Through USD 2.4 billion package, Japan eyes breaking China’s EV battery monopoly
Japan has been seen as one of the biggest laggards as the industry shifts to all-electric...
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IF Insights: Despite strong sales data, challenges still aplenty for American electric vehicles sector
The price difference between internal combustion engines operating on fossil fuels and electric vehicles has shrunk so quickly that upfront sales prices are hardly different...
Business Leader of the Week: Challenges await Akio Toyoda as he gets re-elected as Toyota boss
Akio Toyoda, despite his approval slippage, has remained popular in the global automobile circle and among Japanese retail investors, given Toyota's record business results under his watch...
China outpaces Japan in global vehicle exports for 2023
China's auto sector has experienced rapid growth in recent years, partially due to investments in electric cars, an area where Japanese firms have been more hesitant...
IF Insights: ‘Solid State’ of battery affair awaits electric vehicle industry
Solid-state cells are the inevitable future of the electric vehicle industry, especially when it comes to raising the vehicles' safety and energy-related parameters, apart from ensuring faster recharge times...
After hitting record global output, Toyota to now sell 8% Denso stake
Toyota sold over 8.46 million vehicles during the first 10 months of 2023, including its luxury Lexus brand...
Start-up of the Week: Meet SkyDrive, pioneering Japan’s ‘Smart Urban Mobility’ initiatives
SkyDrive also has got eVTOL aircraft orders from United States-based Austin Aviation, apart from securing another pre-order for 100 aircraft with Vietnam-based venture Pacific Group...
Start-up of the Week: Joby Aviation aims to be the Uber of skies
Joby Aviation has already got a decisive lead, when it comes to turning the dream of having commercial air taxi operations into a reality...
10-year blunder: Toyota data breach exposes millions of customers’ information online
Toyota claimed that the lack of adequate explanation and detail in the data handling regulations was the primary cause of this event...
Thai fintech Synqa secures $80 mn funding to enhance its tech
The funding round was led by Siam Commercial Bank's venture capital subsidiary SCB 10X and Sparx Group...