Jury Says Toyota Must Pay $16M to Southern California Dealer in Lawsuit July 17, 2019 Toyota has been ordered to pay nearly $16 million to a Southern California dealer who alleged the company’s Prius recalls...
Toyota’s $1B Investment in Ride-Hailer Grab Opens Door to Data-Driven Insurance June 20, 2018 By Naomi Tajitsu By pumping $1 billion into ride-hailing firm Grab, Toyota Motor Corp. stands to gain a passenger-side view of tens of...
Kobe Steel Can Expect Spate of Lawsuits for Its 10 Years of False Data October 12, 2017 By Christie Smythe and Margaret Cronin Fisk Kobe Steel Ltd.’s legal problems are just beginning in wake of the company’s disclosure that it falsified data for years...
Toyota Makes Strategic Investment in Grab, SE Asia’s Leading Ride-Sharing Firm August 30, 2017 By Kevin Buckland Toyota Motor Corp. is pushing deeper into the ride-sharing business. The Japanese carmaker is making a strategic investment in Grab,...
Hawaii Sues Auto Makers over Shrapnel-Spewing Air Bags May 31, 2017 By Cathy Bussewitz Hawaii is suing auto manufacturers Ford, Nissan and Toyota over air bags that can spew shrapnel when they deploy. The...
BMW, Intel & Parts Maker Delphi to Develop Self-Driving Platform May 17, 2017 By Paul Lienert German automaker BMW AG, U.S. chipmaker Intel Corp. and parts maker Delphi Automotive PLC on Tuesday said they would collaborate...
New Hampshire Car Dealer Incurred Damages from Municipal Sewer Line January 4, 2017 A judge has ruled that a Portsmouth, N.H., auto dealership incurred damages caused by a city sewer line running through...
Allianz, Toyota & BMW Partner to Develop Autonomous Vehicle Strategies October 7, 2016 By Alexandria Sage Global automakers Toyota, BMW and insurer Allianz will license technology from Silicon Valley start-up Nauto, which uses cameras and artificial...
Jury: Toyota Must Pay $11M Fatal Minnesota Crash February 5, 2015 By Amy Forliti A federal jury in Minneapolis found that Toyota Motor Corp. must pay nearly $11 million to victims of a fatal...
Japan Transport Ministry Weighs Additional Air Bag Recalls December 2, 2014 By Ma Jie and Masatsugu Horie Japan’s investigation into dangerous air bags is leading to a remote scrapyard in the central Gifu prefecture, where the explosion...