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NOVEMBER 7, 2017

have jointly developed Japan’s first driving behavior-based telematics automobile insurance. The advance of telematics technologies has led to major changes in the automobile industry, such as the creation of a variety of new products and services that utilize automobile driving data. Background.

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JANUARY 14, 2011

A coalition of 13 major Japanese automakers and energy companies—including Toyota, Honda and Nissan—are joining together to expand the introduction of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) in 2015 and develop the hydrogen supply network throughout Japan. Honda Motor Company, Ltd.; Iwatani Corporation; Osaka Gas Company, Ltd.;

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APRIL 24, 2016

On the eve of the 2016 Beijing International Automobile Exhibition, Toyota announced that it will launch plug-in hybrid versions of the Corolla and Levin—two mass-market models, both of which have conventional hybrid variants—in China during 2018. At present, it is available in models sold in Europe and Japan.

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JUNE 21, 2011

Toshiba will support Ford with a new inverter production line at its plant in Mie Prefecture, Japan, which has experience in manufacturing for automotive applications. Toshiba estimates that the global market for inverters for such vehicles will grow from ¥180 billion (US$2.25 billion) in fiscal year 2010 to ¥1.5 trillion (US$18.7

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JANUARY 17, 2023

President Biden says his EV policies will result in “one million new jobs in the American automobile industry. There are also concerns in Japan, or at least by Toyota, over the potential for job losses from the transition to EVs. million jobs” in the Japanese auto industry. Little Japan cast doubts on that number.

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