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トヨタ自動車の定時株主総会に向かう人たち、１２日午前、愛知県豊田市トヨタ自動車は１２日、愛知県豊田市の本社で定時株主総会を開き、豊田章男会長や佐藤恒治社長ら１０人の取締役選任案など会社側が提出した６議案が全て承認された。 Toyota Motor Corp. shareholders approved all six proposals presented at an ordinary general shareholders meeting on Thursday, including the appointments of Chairman Akio Toyoda, President Koji Sato and eight other board directors.

Toyota Motor Corp. shareholders approved all six proposals presented at an ordinary general shareholders meeting on Thursday, including the appointments of Chairman Akio Toyoda, President Koji Sato and eight other board directors.

Josh Howell, LEI President, Mark Reich, LEI Chief Engineer Strategy, and Art Smalley discuss the four basic types of problem-solving. Art is a well-known expert in leadership, management, and the Toyota Way. He worked at Toyota Motor Corp. in Japan; helped to transform Donnelly Corp. in Michigan; was a consultant with McKinsey & Co.; and has authored several award-winning books, including Four Types of Problems.   The trio set out to discuss how the framework of the four types of problems maps onto the lean management system explained in Mark's recent book about hoshin kanri, Managing on Purpose, as well as daily management in Toyota, leadership, culture, and other related topics. The systematic intersection of these topics is a complex subject beyond just the simpler notion of “tools.” Art and Mark share respective viewpoints from their time at Toyota in Japan and what made the system so unique while trying to connect the dots of four types of problems, hoshin kanri, and other areas.  Josh kicks off the podcast by asking Art and Mark to examine in detail troubleshooting — the most frequent and possibly most misunderstood type of problem-solving. A good troubleshooting environment involves quickly attacking known problems with known solutions to get operations back to normal (i.e., how to mitigate issues that prevent achievement of near-term goals). They also review troubleshooting's relationship with the other types of problem-solving and the “flavors” of the types — gap from standard (how to prevent a problem from recurring by eliminating its underlying root causes), target condition (kaizen to elevate the standard), and open-ended (innovations and breakthrough thinking) — as well as the complex interaction of the four types with daily management and hoshin kanri.  Learn more about a lean management system and the connection between problem-solving, daily management, and hoshin kanri: lean.org/LMP

トヨタ自動車が北米で２０２６年に発売する電気自動車「Ｃ―ＨＲ」【ニューヨーク時事】トヨタ自動車は１４日、２０２６年に北米でスポーツ用多目的車の電気自動車「Ｃ―ＨＲ」を発売すると発表した。 Japan's Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday that it will release the new C-HR electric SUV in North America in 2026.

Japan's Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday that it will release the new C-HR electric SUV in North America in 2026.

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Toyota Motor Corp. and others are considering a plan to take machinery maker Toyota Industries Corp. private, according to informed sources.

豊田自動織機のロゴマークトヨタ自動車などが、グループ源流企業の豊田自動織機の株式非公開化を検討していることが２５日、明らかになった。 Toyota Motor Corp. and others are considering a plan to take machinery maker Toyota Industries Corp. private, according to informed sources.

トヨタ自動車の販売店、３月２７日、米カリフォルニア州アルハンブラトヨタ自動車が２４日発表した２０２４年度の世界販売台数は、単体で前年度比０．３％減の１０２７万３７１９台と４年ぶりに減少した。 Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday that its parent-only global vehicle sales fell for the first time in four years in fiscal 2024, which ended last month.

Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday that it will spend 88 million dollars at a plant in West Virginia to make drivetrain components for hybrid vehicles.

Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday that its parent-only global vehicle sales fell for the first time in four years in fiscal 2024, which ended last month.

トヨタ自動車は米工場に１２５億円を追加投資する Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday that it will spend 88 million dollars at a plant in West Virginia to make drivetrain components for hybrid vehicles.

On today's episode, Asian equities declined at the open Thursday after President Donald Trump’s latest trade salvo scuppered demand for riskier investments. Shares of Toyota Motor Corp. and Hyundai Motor Co. were among automakers slumping in Asia after Trump unveiled a new 25% tariff on all automobiles imported into the United States. We speak with Mary Nicola, Bloomberg MLIV Strategist in Singapore.Plus - a look at how this expanding global trade war is being digested by Wall Street. Robert Schein, Chief Investment Officer at Blanke Schein Wealth Management, joins the program.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday that it will release an electric version of its C-HR SUV in Europe this year as part of plans to expand its lineup of battery-powered vehicles in the region to 14 models by 2026.

