Toyota was one of the first off the block when the company showcased the Prius hybrid concept in 1995. The car first went on sale two years later and has been synonymous with hybrid vehicles around the world.

Toyota conducted a survey of accidents occurring in parking lots involving three models (the Alphard, the Vellfire, and the Prius) which have been equipped with the Intelligent Clearance Sonar (ICS) system.

The involved vehicles are equipped with a front passenger air bag which contains stored, compressed gas in the inflator. A component in the airbag assembly may have been improperly welded and/or misassembled.

In 2009, Toyota had filed a case against a proprietary firm and a company (amongst others) by the name of Prius Auto Industries and Prius Auto Accessories Private Limited – the Defendants. Toyota had found serious objection with the Defendants’ use of its trademark, which is the name of its first hybrid car in the world– the Prius.

The company has decided to initiate a voluntary recall campaign in India starting June 29, 2016, for the inspection and installation of retention brackets on the curtain shield airbag inflators of certain numbers of Toyota Prius models sold in India, it said in a statement.

As much as 90 per cent of the demand for premium sedan Camry in India is for its hybrid model, carmaker Toyota said. Over the years, the Japanese auto major has witnessed a steady rise in sales of its hybrid model.

Recent developments such as the Supreme Court-imposed ban on the registration of large diesel vehicles in the National Capital Region and the odd-even vehicle rationing in Delhi are also contributing factors, said industry executives.

Rajiv Bajaj and Siddhartha Lal have a lot in common. They are scions from well-known business families, are at the helm of two of India’s iconic two-wheeler brands, Bajaj Auto and Royal Enfield, and each has done his bit over the years to revive the fortunes of their respective companies.

Union minister for roads and shipping - Nitin Gadkari - may have envisaged a future where cars on lithium ion batteries would dominate on Indian roads. ​But that vision still appears just that - a vision.

As per the suit filed, Royal Enfield has infringed Flash electronics’ patent on “Regulator Rectifier Device and Method for Regulating an Output Voltage of the Same” duly issued by the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) to Flash Electronics on February 20, 2018 after Flash’s R&D department made a breakthrough invention of the component in 2014.