Akio Toyoda
Ghosn set to top Japan pay rankings with $10 million payJune 24, 2014 09:39 CET
Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn earned more than $10 million last year, putting him on track to become the best-paid Japan executive for the fourth time in five years....Read More »
DOUGLAS A. BOLDUC
Toyota Europe boss shares secrets to his success 1:22 am U.S. ET | June 4, 2014
Toyota Europe CEO Didier Leroy says that to become a true leader you should not worry about making your boss happy....Read More »
Alma mater matters: Why Babson College is Toyota's special partner 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 2, 2014
Toyota is forging strong ties with Babson College. This spring, Babson is offering a hands-on undergraduate class that shows how to apply the Toyota Production System in the real world, by tweaking the Greater Boston Food Bank's fresh food distribution center, called the Marketplace....Read More »
HANS GREIMEL
Akio's world: When growth is no growth 3:14 pm U.S. ET | May 9, 2014
Akio Toyoda is the first to admit it. He doesn't count company growth the same way as other captains of industry -- or Wall Street profit hounds, for that matter....Read More »
Toyota fourth-quarter earnings hit by U.S. settlement 2:43 am U.S. ET | May 8, 2014
Toyota's settlement with the federal government over unintended-acceleration claims contributed to a 5 percent decline in fourth-quarter net income, but the automaker still achieved record full-year profits....Read More »
Toyota's global sales top VW, GM for 3rd straight quarter 5:11 am U.S. ET | April 23, 2014
Toyota outsold VW Group and GM for a third straight quarter. Toyota sold 2.58 million units in the January-to-March period, it said today. Second place is too close to call as GM and VW said they each sold about 2.4 million vehicles....Read More »
Toyota outsells VW, GM for 3rd straight quarterApril 23, 2014 11:11 CET
Toyota outsold VW Group and GM for a third straight quarter. Toyota sold 2.58 million units in the January-to-March period, it said today. Second place is too close to call as GM and VW said they each sold about 2.4 million vehicles....Read More »
Into Africa: Toyota taps last emerging market 8:35 am U.S. ET | April 14, 2014
Toyota President Akio Toyoda visited Kenya for the first time last fall, touring Toyota's knockdown production plant and Toyota Group companies. His trip highlights a new reality for Toyota and rivals from Europe to China: Africa is the last untapped emerging market. And carmakers are jostling for position there....Read More »
2014 BEIJING AUTO SHOW
Lexus aims NX crossover at German premium brands in ChinaApril 11, 2014 14:45 CET
Lexus will debut the NX crossover at the Beijing auto show as it tries to compete with German premium rivals in China. The NX will be the brand's first compact crossover and will be sold in global markets including Europe and the United States....Read More »
Toyota's future manufacturing plans see humans replacing robots 2:33 pm U.S. ET | April 7, 2014
Toyota’s next step forward in manufacturing is counter-intuitive in an age of automation: Humans are taking the place of machines in plants across Japan so workers can develop new skills and figure out ways to improve production lines and the car-building process....Read More »
Toyota buying back stock for first time since 2009 as cash grows 12:51 pm U.S. ET | March 26, 2014
Toyota said it will buy back stock for the first time in five years as its cash pile swells and profit climbs. Toyota will repurchase as many as 60 million shares, equivalent to a 1.9 percent stake, for 360 billion yen ($3.5 billion), according to a statement Tuesday. The company, which last bought back stock in February 2009, plans to retire about half of those shares by the end of June....Read More »
Akio Toyoda calls recalls a turning point for company 11:45 am U.S. ET | March 20, 2014
A day after his company agreed to pay a record $1.2 billion to settle a criminal probe into safety issues, the head of Toyota Motor Corp. called the preceding recalls a turning point for the carmaker. The recalls marked a shift in how Toyota and the industry think about safety, President Akio Toyoda said. It's no longer just about passing regulations but about delivering a sense of security....Read More »
NEWS ANALYSIS
GM recall is bad, but not yet Toyota-bad 3:30 pm U.S. ET | March 17, 2014
As bad as the General Motors ignition switch recall is, the storm still doesn't match the hysteria whipped up four years ago by Toyota's unintended-acceleration crisis. The Toyota recall was, and still is, the benchmark mammoth recall of our time....Read More »
Toyota to recall 1.9 million Prius models to update softwareFeb. 12, 2014 10:37 CET
Toyota will recall more than half of the Prius vehicles ever sold to fix a software glitch in the car's hybrid system that may cause some parts to overheat, potentially causing the cars to slow down or stop completely....Read More »
Toyota gets its racing groove back 12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 2, 2014
Here's another sign that Akio Toyoda is ready to go on the offensive....Read More »
BREAKTHROUGHS PROMISED
Details emerge of new engine, batteries and much more for the 4th-generation Prius 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 27, 2014
The fourth-generation Toyota Prius, the car that made "hybrid" a household word, won't arrive for at least another year. But emerging details paint a picture of a car that could be a breakthrough on multiple fronts....Read More »
NO BORING CARS
How Toyota raced the clock to create the FT-1 sports car 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 20, 2014
Toyota's Calty design studio took a 'no boring' cars' mantra to create the FT-1 supercar. In an 18-month race against the clock before the 2014 Detroit auto show, Calty built a spiritual pace car that may find its way to the street....Read More »
Toyoda predicts emerging markets slowdown to persist this year 8:25 am U.S. ET | Jan. 1, 2014
A slowdown in emerging markets will extend into the new year, compounding uncertainty over demand in China and at home, according to a group representing Japan’s auto manufacturers....Read More »
2013 LISTS OF 10
Game changers in 2013 12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 30, 2013
These men and women shook up the industry in the past year....Read More »
Toyota wants TNGA platform to close gap with VW, HyundaiDec. 12, 2013 17:00 CET
The Toyota New Global Architecture will cut development costs by 20 percent to 30 percent and help create more appealing products to better compete with VW and Hyundai, a top r&d executive told Automotive News Europe....Read More »
JAMES B. TREECE
Japanese auto leaders stand strong as survivors 12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 9, 2013
Japan's automakers have bonded as survivors....Read More »
ANE monthly e-magazine goes live MondayNov. 29, 2013 06:01 CET
The latest issue of the Automotive News Europe monthly e-magazine goes live on Monday, Dec. 2. This edition looks at Fiat-Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne's new plan to relaunch struggling Alfa Romeo....Read More »
JAMES B. TREECE
Japanese auto industry leaders stand strong as survivors 8:15 am U.S. ET | Nov. 24, 2013
The 2013 Tokyo Motor Show has been an unprecedented love fest. On Tuesday, the afternoon before the first press day, the bosses of each member of the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association stood shoulder to shoulder on the same stage, as the sound of a revving engine from each of their lineups roared in turn....Read More »
Doubting Toyota prince defeats crisis to prove self wrong 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 23, 2013
Akio Toyoda has made a convincing case for himself as head of the world's biggest automaker. With the Tokyo Motor Show under way this week, Toyota is on track for a record profit, its Lexus luxury unit predicts the best-ever year of sales, and industry surveys show public questions over deteriorating quality are fading. It's a remarkable turnaround for an executive who got off to a shaky start handling one of the worst crises in Toyota's 76-year history....Read More »
Q&A
Toyota is ready to go on the offensive againNov. 12, 2013 06:01 CET
President Akio Toyoda says Toyota is finally ready to go on the offensive again after being hobbled in recent years by the global financial meltdown, vehicle recalls and Japan's earthquake....Read More »
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