新型電気自動車を発表するトヨタ自動車の欧州部門トヨタモーターヨーロッパの中田佳宏社長、６日、ブリュッセル【ブリュッセル時事】トヨタ自動車は１２日、スポーツ用多目的車タイプの新型電気自動車「Ｃ―ＨＲプラス」を欧州で年内に発売すると発表した。 Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday that it will release an electric version of its C-HR SUV in Europe this year as part of plans to expand its lineup of battery-powered vehicles in the region to 14 models by 2026.

佐藤恒治トヨタ自動車社長経団連は１０日、副会長にトヨタ自動車の佐藤恒治社長ら４人を起用する人事を内定した。 The Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, unofficially decided Monday to appoint four new vice chairs, including Toyota Motor Corp. President Koji Sato.

The Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, unofficially decided Monday to appoint four new vice chairs, including Toyota Motor Corp. President Koji Sato.

【図解】日系自動車３社の中国新車販売【北京時事】トヨタ自動車とホンダ、日産自動車の日系自動車大手３社は９日、２０２４年の中国新車販売台数を公表した。 Japan's Toyota Motor Corp., Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. on Thursday reported slumps in new vehicle sales in China in 2024.

Japan's Toyota Motor Corp., Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. on Thursday reported slumps in new vehicle sales in China in 2024.

【サンパウロ時事】メキシコ経済省は８日までに、トヨタ自動車が同国工場で小型トラック生産を強化するため、１４億５０００万ドルを投資すると発表した。 Japan's Toyota Motor Corp. will invest 1.45 billion dollars in Mexico to expand truck production, Mexico's ministry of economy has said.

１０月の国内新車販売台数の車名別ランキングは、トヨタ自動車の小型車「ヤリス」が１万６８３０台で１位となった。 Toyota Motor Corp.'s Yaris topped the new car sales ranking in Japan in October, forcing Honda Motor Co.'s N-Box minivehicle to slip from the top position for the first time in five months, industry data showed Thursday.

中間決算について説明するトヨタ自動車の宮崎洋一副社長、６日午後、東京都渋谷区トヨタ自動車が６日発表した２０２４年９月中間連結決算は、純利益が前年同期比２６．４％減の１兆９０７１億円と２年ぶりに減少した。 Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday that its consolidated net profit dropped 26.4percentageto 1,907.1 billion yen in the fiscal first half ended in September from a year before.

記者会見で握手するトヨタ自動車の佐藤恒治社長とＮＴＴの島田明社長、３１日午後、東京都千代田区トヨタ自動車とＮＴＴは３１日、交通事故を防ぐ運転支援技術を支えるシステム「モビリティＡＩ基盤」を共同開発することで合意した。 Toyota Motor Corp. and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. agreed Thursday to develop a driver assistance system to prevent car accidents.

トヨタ自動車とＮＴＴのロゴマークトヨタ自動車とＮＴＴが、車の交通事故防止のため、次世代の光通信基盤や人工知能を活用した運転支援システムの研究開発で連携することが２８日、分かった。 Toyota Motor Corp. and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. plan to collaborate on research and development for a driver assistance system that utilizes next-generation optical communication infrastructure and artificial intelligence, people familiar with the matter said Monday.

金融庁の看板金融庁が、トヨタ自動車の完全子会社で自動車販売のトヨタモビリティ東京に対し、保険業法に基づく立ち入り検査を実施していることが２２日、分かった。 Japan's Financial Services Agency is conducting an on-site inspection of car sales company Toyota Mobility Tokyo Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corp., based on the insurance business law, it has been learned.

トヨタ自動車のロゴマークトヨタ自動車が２０２６年の電気自動車の世界生産計画を約１００万台に縮小することが６日、分かった。 Japan's Toyota Motor Corp. has decided to cut its projection for global electric vehicle production in 2026 to some 1 million units from 1.5 million units, officials said Friday.

トヨタ自動車のロゴマーク台風１０号の九州上陸を受け、各企業は２９日、顧客や従業員の安全を守る対応を加速させた。 Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday it will suspend production at its all 14 plants in Japan until Friday due to powerful Typhoon Shanshan.

