Joby Aviation closes on USD 250 million investment from Toyota On May 28, California-based Joby Aviation, developer of electric air taxis for commercial passenger service, announced the successful closing of the first USD 250 million tranche of a previously announced strategic investment from Toyota Motor Corporation.  The investment is aimed at supporting certification and commercial production of Joby’s electric air taxi. This investment als...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/29

Toyota debuts FCEV fleet, infrastructure and next-gen system plans at ACT Expo 2025 On April 28, Toyota Motor North America reaffirmed its commitment to a Hydrogen Society at the 2025 Advanced Clean Transportation Expo, introducing hydrogen-related plans, investments and debuting new fuel cell technologies and products. Toyota Group Vice President of Powertrain Engineering Jordan Choby announced plans to introduce hydrogen-powered fuel cell elect...

News  Updated at: 2025/04/29

Toyoda Gosei develops ultra-thin register for car air-conditioning adopted for Toyota bZ3X Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. (Toyoda Gosei) announced that it has developed a thinner register for car air conditioning. In recent years, the demand for thinner instrument panels has increased for more spacious cabin and better forward visibility. A traditional register which is one of the components of instrument panel, has multiple fins to control airflow. As a...

News  Updated at: 2025/03/14

MLIT issues G-1 certification basis for SkyDrive, flying car SkyDrive Inc. (Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture) announced on February 10 that the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) issued a G-1 certification basis for a flying car, the SkyDrive. This means that the specific airworthiness and environmental standards for the SkyDrive are mostly set, which allows the company to accelerate the development of the vehicle for com...

News  Updated at: 2025/02/13

NHTSA backs off on 2nd huge air bag recall; will study issue more On December 19, 2024, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has decided not to immediately seek a recall of airbag inflators in about 50 million U.S. vehicles made by 13 automakers. Instead, the agency will conduct further investigation into the issue. Initially, NHTSA had expressed concern that the inflators posed serious safety risks, citing a U.S. fatality a...

News  Updated at: 2024/12/21

Novares opens new plant in Cerhovice, Czech Republic On December 18, 2024, Novares inaugurated a new plant in Cerhovice, Czech Republic, a few months after the Zebrak facility was destroyed by fire. The relocation aligns with the company’s strategy to maintain its activity in the Czech market, allowing it to continue serving its key customers (BMW, Stellantis, Toyota, and Tesla). The new 20,000 sqm plant accommodates 250 employees and produces...

News  Updated at: 2024/12/20

Joby Aviation begins work on first Dubai Vertiport for air taxi service On November 12, Toyota-backed Joby Aviation, a Santa Cruz, California-based company developing electric air taxis for commercial passenger service, announced that construction has begun on the first vertiport in its planned Dubai air taxi network. Situated at Dubai International Airport, the DXB vertiport is one of four initial locations that will form Joby’s network of ver...

News  Updated at: 2024/11/13

study includes 229 models from 44 different brands, with data collected from February through July 2024 in 81 major cities across China. The study covers 177 specific problems grouped into 9 major vehicle categories: exterior; interior; driving experience; features/controls/displays; infotainment; air conditioning; seats; powertrain; and driver assistance. The study measures the number of problems experienced per 100 vehicles (PP100) , and a low...

News  Updated at: 2024/11/06

Toyota-backed Joby Aviation launches public offering of common stock On October 24, Joby Aviation, Inc. a California-based company developing electric air taxis for commercial passenger service backed by Toyota, announced that it has launched an underwritten public offering to sell up to USD 200.0 million of its shares of common stock.  In addition, Joby intends to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional USD 30.0 m...

News  Updated at: 2024/10/26

Toyota to invest additional USD 500 million in Joby Aviation On October 2, Toyota Motor Corp. and California-based Joby Aviation, Inc., a company developing electric air taxis for commercial passenger service, announced that Toyota will invest an additional USD 500 million to support the certification and commercial production of Joby's electric air taxi. The investment, which will be made in two equal tranches, with the first tranche targeted to...

News  Updated at: 2024/10/03

Green NCAP releases results of BYD SEAL U, Kia EV6, Toyota bZ4X, Peugeot 308, VW Taigo, and Kia Ceed On September 26, Green NCAP released ratings of a few EVs and ICE powered vehicles, featuring the electric BYD SEAL U, Kia EV6, and Toyota bZ4X and gasoline-powered Kia Ceed, diesel Peugeot 308, and gasoline Volkswagen Taigo. Toyota bZ4X electric SUV leads with 5 green stars and a 97% average score. It excels in efficiency with a grid-to-battery o...

