG have said they will team up on electric vehicle technology and set up a procurement joint venture as part of a broader alliance. Japanese truck maker Hino Motors Ltd. and German truck manufacturer Traton AG ...
National / Crime & Legal Mar 1, 2016
Tokyo cop arrests knife-wielding teen in street stabbing after firing warning shot
A 15-year-old junior high school student was arrested after a man was stabbed on a street in Hino, western Tokyo, with the arresting officer firing his gun once in an attempt to stop the boy from advancing toward him, police said Tuesday. According to the ...
National Oct 27, 2015
The police open both a suicide and murder investigation after a boy is found dead on a hill in Hino, western Tokyo.