Toyota Motor Corp. is tying up with Redwood Materials Inc., a battery recycling company created by Tesla Inc. co-founder J.B. Straubel, to collect and repurpose cells from some of the earliest battery-powered vehicles.
June 21, 2022River Davis
Business, Technology, Equipment 
J.B. Straubel at a past event. (Aaron M. Sprecher/Bloomberg News)
Tesla Co-Founder Partners With Toyota to Recycle Car Batteries
J.B. Straubel at a past event. (Aaron M. Sprecher/Bloomberg News) Business, Technology, Equipment 
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Toyota Reconsiders Production Plans as Disruptions Grow
Al Drago/Bloomberg NewsToyota Motor Corp. is reviewing its production plans as mounting global disruptions hinder the automaker’s attempts to boost output.
March 9, 2022 Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety 
Toyota Motor Corp. Land Cruiser pickup trucks bound for shipment at the Nagoya Port in Japan. (Akio Kon/Bloomberg News)
Toyota to Resume Japan Production After Supplier Cyberattack
Toyota Motor Corp. Land Cruiser pickup trucks bound for shipment at the Nagoya Port in Japan. (Akio Kon/Bloomberg News)Toyota Motor Corp. will resume work at all its Japanese factories March 2 after a one-day shutdown, limiting the fallout from a cyberattack on one if its key suppliers.
March 1, 2022 Government, Business, Technology, Equipment 
Signage stands outside the Toyota Motor Corp. manufacturing facility in Cambridge, Ontario. (Cole Burston/Bloomberg News)
Toyota North America Plant Disruptions Drag Into Second Week
Signage stands outside the Toyota Motor Corp. manufacturing facility in Cambridge, Ontario. (Cole Burston/Bloomberg News)Toyota Motor Corp.’s North America operations continue to be disrupted after protests closed off the Ambassador Bridge linking the U.S. and Canada, hurting production at several of the automaker’s plants in the region.
February 15, 2022 Business, Technology 
Eugene Hoshiko/AP
Toyota Halts Work at Some Plants Amid COVID Disruptions
Eugene Hoshiko/APToyota Motor Corp. expanded the idling of its automobile production as rising COVID-19 cases impact its suppliers and operations in Japan.
January 20, 2022 Business, Technology, Logistics 
Toyota's at dealership in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Rick Bowmer/Associated Press)
Toyota December Production Outlook Shows Supply Woes Are Easing
Toyota's at dealership in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Rick Bowmer/Associated Press)Toyota Motor Corp. is targeting a level of output in December higher than what it’s seen in recent years, a sign that supply disruptions may be receding.
November 12, 2021 Business, Technology, Fuel 
The Toyota "Beyond Zero" bZ4X electric SUV at the Auto Shanghai 2021 show. (Qilai Shen/Bloomberg News)
Toyota Spends $13.7 Billion to Secure EV Battery Supplies
The Toyota "Beyond Zero" bZ4X electric SUV at the Auto Shanghai 2021 show. (Qilai Shen/Bloomberg News)Toyota Motor Corp. plans to spend $13.7 billion on the supply and development of batteries for hybrid and electric vehicles by 2030, joining other global automakers boosting investments in anticipation of greater demand.
September 7, 2021 Business, Technology, Equipment 
Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles bound for shipment at a port in Yokohama, Japan. (Toru Hanai/Bloomberg News)
Toyota Defies Chip Shortage to Post Record Output, Sales
Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles bound for shipment at a port in Yokohama, Japan. (Toru Hanai/Bloomberg News)Strong global demand for cars boosted Toyota Motor Corp.’s sales to a record for the month of June, with production seemingly unfazed by an industrywide shortage of semiconductors.
July 29, 2021 Business, Technology, Equipment, Logistics, Autonomous 
A driver operates a forklift remotely. (Bloomberg News)
Forklift Driving Becomes Desk Job in Phantom-Mitsubishi Deal
A driver operates a forklift remotely. (Bloomberg News)Phantom Auto, a California-based startup focusing on remote vehicle operation, has struck a deal to provide logistics equipment heavyweight Mitsubishi Logisnext Co. with software that enables forklifts to be operated remotely from thousands of miles away.
May 13, 2021 Business, Technology, Autonomous 
A Toyota e-Palette concept vehicle. (Toru Hanai/Bloomberg News)
Toyota’s Driverless Shuttles Could Double as ‘Roving Offices’
A Toyota e-Palette concept vehicle. (Toru Hanai/Bloomberg News)Toyota Motor Corp. is aiming to commercialize an autonomous shipping-container-like vehicle within a few years that it says could double as a mobile store or roving office.
December 22, 2020