Will Toyota And Suzuki Create A Mini Vehicle Giant?
Osamu Suzuki prepares to greet Gujarat state Chief Minister, Anandiben Patel (Photo SAM PANTHAKY/AFP/Getty Images) Today, rumors that Toyota Motor Corp. might be planning a tie-up with Suzuki rattled...
View ArticleTakata CEO Said Prepared to Resign to Placate Stakeholders
Takata Corp. Chief Executive Officer Shigehisa Takada is prepared to resign in order to placate stakeholders unhappy with the way the air-bag supplier is handling the crisis involving its defective...
View ArticleTakata CEO Said to Face Pressure to Resign as Crisis Deepens
Takata Corp. management led by Chief Executive Officer Shigehisa Takada is under pressure from major stakeholders including Honda Motor Co. to step down over the biggest U.S. auto-safety recall,...
View ArticleToyota remains world's biggest carmaker
Toyota has kept its crown as the world's top-selling carmaker for the fourth straight year. The company sold 10.15 million cars overall in 2015, slightly beating expectations. Germany's...
View ArticleToyota remains world's top-selling automaker in 2015
TOKYO, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp. announced Wednesday that it sold over 10 million units worldwide in 2015 and the sale, beating Volkswagen and General Motors, clinched...
View ArticleToyota considers buying rest of Daihatsu
Toyota is considering a buyout offer for its Daihatsu unit, which would give the world's biggest automaker full control over a company that excels in minicars and emerging markets. ......
View ArticleToyota mulls business moves with Suzuki
The Yomiuri Shimbun Toyota Motor Corp. is considering forming a business tie-up with Suzuki Motor Corp. to reinforce its competitiveness in the car markets of India and other emerging nations, sources...
View ArticleToyota, Suzuki Motor deny report of partnership talks
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Toyota Motor Corp and Suzuki Motor Corp on Wednesday denied a newspaper report they were discussing a potential partnership that could include a capital tie-up. The Nikkei...
View ArticleDaihatsu shares suspended on report Toyota to turn it into 100 pct unit
TOKYO, Jan 27 (Reuters) - The Tokyo Stock Exchange suspended trading in shares of Daihatsu Motor co after the Nikkei business daily reported on Wednesday that parent Toyota Motor Corp had decided to...
View ArticleToyota focuses on small car market with Suzuki tie-up and Daihatsu takeover
Toyota Motor Corp. is...
View ArticleToyota Stays Top-Selling Carmaker for Fourth Year as VW Retreats
Toyota Motor Corp. stayed the world’s top-selling automaker for the fourth straight year and only company to deliver more than 10 million vehicles as Volkswagen AG fell back amid its emissions scandal....
View ArticleToyota considers Daihatsu buyout, denies Suzuki tie-up talks
TOKYO: Toyota Motor Corp said it was considering buying out the rest of minivehicle maker Daihatsu Motor Co, a $3.2 billion deal at current market prices, but denied a report that it was in partnership...
View ArticleToyota to decide on buying out rest of Daihatsu on Friday -Jiji
TOKYO, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp and Daihatsu Motor Co Ltd will decide at board meetings on Friday if Toyota will make the Japanese minivehicle maker a wholly owned subsidiary, Jiji news...
View ArticleToyota's Daihatsu Buyout May Widen Global Lead Over Volkswagen
Toyota Motor Corp. is staying on the offensive after besting Volkswagen AG for bragging rights as the world’s biggest automaker. Now, it’s weighing a deal that might widen its lead, especially in...
View ArticleToyota Believed to Plan Offer to Acquire Rest of Daihatsu
Toyota Motor Corp. plans to make...
View ArticleSharp Said to Plan Decision on Competing Bailout Bids by Feb. 4
Sharp Corp., the embattled maker of Aquos flat-screen televisions, plans to decide between competing bailout offers this week, people with knowledge of the matter said. The Japanese electronics company...
