Rapidus forms 17-firm design alliance to back 2nm chip ramp
The Japanese foundry partnered with Synopsys, Cadence and domestic design houses to build an IP library and reduce client…
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All companies →Toyota Motor
Every EAB briefing that touches Toyota Motor — capital spending, plants, M&A, earnings and policy exposure. 16 briefings.
- First seen
- August 28, 2026
- Latest
- October 4, 2026
- With a linked document
- 14 of 16
- Subject of the briefing
- 5
- Named as exposed
- 11
- Desks
- Batteries & EV (10), Trade & Policy (3), Energy & Minerals (1), Robotics (1), Semiconductors (1)
Hyundai, Toyota and BYD advance in-house solid-state battery lines
Automakers in South Korea, China and Japan are commissioning pilot battery plants to internalize core cell chemistry before…
CATL warns China's solid-state battery target faces cost gap
The battery maker pegged solid-state readiness at level four out of nine, warning sulfide cells cost up to five times more than…
Inbolt raises $12.5 million for robot vision in auto plants
The French robotics startup will deploy 3D vision guidance across automotive manufacturing lines in the United States and the…
Japan urges China to expedite rare earth export approvals
Japanese delegates in Beijing raised administrative export delays as Chinese magnet shipments to Japan fell 17.1% in August…
BYD readies solid-state battery road trial as rivals advance
The Chinese automaker clarified its deployment schedule following reports of road trials, confirming a demonstration run ahead of…
BYD targets 2027 solid-state battery debut in luxury fleet
FinDreams aims to deploy 400 Wh/kg sulfide cells across 1,000 test vehicles before scaling commercial output toward 2030…
CATL targets 2027 pilot output for all-solid-state batteries
The Chinese battery maker faces severe chemical barriers and high precursor costs as Samsung SDI and Toyota race to commercialize…
US and Japan weigh $19 billion GlobalFoundries fab under tariff pact
Washington and Tokyo review funding for a US logic chip factory operated by GlobalFoundries as part of Japan's $550 billion…
BYD confirms solid-state battery car test for 2027 rollout
Executive Vice President Stella Li clarified the timeline involves demonstration models rather than commercial trucks, targeting…
Battery makers widen aerogel sheet adoption as EV thermal propagation rules tighten
Stringent fire safety mandates in China, Europe, and the United States push automakers and cell suppliers toward thin silica…
Japanese trading houses expand cobalt refining ties to counter supply risk
Sumitomo Metal Mining, Marubeni, and Mitsui build alternative hydrometallurgical refining channels to feed Japanese battery…
Japanese automakers standardize prismatic battery cold tests as EV timelines advance
Shared public labs and automaker test benches expand sub-zero cell protocols to resolve winter range loss ahead of 2027 regional…
Japan certifies $2.4 billion in battery subsidies to lock in solid-state cell capacity
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry approved funding for 12 manufacturing projects by Toyota, Nissan, and Panasonic to…
BYD and Geely expand Southeast Asian assembly lines to build regional export hubs
Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers scale localized parts procurement across Thailand and Indonesia to meet ASEAN tariff…
Japan tenders economic security subsidies for synthetic graphite anode substitutes
METI opens dedicated funding rounds for silicon-dominant and hard-carbon anode projects to insulate domestic battery lines from…