News  Updated at: 2024/09/27

TI Fluid Systems supplies products to several OEMs TI Fluid Systems plc. (TI Fluid Systems) has provided its fuel tanks for BMW iX3 and several Toyota programs including 330B and 530B, as well as Honda T50/T54 and Nissan X02A projects. The company has also supplied GM with push rods for DMAX engines across various vehicle platforms, thermal lines and hose assemblies for Chevrolet Express Van, and high-pressure diesel lines for GM 3.0 program. In ...

News  Updated at: 2024/07/31

Toyota, Coca-Cola and Air Liquide test heavy duty hydrogen truck in Europe On July 24, Toyota announced that, in collaboration with Air Liquide, it has begun testing a new hydrogen-powered truck to improve Coca Cola's supply operations. This truck is equipped with Toyota fuel cell technology, which produces electricity by combining hydrogen and oxygen, emitting only water, while Air Liquide provides renewable hydrogen for the project that seeks t...

News  Updated at: 2024/07/25

Toyo Tire’s OPEN COUNTRY A/T III tires selected for all-new Lexus GX Toyo Tire Corporation (Toyo Tire) announced that its OPEN COUNTRY A/T III tires have been selected as original equipment for the all-new Lexus GX and Toyota Motor Corporation’s all-new Land Cruiser 250. Through the application of Toyo Tire’s proprietary “T-MODE” tire design platform technology to tire pattern designs, these tires support off-road performance in poor co...

News  Updated at: 2024/07/08

Toyota Boshoku participates in FCVC 2024 Toyota Boshoku participated in the International Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Vehicle Congress & Exhibition 2024 (FCVC 2024) held in Jiading, Shanghai from June 4 to 6, exhibiting a bipolar plate for fuel cell stacks, an ion exchanger for fuel cell vehicles, and an air filter for fuel cell vehicles. The Toyota Boshoku bipolar plate, a precision stamping parts for the new Mira fuel cell, features a new stamping p...

News  Updated at: 2024/06/12

Toyota Mobility Foundation awards Detroit USD 3 million for sustainable mobility On May 29, the Toyota Mobility Foundation's Sustainable Cities Challenge announced it has selected the City of Detroit, Michigan, as well as Varanasi, India, and Venice, Italy, to host innovation challenges initiatives.  The goal of the USD 9 million global initiative is to help cities accelerate toward sustainable mobility while enhancing people's ability to commut...

News  Updated at: 2024/06/01

Toyota and FuelCell Energy launch ‘Tri-gen’ production system in California On May 2, FuelCell Energy and Toyota Motor North America celebrated the grand opening of the first-of-its-kind “Tri-gen” system at the Port of Long Beach, California. Tri-gen uses biogas to produce renewable electricity, renewable hydrogen, and usable water, and was built to support the vehicle processing and distribution center for Toyota Logistics Services (TLS)...

News  Updated at: 2024/05/04

Air Products plans network of multi-modal hydrogen refueling stations in Western Canada On April 23, Air Products announced plans to build a network of permanent, commercial-scale multi-modal hydrogen refueling stations stretching from Edmonton to Calgary, Alberta, Canada, that will serve heavy-duty vehicles, including commercial and municipal trucks, buses, and light-duty hydrogen fuel cell cars.  Each station will be able to fuel up to 200 hea...

News  Updated at: 2024/04/24

Al-Futtaim unveils new Toyota GR86 coupe in UAE On April 18, Al-Futtaim Toyota, the official distributor of Toyota in the UAE, unveiled the new Toyota GR86 Coupe at the Dubai Autodrome, in UAE. The vehicle maintains similar overall dimensions to its predecessor but with a 10 mm reduction in height (1,310 mm) and a 5 mm increase in wheelbase (2,575 mm). The coupe inherits the front-independent MacPherson struts and rear double-wishbone suspension...

News  Updated at: 2024/04/23

Toyota Boshoku China forms partnership with Didi Autonomous Driving Toyota Boshoku (China) Co., Ltd. (Toyota Boshoku China), a subsidiary of Toyota Boshoku Corp. (Toyota Boshoku), formed a partnership with Didi Autonomous Driving. According to the cooperation agreement, the two parties will co-develop a next-generation intelligent cockpit. Four intelligent cockpit technologies from Toyota Boshoku will be applied to Didi Autonomous Driving vehicle...

News  Updated at: 2024/04/19