DENSO and DELPHY Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Develop Data-Driven Smart Horticulture

KARIYA, Japan (April.24,2025)-DENSO CORPORATION and DELPHY GROEP BV have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at developing and promoting data-driven smart horticulture*1. Recently, the instability of agricultural production caused by factors such as climate change and the decline in the farming population, as well as the resulting food shortages has become pressing issues. Under… Continue reading DENSO and DELPHY Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Develop Data-Driven Smart Horticulture

Group 1 Automotive Reports First Quarter 2025 Financial Results

Current quarter diluted earnings per common share from continuing operations of $9.64 and current quarter adjusted diluted earnings per common share from continuing operations (a non-GAAP measure) of $10.17 U.K. Gross profit of $217.0 million from total revenues of $1.6 billion, both quarterly records, and a 109.6% and 92.0% increase, respectively, over the comparable prior… Continue reading Group 1 Automotive Reports First Quarter 2025 Financial Results

Maruti Grand Vitara is fastest midsize SUV to hit 300,000 sales

The Maruti Grand Vitara, launched on September 26, 2022, has driven past the 300,000 cumulative sales milestone in the domestic market in the first week of April 2025. The premium midsize SUV has taken 31 months to achieve the milestone, beating the previous best of 37 months by the Hyundai Creta, which continues to be India’s… Continue reading Maruti Grand Vitara is fastest midsize SUV to hit 300,000 sales

Clean Technica: Tesla Misses The Electric Truck Boat, Again003982

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! The cratering of Tesla’s EV sales and its stock, too, has already become the stuff of legend, and it could get worse. As auto industry observers have… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla Misses The Electric Truck Boat, Again003982

PRIVACY ALERT: Toyota Allegedly Selling Driving Data to Data Brokers and Insurance Companies without Drivers’ Consent

Lawsuit Exposes Toyota’s Lax Privacy Practices SAN FRANCISCO, April 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Schubert Jonckheer & Kolbe LLP is investigating automaker Toyota Motor North America, Inc. (“Toyota”), data broker Connected Analytic Services (“CAS”), Progressive Casualty Insurance Company (“Progressive”), and other insurance companies for allegedly collecting drivers’ sensitive driving data and sharing or selling it to… Continue reading PRIVACY ALERT: Toyota Allegedly Selling Driving Data to Data Brokers and Insurance Companies without Drivers’ Consent

Used EV prices fell 40%, and buyers are searching like never before

More car buyers are hunting for used EVs – CarMax says searches filtered by “electric vehicle” have nearly doubled since January 2022. CarMax saw EV searches surge in March 2022 and again in June 2024. The first spike lined up with the gas price shock after Russia invaded Ukraine, and the second came right as… Continue reading Used EV prices fell 40%, and buyers are searching like never before

Lexus’ redesigned ES sedan can be electric or hybrid

Lexus’s mid-sized ES luxury sedan is getting a redesign for its eighth generation that includes some edgier styling and a significant platform change that accommodates both an all-electric drivetrain and a regular hybrid one. Revealed at the Shanghai Auto Show today, the 2026 ES is Lexus’ second electric vehicle after the RZ, which was just… Continue reading Lexus’ redesigned ES sedan can be electric or hybrid

@Toyota: Toyota Invests Additional $88 Million its U.S. West Virginia Plant

Toyota Motor Corporation works to develop and manufacture innovative, safe and high-quality products and services that create happiness by providing mobility for all. We believe that true achievement comes from supporting our customers, partners, employees, and the communities in which we operate. Since our founding over 80 years ago in 1937, we have applied our… Continue reading @Toyota: Toyota Invests Additional $88 Million its U.S. West Virginia Plant

@Toyota: [Toyota Times] Presenting Toyota Times Business! A New Series with a Focus on Mobility and Business

In today’s world, anyone can share or consume information online, meaning there is a flood of news. To help people digest this deluge of news, we go to the source and deliver what we have found in an understandable way. That was the reason for creating Toyota Times in 2019. As a new addition to… Continue reading @Toyota: [Toyota Times] Presenting Toyota Times Business! A New Series with a Focus on Mobility and Business

@Toyota: Lexus Unveils the All-New ES at the World Premiere in Shanghai

Apr. 23, 2025 A forerunner in LEXUS’s next-generation electrification, combining HEV and battery EV (BEV) technologies. A spacious rear-seat package combined with the latest technology provides all passengers with a premium and comfortable cabin experience. Showcases LEXUS’ new design language, inspired by the next-generation BEV concept, LF-ZC. Refined from the core, pursuing new levels of… Continue reading @Toyota: Lexus Unveils the All-New ES at the World Premiere in Shanghai