トヨタ自動車の堤工場で働く作業員、愛知県豊田市トヨタ自動車が、２０２４年のトヨタとレクサスブランドの世界生産台数を当初計画の約１０３０万台から約９８０万台に引き下げたことが８日、分かった。 Toyota Motor Corp. has lowered its projection for global production of vehicles under its Toyota and Lexus brands in 2024 to around 9.8 million units from the initial 10.3 million units, it was learned Thursday.

トヨタ自動車のロゴトヨタ自動車が１日発表した２０２４年４～６月期連結決算は、本業のもうけを示す営業利益が前年同期比１６．７％増の１兆３０８４億円となり、４～６月期の最高益を更新した。 Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday its consolidated operating profit in April-June surged 16.7percentagefrom a year earlier to 1,308.4 billion yen, a record high for the fiscal first quarter.

トヨタ自動車のロゴマーク自動車の大量生産に必要な「型式指定」の認証試験を巡り、大手メーカー５社で不正が判明した問題で、国土交通省は３１日、トヨタ自動車に再発防止を求める是正命令を出した。 Japan's transport ministry will soon order Toyota Motor Corp. to take corrective action over its fraudulent vehicle type approval tests, informed sources said Wednesday.

トヨタ自動車のロゴマークトヨタ自動車が電気自動車に搭載するリチウムイオン電池の生産工場を福岡県に新設する計画を進めていることが２６日、分かった。 Toyota Motor Corp. is planning to build a plant in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, to produce lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles, informed sources said Friday.

豊田章男トヨタ自動車会長ロシア外務省は２３日、トヨタ自動車の豊田章男会長や楽天グループの三木谷浩史会長兼社長ら日本人１３人のロシアへの入国禁止を発表した。 The Russian Foreign Ministry said Tuesday that it will ban the entry into the country of 13 Japanese people, including Toyota Motor Corp. Chairman Akio Toyoda and Rakuten Group Inc. Chairman and CEO Hiroshi Mikitani.

トヨタ自動車のロゴマークトヨタ自動車は２３日、三菱ＵＦＪフィナンシャル・グループや三井住友フィナンシャルグループなどが売却するトヨタ株について、ＴＯＢを通じて取得すると発表した。 Toyota Motor Corp. said Tuesday that it will spend 806.8 billion yen to buy back 290.12 million of its own shares at 2,781 yen apiece from four Japanese financial institutions.

トヨタ自動車の社旗トヨタ自動車は１６日、認証不正に伴い生産を止めている主力車種「ヤリスクロス」など３車種について、８月末まで停止を継続すると明らかにした。 Toyota Motor Corp. said Tuesday that it will continue to suspend production of three vehicle models affected by certification irregularities, including its mainstay Yaris Cross SUV, until the end of August.

自動車部品の製造に使用する金型を下請け業者に無償で保管させ、業者の利益を圧迫したなどとして、公正取引委員会が近く、下請法違反で、トヨタ自動車系列の車体製造会社「トヨタカスタマイジング＆ディベロップメント」に再発防止を勧告する方針を固めたことが３０日、関係者への取材で分かった。 Toyota Customizing & Development Co., a unit of Toyota Motor Corp., has forced about 50 subcontractors to store molds used for manufacturing automobile parts free of charge in violation of the subcontract law, people familiar with the matter said Sunday.

トヨタ自動車の豊田章男会長、３日、東京都千代田区トヨタ自動車が２５日公表した２０２４年３月期の有価証券報告書によると、昨年４月に会長に就任した豊田章男氏の役員報酬は１６億２２００万円と、前期の９億９９００万円から約６割増加した。 Toyota Motor Corp. Chairman Akio Toyoda received the highest annual executive pay for any senior official ever at the Japanese automaker in the year ended last March, the company said in an annual securities report Tuesday.

トヨタ自動車は２１日、部品の欠品により稼働を停止していたグループの国内５工場６ラインについて、２１日夕方から順次生産を再開すると明らかにした。 Japan's Toyota Motor Corp. will resume in stages from Friday evening six lines at five group domestic vehicle plants that were suspended the previous day due to parts shortages, informed sources said.

トヨタ自動車の定時株主総会に向かう人たち、１８日午前、愛知県豊田市トヨタ自動車は１８日、愛知県豊田市の本社で定時株主総会を開いた。 Toyota Motor Corp. President Koji Sato apologized to shareholders Tuesday for testing fraud scandals at the leading Japanese automaker and group firms.

