Speaking throughout his see to Japan on Tuesday night, Trump stated the world’s biggest car manufacturer would be seeking to invest around$10 billion in the United States.
Japan’s Toyota Motor did not clearly assure a brand-new $ 10 billion financial investment in the United States, a senior executive stated on Wednesday, a day after President Donald Trump discussed a prospective financial investment of that size.
Speaking throughout his see to Japan on Tuesday night, Trump stated the world’s biggest car manufacturer would be aiming to invest around $10 billion in the United States.
Toyota executive Hiroyuki Ueda informed press reporters that in talks with the Japanese federal government and the United States Embassy ahead of Trump’s go to, no such specific pledge was made about a financial investment of that size, including Toyota would continue to invest and develop tasks in America.
“During the very first Trump administration, I believe the figure was approximately around $10 billion, so while we didn’t state the exact same scale, we did describe that we’ll keep investing and supplying work as in the past. Most likely due to the fact that of that context, the figure of about $10 billion came up,” Ueda stated on the sidelines of the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo.
“Therefore, we didn’t particularly state that we’ll invest $10 billion over the next couple of years.”
Ueda likewise stated the subject of financial investment did not turn up when Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda briefly talked to Trump at a United States Embassy occasion on Tuesday night.
Trump consulted with Japan’s brand-new prime minister and very first female premier, Sanae Takaichi, on Tuesday. He invited Takaichi’s promise to speed up a military accumulation, while likewise signing offers on trade and unusual earths.
Released on October 29, 2025
