Toyota E-Car Research

Deliverable:

· What growth modes is your car company using to enter/succeed in the Ecar segment?

· Have not done any M&A (so far)

· What is your evaluation of those actions?

· Focus on the background

· Should be analyzing what they have already done, then project where they will go from where they are now

Agenda:

· Background → mission as a company → Kevin

· What they do, what theyre about, how they do it

· History of how they got into the e-car

· Contracts- was this useful?

· Build - factories built, batteries, patents → Hector

· Reference the main figure of can you build here?

· Why?

· Borrow - via partnerships, alliances, etc → Maddie

· Batteries

· Subaru partnered

· Reference figure and stop at borrow

· Buy → Potentially Casiah

· look for any acquisitions or mergers regarding electric vehicles

· takes us into the next steps slide

· Next steps → Casiah

· Self-driving

· Potentially partnering with tesla

· How does this fit into the growth modes that we just discussed?

· Were these growth modes effective for Toyta to expand into the e-car segment? → Kevin

· Recap of what we learned and which class frameworks we used to do it

Websites:

· Build:

o https://pressroom.toyota.com/akio-toyoda-shares-toyotas-strategy-for-achieving-carbon-neutrality-through-battery-electric-vehicles/

o https://global.toyota/en/newsroom/corporate/36428993.html

o https://www.thedrive.com/tech/43978/toyota-has-a-new-ev-strategy-heres-where-we-think-its-headed

o https://www.gearpatrol.com/cars/a38078795/toyota-wireless-vehicle-to-vehicle-electric-car-charging/ - Toyota patent

o https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/news/farm-equipment/2021/12/27/toyota-to-build-13b-electric-vehicle-battery-plant/ - building factory for batteries

· Borrow:

o https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/suzuki-daihatsu-join-toyota-ev-joint-venture-2021-07-21/ - Suzuki and Daihatsu

o https://electrek.co/2021/12/02/toyota-partners-byd-affordable-electric-car/

§ https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1127687_byd-and-toyota-detail-electric-vehicle-joint-venture-for-china-

§ Toyota partners with multiple companies to make batteries for electric cars

o https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-11/subaru-unveils-its-first-all-electric-suv-developed-with-toyota - Toyota and Subaru partner up

o https://www.tesla.com/blog/tesla-motors-and-toyota-motor-corporation-intend-work-jointly-ev-development-tm Toyota and Tesla

· Buy:

o https://www.reuters.com/technology/toyota-buys-software-firm-renovo-accelerate-self-driving-tech-development-2021-09-28/ Toyota buys software firm Renovo (relates to electric vehicle?)

Most recent and successful acquisition they have

Whats next?

· Self-driving

· Potentially partnering with tesla

· How does this fit into the growth modes that we just discussed? ·

Random sources that might useful

o https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/toyotas-chief-scientist-explains-why-maximum-ev-range-isnt-necessarily-the-best-idea/