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TOYOTA

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 22, 2017
Lexus slides in quality rankings as Kia and Hyundai grab top spots
Toyota Motor Corp.'s Lexus line has slipped below the industry average in a closely watched study of new-car quality, while South Korean automakers that only recently supplanted Japanese and German brands gained more momentum.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 10, 2017
Toyota's profits decline on stronger yen, political instability
Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday its net profit declined for the first time in five years in a downward trend it expects to continue in the near future.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 27, 2017
Toyota to bring premium brand Lexus to India
Toyota Motor Corp. is bringing its premium Lexus brand to India more than two decades after introducing the marque in China, an acknowledgment of the second-most populous country's growing potential as a source of luxury demand.
Rugby
Mar 24, 2017
2007 World Cup-winning coach White takes reins at Toyota Verblitz
Jake White, the 2007 Rugby World Cup-winning coach with South Africa, has been appointed as the new head coach for Toyota Verblitz, the Top League side announced Friday.
BUSINESS
Mar 15, 2017
Workers at top companies get meager 2017 pay hikes in Abenomics setback
Major firms offered the lowest base-pay hike in four years, a setback for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's campaign dubbed “Abenomics” to spur the long-sluggish economy.
BASKETBALL
Mar 13, 2017
Dominant Sunflowers finish season unbeaten
The Jx-Eneos Sunflowers are perhaps the most dominant sports team in Japan today.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 9, 2017
Toyota may delay U.K. investment decision on Auris until Brexit terms clear
Carmaker Toyota Motor Corp. may delay a decision on whether to build its next-generation Auris model at its British car plant until it sees the outcome of Brexit negotiations, a senior executive has said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 21, 2017
Shell to build California fueling stations to remain in step with Toyota's hydrogen program
Royal Dutch Shell will build seven fueling stations for hydrogen cars in California through a partnership with Toyota Motor, as the state eyes 100 retail sites by 2024.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 16, 2017
Toyota sold just one Prius in China in December as demand disappears
If you're reading this in China and you bought a Prius in December, congratulations — you were the only one.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 15, 2017
Toyota to recall all 2,800 Mirai hydrogen-fueled cars sold worldwide
Toyota Motor Corp. said on Wednesday it was recalling all of the roughly 2,800 zero-emission Mirai cars on the road due to problems with the output voltage generated by their fuel cell system.

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