Tag: Toyota

• Saturday, October 4th 2025 - 11:27 UTC

  Brazil: Toyota to resume car production in November

  

  Japanese carmaker Toyota announced on Friday that it would resume production in the South American country on November 3 at its factories in Sorocaba and Indaiatuba, in the State of São Paulo.

• Friday, September 26th 2025 - 09:57 UTC

  Toyota halts car production in Brazil due to damaged plant

  

  A Brazilian plant belonging to Japanese car manufacturer Toyota halted all production after the facility was destroyed by heavy rains hitting São Paulo.

• Monday, August 4th 2025 - 10:28 UTC

  Sales of brand new cars surge in Argentina

  

  Sales of brand new cars grew 44% yoy in July, marking the best performance since 2018. The Argentine Automobile Dealers Association (Acara) attributes this growth to economic stability, greater model availability, promotions, and attractive financing. The motorcycle market also saw significant growth, with sales increasing by 33.9% interannually to 54,060 units. The top-selling brand was Toyota, with the Yaris its most popular model.

• Wednesday, January 24th 2024 - 09:38 UTC

  Toyota's first plant in Brazil shut down

  

  Japanese giant carmakers Toyota this week closed its São Bernardo plant, the company's oldest factory in Brazil which had been established in 1962. It was there that the Land Cruiser “Bandeirante” and the Corolla models were built in South America. Toyota's administrative headquarters for Brazil and South America also operated there for decades. It was said to be the company's first production facility outside Japan.

• Wednesday, August 30th 2023 - 08:25 UTC

  World's top car manufacturer Toyota, suspends work in all Japan plants due to a “system malfunction”

  

  Toyota announced Monday the temporary suspension of operations in all 14 of its manufacturing plants in Japan due to a system malfunction on Tuesday. The issue did not seem to stem from a cyber-attack and the problem was being investigated, said company spokesperson Sawako Takeda. 

• Wednesday, November 24th 2021 - 18:29 UTC

  Toyota plant in Argentina to increase production as of 2022

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández was told Wednesday at Casa Rosada that the Toyota automotive manufacturing plant in the city of Zárate will be producing 27,000 additional vehicles yearly, it was announced.

• Tuesday, August 10th 2021 - 08:06 UTC

  Toyota Argentina can't find 200 new workers who have finished secondary education

  

  Despite the pandemic, Toyota Argentina has become a success story. During 2020 it managed to keep production and this year it will have manufactured 140,000 Hilux and SW4 models, with a six months waiting list of customers, and negotiations with main offices in Japan for an investment to expand the plant in Zaraté, Buenos Aires province.

• Thursday, April 18th 2019 - 09:05 UTC

  Toyota Brazil to build a Corolla sedan that runs on electricity, ethanol and gas

  

  Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp said on Wednesday it will begin building a new version of the Corolla sedan in Brazil that will run on electricity, ethanol and gas, which it says will be the first vehicle of its kind in the world.

• Saturday, October 6th 2018 - 09:02 UTC

  Toyota recalls 2.43 million gasoline-hybrid vehicles for possible stalling

  

  Toyota Motor Corp on Friday said it was recalling a total of 2.43 million gasoline hybrid vehicles at home and abroad over a hybrid system issue which can lead to stalling.

• Tuesday, April 24th 2018 - 08:31 UTC

  Japanese manufacturers insist on a single market for its UK investments

  

  Britain will not get a Brexit deal better than the current single market, Japan’s ambassador to the UK has said. Koji Tsuruoka, who took up the role just over a fortnight before the referendum in June 2016, said Japanese firms are watching negotiations and will want to continue to be located in the single market after next March.