We mined Toyota's acquisitions, investments, partnerships, and joint ventures to discern the company's strategic priorities.
The automotive industry is undergoing a significant transformation.
Automakers are shifting away from traditional technologies like internal combustion engines and moving toward a future of autonomous vehicles, electrification, and increased connectivity.
This transformation also extends beyond the vehicle and into the factory, where automation and robotics play an increasing role in the assembly line.
Toyota — one of the largest automotive companies in the world and a company known for its manufacturing prowess — is helping to lead this shift by actively pursuing investments across factory automation, new vehicle technologies, and clean energy solutions.
Using CB Insights data, we uncovered the 5 most important strategic priorities highlighted by recent acquisitions, investments, joint ventures, and partnerships from Toyota and its Toyota Ventures arm. We then categorized companies by their business relationships with Toyota across these areas:
- Automation & robotics
- Autonomous vehicles
- Energy & storage
- Mobility solutions
- Semiconductors
