Toyota–BYD Crossover? Toyota’s Akio Toyoda Off The Map On EVs, BYD Passes VW In China

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2024 14:56:25 +0000

We’ve got a few short news stories here from Toyota and BYD. And they highlight what could be a massive … [continued]

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Toyota Shareholder Revolt

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2023 15:05:53 +0000

When all you have to show for an electric offering is a toy car, then it is no wonder you have a shareholder revolt. Despite consistently producing and selling 8 million cars a year for the past 20 years, Toyota’s future doesn’t look as rosy as it used to, and shareholders are worried that they […]

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Toyota Claims It Just Can’t Keep Up

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 08 Oct 2022 06:29:10 +0000

A recent headline regarding Toyota and a clever response to it caught my attention. The headline: “Toyota president calls meeting California zero-emissions requirements ‘difficult’.” The response from our friend Nikhil Chaudhary: “‘difficult for Toyota’.” It was a clever way to correct the headline, and it highlights the key point superbly: Meeting California’s zero-emissions requirements isn’t […]

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The Toyota Transition — Workforce Headwinds?

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Thu, 08 Sep 2022 06:27:23 +0000

In the Toyota transition, will job security be an unintended victim? Electric vehicle production requires a smaller human workforce than internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle production. This allows for a greater use of robots and therefore increases profitability. Toyota’s President Akio Toyoda has been a strong advocate for job security when undergoing the change to […]

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