Toyota's new class of stock approved despite opposition from foreign funds

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 16, 2015, 14:57

About 75 percent of shareholders voted in favour of allowing the new shares, which will be unlisted and must be held for five years.

Toyota to explore Ford's SDL in-car smartphone app interface

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 3, 2015, 11:33

SDL is an open source platform that integrates smartphones apps with vehicles through dashboard buttons, display screens and voice recognition technology.

Toyota Kirloskar sales down by 2% in May

Last Updated: Sunday, May 31, 2015, 16:32

"There was limited production this month on account of planned annual plant shut down scheduled from 29th May to 6th June, for regular maintenance. The impact will thus be felt in the next month's production as well," TKM said.

Toyota promises to help find cause of Takata airbag defects

Last Updated: Friday, May 22, 2015, 16:47

Analysts say too many factors remain unclear to properly assess the ability of Takata to hold up under the costs of such massive recalls, the biggest on record.

Toyota City: Symbol of Japan's auto rise

Last Updated: Sunday, May 17, 2015, 09:57

Toyota City stands as a testament to the meteoric rise of its namesake, now the world's biggest carmaker with record profits and sales of more than 10 million cars globally last year.

Toyota, Nissan recall 6.5 mn cars globally over exploding airbag fears

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 13, 2015, 11:31

Toyota and rival Nissan on Wednesday announced the recall of about 6.5 million vehicles globally in the latest chapter of an exploding airbag crisis linked to at least five deaths.

Toyota says annual profit accelerates to record $18.1 bn

Last Updated: Friday, May 8, 2015, 11:52

Revenues rose six percent to 27.23 trillion yen.

Toyota asks govt to remove "unique regulations" in auto sector

Last Updated: Thursday, April 30, 2015, 19:21

"Make in India will give us a very good opportunity to promote exports more from India because our export strategy globally is based on competition,"

Toyota India launches updated versions of Camry

Last Updated: Thursday, April 30, 2015, 14:24

The company, which is present in the Indian market through a joint venture with the Kirloskar Group -- Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) -- today introduced an updated hybrid version of the sedan priced at Rs 31.92 lakh.

Volkswagen chairman Piech resigns after dispute over CEO

Last Updated: Sunday, April 26, 2015, 08:05

Ferdinand Piech, chairman of the board of Volkswagen AG and a major figure in the German auto industry, has stepped down after clashing with other board members over his criticism of the company's CEO.

Toyota beats VW, GM for top place in global vehicle sales

Last Updated: Thursday, April 23, 2015, 18:45

Volkswagen edged out US automaker General Motors Co., which reported global sales of 2.4 million vehicles earlier this week.

Lexus seeks design edge over premium rivals

Last Updated: Saturday, April 18, 2015, 15:20

Big may be beautiful, but Toyota Motor Corp`s global design chief is betting that edgy is the way to go for the Japanese automaker`s premium Lexus brand, specifically its signature `spindle grille` design.