[JMS 2025 Exclusive Interview] Toyota Industries Corporation's strengths are analyzing and developing bipolar nickel-metal hydride batteries The Japan Mobility Show (JMS) was held from October 29, 2025. During the show, MarkLines conducted exclusive interviews with several companies. We interviewed four employees working at Toyota Industries Corporation. Q1. Have you made any improvements to the bipolar nickel-metal hydride battery that you also...

News  Updated at: 2025/12/17

Toyota Boshoku America acquires TBDN Tennessee, rebrands as Toyota Boshoku Jackson Tennessee On December 1, Toyota Boshoku America announced the full acquisition of TBDN Tennessee Company its longstanding joint venture with DENSO International America. This strategic move marks a significant milestone in Toyota Boshoku America’s long-term vision. TBDN Tennessee Company has been a successful collaboration between Toyota Boshoku America (TBA) and...

News  Updated at: 2025/12/02

—Japan still has not decided how far it really wants to go with full Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs), even as China and Europe push hard in that direction. The event, newly positioned as a broad “festival of mobility”, brought together everything from tiny Kei Cars and family Vans to personal air taxi mockups and energy management systems. It worked as much as an unwritten progress report as it did a show, revealing how Japan intends to de...

News  Updated at: 2025/11/27

Toyota announces prices and specification details for new Aygo X Hybrid in UK On November 25, Toyota UK announced prices and specification details of the new Aygo X Hybrid, which will be available to order from December 1. Customer deliveries are scheduled to start from January 2026. The model becomes Toyota’s smallest hybrid and the first A-segment city car to adopt this technology. It is launched with four equipment grades: Icon, Design, Exce...

News  Updated at: 2025/11/27

Auto Guangzhou 2025: GAC Toyota unveils, starts accepting pre-orders for bZ7 electric sedan On November 21, at the Auto Guangzhou 2025 motor show (exhibition period: November 21-30), GAC Toyota unveiled and started accepting pre-orders for the bZ7, the first battery electric sedan to feature Huawei’s HarmonySpace 5 cockpit. Positioned as a battery electric family sedan in the CNY 200,000 range, the bZ7 adopts a magnificent, elegant exterior des...

News  Updated at: 2025/11/25

JMS 2025: Lexus unveils six-wheeled LS Concept, redefining LS as Luxury Space On October 29, Lexus Chief Branding Officer Simon Humphries took the stage at the Japan Mobility Show 2025 (Press days: October 29-30, Public days: October 31-November 9) being held at Tokyo Big Sight and unveiled the LS Concept minivan. He began by explaining that with the Century brand at the top of Toyota's products, Lexus will become the center of luxury and will be...

News  Updated at: 2025/10/31

Toyota North America launches enhanced Toyota Audio Multimedia system On October 13, Toyota announced an enhanced version of the Toyota Audio Multimedia system that make its debut in the all-new 2026 RAV4, before rolling out to future models in the Toyota lineup. The Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) R&D and Connected Technologies team partnered with designers and software engineers at Toyota Connected North America (TCNA) to create this enhanced...

News  Updated at: 2025/10/18

Joby Aviation launching underwritten offering of common stock to fund air taxis On October 8, Joby Aviation, a company developing electric air taxis for commercial passenger service, announced that it intends to offer USD 500.0 million of its shares of common stock in an underwritten offering. Joby expects to grant the underwriter a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional USD 75.0 million of its shares of common stock.  Joby plans to use t...

News  Updated at: 2025/10/11

U.S. Transportation Department unveils plan to fast-track eVTOL taxis On September 12, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today announced a new pilot program within the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to establish pre-certification operating environments for air taxis to accelerate the deployment of advanced air mobility (AAM) in the U.S. Establishment of the eVTOL Integration Pilot Program (eIPP) was included in the Executive Orde...

News  Updated at: 2025/09/13

BMW to begin fuel cell system production at Steyr plant, Austria in 2028 On September 2, BMW announced that its Steyr plant, Austria will start series production of fuel cell systems in 2028. Prototypes are already being built in Munich, Germany and Steyr, with key components supplied by the Landshut technology hub, Germany. BMW and Toyota are jointly developing the powertrain for passenger vehicles, creating synergies for both commercial and pa...

News  Updated at: 2025/09/02

Joby completes acquisition of Blade’s passenger VTOL business On August 29, Joby Aviation announced it has completed its acquisition of Blade Air Mobility’s passenger business. The acquisition provides Blade’s established network of terminals and customers in key markets like New York and in Southern Europe, positioning Joby for a faster entry into commercial service with its quiet, all-electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft...

News  Updated at: 2025/08/30

Toyota launches new Corolla Cross hybrid in Turkiye On July 18, Toyota announced that it has launched the new Corolla Cross Hybrid in Türkiye, with price starting at TL 2,075,000. The new Corolla Cross Hybrid features a refreshed, modern design, it combines a fifth-generation 1.8-liter full hybrid engine with Toyota's T-Mate safety technologies, delivering 140 PS of power and 185 Nm of torque. The vehicle is offered in three trim levels, which...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/28

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