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Toyota Announces Executive Leadership Changes

“Jim Lentz has had an incredible impact on our company. He has been an outstanding leader and was instrumental in restructuring the company and bringing together our North American region. He deserves a lot of credit for all he has accomplished in his many roles around the globe and he will be greatly missed,” said… Continue reading Toyota Announces Executive Leadership Changes

Vietnam’s VinFast eyes US market – New Straits Times

VIETNAMESE auto startup VinFast plans to invest up to US$2 billion (RM8.32 billion) to break into the lucrative United States auto market. Vietnam’s richest man and billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong, who is charge of the new automaker, is so intent on exporting electric vehicles to the US in 2021 that he’s using his own funds… Continue reading Vietnam’s VinFast eyes US market – New Straits Times

@Toyota: MIRISE Technologies to be Launched to Develop Semiconductors in Effort to Achieve Safe and Comfortable Future Global Mobility Society

MIRISE will work on three technology development fields: (1) power electronics, (2) sensing, and (3) SoC (System-on-a-Chip). In the power electronics field, the company will work on R&D mainly for in-house production (including contract manufacturing) by leveraging the semiconductor material technologies as well as manufacturing and design technologies accumulated by Toyota and DENSO in electrification… Continue reading @Toyota: MIRISE Technologies to be Launched to Develop Semiconductors in Effort to Achieve Safe and Comfortable Future Global Mobility Society

From Disney to Big Macs, Japan’s prices are frozen in time

TOKYO — Long labeled expensive, Japan is now drawing attention for its low prices. Take Tokyo Disney, which has become a popular tourist destination in part because of its relative cheapness. One adult single-park ticket for same-day entry cost the equivalent of $69 on Oct. 31 — barely more than half the $129 price tag at Disneyland… Continue reading From Disney to Big Macs, Japan’s prices are frozen in time

Walmart partners with self-driving startup Nuro to test autonomous grocery delivery in Houston

Walmart this morning announced a new pilot program that will test autonomous grocery delivery in the Houston market starting next year. The retailer is partnering with autonomous vehicle company Nuro, a robotics company that uses driverless technology to deliver goods to customers. Nuro’s vehicles in this case will delivery Walmart online grocery orders to a… Continue reading Walmart partners with self-driving startup Nuro to test autonomous grocery delivery in Houston

Press Releases – Global auto manufacturers call for resolution of WTO impasse

Brussels, 10 December 2019 – The EU, US, Japanese and Korean automobile manufacturers have joined forces to express their concerns about the impending blockage of the decision-making process in the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) appellate body structure. The global coalition of automobile manufacturers calls on all WTO member countries to swiftly resolve the current impasse… Continue reading Press Releases – Global auto manufacturers call for resolution of WTO impasse

Lexus launches electric SUV for Asia and Europe, showing that Toyota can quickly shift to EVs

The Toyota Motor Corporation will launch its first all-electric Lexus in 2020. Nikkei’s Asian Review confirmed that the Lexus UX300e battery-powered SUV will go on sale as soon as next spring in China. The UX300e will then debut in Europe in summer 2020 and Japan in early 2021. The plan was first unveiled at the… Continue reading Lexus launches electric SUV for Asia and Europe, showing that Toyota can quickly shift to EVs

@Toyota: Toyota Tsusho Group Starts Supplying RE100 Renewable Electricity to Hydrogen Station-Nagoya Atsuta Hydrogen Station Becomes the First Customer!-

2019-12-02 Ene Vision Corporation (“Ene Vision”), a Toyota Tsusho Group company, has started supplying “RE100*1 electricity,”*2 which is recognized as electricity sourced from100% renewable energy, as of December 1, 2019. Ene Vision engages in optimizing customers’ energy systems through engineering, and the first destination of the RE100 electricity that it supplies is the Nagoya Atsuta… Continue reading @Toyota: Toyota Tsusho Group Starts Supplying RE100 Renewable Electricity to Hydrogen Station-Nagoya Atsuta Hydrogen Station Becomes the First Customer!-

@Toyota: Notice of personnel change

2019-11-27 Toyota Tsusho Corporation (head office: Nagoya City; President & CEO: Ichiro Kashitani) announces the following personnel change. Effective November 27, 2019 New Organization New Position Name Previous Organization Previous Position TOYOTA TSUSHO PROCESSING DE MEXICO S.A. DE C.V. President MASASHI TANAKA METAL PRODUCTS TRADING DEPARTMENTSTAINLESS PRODUCTS GROUP Manager Effective December 1, 2019 New Organization… Continue reading @Toyota: Notice of personnel change