Toyota to get an earnings lift from strong hybrid vehicle demand

While strong in hybrids, Toyota remains a laggard when it comes to EVs, behind rivals such as Tesla and European and Chinese automakers. Read More

Toyota plans to allow drivers to easily change their car color, following in BMW's footsteps

The automobile company started creating the technology to make that happen in 2022, but officially published it in the United States Patent ... Toyota, Tesla among 517,000 vehicles recalled: Check ... Read More

From scandals to slowdown, Toyota faces these top five challenges as it pursues record profits

Toyota expects stellar results in its fiscal-year earnings announcement on May 8, from record sales to record profits. But there could still be some wobbles in the final report, including guidance on ... Read More

Senators accuse Mercedes, Toyota, Hyundai and other automakers of putting privacy at risk

Research conducted by the offices of the senators found that it is too easy to access critical privacy-shedding data. Read More

U.S. Senators Expose Major Automakers Like Toyota, BMW, Sharing Sensitive Consumer Location Data

In a series of startling revelations, U.S. Senators have brought to light an alarming trend among major automakers like Toyota, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and others. These industry giants are reportedly ... Read More

Toyota Achieves Historic Sales Milestone, Surpassing 10 Million Vehicles Sold in Fiscal Year

Toyota achieved a significant milestone in the past fiscal year by surpassing the 10 million mark in car sales for the first time ever, including both Toyota and Lexus vehicles. The total count for ... Read More

Inventory climbs above 2.8 million, highest since December 2020

New-vehicle inventory in the U.S. continued ... in inventory from the previous month, the Automotive News Research & Data Center said. Toyota continued to have the tightest days' supply among ... Read More

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This week we take a first drive of the new Toyota Tacoma Hybrid and the Porsche Macan EV. We also drive a compact car favorite and the best version of the new BMW X2. In the news we discuss the ... Read More

Microsoft making its own artificial intelligence to take on OpenAI and Google

DeepMind was acquired by Google in 2014. He also co-founded Inflection AI, with which Microsoft did a deal in March 2024, paying $650m (£518m) to license the start-up’s software. Microsoft also hired ... Read More

Toyota Recalls 211,000 Prius Vehicles Over Potentially Dangerous Flaw

Toyota has announced a safety recall of some of its 2023-2024 Prius and Prius HEV (Prius Prime) models sold in North America, Europe, Japan and Asia, according to Toyota. About 55,000 of the ... Read More

Q1 2024 update: electric vehicles related patent activity in the automotive industry

The global automotive industry experienced a 32% decline in the number of electric vehicles-related patent applications in Q1 2024 compared with the previous quarter. The total number of electric ... Read More