Toyota's global image took a beating when over eight million Toyota vehicles were recalled worldwide to fix faulty accelerator pedals and brakes.
TKM is also showcasing its Toyota Prius hybrid car in the biennial event in the national capital and is looking for its launch in the Indian market.
Toyota Kirloskar Motor launched the Toyota Corolla on Sunday. The company expects to sell around 10,000 units in the first year itself.
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.
The Rs. 3,200-crore (Rs. 320-billion) plant with capacity to produce 70,000 cars annually was to be inaugurated in Bidadi near Bangalore on March 15.
The company has capacity to manufacture 310,000 units annually.
This is the third recall of the company to involve more than a million cars since 2009.
Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) on Wednesday said it will recall 44,989 units of multi-purpose vehicle Innova manufactured between February 2005 and December 2008 in India to rectify a faulty cable on the steering wheel.
So far the company has got orders for 54 units of Prius from customers in India.
A deep split has emerged within India's auto industry over the proposed CAFE exemption for small cars, with only Maruti Suzuki and Renault backing the move in the final SIAM vote.
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.
Toyota is being cautious with the technology, but GM is full-speed-ahead for a 2010 launch of its Volt. To the victor will go the spoils.
Toyota is launching a compact car by the end of next year from its new production facility close to its existing plant in Bangalore.
After learning lessons from market downturn and a series of product recalls, Japanese car maker Toyota on Wednesday said it will strengthen focus on emerging markets by increasing production, sales and developing models to suit local needs, as part of its global business plan till 2015.
Japan's top automaker Toyota on Monday said it faced an "unprecedented" operating loss of $1.69 billion for fiscal 2008, the first such loss in the company's history, due to dwindling global auto sales and a surging yen.
Japanese automaker Toyota has developed a safety technology that it says will keep the driver's eyes on the road.
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.
Three additional vehicle makers and five more auto component makers will begin availing financial incentives under the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for the automobile sector from 2026-27 (FY27) onwards, Hanif Qureshi, additional secretary at the Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI), said on Wednesday.
Toyota Motor Corp of Japan, had on March 16 declared a lockout.
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.
Japan's biggest carmaker Toyota Motor Corp is considering an investment of Rs 1,500 crore
The Japanese multinational automaker's Lexus cars will be sold in India through an exclusive network of dealerships by 2013, executive vice-president Yukitoshi Funo said on Monday.
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.
This Sporty initiative by Japanese carmaker will definitely steal the hearts of numerous 'racing' enthusiasts across the country.
Prius is the highest selling hybrid model of TMC with a cumulative global sale of over 1.4 million units since 2000.
Models of the Yaris, known in Japan as the Vitz, that were made between November 2010 and March 2012, have been recalled.
Top carmakers led by Maruti Suzuki, Mahindra & Mahindra, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles and Kia India on Saturday reported record sales in the domestic market riding on festive demand boosted by GST rate cut. Other manufacturers such as Skoda Auto India and Toyota Kirloskar Motor also posted impressive growth in sales in October.
The pint-sized i-Road has two front wheels that move up and down independently of each other.
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.'
Every year, carmakers announce at the end of November or December their plans to increase prices of their vehicles by January.
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.
The US on Tuesday slapped a record 17.35 million fine on the world's biggest automaker, Toyota Motor Corporation, for "failing" to report safety defects to regulators within five days as required by federal law.
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.