トヨタ自動車のロゴマークトヨタ自動車は１４日、認証不正が発覚したため生産を停止している「ヤリスクロス」など３車種について、７月末まで生産停止を続けると明らかにした。 Toyota Motor Corp. said Friday that it will continue the current production halt until the end of July for three vehicle models affected by its testing irregularities.

トヨタ自動車は５日、認証不正に伴い、「ヤリスクロス」など３車種の生産を６～２８日、停止すると明らかにした。 Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday it plans for now to suspend production of three vehicle models involved in certification irregularities from Thursday to June 28.

June 4, 2024 ~ Toyota Motor Corp. has halted sales of three models in Asia after inadequate safety and emissions testing. Guy and Jamie talk with Automotive News Asia editor Hans Greimel about what this means for the U.S. market of Toyota vehicles, and why so many foreign automakers have testing issues.

May 29, 2024 ~ Toyota has introduced plans for a new compact motor that will run on "green fuels" like hydrogen and bioethanol which will be used alongside electric motors in hybrids. Koji Sato, chief executive of Toyota Motor Corp, says this is an "engine reborn." WJR Senior News Analyst Marie Osborne spoke to Kevin Dietz and Tom Jordan about this new technology.

トヨタ自動車のロゴマークトヨタ自動車が、国際オリンピック委員会と締結している最高位スポンサー契約を今年夏のパリ五輪を最後に更新しない方向で調整していることが２７日、分かった。 Toyota Motor Corp. is planning not to renew its top-level sponsorship contract with the International Olympic Committee after the Paris Games this summer, it was learned Monday.

トヨタ自動車と出光興産、ＥＮＥＯＳ、三菱重工業の４社は２７日、自動車向けの脱炭素燃料の導入・普及に向け共同で検討を始めたと発表した。 Toyota Motor Corp., oil company Idemitsu Kosan Co. and two other Japanese companies said Monday they have launched a joint study on the introduction and promotion of carbon-neutral fuels for automobiles.

トヨタ自動車は２３日、リコールに伴い生産を停止していたハイブリッド車「プリウス」について、６月１７日から堤工場で生産を再開すると明らかにした。 Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday that it will resume production of its Prius hybrid car at a plant in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on June 17 after over two months of suspension due to a recall.

Nissan and Honda announced on March 15 that they will work together in developing electric vehicles and auto intelligence technology, sectors where Japanese automakers have fallen behind. The chief executives of Nissan Motor Co. and Honda Motor Co. appeared together at a news conference in Tokyo to announce that Japan's second and third biggest automakers will look into areas with a potential for collaboration. The details of the non-binding agreement are still being worked out, both sides said. The executives said the companies will develop core technologies together, but their products will remain different. Nissan Chief Executive Makoto Uchida stressed that speed is crucial for the companies in developing technological solutions. Honda President Toshihiro Mibe said the companies share common values and could create “synergies” in facing their formidable rivals. The world's automakers are rapidly shifting toward electric vehicles, focusing on batteries and motors instead of gas engines, as concerns grow about emissions and climate change. But Japanese automakers have fallen behind rivals such as Tesla of the U.S. and BYD of China in developing EVs, partly because they have historically been so successful with combustion engine vehicles. Toyota Motor Corp., the world's largest automaker, has often said the world is not ready for a complete shift to EVs, in part because of the lack of a charging infrastructure, and instead has pushed hybrids, which have a gas engine in addition to an electric motor. But Toyota is also expected to aggressively deliver on an EV push in the coming years. Nissan is relatively ahead in EVs among Japanese automakers because it was among the first to come out with an EV with its Leaf, which went on sale in late 2010. High expectations for the Nissan-Honda agreement were reflected in sharp increases in the stock prices of both companies on March 14 after a Japanese media report said such a deal might be in the works. The executives said no mutual capital ownership is involved in the agreement for now, but the companies may look into the possibility down the road. “How we can raise our competitiveness is what we are determined to pursue,” Uchida said. This article was provided by The Associated Press.

