Toyota Business News

Under the agreement among government and private entities, the region's 400 electric-vehicle charging stations would be upgraded, and 100 would be added within a year after the adoption of new federal charging standards, expected to be issued in mid-2010.

Updated on Monday, November 02, 2009, 18:59 IST Tokyo: Tyre maker Bridgestone's exit from Formula One is part of an exodus by Japanese automotive industry giants from the multi-million-dollar sport amid the worst industry slump in decades.

Federal safety regulators have sharply rebuked Toyota Motor Corp. for issuing "inaccurate and misleading" statements asserting that no defect exists in the 3.8 million vehicles it recalled after a Lexus sedan accelerated out of control in San Diego County, killing...

Revered by an aging owner base but lacking exciting vehicles to draw new buyers, Toyota 's luxury marque is beginning to look like another prestige brand that followed its customers to death's door: Buick . "Lexus is Buick in training,"...

The 2009 Lexus ES 350 shot through suburban San Diego like a runaway missile, weaving at 120 miles an hour through rush hour freeway traffic as flames flashed from under the car. At the wheel, veteran California Highway Patrol officer...

After selling one-third of itself to taxpayers, Citigroup's capital is indeed quite strong...JPM ) mint money, Citigroup is still struggling with that little thing called "profit."...After charges, preferred dividends, and one-time gains from the recent equity conversion , common shareholders...

Toyota Motor Corp said Wednesday it will globally sell 500 units of its premium two-seater Lexus sports car—the LFA—from the end of next year as it looks to revive a flagging market by returning to the roots of exciting-to-drive cars....

Japanese electronics maker Hitachi has been selected for a major railway project in Britain. Hitachi will manufacture and maintain express train cars for intercity lines in Britain. The project is expected to be worth approximately 10 billion dollars. So many...