Toyota said Tuesday it is investing in Uber, making it the latest car company to put money in a ride-hailing app.
Vietnam wants Japanese firms to invest in its automobile manufacturing, with a focus on spare parts and support industry, Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung told Chief Executive Officer of Toyota Japan Fukui Hiroyuki during a reception in Hanoi on May 19.
Toyota Motor Corp. stopped on Tuesday operations of its four finished-car factories in Aichi Prefecture and their related factories as they could not procure auto parts due to a series of earthquakes that hit Kumamoto Prefecture and its surroundings.
Toyota Motor Corp. on Tuesday said that assembly lines at its plants in Aichi Prefecture, where the auto giant is headquartered, as well as those in Miyagi and Iwate prefectures had been suspending due to last week's powerful earthquakes in Japan's southwest tightening supply chains and causing a parts shortage.
Toyota Motor Corp, the world's biggest-selling automaker, said on Sunday it would suspend much of its production at plants across Japan this week after earthquakes in the country's south led to a shortage of parts, while some other manufacturers extended stoppages due to damage to factories.
Toyota Australia has announced a recall of 98,000 vehicles in Australia following the discovery of a problem with seatbelts.
Japanese car maker Toyota has reportedly suspended production at its main production base near Bengaluru, the capital of Karnataka state in southern India.
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