GM, which sold 9.29 million cars in 2012, was the top-selling carmaker for more than seven decades before losing the title to Toyota in 2008.
Two office-bearers of the Toyota Kirloskar Motor Employees Union and eight other employees are staging the strike. Simultaneously, about 1,000 employees, registered with the TKMEU, staged a dharna at the factory gate from 10 am to 6 pm on Wednesday.
India's luxury car rental market is experiencing a surge in demand, particularly in Tier 1 cities such as Mumbai, Bangalore, and Delhi, with executive travellers, especially from the tech sector and younger demographics like the millennials and the Gen Z, increasingly renting high-end vehicles for special occasions and domestic travel. Luxorides, a luxury car rental company, observed a 40 per cent year-on-year rise in bookings in 2024 (until April) on popular routes like Delhi-Rishikesh, Delhi-Vrindavan, and Delhi-Jim Corbett National Park, as well as Chandigarh-Manali and Chandigarh-Ladakh.
Toyota Motor Corporation is recalling 1.43 million vehicles globally for defective air bags
The All New Etios is designed to provide a true sedan experience
The pint-sized i-Road has two front wheels that move up and down independently of each other.
Toyota on Thursday launched updated versions of its sedan Camry in India.
Japanese automaker says the 'element of trust has been broken'
The new Toyota Yaris will surely instil confidence among its users when it comes to performance and safety, says P Tharyan.
It is the global leader in car sales but in India, is a distant fifth.
Toyota is recalling the vehicles worldwide to fix faulty accelerator pedals and brakes. "Toyota's problems are not good for the industry.
It's also unbelievably smooth to ride.
Beside cosmetic changes there has been some impressive work done under the hood as well.
A NASA investigation has found no electronic flaws in Toyota vehicles.
Japanese auto major Toyota Motors Corporation Ltd said on Tuesday that it has begun exporting transmission equipment, manufactured at its dedicated plant in Bangalore, to seven Toyota plants across the world
The German's manager Willi Weber hinted that the former world champion could move to Toyota after Ferrari.
Microsoft Corp chairman Bill Gates wants to become Toyota's chief Formula One sponsor.
Toyota has capacity to manufacture 310,000 vehicles at its two plants located near Bengaluru
A 23-year-old Indian student is missing in the United States state of California since last week and police have sought the public's help in finding her, the latest case in the country as the community grapples with a string of such incidents involving students.
Toyota had announced a global recall of 65 lakh vehicles to rectify a power window glitch, which could lead to fire risk.
Passenger vehicle wholesales saw a marginal growth of 4 per cent in June on account of high base effect and muted demand due to severe heatwave conditions in several parts of the country. Overall passenger vehicle dispatches last month stood at 340,784 units, a growth of 3.67 per cent compared with 328,710 units in June 2023.
Come December 1 and Toyota will launch the sedan in Bangalore.
Firm asks workers to sign undertaking; refuses to revoke suspension of 17.
BMW said in a statement 'binding agreements' signed with Toyota also foresee to jointly develop an architecture and components for sports vehicles.
Toyota's global image took a beating when over eight million Toyota vehicles were recalled worldwide to fix faulty accelerator pedals and brakes.
This is the third recall of the company to involve more than a million cars since 2009.
Buzz around Innova Aero and cheaper multi-utility brands of competitors make the going tough for Evalia in a crowded market.
The company is currently celebrating the first anniversary of its Camry Hybrid in India during which it has sold 541 units
Toyota Kirloskar Employees Union (TKMEU) on Saturday said they were ready to resume work on March 24 but would not sign any undertaking as desired by the company, which has agreed to lift the lock-out at its two plants in Bidadi near Bangalore following government's conciliatory efforts.
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'Two would be premium products and three would be mainstream products.'
Workers had stopped production lines to protest a delay in salary hikes after 10 months of negotiations.
Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd on Tuesday launched its premium sports utility vehicle, the Toyota Land Cruiser in Mumbai.
Due to the continued pressure of high costs, Toyota is considering a price increase of up to 3 per cent across models with effect from January.
World's largest carmaker Toyota on Monday said it has cut production in India by 30 per cent this month, but is not holding back its planned investments of Rs 3,200 crore (Rs 32 billion) in the country.
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