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In the meantime, standard container rates on transpacific routes are quadruple what they were a year ago. And that is before equipment surcharges and premiums for guaranteed loading are added. 總部設於舊金山的運輸公司「飛協博」全球海洋副總裁奈瑞尤斯‧帕司克斯估計，若要滿足當前需求，全世界需要再增加五十萬個二十呎貨櫃──大約可裝滿二十五艘目前最大的船舶。而且現在跨太平洋航線的標準貨櫃運價是一年前的四倍，這還不包括設備附加費及保證裝載的額外費用。 “Anyone paying the freight bills in 2020 though knows the true cost of shipping is much higher than even the recently increased rates,” Poskus said. “We expect that to only increase in 2021.” 「雖然在二○二○年支付運費的人都知道，真正的運輸成本甚至比最近上漲的運費還要高」，帕司克斯表示。「我們預計在二○二一年只會繼續上漲」。 The unstoppable rise in container shipping costs is borne out by December figures recently announced by Taiwan's three major shipping companies — Evergreen Marine Corp, Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp and Wan Hai Lines Ltd — which saw a record-breaking year-on-year surge of revenue at 58.8 percent, 35.19 percent and 75.71 percent respectively. 貨櫃海運運價一路走高，勢不可擋，台灣貨櫃三雄──長榮、陽明、萬海──近日公布二○二○年十二月營收，分別年增百分之五十八點八、百分之三十五點一九、百分之七十五點七一，皆同步創下歷史新高。 Source article: https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/lang/archives/2021/01/18/2003750759 Next Article Topic: The world is dependent on Taiwan for semiconductors As China pushes the world to avoid official dealings with Taiwan, leaders across the globe are realizing just how dependent they have become on the island democracy. 中國迫使世界斷絕與台灣的正式往來，此時全球的領導人卻了解到，他們對這民主島國的依賴程度已如此之深。 Taiwan is being courted for its capacity to make leading-edge computer chips. That is mostly down to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC), the world's largest foundry and go-to producer of chips for Apple Inc smartphones, artificial intelligence and high-performance computing. 台灣以其製造先進電腦晶片的能力而備受青睞。這主要歸功於台灣積體電路製造公司﹝簡稱台積電﹞。台積電是全球最大的晶圓代工廠，也是蘋果公司智慧型手機、人工智慧及高效能運算晶片的首選製造商。 Taiwan's role in the world economy largely existed below the radar until it came to recent prominence as the auto industry suffered shortfalls in chips used for everything from parking sensors to reducing emissions. With carmakers including Germany's Volkswagen AG, Ford Motor Co of the US and Japan's Toyota Motor Corp forced to halt production and idle plants, Taiwan's importance has suddenly become too big to ignore. 台灣在世界經濟中的角色大多不為人所注意，直到最近由於汽車工業的晶片短缺（由倒車雷達至減少排放等皆須用到晶片），台灣才成為全世界眾所矚目之地。包括德國福斯汽車、美國福特汽車及日本豐田汽車在內的汽車製造商被迫停止生產、將工廠閒置，台灣的重要性因此也突然變得不可忽視。 That is not to say Taiwan is the only player in the semiconductor supply chain. The US still holds dominant positions, notably in chip design and electronic software tools; ASML Holding NV of the Netherlands has a monopoly on the machines needed to fabricate the best chips; Japan is a key supplier of equipment, chemicals and wafers. 這並不是說台灣是半導體供應鏈中的唯一角色。美國仍居主導地位，特別是在晶片設計和電子軟體工具方面；製造最佳晶片所需之機器是由荷蘭的艾司摩爾所壟斷；日本則是設備、化學品和晶圓的主要供應國。 However, as the emphasis shifts to ever smaller, more powerful chips that require less energy, TSMC is increasingly in a field of its own. It has also helped Taiwan form a comprehensive ecosystem around it: ASE Technology Holding is the world's top chip assembler, while MediaTek has become the largest smartphone chipset vendor. 但是，隨著重點轉移到體積更小、功能更強大且用電更少的晶片上，台積電便愈發自成體系。台積電也幫助台灣建構了一個全面的生態系統，以台積電為中心：日月光是世界頂尖的晶片封測廠，而聯發科技已成為智慧型手機晶片組最大的供應商。 A big worry is that TSMC's chip factories could become collateral damage if China were to make good on threats to invade Taiwan if it moves toward independence. 一大隱憂是，若台灣邁向獨立、中國果真入侵台灣，則台積電晶片廠恐受牽連，成為附帶損害。 “Taiwan is the center of gravity of Chinese security policy,” said Mathieu Duchatel, director of the Asia program at the Institut Montaigne in Paris. Preserving the world's most advanced fabs “is in the interests of everyone.” 「台灣是中國安全政策的重中之重」，巴黎蒙田研究所亞洲計畫主任杜懋之表示；保護世界上最先進的晶圓廠「符合所有人的利益」。 Source article: https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/lang/archives/2021/02/01/2003751534 Next Article Topic: Reinventing Workers for the Post-COVID Economy The nation's economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic will hinge to some extent on how quickly show managers can become electricians, whether taxi drivers can become plumbers, and how many cooks can manage software for a bank. 美國經濟能否從新冠疫情影響下復甦，將在一定程度上取決於表演經理們要多久才能變成電工，計程車司機能否化身為水管匠，以及有多少廚師能替銀行管理軟體。 This is likely to prove especially problematic for millions of low-paid workers in service industries like retailing, hospitality, building maintenance and transportation, which may be permanently impaired or fundamentally transformed. What will janitors do if fewer people work in offices? What will waiters do if the urban restaurant ecosystem never recovers its density? 這對零售業、餐旅業、建築維修和運輸業等服務業數百萬低薪工人來說，問題恐怕特別大。這些行業可能受到永久性損害或發生根本性改變。若辦公室裡人變少了，工友要做什麼呢？若都市餐廳生態系統繁盛不再，服務生又該如何？ Their prognosis is bleak. Marcela Escobari, an economist at the Brookings Institution, warns that even if the economy adds jobs as the coronavirus risk fades, “the rebound won't help the people that have been hurt the most.” 他們的前景是黯淡的。布魯金斯學會經濟學家艾思科巴里警告說，即使就業機會隨新冠肺炎風險消退而增加，「經濟反彈也幫不了那些受創最重的人」。 Looking back over 16 years of data, Escobari finds that workers in the occupations most heavily hit since the spring will have a difficult time reinventing themselves. Taxi drivers, dancers and front-desk clerks have poor track records moving to jobs as, say, registered nurses, pipe layers or instrumentation technicians. 艾思科巴里檢視16年來的數據發現，今春以來受衝擊最大的一些職業，勞工將很難自我改造。計程車司機、舞者和櫃檯人員轉行從事護理師、舖管工或儀器技工等工作者十分有限。 COVID is abruptly taking out a swath of jobs that were thought to be comparatively resilient, in services that require personal contact with customers. And the jolt has landed squarely on workers with little or no education beyond high school, toiling in the low-wage service economy. 新冠肺炎疾病突然帶走了一大批原本被認為較不容易永久消失的工作，即需與客戶面對面接觸的服務工作。這一衝擊直接打擊到那些僅受過高中教育、在低薪服務經濟區塊中掙扎的勞工。 “The damage to the economy and particularly to workers will probably be longer lasting than we think it is going to be,” said Peter Beard, senior vice president at the Greater Houston Partnership, an economic development group. 經濟發展組織大休士頓商會資深副總裁畢爾德表示：「經濟、尤其是勞工們受害的時間，可能比我們預期的還要更長。」 What's more, he said, COVID will intensify underlying dynamics that were already transforming the workplace. Automation, for one, will most likely accelerate as employers seek to protect their businesses from future pandemics. 他說，更重要的是，新冠肺炎將強化已經在改變職場的潛在動力，自動化即為一例，由於雇主力求讓自己的企業未來不受大疫情影響，自動化極可能加速。 The challenge is not insurmountable. Yet despite scattered success stories, moving millions of workers into new occupations remains an enormous challenge. 這項挑戰並非不能克服。然而，儘管有少數成功的例子，讓數百萬勞工轉業仍是巨大的挑戰。 “We need a New Deal for skills,” said Amit Sevak, president of Revature, a company that hires workers, trains them to use digital tools and helps place them in jobs. “President Roosevelt deployed the massive number of workers unemployed in the Great Depression on projects that created many of the dams and roads and bridges we have. We need something like that.” 雇用勞工後培訓他們使用數位工具，並幫他們找到工作的Revature公司總裁塞瓦克說：「我們需要一項針對職業技能的新政。小羅斯福總統大蕭條時期把大量失業勞工投入工程計畫，興建了我們現在使用的水壩、道路與橋樑。我們需要這樣的東西。」

