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Toyota Motor Corporation
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Toyota raises profit forecast to ÂĄ3.9tn as 17% share surge tests hybrid strategy
Toyota Motor Corporation has lifted its annual operating profit forecast by ÂĄ500 billion and outlined up to ÂĄ14 trillion in shareholder returns through March 2031. Strong hybrid demand and improving North American profitability are supporting the recovery, but investors must distinguish lasting operational improvements from favourable currency and tariff conditions.
Toyota plans $1.34bn Argentina electrified-vehicle plant in record auto investment
Toyota's proposed Zárate investment would add electrified-vehicle production and deepen Argentina's role as an export base as Chinese automakers rapidly increase their presence across Latin America.
Toyota puts $6.4bn annual price tag on factory automation from 2028
Toyota estimates factory automation across its group and major suppliers could require approximately ÂĄ1 trillion annually from 2028, with around 400,000 robots potentially needed to replace ageing machinery and expand automated logistics and human-robot collaboration.
This autonomous driving company just landed a $1.4bn valuation. Can May Mobility make the numbers work?
May Mobility plans to list on Nasdaq through a $1.4 billion combination with ACP Holdings Acquisition Corp., backed by up to $337 million of new capital for autonomous ride-hailing expansion.
Toyota’s China JV structure faces shake-up as GAC and FAW move closer
A proposed transaction between Guangzhou Automobile Group and FAW Group could accelerate consolidation around Toyota Motor Corporation’s two long-standing Chinese joint ventures as local electric-vehicle brands gain market share and industry profitability deteriorates.
Joby Aviation to build defense business through $500m Resonant Sciences deal
Joby Aviation will acquire Resonant Sciences for $500m in cash and stock, targeting a first-half 2027 close as it builds a dedicated defense business.
Typhoon Dolphin forces Japan evacuations and 500 flight cancellations as battered Kumamoto faces new threat
Japan has ordered nearly 260,000 people in Kagoshima and Okinawa to evacuate as Typhoon Dolphin approaches with gusts reaching 198 kilometres per hour, forcing more than 500 flight cancellations and suspending production at nine Toyota factories.
Momenta IPO seeks $751m as HKEX: 6880 tests autonomous-driving valuation
Momenta Global Limited’s Hong Kong IPO gives investors access to a fast-growing autonomous-driving software supplier, but its near-$9 billion valuation depends on licensing scale, robotaxi execution and narrower losses.
Can Toyota’s factory reshuffle turn rising sales into stronger North American profits?
Toyota Motor North America is reorganising manufacturing, production engineering, safety, quality and supply-chain leadership as regional vehicle sales grow but profitability remains under pressure.
Agillence secures long-term Toyota Motor Europe deal in a quiet test of supply chain software value
Agillence has secured a long-term Toyota Motor Europe contract. Read why this inbound logistics software deal matters for cost, resilience, and carbon goals.