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Topic: Toyota

Maruti is late to the EV party, and it’s Toyota’s plus-one. Real reinvention demands more

On the surface, the collaboration seems like a masterstroke: Toyota brings global EV pedigree, and Maruti has local manufacturing prowess and market reach. But it’s more complex than that.

Toyota workers are empowered to be hands-on problem solvers. It comes from management’s trust

In 'Atypical', Prateek Raj provides a forward-looking blueprint for leaders who envision a more inclusive, sustainable, and resilient future.

Fortuner fiasco shows navigation apps can go rogue. Keep your wits about you

Navigation software can open up whole new scenic routes. But sometimes they can guide you into wild goose chases—or a set of stairs.

Toyota’s solid-state batteries can solve EV problems big time. But I have my doubts

South Korean companies LG Chem and Samsung and Chinese manufacturers BYD and CATL, promise that the first generation of solid-state batteries will begin production by 2024.

Toyota to receive $841 million from Japan in support for domestic EV battery output

Japan’s Industry Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said large-scale investments by Toyota and so on will hopefully lead to strengthening of supply chain for storage batteries.

Maruti Suzuki missed out on the SUV party. But Grand Vitara, Invicto show it’s pulling hard

Maruti Suzuki Invicto is a step up in the Suzuki Motor Corporation and Toyota Motor Company tie-up.

Toyota, partners unveil micro e-van, to be out by March 2024

The van will be classed as a ‘kei’ vehicle, which are low-powered, low-taxed domestic fare.

Vehicle data of over 2 million Toyota users been publicly available in Japan since a decade

The leak could encompass details such as vehicle locations, identification numbers of vehicle devices, but there were no reports of malicious use, Toyota said.

Innova Hycross improves on many fronts—great mileage, little body roll, handles corners well

While the Innova Hycross can go fast, it does get loud when you floor it and it takes time to get going.

Toyota to invest Rs 4,800 crore to make electric vehicle parts in India

The Japanese carmaker signed a memorandum of understanding with Karnataka and expects the investment to generate around 3,500 new jobs in the country.

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University townships — India’s chance to build its own version of what America got right

India’s university towns initiative is an opportunity to do something we have never managed at scale: build knowledge ecosystems rather than knowledge silos.

FTA partners drive India’s trade surge as reliance on non-FTA countries dips, says NITI Aayog report

Share of trade with FTA partners rose from 4.6% in 2006 to 28.8% in 2024. India is currently negotiating or advancing agreements with US, Israel, GCC, Canada & Mexico.

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.