Toyota Motor Corp. plans to keep gas-powered cars as a key part of its lineup, rejecting efforts by rivals to go fully electric amid concerns over how quickly consumers will embrace new technologies.
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Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel 
Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota Motor Corp., speaks during an event at the Tokyo Motor Show in Tokyo, Japan. (Akio Kon/Bloomberg News)
Toyota’s CEO Says EV Adoption Will Take Longer Than Expected
Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota Motor Corp., speaks during an event at the Tokyo Motor Show in Tokyo, Japan. (Akio Kon/Bloomberg News) Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel 
Toyota-Kenworth fuel cell-electric trucks participated in the shore-to-store initiative, part of the ongoing Zero- and Near-Zero Emissions Freight Facilities project in the Los Angeles region. (Toyota Motor North America)
Class 8s With Fuel Cells Prove Mettle in Los Angeles-Area Test
Toyota-Kenworth fuel cell-electric trucks participated in the shore-to-store initiative, part of the ongoing Zero- and Near-Zero Emissions Freight Facilities project in the Los Angeles region. (Toyota Motor North America)Toyota Motor North America and Kenworth Truck Co., a unit of Paccar Inc., announced Class 8 fuel cell-electric vehicles are a potential zero-emission replacement for diesel-powered trucks.
September 23, 2022 Business, Technology, Fuel 
Toyota Battery Manufacturing North Carolina in Liberty, N.C. (Toyota)
Toyota Invests in EV Battery Production in US, Japan
Toyota Battery Manufacturing North Carolina in Liberty, N.C. (Toyota)TOKYO — Toyota is investing $5.6 billion in Japan and the U.S. to boost production of batteries for electric vehicles, the Japanese automaker said Aug. 31.
August 31, 2022 Government, Business, Fuel 
Toyota now says it “continues to share the vision” of greenhouse gas reduction and carbon neutrality goals with CARB and the state of California.(Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg News)
Toyota Backs Down in Fight Against California Emission Rules
Toyota now says it “continues to share the vision” of greenhouse gas reduction and carbon neutrality goals with CARB and the state of California.(Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg News)Toyota Motor Corp. agreed to recognize California’s authority to set its own auto emission standards, ending a standoff stretching back to the Trump administration.
August 23, 2022 Business, Technology, Equipment 
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Toyota’s Crown Car to Debut in US
ToyotaTOKYO — Toyota’s flagship model in Japan, the Crown, is going on sale around the world for the first time, including in the U.S.
July 15, 2022 Government, Business, Technology, Safety 
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Toyota Recalls Electric Car for Wheel That May Detach
Toyota bZ4X by ToyotaTOKYO — Toyota is recalling 2,700 bZ4X crossover vehicles globally for wheel bolts that could become loose, in a major setback for the Japanese automaker’s ambitions to roll out electric cars.
June 24, 2022 Business, Equipment 
A Toyota dealership in Lakewood, Colo. (David Zalubowski/Associated Press)
Toyota’s Quarterly Profit Down on COVID Parts Crunch
A Toyota dealership in Lakewood, Colo. (David Zalubowski/Associated Press)TOKYO — Toyota’s profit declined 31% in the January-March quarter from the year before, but the Japanese automaker still wrapped up a year of record earnings.
May 11, 2022 Business, Technology, Autonomous 
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Aurora Unveils Autonomous Automotive Test Fleet
AuroraAurora Innovation Inc. announced it unveiled its test fleet of its autonomous custom-designed Toyota Sienna vehicles featuring Toyota’s vehicle control interface and Sienna Autono-MaaS (S-AM) platform.
March 23, 2022 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, Equipment 
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Toyota, Honda Join Growing Corporate Retreat From Russia
Eugene Hoshiko/Associated PressJapan’s biggest carmakers joined the widening global corporate pullback from Russia, following the likes of Ford Motor Co. and Exxon Mobil Corp., which have chosen not to do business there after the invasion of Ukraine.
March 3, 2022