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1 week ago | 
nst.com.my | Norihiko Shirouzu
AN intensifying auto industry price war in China has stoked fears of a long-anticipated shake-out in the world's largest car market. Shares of China's largest carmakers sank on Monday after electric-vehicle (EV) giant BYD offered fresh discounts across more than a dozen models. Also, an executive at another car company voiced concern about the country's deepening price war.
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1 week ago | 
reuters.com | Norihiko Shirouzu
BYD Dolphin Surf electric cars are parked infront of the venue where BYD carmaker holds a vehicle presentation event in Berlin, Germany May 21, 2025.
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2 months ago | 
japantoday.com | Aditi Shah |Norihiko Shirouzu
Soaring demand for Toyota's gasoline-electric hybrids has left suppliers struggling to keep pace, leading to shortages of parts and months-long waits for car buyers, according to four people familiar with the situation. Stocks of hybrids are low at Toyota dealers across major markets, including the U.S., Japan, China and Europe, two of the people told Reuters. The surge in demand presents a challenge for Toyota, the dominant player in hybrids.
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2 months ago | 
msn.com | Aditi Shah |Norihiko Shirouzu
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2 months ago | 
msn.com | Aditi Shah |Norihiko Shirouzu
Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.
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2 months ago | 
timeslive.co.za | Aditi Shah |Norihiko Shirouzu
31 March 2025 - 08:00 Just R20 for the first month. Support independent journalism by subscribing to our digital news package. Toyota's European customers are waiting on average 60 to 70 days for new hybrids, about double the duration in 2020. Vehicles with the heaviest demand and shortest supply in Europe include the Yaris Cross hybrid and RAV4 plug-in hybrid, according to Toyota.
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2 months ago | 
flipboard.com | Aditi Shah |Norihiko Shirouzu
3 days agoThe fifth-generation Prius, unveiled in 2022 and released in 2023, has finally made it over to the UK. Both in form and engineering it marks a significant departure from the ultra-familiar Uber favourite of the model’s earlier dimensions. Toyota has been building the Prius since 1997, shifting the …
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2 months ago | 
jp.reuters.com | Hyunjoo Jin |Norihiko Shirouzu |Heekyong Yang
[ソウル ２０日 ロイター] - 米ゼネラル・モーターズ（ＧＭ）(GM.N), opens new tabと韓国現代自動車(005380.KS), opens new tabによる新たな包括的提携に向けた協議が大詰めを迎えている。事情に詳しい関係者の話や、ロイターが確認した現代自動車の文書内容から判明した。 両社はいずれも、中国メーカーとの競争激化や世界的な貿易戦争という逆風に見舞われ、支出削減を迫られている。 この提携が成立すれば、ＧＭと現代自動車は２種類の電動商用バンを共有化し、ＧＭは同社の複数のピックアップトラックを現代自動車が自社ブランドとして販売するのを認める可能性がある。 また両社が車載半導体や次世代電池、電池素材の共同購入および共同開発に乗り出すことも含まれている。 両社がそれぞれのブランドで販売する予定の商用バンは現代自動車が生産する見込み。当初は韓国から米国に輸出する意向だったが、現代自動車は２０２８年までに北米で生産することを考えており、具体的には新工場建設や既存工場の設備拡張に動くか、生産を外部委託するか検討中という。...
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2 months ago | 
msn.com | Hyunjoo Jin |Norihiko Shirouzu |Heekyong Yang
Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.
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2 months ago | 
freep.com | Hyunjoo Jin |Norihiko Shirouzu |Heekyong Yang
Hyunjoo Jin, Norihiko Shirouzu and Heekyong YangReutersHyundai may gain access to sell GM's midsize pickup trucks under its own brand in North America. Driven by competition from Chinese EV makers and global trade uncertainties, the collaboration aims to reduce costs and bolster competitiveness. While the van deal is close to being finalized, an agreement on pickup trucks may take longer to reach.
