Formula One newcomers Hispania (HRT) are talking to Toyota about a technical partnership for next season, team boss Colin Kolles said on Friday.
Toyota is launching a compact car by the end of next year from its new production facility close to its existing plant in Bangalore.
Bangalore-based Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd, a joint venture between Kirloskar Group and Toyota Motor Corporation, has decided to introduce the newly-developed sedan on the Etios platform, ahead of its much-awaited small car.
Mohammed Badri, acting director-general of ESMA -- official body governing quality and standards in the UAE -- met Toyota executives on Sunday and initiated the recall as a precaution.
Japanese car giant Toyota on Thursday said it will display 14 production and concept vehicles, including its low-cost compact car, at the forthcoming Auto Expo in the capital.
The Etios sedan, which made its global debut in the country in December 2010, has sold over 20,000 units till date. This gives Toyota the hope that the new small car will catapult it among the top manufacturers in the second fastest growing automobile market globally.
The head of Toyota was handed a stark warning just over three years ago of significant problems with the safety of a number of models as the result of cost-cutting and the use of temporary workers, says a media report.
The bookings of the new vehicle, named Innova Crysta opened on Monday and deliveries will begin from May 13, 2016.
The carmaker's Bangalore institute aims to give poor teenagers a leg up and produce skilled workers for the subcontinent's auto boom
TKM is investing Rs 3,200 crore in the second facility, which will have an initial capacity of 70,000 units as it gears to launch a small car in the Indian market by early 2011.
The Japanese auto maker, which is present in India through a joint venture with the Kirloskar Group, is investing Rs 3,200 crore (Rs 32 billion) for setting up a new production facility in Bangalore to launch its 'strategic' small car in New Delhi.
With slowing sales and to avoid inventory accumulation, Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd has planned to cut production of passenger cars and utility vehicles at its factory in Bidadi, 35 km from Bangalore.
The German's future remains uncertain even if he has said repeatedly that he expects to be in Formula One next season.
The new SUV comes with a 3.0 litre D-4D diesel engine with five speed manual transmission.
When the workers returned to work for the 6 am shift on Monday morning, the management insisted each employee sign an undertaking, but the workers refused to do so.
The cutback in production has been announced on top of three days' production halt this month and would impact most of Toyota's models made in Japan, excluding those outsourced to subcontractors, the report revealed. Further, sales of new vehicles in Japan slumped to the lowest level in three decades in 2008 as recession hit Asia's biggest economy, piling pressure on its auto giants, an industry group had said.
It is meant for the rear seat loving owner, who couldn't care much about engine power, or the transmission.
Toyota suspended technical director Mike Gascoyne due to a "fundamental difference of opinion".
In a statement on Wednesday, Toyota had said it would take a one-time, $1.1 billion pre-tax charge against earnings to 'cover the estimated costs of the economic loss settlement and possible resolution costs of civil litigation brought in California by the District Attorney of Orange County and an investigation by a multi-state group of Attorneys General stemming from previous recalls.'
The company has exceeded the target president Akio Toyoda set two years ago: to make 1 trillion yen in annual operating profit, and do so with a 5 per cent margin.
The company has exceeded the target president Akio Toyoda set two years ago: to make 1 trillion yen in annual operating profit, and do so with a 5 per cent margin.
Toyota Motor Corp regained the crown as the world's top selling automaker in 2012, posting record-high sales and beating rivals General Motors and Volkswagen.
Various manufacturers, including Nissan and Honda have also been impacted due to faulty airbags supplied by Takata.
Japanese car major Toyota Motor Corp is reported to be planning an investment of $330 to 420 million (about Rs 1,890 crore) for setting up a small car plant near its existing facility in Bangalore.
Japanese car major Toyota Motor Corporation plans to set up an engine assembly plant in the country and has sought government approval for the proposed venture.
The company has launched the new version of Etios at a price range of Rs 545,000 and Rs 708,000 for the petrol variant and Rs 670,000 and Rs 815,000 (ex-showroom Delhi) for the diesel variant.
The company, which is present in India through a joint venture with Kirloskar Group, is investing about Rs 3,200 crore (Rs 32 billion) to set up its second manufacturing facility in Bangalore to roll out the car by early 2011.
The decision confirmed Germany's Nick Heidfeld as the eighth placed driver and relegated Ralf Schumacher to 11th at the San Marino Grand Prix.
Toyota Motor withdrew from Formula One on Wednesday, leaving Japan without a team in motorsport's premier series. Company president Akio Toyoda apologised for the team's failure to record a single race victory since joining F1 in 2002 despite an estimated annual budget of around $300 million.
Germany's Timo Glock will race for the Toyota Formula One team next season, replacing compatriot Ralf Schumacher. Cologne-based Toyota said in a statement on Monday that the 25-year-old had signed a multi-year deal. He will partner Italian Jarno Trulli.
Consumers should be given freedom to make a logical choice, and manufacturers enough leeway so that they can produce what the consumer wants.
Betting big on its yet to be launched compact car Etios,the world's largest carmaker Toyota on Wednesday said it expects more than half of its overall sales in India during the next year to come from the new model.
The ride quality of the Cross is best-in-class but it scores low when it comes to handling.
Japan's biggest carmaker Toyota Motor Corp is considering an investment of Rs 1,500 crore
Brand Toyota may have taken some beating after the Japanese carmaker had to recall millions of vehiles in the US, but in India the company sees no impact and is eyeing a strong growth.
Toyota Motor Corp is likely to have retained its position as the world's best-selling carmaker for the first nine months of the year, beating rivals General Motors Co and Volkswagen AG, company figures showed on Monday.
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