@Toyota: Toyota Announces North American Manufacturing Operations and Executive Changes

Establishes three pillars, seven regions to optimize efficiencies and better serve its customers PLANO, Texas (May 14, 2025) – As it prepares for the future of mobility, TMNA today announced changes to its manufacturing operations designed to better serve its customers, drive continued growth, and advance its commitment to building where it sells. As a… Continue reading @Toyota: Toyota Announces North American Manufacturing Operations and Executive Changes

@Toyota: Step Inside Toyota’s Manufacturing Plants — No Travel Required

Curious how a Toyota vehicle comes to life? Now you can find out — without leaving home. From Texas to Kentucky, Tour.Toyota.com lets you virtually visit Toyota’s manufacturing facilities that produce vehicles, engines, transmissions, engine blocks and cylinder heads. Explore immersive virtual tours, watch behind-the-scenes videos and discover what makes Toyota manufacturing tick. And if… Continue reading @Toyota: Step Inside Toyota’s Manufacturing Plants — No Travel Required

Track nights, drifting and lots of screenwash: 2000 miles in an MX-5

Winter is doing the car a huge favour so far. It ’s constantly caked in mud, which hides the paint well. I love filthy cars and will fill these pages in the coming months with the dirtiest MX-5 you may ever see. Other notes? This car is small. Really small. Shorter than the Mk1 MX-5… Continue reading Track nights, drifting and lots of screenwash: 2000 miles in an MX-5

GOP tax bill helps its biggest donor Musk, but harms his company, Tesla

Republicans announced a new tax plan today and it’s just about as bad for America as expected, taking money for healthcare, clean air and energy efficiency from American families and sending it to the ultra-wealthy instead. You might think that this helps one of those ultra-wealthy, Elon Musk, who gave hundreds of millions of dollars… Continue reading GOP tax bill helps its biggest donor Musk, but harms his company, Tesla

Japanese tech company Panasonic cuts 4% of its global workforce as profits falter

Panasonic forecast that its profit will improve by at least 150 billion yen ($1 billion) by the fiscal year through March 2027, and by 300 billion yen ($2.1 billion) by the fiscal year through March 2029. Panasonic will slash its global workforce by 10,000 people, half in Japan and half overseas, to become a more… Continue reading Japanese tech company Panasonic cuts 4% of its global workforce as profits falter

Tesla’s NACS connector will be used by Mazda’s EVs in Japan

Mazda has announced that it will use the North American Charging Standard (NACS), also known as Tesla’s charge connector, on its upcoming electric vehicles in Japan. The Japanese automaker had already announced that it would adopt NACS for its electric vehicles in North America, like all other automakers in North America, after Ford got the… Continue reading Tesla’s NACS connector will be used by Mazda’s EVs in Japan

Not quite a classic: Maserati 3200 GT

You can have a flutter on the horses. Chance some money on shares. Take a bet on an election. But none of these approach the sustained gamble of buying a used, highly strung performance car whose random tantrums can replicate the Southern Rail experience with massive extra expense. You could try a V10 BMW M5,… Continue reading Not quite a classic: Maserati 3200 GT

Rental Cars Prop Up April Fleet Sales

Rental car fleets have made recent overall fleet sales look better. Graphic: Bobit Business Media Commercial, rental, and government fleet sales in April totaled 207,582 vehicles, up a modest 2.6% from 202,309 vehicles sold in April 2024, according to Bobit Business Media fleet numbers released on May 1. These are the first fleet sales numbers… Continue reading Rental Cars Prop Up April Fleet Sales

Clean Technica: Top Selling Electric Vehicle Brands Worldwide in March — EV Sales Report004009

Sign up for CleanTechnica’s Weekly Substack for Zach and Scott’s in-depth analyses and high level summaries, sign up for our daily newsletter, and/or follow us on Google News! Last Updated on: 7th May 2025, 12:05 am In addition to our monthly report on the top selling plugin vehicles in the world, here’s a report on… Continue reading Clean Technica: Top Selling Electric Vehicle Brands Worldwide in March — EV Sales Report004009

Los vehículos Mazda aparecen en la lista de vehículos nuevos y usados recomendados para adolescentes de IIHS y CR

WASHINGTON, 2 de mayo de 2025 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) se complace en anunciar que casi todos los modelos Mazda aparecen en la lista actualizada de vehículos nuevos y usados recomendados para adolescentes del Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS, Instituto de Seguros para la Seguridad en las Carreteras) y… Continue reading Los vehículos Mazda aparecen en la lista de vehículos nuevos y usados recomendados para adolescentes de IIHS y CR