It's the last Friday before the big week and we're talking about some BTS info from the UAW side of labor talks. We also give a rounded look at EV news as we ramp up to our big week of experts and news releases next week at ASOTU CON. According to leaked messages from a top aide to UAW President, Shawn Fain, suggest the union aims to damage Detroit 3 automakers' reputations to "keep them wounded for months." Stellantis described UAW Communications Director Jonah Furman's comments as "incredibly disturbing." Ford's Mark Truby said they're "disappointing, to say the least," emphasizing their commitment to bargaining in good faith. General Motors expressed concerns about the UAW's intention to cause prolonged disruption.In the leaked messages, Furman explained the union's approach, "They can basically price in an all-out strike... But if we can keep them wounded for months they don't know what to do... Plus we're breaking pattern and they're bargaining against each other for the first time in 70 years."Previously, the UAW has been accusing the OEMs of bargaining in bad faithThere is also talk about the proposal of the 32 hour work week, which helped to elicit great support from UAW members, never being considered as an actual goal, but more about bringing up a conversation about work-life balanceFain is scheduled to go on FB live today at 10am to announce the next wave of strike targets if significant progress hasn't been madeEV Update:According to a Nikkei newspaper report, Toyota Motor Corp. is set to accelerate its EV production, aiming for an annual output of over 600,000 EVs by 2025 marking a significant uptick from their sales of fewer than 25,000 EVs worldwide last year.The automaker's previously stated objectives are to sell 1.5 million EVs every year by 2026 and to achieve sales of 3.5 million (roughly a third of its current global volume) by 2030.Fleet management and rental company, Ryder, has begun deploying the first of its 4,000 BrightDrop electric vans across four key US cities. These cities include Santa Fe Springs and Hayward in California, Dallas-Fort Worth in Texas, and Long Island City in New York. A new study by Recurrent analyzes data from over 12,500 Tesla vehicles in the US, and suggests that colder climates may be beneficial for the longevity of Tesla EV battery packs.Hosts: Paul J Daly and Kyle MountsierGet the Daily Push Back email at https://www.asotu.com/ JOIN the conversation on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/asotu/ Read our most recent email at: https://www.asotu.com/media/push-back-email ASOTU Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/automotivestateoftheunion

