Previous Close | 1.0000 |
Open | 1.0000 |
Bid | 0.0000 |
Ask | 1.2500 |
Strike | 125.00 |
Expire Date | 2024-06-21 |
Day's Range | 1.0000 - 1.0000 |
Contract Range | N/A |
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Open Interest | 1 |
Major automakers are now refocusing their efforts and investments on hybrid and gasoline-powered vehicles with better profit margins, after slowing demand for electric vehicles prompted them to cut financial commitments towards such models. "We are constantly evaluating our competitiveness and making decisions to support the potential for continued investments across our North American operations...," Toyota said in an emailed statement to Reuters. Toyota did not provide additional details on the investment.
Toyota Motor was forced to repeatedly halt production at a Mexico plant in February and March after local labour shortages snarled output at suppliers, according to people with knowledge of the automaker's operations. The stoppages, details of which were corroborated by documents from Toyota and suppliers reviewed by Reuters, illustrate a potential choke point for the world's top automaker, which plans to produce 10 million vehicles this year. Toyota halted production for a total 19 days in February and March at its plant in Tijuana, Mexico, where it makes the Tacoma pick-up truck, according to two of the people.
A high-stakes union election is underway at a Mercedes-Benz plant near Tuscaloosa, Alabama, the only plant for the luxury automaker in North America.