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Is Toyota Circling The Drain? Will It Take Japan With It?

CleanTechnica EVs

Certification chatGTP was not used in the writing of this article.) Recent conservations with my mate, retired economics professor Dr Paul Wildman, have led to this article. The entire Japanese auto industry, and especially Toyota, appears to be in denial about the global ascendency of electric drivetrains.

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Toyota CEO steps down, opening up possibility of new EV strategy

Teslarati

Long-time Toyota CEO and grandson to the company’s founder, Akio Toyoda, has announced that he will leave his position later this year. Akio Toyoda’s goals within the auto industry were clear. Toyota plans $13.6B Toyota plans $13.6B The road ahead of Toyota is a difficult one.

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Lexus forces customers to make a hard decision

Teslarati

Toyota, and by extension its luxury brand, have become renowned for their adherence to hybrid vehicle technology and their opposition to electric vehicle technology as it currently stands. Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda has made it clear that the company will not be jumping into electric vehicles quickly, forcing customers to make a hard decision.

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Full CPCA rankings: Top-selling models and automakers in China in Feb

CN EV Post

This article contains 20 tables compiled by CnEVPost based on data from the CPCA, showing which models and car companies sold the most in China in February. The China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) announced on March 9 the top selling models and car companies in China in February, presenting a panoramic view of the Chinese auto industry.

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Full CPCA rankings: Top-selling models and automakers in China in Mar

CN EV Post

This article shares the CPCA's rankings of the best-selling models and car companies in China for March. The China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) announced on April 11 the top selling models and car companies in China in March, presenting a panoramic view of the Chinese auto industry. 8 FAW Toyota 62,347 58,239 7.1%

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Big DEED turnout in Dayton 

Electric Auto Association

Interest In EVs accelerates in Ohio BY TIM BENFORD: PRESIDENT OF DRIVE ELECTRIC DAYTON, PAST VICE-PRESIDENT OF ELECTRIC AUTO ASSOCIATION. A unique hydrogen fuel cell-powered Toyota Mirai was presented by the CEO of a local company that builds and sells green hydrogen generation plants to dealer groups.

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Was the Jeep Wrangler 4xe 2021’s 3rd Highest-Selling EV in the US?

EV Adoption

I’m estimating 28,000 as an executive with a leading auto analyst firm confirmed to me privately that their registration estimates for 2021 put the RAV4 Prime and Wrangler 4xe as a toss up. Auto Industry Analyst. From where I sit, a new PHEV from Jeep outselling the Toyota RAV4 Prime is actually pretty impressive.

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