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The world's No. 1 automaker has kept its focus on hybrids and gas-guzzlers, for better and worse. Toyota Motor Corp.

posted its biggest two-day gain in three years, fueled by an aggressive messaging campaign around the Japanese carmaker's electric-vehicle strategy, a drama-free shareholders' meeting and a broader global stock rally. Toyota Motor Chairman Akio Toyoda has proposed acquiring supplier Toyota Industries in a possible 6 trillion yen ($42 billion) deal, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, in what would mark a pivotal. Honda and Toyota said Thursday that they were pushing ahead with production despite the 25 per cent tariffs that are now in effect, while noting that they, too, are still trying to digest what this all means.

Toyota Motor reported higher-than-expected operating profit for the June-quarter, even as the auto company grapples with U.S. tariffs. Toyota Motor Corp.'s sales eked out growth for the first time in six months on strong demand in Europe and Japan, even as recalls in the US hindered the Japanese automaker's recovery.

Welcome to the August 2025 edition of Electric Vehicle [EV] company news. The past month saw a solid result for EV sales reported for July, noting the rate of growth in China EV sales has slowed. Shares of Toyota Industries Corp.

surged as much as 9%, the most since April 28, after a report that the firm is set to accept a buyout offer from Akio Toyoda, chair of Toyota Motor Corp. On Saturday, Toyota said in a filing with the Tokyo stock exchange it was exploring various possibilities, including a partial investment in Toyota Industries. Bloomberg News reported on Friday that Toyota chairman Akio Toyoda and his founding family have proposed acquiring Toyota Industries in a potential six trillion yen deal.

The plant, operated by an 84-year-old Japanese automotive parts maker, Asahi Tekko, produces components that are fitted into Lexus and Land Cruiser models at nearby Toyota factories.