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...Other international automakers including Mercedes, General Motors, Volkswagen, Toyota and Hyundai also had models included on the list, alongside domestic automakers like BYD....
...Lexus sales were less than a third of that. Even in Japan, German brands sell well. There, new car sales continue to slow....
...It once built the Prius in Thailand, but stopped in response to poor sales. Toyota’s line-up also includes the hybrid version of its Camry midsize sedan, still made in Thailand....
...Toyota/Mazda Shortly before he took office, Mr Trump threatened Toyota with tariffs over its plans to build a new factory in Mexico....
...The biggest activist fight — Nelson Peltz v Procter & Gamble — was only recently settled, two months after a shareholder vote....
...In the middle of last year, Mr Robson began pitching it to the world’s top auto component and carmakers, including General Motors, Volkswagen and Toyota. About a dozen said they were interested....
...For the government, securing the Nissan investment was crucial, as other carmakers including Toyota and General Motors’ Vauxhall unit also have investment decisions to make during what are expected to be...
...But a shift towards digital, connected and autonomous technology in the auto business is forcing companies to think beyond motor shows, print space and TV ads....
...He also said that, unlike rivals including General Motors’ Opel unit and the Renault-Nissan alliance, Toyota had had no stoppages at its St Petersburg plant....
...It came shortly after Lexus, Toyota’s luxury brand, announced plans to return to European and US racing in an effort to refresh its staid image....
...Its sales fell a fifth last year in a European market that fell overall about 1 per cent, even as rivals Nissan, Hyundai and Kia reported sharply higher sales....
...Ford Motor’s Kuga....
...Toyota is launching its Entune infotainment system with the new Prius V hybrid car this year....
...About 62 per cent of its sales are of cars, most of which are new. Brands include Peugeot, Toyota, Isuzu, Nissan and General Motors....
...A weaker yen makes their products cheaper abroad, and boosts the value of overseas sales and profits. Toyota Motor rose by 5.5 per cent to make its best close, at Y4,830, for more than a week....
...But the big push will not come until 2008 and 2009 when General Motors, Honda and VW – among others – are expected to launchdiesel-powered models....
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