It's the first day of August and believe it or not, it's back to school time for some! Today we talk about Toyota's climbing Q2 results, some major heat related car problems in the south, as well as a Mr. Beast lawsuit that starts with a story. Toyota Motor Corp. nearly doubled its operating profit to $7.75 billion in the latest quarter, fueled by semiconductor shipments and strong sales in major markets. However, the company is concerned about the weaker performance in North America, which is affecting its ability to invest in electric vehicle production.Toyota Motor Corp. nearly doubled its operating profit in the last quarter due to increased supply from semiconductor shipments and strong sales in key markets, especially in Japan. The operating profit rose to $7.75 billion, up from $4.00 billion a year earlier.North America margins sat at 3% while Europe was at 6.3% and Japan at 14% leading to an overall margin of 10.6%, up from 6.8% last yearThe company maintains its forecast for record production, global sales, and operating profit, despite uncertainty in the U.S. market. Toyota's outlook calls for production of Toyota and Lexus brand vehicles to climb to a record 10.1 million vehicles in the current fiscal year, with global retail sales expected to reach a record 11.38 million unitsThe historic heatwaves in Texas are leading to unexpected vehicle breakdowns, according to mechanics and technicians from Bosch. In addition to common issues like dead car batteries and flat tires due to the extreme heat, newer problems are also emerging. Rubber compounds as well as the actual plastics in windshield wipers are breaking down, leading to scratches on the glass. Doc Watson, the Bosch training manager, said, "You're driving around in 112° temperature, you've got heat reflecting off the glass, and that causes the rubber components of a wiper blade to break down.”The high temperatures are negatively affecting car brakes as well. The heat causes the moisture trapped in the brake fluid within the master cylinder to expand, leading to a loss of brake feel, or "brake fade."The YouTube star, Mr. Beast (aka Jimmy Donaldson) is growing up and has lawyered up. He and his company, Beast Investments, is filing a lawsuit against his business partner, Virtual Dining Concepts, over the quality of his branded food line, MrBeast Burger. Citing 'inedible' food and damaged reputation, Donaldson seeks to terminate the business relationship, pointing to issues of late deliveries, unbranded packaging, and even missing ordered items."The suit alleges that Virtual Dining Concepts prioritized expansion over quality control, leading to food quality that was consistently poor and damaging to MrBeast's brand. Negative reviews cited in the lawsuit include descriptors such as "revolting" and "likely the worst burger [they] have ever had. Hosts: Paul J Daly and Kyle MountsierGet the Daily Push Back email at https://www.asotu.com/ JOIN the conversation on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/asotu/ Read our most recent email at: https://www.asotu.com/media/push-back-email ASOTU Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/automotivestateoftheunion