View ArticleToyota Halting Japan Plants Next Week on Steel Factory Explosion
Toyota Motor Corp. said it will suspend production at all assembly plants in Japan next week in the wake of an explosion last month at one of its group companies’ steel...
View ArticleToyota may halt Japan car output in February due to steel shortage
TOKYO: Toyota Motor Corp said on Saturday it may halt production at its domestic plants early next month due to a steel shortage, following an explosion at a steel plant operated by one of its...
View ArticleToyota to Buy Out Low-Cost Carmaker Daihatsu
Toyota has confirmed that it will buy out the rest of mini-vehicle maker Daihatsu's shares to make it a wholly-owned subsidiary of the world's biggest automobile manufacturer. Toyota, which currently...
View ArticleToyota to Take Full Control of Daihatsu
Toyota Motor said it would bolster its small-car operations by spending about $3 billion to take full control of Daihatsu Motor. ......
View ArticleNotice Regarding Making Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of...
(Source: Daihatsu Motor Co Ltd) 5c068a2f-6520-415c-8625-20dbc43cdb0d.pdf To Whom It May Concern: January 29, 2016 Company Name: Toyota Motor Corporation Name and Title of Representative: Akio Toyoda,...
View ArticleToyota, Daihatsu presidents to hold news conference at 1030 GMT
TOKYO, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp and Daihatsu Motor Co said on Friday their respective presidents, Akio Toyoda and Masanori Mitsui, will hold a news conference at 7:30 p.m. (1030 GMT) in...
View ArticleToyota to make minivehicle maker Daihatsu a wholly owned unit
TOKYO, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp said on Friday it would buy out the rest of minivehicle maker Daihatsu Motor Co, a move that will help it leverage the lower-cost brand better....
View ArticleDaihatsu Motor:R&I Places on Rating Monitor v/upgrading (R&I - Rating and...
(Source: R&I - Rating and Investment Information Inc) 160bd358-1f25-4a1e-b411-c8731cb2cea2.pdf NEWS RELEASE Feb 01, 2016 R&I Places on the Rating Monitor With View to Upgrading: Daihatsu Motor...
View ArticleToyota Motor Corp. to Takeover Daihatsu
Toyota Motor Corp. announced the plan for an acquisition of 100% stake in Daihatsu Motor Co. Toyota will conduct business transformation to Daihatsu after the acquisition which targeted for completion...
View ArticleToyota announces full Daihatsu buyout
Reuters TOKYO (Reuters) — Toyota Motor Corp. said on Friday it would buy out the rest of minivehicle maker Daihatsu Motor Co., a move that will help it better leverage the lower-cost brand. The world’s...
View ArticleToyota raising stake in Daihatsu to make it wholly owned
TOKYO (AP) — Toyota is planning to raise its...
View ArticleToyota and Daihatsu to Strengthen Small Car Operations through Unified Global...
(Source: Daihatsu Motor Co Ltd) cf077c3a-6f94-4c38-8f11-f37d20b49bd2.pdf January 29, 2016 Toyota Motor Corporation Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. Toyota and Daihatsu to Strengthen Small Car Operations...
View ArticleToyota to buy out rest of Daihatsu for $3 billion amid push into compact cars
By Naomi Tajitsu TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp, the world's largest automaker, said it would buy out the rest of minivehicle unit Daihatsu Motor Co - an all-stock deal worth about $3 billion and...
View ArticleToyota Buys Rest of Japan Minicar Maker Daihatsu in Stock Swap
Toyota Motor Corp. will buy out its Daihatsu Motor Co. unit,...
View ArticleSuzuki says sees threat in some markets from Toyota's Daihatsu buyout
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp's buyout of the rest of...
View Article‘Toyota’s Daihatsu buy a threat to SMC’
Toyota’s buyout of small car maker Daihatsu is a serious threat to rival Suzuki Motor Corporation’s position not just in India but other markets as well, a top Suzuki official said. Toyota, the...
