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Toyota tackles Tesla trauma with radical EV production overhaul

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Takero Kato said the goal of the EV development division is to “change the future with BEVs.” (AUTOMOTIVE NEWS ILLUSTRATION)
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June 24, 2023 05:30 AM

SUSUNO, Japan — Toyota Motor Corp. is coming to grips with Tesla trauma by rekindling its famed manufacturing mojo.

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