Toyota takes off for fuel cell age with Chinese carmakers

Linda J. Dodson

NAGOYA/BEIJING — Toyota Motor announced Friday that it will establish a joint venture with five Chinese companies to develop fuel cell systems for commercial vehicles, positioning itself to cash in on China’s ambition for the zero-emission automobiles. The joint venture, to be capitalized at about 5 billion yen ($45.8 million), will be […]

Toyota to form fuel cell partnership with five Chinese companies

Linda J. Dodson

NAGOYA — Toyota Motor announced Friday that it will establish a joint venture with major Chinese companies to develop fuel cells, which are expected to be used in fuel cell vehicles developed by the Japanese automaker. Toyota is expending significant effort in developing fuel cell vehicles, and the Chinese government is increasingly interested in these […]

Johnson told to build ‘air bridges’ to fuel recovery

Linda J. Dodson

Business leaders have written to Boris Johnson to demand the urgent creation of “air bridges” to low-risk countries to quash fears that Britain’s controversial quarantine “risks major damage to the arteries of UK trade”. A letter sent to No 10, seen by The Sunday Telegraph, warns the Prime Minister that a […]