Toyota's Future Is Hybrid and Hydrogen, Not Electric

This article was originally published by TheStreet on June 3, 2014

By Sarfaraz A. Khan. Research Asst. Gohar Yousuf

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- The world's leading automaker, Toyota Motors (TM_) has completely given up on electric cars. Instead, the company is focusing on hybrid and hydrogen-based vehicles.

It's a big change.

About two weeks ago,Toyota decided that it will end its relationship with Tesla (TSLA_) after its agreement with the electric car maker expires this year.

Toyota entered into a $100 million agreement with Tesla under which the latter supplied electric powertrains for a version of Toyota's RAV-4 sports utility vehicle. The electric SUV, however, turned out to be a flop, which prompted Toyota to end its relationship with Tesla.

4 Reasons Why Toyota Is Buying Back Shares

This  article was originally published by Seeking Alpha on March 27, 2014

By Sarfaraz A. Khan

Summary

• Toyota has announced a $3.5 billion buyback plan.
• The company's ADRs have lagged behind its rivals.
• The company is sitting atop a massive pile of cash which is bigger than Tesla's market cap.
• The company has fallen behind other leading S&P 500 companies in terms of returning cash to shareholders.
• Toyota is eyeing record levels of profits and sales.

Japanese Automakers Shift to Overdrive

From The Motley Fool, Published May 28, 2013
By Sarfaraz A. Khan
Research Assistant: G. Yousuf

The world’s leading automaker, Toyota Motor (NYSE: TM), released its earnings a few weeks ago in which it reported a significant increase in annual income as sales rose, while the weak Yen gave a boost to the bottom line. Meanwhile, Toyota’s rival and the world’s third largest automaker, Honda Motor (NYSE: HMC), also reported its annual results in which its earnings rose due to similar reasons.