View ArticleToyota Killing Scion as Youth Brand Struggles to Regain Traction
Toyota Motor Corp. will discontinue Scion, the U.S. youth-targeted brand just entering its teen years, as sales slump to less than one-third their peak reached a decade ago. As of August, Scion models...
View ArticleToyota Supplier Behind Production Shutdown Pulls Profit Forecast
The supplier behind Toyota Motor Corp.’s shutdown of all Japan assembly plants for at least one week withdrew its earnings forecasts, as another one of the carmaker’s group companies warned of a bigger...
View ArticleSuzuki Motor Corp's COO Toshihiro Suzuki denies tie-up talks with Toyota Motor
Suzuki Motor Corp (SMC) Chief Operating Officer Toshihiro Suzuki denied reports of an alliance with Toyota Motor, but conceded that the rival Japanese automaker taking over Daihatsu will toughen...
View ArticleDaihatsu Sticks on Business Plan in Indonesia
The acquisition on Daihatsu Motor Co. by Toyota Motor Corp is not going to effect the companys business in Indonesia within the near future since the stake of Daihatsu in Indonesia was not fully owned...
View ArticleToyota expects decision on Daihatsu cars launch in India by year-end
NOIDA, India (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp will this week begin talks with Daihatsu Motor to build and sell small cars in India, as part of its...
View ArticleToyota looks to Daihatsu to crack Indian small car market
NOIDA, India (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp will start talks this week with its affiliate Daihatsu Motor to build and sell small cars in India, where it has so far struggled to crack the cheaper end of...
View ArticleToyota Motor Corp looks to Daihatsu Motor to crack small car market in India
NOIDA: Toyota Motor Corp will start talks this week with its affiliate Daihatsu Motor to build and sell small cars in India, where it has so far struggled to crack the cheaper end of the market. The...
View ArticleToyota Studies Bringing Daihatsu to India in Threat to Suzuki
Toyota Motor Corp. is studying whether there’s enough demand to justify introducing its Daihatsu small-car brand in India, a move that could threaten market leader Suzuki...
View ArticleShearman & Sterling Advises on Toyota’s $3.2 Billion Take-Private Transaction...
(Source: Shearman & Sterling LLP) Shearman & Sterling is advising Toyota Motor Corporation ('Toyota') in connection with its approximately US$3.2 billion take-private transaction of Daihatsu...
View ArticleToyota Runs Roughshod Over Mini Car Maker
Toyota’s offer to buy the chunk of Daihatsu Motor it doesn’t already own leaves minority shareholders in the back seat. ......
View ArticleToyota Deal Portends Era of Shrinking Ranks for Japan Automakers
Japan’s crowded auto industry is poised to look more like other major markets, with three or fewer carmakers left by the end of the decade. The 500 trillion yen ($4.4 trillion) economy is home to eight...
View ArticleToyota Will Use Daihatsu to Develop Compact Models for India
Toyota Kirloskar could soon be using small car specialist Daihatsu to ride into higher volumes in India. The Japanese car maker controlled Daihatsu already, but just last week acquired complete stake...
View ArticleToyota deal portends leaner Japanese automobile industry
BloombergTOKYO (Bloomberg) — Japan’s crowded auto industry is poised to look more like other major markets, with three or fewer carmakers left by the end of the decade. The ¥500 trillion economy is...
View ArticleKia,Daihatsu may enter Indian car market,likely to take on Maruti
MUMBAI: Kia Motors, the Korean compact-car specialist controlled by Hyundai Motor, is quietly plotting an entry into India. With Toyota Motor-owned Daihatsu too planning its presence in India, this...
View ArticleTakata Said to Meet Carmakers to Gauge Possible Financial Aid
Takata Corp., the air-bag supplier behind the biggest U.S. consumer safety recall, plans to detail its business outlook to major customers at a meeting this week so as to gauge how receptive they will...
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