Toyota

Many companies have focused on building more expensive SUVs and fewer affordable compact cars. That's causing a mismatch with current demand.

A recent Toyota recall affects more than 280,000 vehicles. But not all recalls are created equal in terms of how they color a company's brand and long-term customer loyalty.

The automaker has expanded its line of hybrid vehicles as it bets that some motorists are not ready for fully electric vehicles.

Copper and aluminum from the Tokyo-based company went into products at about 200 companies.

Toyota and Mazda are planning to build a $1.6 billion plant in the U.S. in the next few years. Toyota’s worth about 20 times what Mazda is, so it’s unclear what Toyota is getting from the partnership, but the new plant is rumored to produce electric vehicles. Click the audio player above to hear the […]