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Toyota investing US$400 million in flying car company

January 16, 2020 | 16:05

Japanese car giant Toyota said Thursday (Jan 16) it is investing nearly US$400 million in a company working on commercialising electric flying cars for "fast, quiet and affordable air transportation services".

Alonso survives first Dakar stage dominated by Minis

January 06, 2020 | 08:41

Dakar Rally debutant Fernando Alonso avoided any first stage pitfalls as the 2020 edition of motorsport's gruelling 7,500-kilometre marathon began in Saudi Arabia on Sunday (Jan 5).

World champion Tanak quits Toyota for Hyundai

November 01, 2019 | 13:31

Newly-crowned world rally champion Ott Tanak signed a two-year deal to drive for Hyundai on Thursday (Oct 31), just four days after wrapping up his maiden title with Japanese manufacturer Toyota.

Mitsubishi Xpander becomes rising star in first half 2019 1

July 28, 2019 | 16:12

In the first half of 2019 Vietnam welcomed new imported and assembled car models, including Mitsubishi Xpander which is now one of the ten best-selling cars.

Promotions help boost auto sales in May

June 16, 2019 | 08:41

Vietnamese automobile manufacturers and distributors had a banner month in May as the sales of car experienced a strong monthly growth of 30 percent following a line-up of promotions and discount programmes.

Toyota set pace as 24 Hours of Le Mans starts

June 16, 2019 | 08:06

Hot favourites to defend their crown, Toyota dominated the first hour's racing as the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race got under way on Saturday (Jun 15).

Alonso set for Le Mans farewell as Toyota eye repeat win

June 15, 2019 | 11:38

Fernando Alonso signs off from another chapter of his storied career this weekend, hoping to add back-to-back Le Mans 24 Hour Race titles to his two Formula One world championships.

Toyota announces first plant in Myanmar

May 31, 2019 | 12:00

Japanese automaker Toyota said Thursday (May 30) it will open its first vehicle production plant in Myanmar, as the country's auto market grows and the government raises import barriers.

Toyota, SoftBank Vision Fund in $1bn Uber investment

April 19, 2019 | 14:39

Japanese car giant Toyota and investment fund Softbank Vision Fund on Friday unveiled an investment of $1 billion in US company Uber to drive forward the development of driverless ridesharing services.

Breakthrough quality of Toyota

March 07, 2019 | 11:03

Chairman of Toyota Motor Vietnam, Toru Kinoshita, aims to reinforce the company's position and help local suppliers access its global production chain.

J.D. Power: service initiation weakest link in customer experience

January 30, 2019 | 15:46

Toyota ranks highest in after-sales services for the third consecutive year

MNC blocks being built

October 19, 2018 | 09:47

Some 20 per cent of local suppliers have been found to be competitive in meeting foreign-invested and multinational corporation supplier requirements, and set the example for other companies to strive to meet the threshold of the elite list of suppliers.