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JAPAN: Toyota nine-month operating profit plunges 72% on costs and currency
7 February 2012
Toyota Motor (TMC) operating profit for the nine months to 31 December, 2011 plunged 72% year on year to JPY117.1bn (US$1.52bn) on sales down 10.2% to JPY12.9 trillion. Net income fell from JPY382.7bn to JPY162.5bn. The company has, however, revised upwards its fiscal full-year forecast for 2011/12.
JAPAN: Toyota targets minimum 14% rise in China sales
7 February 2012
Toyota aims to sell at least 1m vehicles in China this year, up from 880,000 in calendar 2011, senior managing officer Takahiko Ijichi has said.
GENEVA PREVIEW: Updated global debuts list [Honda CR-V diesel & Morgan Aero Coupe added]
7 February 2012
An updated version of just-auto's list of world premiere concepts and production models due to take a bow at the Geneva motor show's 6 March press day.
US: Toyota Mississippi plant adds second Corolla shift
6 February 2012
Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Mississippi (TMMMS) on Monday (6 February) added a second shift to make the Corolla. Approximately 2,000 people are now employed at the plant which was mothballed for a time after Toyota's plans changed following the global financial crisis about three years ago.
GENEVA PREVIEW: Look, honey, we shrunk the hybrid powertrain
6 February 2012
A more compact version of Toyota’s Hybrid Synergy Drive system used in larger models, like the Prius and Auris, will make its debut in Toyota Europe's Yaris hybrid due out later this year.
US: Super Bowl truck ad pits Ford against GM
6 February 2012
A row between General Motors and Ford over a Chevrolet truck television ad aired during weekend Super Bowl football game coverage in the US has attracted considerable media coverage both there and abroad.
JAPAN: GT86 will “revive” Toyota’s sports car tradition
3 February 2012
The new GT86, developed with Subaru, will mark the revival of Toyota's sports car development tradition said president Akio Toyoda.
COMMENT: Where does the Chinese car industry really stand?
2 February 2012
Investment banker Meyrick Cox describes the development of the Chinese auto industry, its structure and offers a view on the challenges it faces in the future.
US: January light vehicles sales surprise
2 February 2012
January US light vehicle sales were stronger than anyone expected.
RUSSIA: Toyota to expand local production capability
2 February 2012
Toyota is expanding the role of its assembly plant in St Petersburg by adding stamping and resin moulding processes to the current CKD kit welding, painting and assembly capabilities.
AUSTRALIA: 100 temps going as Holden switches to single shift assembly
2 February 2012
General Motors' Australian unit Holden is to introduce a new single shift at its vehicle manufacturing plant in Elizabeth, South Australia and axe 100 temporary workers.
NEW ZEALAND: SUVs lead 2011 sales
2 February 2012
Sports utility vehicles have become the favourite family car in New Zealand, according to the local Transport Agency.
MEXICO: New steel plant for rising auto tube demand
1 February 2012
A new plant which will make steel tubes for cars is being established in the state of Aquascalientes, central Mexico, where Nissan has a long-established factory and is planning a second.
January 2012 management briefing: 2012's growing vehicle markets
31 January 2012
The problems facing the European vehicle market were described in the last instalment of January's briefing. In this article, we consider the prospects for vehicle demand in other world regions.
BELGIUM: Employers body takes aim at "political strike" as country halts
31 January 2012
Belgium's crippling nationwide strike yesterday (30 January) is estimated to have cost around EUR200m, with the automotive sector taking a significant proportion of that hit.
GENEVA PREVIEW: Updated global debuts list
30 January 2012
An updated version of just-auto's list of world premiere concepts and production models due to take their bows at the Geneva motor show's 6 March press day.
SOUTH KOREA: Kia books record profits, sees growth slowing
30 January 2012
Hyundai Motor affilate Kia Motors, like its parent, has reported record-high earnings for 2011 thanks to its upgraded brand image and strong sales growth in overseas markets.
January 2012 management briefing: world markets – Europe
27 January 2012
It is probably fair to say that the analysts and pundits are – in early 2012 - less certain about prospects for the year ahead than they were a year ago.
JAPAN: Nippon Steel, Toyota agree on steel price cut of around 5%
27 January 2012
Nippon Steel and Toyota Motor have agreed to reduce steel product prices for the October to March period by JPY5,000 (US$64.80) a ton compared with the previous fiscal half year, sources told Kyodo News.
BELGIUM: Toyota Europe delivers 400,000th hybrid
27 January 2012
Toyota has delivered its 400,000th hybrid in Europe. The milestone car was a UK-built Auris handed over to Valentine Nkwocha in Anderlecht, Belgium, as a company car from his employer CTG, an IT-consultancy. The company recently ordered over 20 Auris Hybrids for its junior consultants.
JAPAN: Toyota ups Lexus 2012 target
26 January 2012
Toyota Motor aims to boost worldwide sales of Lexus models by about a quarter to 500,000-510,000 vehicles this year, bringing them back to levels before the global financial crisis hit demand.
JAPAN: Toyota confirms loss of top carmaker spot
25 January 2012
Toyota Motor confirmed Wednesday that its world group sales fell below the 8m mark in 2011, losing the firm its number one spot in the global carmakers' league.
JAPAN/UK: Honda hybrid tally over 800,000
25 January 2012
Honda Motor has sold over 800,000 hybrid vehicles since the first generation Insight - a two-seat coupe - was launched in November 1999.
ANALYSIS: ASEAN sales up by 3.8% in 2011
24 January 2012
New vehicle sales in the ASEAN region’s six largest markets fell by 15.4% to 584,790 units in the fourth quarter of 2011, from 691,517 units a year earlier, writes Tony Pugliese.
THAI FLOODS: Record numbers expected as production recovers
24 January 2012
Thailand is expected to produce a record 2m vehicles this year as domestic demand and exports grow following the disruptions in 2011 caused by serious flooding.
JAPAN: Toyota to expand Li-Ion battery output from 2014
23 January 2012
Toyota Motor will significantly expand its production capacity of lithium batteries as early as 2014 with a view to using the cells in a redesigned Prius hybrid model line planned to be launched that year, sources familiar with the matter have said.
AUSTRALIA: Toyota axes jobs as demand slumps
23 January 2012
Toyota Australia is cutting 350 jobs, citing unprecedented pressure on its operations.
US: Honda delivers Fit EV to home city
23 January 2012
Honda's US unit has delivered a Fit [Jazz] EV battery-electric vehicle to the city of Torrance - south of Los Angeles where it is based - as part of an electric vehicle demonstration programme ahead of the retail market launch in California and Oregon this summer. The EV was displayed at the Detroit auto show this month.
US: GM top automaker again
20 January 2012
General Motors reclaimed the title of world's biggest carmaker title in 2011 after Toyota production was reduced as a result of the 11 March earthquake and tsunami in Japan and the Thai floods late in the year, effects of which are still ongoing.
ANALYSIS: European sales down, VW remains top brand
20 January 2012
The Volkswagen Golf remained Europe’s best-selling car in 2011, despite a drop in sales of 1.6% in 2011 compared to 2010, analysts JATO Dynamics said. The VW Polo retained second place for December and for the year, with sales up 2.9% and 0.5% respectively, while Ford’s Fiesta held third place both in December and for the year.
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